NBA finals offer rematch for Lakers,
The NBA finals are finally here,
and nobody is surprised at the
matchup.
Oh sure, some thought that Karl
Malone and the Utah Jazz could knock
off the Lakers, but Golden State took
care of them. So we have the Lakers
and the Pistons again, but many things
have changed from last year.
For one, Detroit now has the home
court edge that was so critical for
L.A. last year. Also, Adrian Dantley
will be watching at home in Dallas
while Mark Aguirre gets to play. Both
teams have raised their playing lev
els to championship caliber. So we
should be in for an exciting series.
The Detroit Pistons' game plan is
centered around their ability to domi-
Pro baseball picks three Tar Heels
From Associated Press reports
Three players from North Caro
lina's College World Series team were
drafted on the first day of the major
league draft.
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
catcher Jesse Levis, from Philadel
phia, was selected in the fourth round
by the Cleveland Indians on Mon
day. Levis led the Tar Heels in bat
ting with a .341 average, hit six home
runs and drove in 38 runs.
Other Tar Heels selected were
junior pitcher John Thoden, from
Medford, N.Y., and junior pitcher
Scott Lodgek, from Moorestown, N J.
Thoden was picked in the 11th
round by Montreal. He was 12-1 with
a 2.42 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 133
2-3 innings this year.
Lodjek was taken by the Seattle
Mariners but the round was unavail
able. He was 1-0 and pitched only 14
1-3 innings this season.
By mutual agreement, major league
teams announce only the first round
selections. The rest of the picks will
be announced by teams in the week
of June 19.
ACC meets Big East
WASHINGTON A meeting
between Georgetown and North Caro
lina will highlight the eight-game
series between two of college bas
ketball's power conferences, the Big
East and Atlantic Coast Conference.
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nate a game on the defensive end.
Led by reserve forward Dennis "the
Worm" Rodman and guard Joe
Dumars, the Pistons consistently frus
trate their opponents into bad shots
or, in the case of Michael Jordan, no
shots. Detroit forces you into a game
in which its defense sets the tempo.
On the offensive end, the Pistons
are led by their guard trio of Isiah
Thomas, Vinnie Johnson and Dumars.
Aguirre and John "Spider" Salley get
the job done inside. The "Bruise
The schedules were announced
Tuesday for the four doubleheaders
to be played between Dec. 4 and Dec.
7, 1989. All games will be televised
by ESPN.
The first doubleheader will take
place Dec. 4 at the Hartford Civic
Center with a game between the two
third seeds, Pitt and Georgia Tech,
followed by the two No. 8s, Con
necticut and Maryland.
The seedings are based on ballot
ing by coaches who ranked members
of conferences from first to last
The Greensboro Coliseum will host
the next two doubleheaders.
On Dec. 5, national runner-up
Seton Hall of the Big East will meet
Wake Forest in a game between No.
7 teams, followed by the two fourth
seeds, North Carolina State and St.
John's.
The next night will feature No. 5
seeds Clemson and Providence and
second seeds Syracuse and Duke.
Duke made the Final Four last year,
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Mahom, can set some bone-crushing
picks. Rodman's intensity on the of
fensive boards has sparked Detroit's
play many times during the playoffs.
The key to the Pistons is Isiah
Thomas realizing his role for any
given game. Known as "Pocket
Magic," the 6-1 Thomas has the abil
ity to dominate for an extended pe
riod of time. In the past, he was known
for his penchant to try to do every
thing on his own. However, during
the playoffs, Isiah has done what is
necessary for his team to win. This
was most evident during the Chicago
series, as he stole the limelight from
Michael Jordan. It will be difficult to
pull the same feat against the "Magic"
Syracuse the final eight in the NCAA
tournament.
The final doubleheader will be
Thursday Dec. 7 at Byrne Meadow
lands Arena with No. 6 Villanova
and Virginia preceding Georgetown
and North Carolina.
The Big East has nine members
and Boston College will not partici
pate. But the Eagles are guaranteed a
berth next year regardless of seed
ing. Hearns has one last shot
LAS VEGAS Thomas Hearns
has fought Sugar Ray Leonard many
times in his mind.
Monday night, he will fight Le
onard for real for the second time.
It's a fight Hearns has lived for, of
ten despaired for.
"Sometimes I sit in my room just
thinking about Leonard and hoping
and praying everything will go all
right June 12," Hearns said Tuesday.
Things didn't go all right Sept.
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The Lakers are an old bunch, but
they continue to run with the grace
of gazelles. Led by MVP Magic
Johnson, the Lakers offense is per
haps the most efficient in the league.
Former UNC star James Worthy is a
consistently explosive force in the
paint. Byron Scott provides the out
side touch. A.C. Green and Mychal
Thompson give the Lakers a tough
ness on the inside that is needed to
compete in the playoffs. What more
can be said about Kareem? Despite
struggling early in the season, Abdul-Jabbar
is still deadly with the sky
hook.
This season may be a true testi
mony to Johnson's ability and desire
16, 1981, in the ring at Caesars Pal
ace, where the rematch will be held.
Hearns, boxing beautifully after
being hurt in the sixth and seventh
rounds, was ahead of Leonard on all
three officials cards in their battle for
the undisputed welterweight cham
pionship. Then, Hearns was knocked
down in the 13th round and stopped
in the 14th.
Since then, Hearns has been
knocked out in the third round of a
sensational fight with Marvelous
Marvin Hagler and knocked out in
the third round by Iran Barkley in a
shocking upset.
Hearns will earn at least $11 mil
lion for the rematch, but to one of the
most successful boxers of the 1970s
and 1980s, a victory over Leonard
would be priceless.
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to win. Everyone knows about
Johnson's spectacular passing, but few
are aware of his knowledge of the
game. Johnson can read a defense in
an instant and get the ball to the open
man at just the right moment This
has been particularly beneficial for
Worthy and Scott. Magic has also
made his outside shot more consis
tent so defenders cannot cheat on
defense. Although some may argue
for Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson
gets my vote as the best guard of all
time.
This series is true pick-em. Both
teams are playing like champions and
have an intense desire to win.
My vote goes to the Lakers sim
ply because of their tradition. The
Lakers are developing their own
mystique similar to what Boston
has had for the last three decades.
L. A. also has the Magic factor which
makes up for any other weaknesses.
Look for big games from Worthy
and Vinnie Johnson. Also watch Isiah
Thomas' role in this series. If he can
play up to Magic's level, then the
Pistons could take the championship.
However, my feeling is that the
Lakers will win in seven.
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