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Wednesday, June 18, 1986AThe Battalion/Page 7 hilly trades -Jalone to tashington HOUSTON (AP) — Nine-time -star center Moses Malone, traded iay by Philadelphia to its Atlan- r\w/r Division rivals, the Washington said he is happy to leave the H because he felt stifled by the ichaelCaching staff. pbe 76ers traded the the 6-foot- , , Malone, 31, and 6-6 forward 1 jrry Catledge to Washington for 6- n »nter Jeff Ruland and 6-9 for- trd Cliff Robinson in a deal that ■announced hours before the ericki art of the NBA draft. “The coaches have been holding ( ain ' e back from playing my game,” 1 alone, a three-time Most Valuable ayer, said in Houston, his home. “I iow I could play better than I ayed last year.” ‘Tin going to love it. It’s a great P a K e ave. Washington’s a great team.” Malone averaged 23.8 points and Bounds last season. An in- •ed eye socket suffered near the id of the regular season is still heal- g, according to Malone, who issed the last seven games of the gular season and the playoffs in tich the 76ers were eliminated in ■Eastern Conference semifinals the Milwaukee Bucks. TANK MCNAMARA® by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds NEW RELEASE ...such as: Peter Gabriel-Genesis-The Cure-Jimmy Buffett-Bronski Beat- Bob James and David Sanborn-Little River Band-Kim Carnes-George Strait-Shadowfax-Yellow Jackets-etc. MUSIC EXPRESS 898/998 LIST ONLY; COUPON NEEDED TO REDEEM CLIP AND SAVE EXP. 7/1/86 Mavericks ;on and erence ■ lout on said from as ven but I'm (continued from page 6) have to get bigger,” Sund said. “Tar- pley is a good shot blocker, an excel lent rebounder and a good banger. I think he will help us get better. “I’m saying we do not have a deal.” The Mavs did make a trade but it involved guard Mark Price of Georgia Tech who was picked at the start of the second round. Price was Rockets traded to Cleveland for a second- round pick next year and future considerations. Dallas took Louisville point guard Milt Wagner also in the second round. “We feel Milt will make an excel lent shooting guard,” Sund said. Tarpley, a bit bewildered by all the trade rumors, said he would be happy to play for the Mavs. “I’ve got to improve my upper body strength and I’m going to go to work on it,” Tarpley said. “I don’t know anything about all the trade talk. I just want to play in the NBA.” Dallas Coach Dick Motta said he was impressed with Tarpley. “People who are successful in the Big Ten traditionally make the same strides in the NBA,” Motta said. “I like him. He has a big body. I hope he causes me a big headache about how many minutes he plays.” “I think the situation will be much tier in Washington than in Phila- Iphia,” Malone said, adding that iwas looking forward to playing -7 Manute Bol in Washington be “I’ll have another center tal- ttgC I Malone, who signed a six-year, .3 million contract with 76ers four [(JfK/ars ago, said he had not wanted to ty in Philadelphia too long and an- apated’ being traded. Phifadeiphia ir j c (jfjtcials had expected to have a diffi- funEC-fl tl!n€ reaching a new contract ’ [reement with Malone and he said V : thought Finances played a part in agitit P 76ers decision. lulica: “I think they (Philadelphia) made lay nr move on the basis of financial comr oblems,” he said. f"'l ! “I have mixed emotions,” Phila- the :lphia owner Harold Katz said of iding Malone. “He has done a tre- . endousjob for us. It was a hard de- P a 8 e don. to make. But to get these two ty players we had to do it.” (continued from page 6) in Buck Johnson,” Fitch said. “Buck Johnson, I think is a very impressive player. He plays with a great deal of intensity. We’ve happpy to have him.” Johnson said he believes he can add some depth in the forward posi tion and perhaps do some duty at guard. “I’m willing to do whatever the management wants me to do — to wait or play right away,” Johnson said. Johnson was a three-time All- Southeastern Conference seletion. Behind his leadership Alabama reached the SEC tournament Finals three times, made four straight trips to the NCAA tournament and was 85-43. Feitl averaged 11.5 points per game and averaged 5.8 rebounds. He was named first team all-Western Athletic Conference in his senior year after leading the Miners in scor ing and rebounding. He also had 40 blocks this season. In his four years with the Miners, the team won four WAC titles. Feitl could add to the team’s tow ering floor strategy, Fitch said. But Fitch also said Feitl could serve as le verage in a possible trade. Spurs (continued from page 6) The Spurs, who drafted at No. 10 in the first round after a 35-47 season, picked Eastern Illinois cen ter Kevin Duckworth, 6-11, in the second round. Weiss described Duckworth as “a project” whose weAgVw goes “up and down.” Duckworth topped out at 330 year, but pounds his freshman weighs about 290 now. “It’s a project pick, but we’re very excited about it,” he said. The Spurs’ veteran 7-2 center, Ar tis Gilmore, will be 37 by the time the season starts. Although he currently is a free agent, the Spurs have indi cated they intend to re-sign him. Weiss said Dawkins was selected from a group of finalists including John Williams, a 6-9 forward from Louisiana State University, and Dell Curry, a 6-5 guard from Virginia Tech. Alvin Robertson at 6-4 is the team’s big guard and is not a high scorer, Weiss said. “Dawkins is a smaller guard and can handle the ball and score for us,” he said. *•*«&»*» “Double Tree leaves you room to grow 693-3232 1901 U>. HoCleHUM - 0M 2818 * A Draft /ears, jng mm )Ugh I (continued from paee 6) UOlly portedly was being recruited by qw glisbna State Coach Dale Brown. Portland owner Larry Weinberg it fll 10ifW 16 Bl azers “talked about doing ^ last year, but Atlanta got him. He ild isn’t a surprise to anyone who gQin. ows basketball.” But, Weinberg, said, the Blazers 3fpS ofcib’t know if there’s any hope of ac- ynity totally seeing Sabonis in a Portland 3 yourse'B | culture»’ uniform. “If it (getting him out of the USSR) were a lock, he would have been first in the draft,” Wein berg said. Joining Cleveland and Portland with two first-round picks were Washington and Denver. The Bullets took 6-9 forward John Williams of LSU, the youngest player in the draft at 19, with the 12th pick and guard Anthony Jones of Nevada-Las Vegas No. 21. Washington had acquired the 21st pick in the trade that saw Malone and Catledge go to the Bullets. Denver, picking 16th and 18th, tried to bolster its backcourt and front line by taking guard Maurice Martin of St. Joseph’s and forward Mark Alarie of Duke. Other first-rounders included No. 9 Brad Sellers of Ohio State by Chi cago, No. 10 Johnny Dawkins of Duke by San Antonio, No. 11 John Salley of Georgia Tech by Detroit, No. 13 Dwayne Washington by New Jersey, No. 15 Dell Curry of Virginia Tech by Utah, No. 17 Harold Pressley of Villanova by Sacramento, No. 19 Thompson by Atlanta, Buck Johnson of Alabama 20th by Hous ton, No. 22 Scott Skiles of Michigan State by Milwaukee and Barlow of Notre Dame 23rd by the Lakers. ' c7 T T' 1, ”' T1 «r T: T r TI T l^ r ? * TI, ' il ^T I i'iiTiTs&l ;V ? 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