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The NBA: Who went where?
An off-season of numerous changes has given many
teams fresh faces with which to start the season.
ADAM LUCAS
staff writer
With the NBA season already
into its second week, it's time to
check out which faces are in new
places and how that will affect the
season.
Perhaps the most high-profile
change came when the Charlotte
Hornets traded center Alonzo
Mourning to the Miami Heat for
forward Glen Rice. The trade,
which came after Mourning made
it clear he would not play for the
Homets, gave new Heat coach Pat
Riley the center he wanted and left
the Homets with no proven post
players. But, it did improve team
chemistry and gave the Homets a
good scoring threat in Rice and
point guard help in Khalid Reeves.
That chemistry could be
threatned by the trade to re-acquire
guard Kendall Gill. In a surpris
ing move, the Homets gave up
guard Hersey Hawkins and for
ward David Wingate to get the
unpopular Gill.
In another major trade, the War
riors obtained guard B.J.
Armstrong from the Bulls in ex
change for center Victor Alexander
and forward Carlos Rogers. This
addition of Armstrong leaves
Golden State with a crowded
backcourt situation, since they al
ready possess All-Stars Latrell
Sprewell and Tim Hardaway.
John Lucas, coach of the Phila
delphia 76ers, continued his trend
of picking up "problem" players
when he added guard Vernon Max
well and forward Richard Dumas.
Dumas has been in and out of the
league with drug problems, and
Shouts from the crowd
"What is your favorite NBA team, and why?"
"The Denver Nuggets. I moved
here from Denver and the Nug
gets worked out at the University
of Denver where I did my doc
torate. I watched them work out
a lot and occasionally visited with
them And of course, I like watch
ing Dikembe Mutumbo blocking
shots."
Ron Byrnes, education studies
professor
"The Charlotte Hornets. I look
more at college teams. The Hor
nets only because they are in NC."
Sarah Chew, sophomore
"The Chicago Bulls. Michael
Jordan and the performance of the
team and coaching staff has been
good for the game. I hope the ad
dition of Rodman to the line-up
doesn't hurt the positive example
the team has been for the nation's
The Guilfordian
Maxwell's temper problems are
legendary.
The trade of the off-season re
mains the Bulls' steal of forward
Dennis Rodman from the Spurs.
By giving up center Will Perdue,
the Bulls were able to obtain the
rebounder they have lacked ever
since Horace Grant left the team
for Orlando.
How will these these moves af
fect the league? What follows is a
ranking of the top three teams in
each conference and some playoff
predictions.
In the Eastern Conference, the
Chicago Bulls should return to
power. The addition of Rodman
will help and Jordan appears to be
returning to his old ways. The next
best team should be the Indiana
Pacers, who added hot-shooting
guard Ricky Pierce and rookie
point guard Travis Best. The Or
lando Magic will be hurt by the
two-month loss of Shaquille
O'Neal, but should still finish 3rd.
In the Western Conference, the
Houston Rockets should continue
to dominate, as they now have for
ward Clyde Drexler for a full sea
son. They should be followed by
the Utah Jazz, who have added
forward Chris Morris. This may be
Utah's last chance for a title run.
The almost-forgotten Seattle Su
personics could surprise some
teams.
As for the NBA Finals, it's the
dream matchup of the Bulls and
the Rockets-the three-time champs
against the two-time champs. The
Rockets don't get enough respect,
but this is Jordan's year to prove
his worth. Bulls in six games.
young players."
Tom Butt, senior
"Charlotte Hornets. I'm from
Charlotte!"
Lori Femald, first year
"Philadelphia 76ers. I'm from
that area, and Stackhouse is go
ing to win rookie of the year!"
Colin McFadden-Roan, first
year
"I like the New York Knicks,
because Patrick Ewing played for
Georgetown (where I grew up).
He turned out to be a really nice
and polite person when we met
during his last year at
Georgetown."
Nikolai Rudd, junior
"Seattle Supersonics. Because
Shawn Kemp, Kendel Gill, and
the rest of 'em are due."
Paul Stout, first year
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Some of the Guilford faithful get kooky for the Homecoming game.
Guilford loses to Tigers
in mud bowl, 20-13
WILL COOPER
staff writer
The Guilford football team fin
ished the season at 3-6, 0-5 in the
ODAC, as they lost to the Univer
sity of the South 20-13.
The game was played in gust
ing winds, driving rain and gener
ally awful weather. The two hun
dred fans that braved the elements
battled for control of their umbrel
las as the Quakers battled to con
trol the football.
Sewanee came into the game at
2-6, with a pair of 1-point wins
coming against Maryville and
Millsaps. Both teams came into the
game hungry for a redeeming vic
tory.
Guilford's defense was effective
throughout the game, but ulti
mately was bumed on two 60-yard
John Stroup passes to James
Spriggs, each resulting in touch
downs. Guilford kept Sewanee
hemmed in for most of the game
as the Tigers were forced to start
within their own 10-yard line 5
times.
Sewanee was held to 42 yards
rushing, but racked up 236 yards
in the air.
Freshmen Andre Lowery
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spurred the Guilford
defense with 6 tack
les and a fumble re
covery. Other de
fensive standouts
included freshmen
Scott Sinclair with 7
tackles, sophomore
Tommy Kearney
with 6 tackles, and
freshman Chris Phillips with 3
sacks.
On the offensive side of the ball,
sophomore Dan Strelkauskas had
difficulty passing, and Guilford's
receivers had difficulty catching as
the rain came down in sheets.
Strelkauskas went 9 for 27 with 3
interceptions, not completing a
pass until 10:00 left in the first half.
Sewanee took advantage of this
as they sent seemingly every de
fender at Guilford's sophomore
running back David Heggie.
Heggie still managed to finish with
101 yards in the game and 950 in
the season.
Sewanee began the scoring with
:25 left in the first quarter on a long
Stroup pass to Spriggs, but Heggie
countered for Guilford in the sec
ond quarter with a 3-yard touch
down scamper. Stroup struck again
with 1:04 left in the half on a 1-
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The Quaker offense lines it up.
yard run, making the halftime
score 14-7.
In the third quarter Strelkauskas
hit Cherry for a touchdown, but
Senior Chris Meehl was unable to
convert the PAT, bringing the score
to 13-14. Stroup hit Spriggs once
again on a 60-yard pass in the third
quarter for the final score of 20-
13.
Guilford's last opportunity to tie
or win the game in the 4th quarter
was unsuccessful as Strelkauskas
completed a 26-yard pass to
sophomore William Rochelle to
bring the Quakers within striking
distance at the 10, but was unable
to complete on 3 successive pass
ing attempts from the 7-yard line.
*** Special thanks to Brett
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