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Summer’s Almost Here, So It’s Time for the NBA Playoffs
BY ADAM DAVIS
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
It’s that time of year again: the sun is
shining, the birds are singing, and the flow
ers are blooming. All that can only mean
one thing—it’s time for the NBA playofis.
Yes, though baseball players are affec
tionately known as the “boys of summer,”
the NBA season has become like those
snakes people bum on the Fourth of July
it just keeps getting longer.
There are four new faces in this year’s
postseason. Orlando, Miami, Golden State
and Denver have replaced Charlotte, Bos
ton, the L.A. Lakers and the L. A. Clippers.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
No. 1 Seattle (63-19) vs. No. 8 Denver
(42-40):
Beavis and Butt-Head’s definition of
Seattle: It’s where everyone is cool.
The NBA’s definition of Seattle: The
team with the best record in the league (63-
19), which finished fifth in offense (105.9
points per game) and sixth in defense (96.9).
I like the Nuggets, and I’ll be very happy
if they win this series. I’ll also be very
surprised. USA Today’s Danny Sheridan
SPORTS
favors the Supersonics to win the NBA title
with 3-1 odds. Denver’s odds are 5,280-1,
presumably a bad joke about the altitude of
McNichols Arena.
Seattle came up seven steals short of an
NBA team record this season, which spells
doom for the tumover-prone Nuggets.
Denver is tough at home and may stretch
the series, but it won’t win in Seattle, where
the Sonics are 374. Seattle in 5.
No. 2 Houston (58-24) vs. No. 7 Port
land (47-35):
Eleven years ago, Hakeem Olajuwon
and Clyde Drexlerplayed together at Hous
ton and reached the NCAA finals.
Now, they face each other. Olajuwon is
the man for the Rockets, averaging 27.3
points and 11.9 rebounds. The rest of his
team exists mainly to pass him the ball,
though forwards Robert Horry and Otis
Thorpe have played well lately.
Drexler is no longer Portland’s star
center Cliffßobinson and point guard Rod
Strickland have carried the team. But it’s
Robinson's backup, Chris Dudley, who
could be key in this series.
Dudley couldn’t hit a lake from the
dock. But he can play defense, and his
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ability to slow down Olajuwon leads t 0...
Portland in 4.
No. 3 Phoenix (56-26) vs. No. 6 Golden
State (50-32):
This is the best matchup in the first
round and maybe of the whole playofis.
Both teams have won eight of their last 10
games,andPhoenixhaswon seven straight
After learning last year that home-court
advantage does not guarantee a title, the
Suns put their regular season on auto-pilot
until the last few weeks. Now, their key
players are healthy, including Charles
Barkley, who says this is his last season.
While Phoenix was expected to con
tend before the season, the Warriors looked
more like hopefuls for General Hospital
than for the postseason. But thanks to star
rookie Chris Webber and all-star guard
Latrell Sprewell, the Warriors overcame
preseason injuries to Chris Mullin (healthy
now) and Tim Hardaway and Sarunas
Marciulionis (still hurt). Phoenix in 5.
No. 4 San Antonio (55-27) vs. No. 5
Utah (53-29):
These two teams are headed opposite
ways. The Spurs have lost seven of then
last lOwhile Utah won eight of its last 10.
The Jazz are much improved since ac
quiring Jeff Homacek from Philadelphia
at mid-season, and they also won every
matchup between these teams this season.
Meanwhile, the Spurs have probable
MVP and scoring champion David
Robinson, rebounding champion and stu
pidest hairdo champion Dennis Rodman
—and not much else. Sunday versus the
Clippers, Robinson poured in 71 points.
Rodman was next with eight.
Picking a winner in this series is like
distinguishing between Jesse Helms and
Lauch Faricloth, but I’ll take the team that
doesn’t have Vinny Del Negro. Utah in 5.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
No. 1 Atlanta (57-25) vs. No. BMiami
(42-20):
The good news for Miami is that it beat
Atlanta Thursday to clinch the final East
ern Conference playoffbirth. The bad news
is that game was in Miami, and Atlanta is
nearly unbeatable at home.
Despite one of the worst attendance
records in the league, the Hawks went 36-
sin The Omni it’s gotta be da building,
Iguess. Plus, Atlanta center Kevin Willis is
playing like he’s possessed right now.
To make matters worse, the Heat has
lost six of its last 10 games. The tempera
ture is falling, falling... Atlanta in 3.
No. 2New York(s7-25) vs. No. 7New
Jersey (45-37):
The Knicks tied for the best record in the
East, but that wasn’t New Jersey’s fault.
The Nets won four of the teams' five regu
lar season meetings.
Moreover, New York is without all-star
shooting guard John Starks, who’s being
replaced by Hubert Davis. And New York
lost five of its last 10 while, across the
Hudson, the Nets won seven of 10.
Upset, right? Probably not. The Knicks
have rediscovered their defense and
outscored opponents by an average of 35
points in their last three games. And play
off time is Pat Riley time. New York in 4.
No. 3 Chicago (55-27) vs. No. 6Cleve
land (47-35):
Attention Cavalier fans. Yes, both of
you: you’re team is in big trouble.
It’s a familiar refrain on the shores of
Lake Erie—have a good season, make the
playoffs, play the Bulls and exit the play
offs. This season should be no exception.
Chicago is weakened by the absence of
Michael Jordan (there’s news), but Cleve
land is an absolute mess right now. Star
center Brad Daugherty, reliable forward
Larry Nance and sixth man John Battle are
all injured. Chicago in 3.
No. 4 Orlando (50-32) vs. No. 5 Indi
ana (47-35):
Last year, these teams tied for the last
playoff spot, and Indiana won the battle
but lost the war.
The Pacers made the playoffs and were
sent home by the Knicks. The Magic en
tered the draft lottery and ended up with
Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Anfemee
Hardaway. Indiana drafted Scott Haskin.
Orlando has center/actor/rapper
Shaquille O'Neal, but Indiana is on fire.
The Pacers have won eight in a row, and
their 47 wins are a franchise record. If
emerging star Rik Smits can contain Shaq,
it’ll be... Indiana in 4.
GENDERTACKS
FROM PAGE 3
ton, D. C., said she joined the staffbecause
she said it was something she had been
looking for that the campus didn’t have.
“One of the strongest things for me is the
lack of recognition of the importance of
gender in society as a whole," she said.
“So many men and women are femi
nists and don’t know it because there is
such a stigma placed on what a feminist
is.”
The journal's intent is to attract writers
not only of different viewpoints but also
different races and backgrounds, said C.
Scott Holmes, a contributor for the publi
cation.
“The paper as a whole looks at the label
of feminism and different points ofview on
who could be a feminist,” said Holmes, a
senior from Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Walsh said the editors were open to
criticism and comments on the paper.
“If people feel their viewpoints weren’t
represented in our journal, then it’s up to
them to come and write and make then
views known,” she said.
Gender Tacks was published this semes
ter with the help of Student Congress funds
but in the future will have to provide some
of their own funding through advertising,
Walsh said.
Although the journal’s mailing address
is at the Campus Y, the publication is not
affiliated with any student group, but is a
recognized organization.
Copies are available in campus librar
ies, the Campus Y and several stores on
Franklin Street.