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Friday, October 13,1989
The Battalion
Page 11
Phone home, Elliot; rookie ends holdout
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — First-
round draft pick Sean Elliott ended
his holdout from the San Antonio
Spurs Thursday and signed a Five-
year contract reportedly worth $9
million.
“I’m excited to get it all over with.
know it’s gone on for a little while,”
said Elliott, the No. 3 draft choice in
the NBA draft. “I knew all along
that I’d be a Spur, and I didn’t worry
about it.”
The team did not announce terms
of the agreement, signed just before
an afternoon news conference. But
sources said the 6-foot-8 forward
from Arizona would receive $1.8
million a year, or $9 million over five
years.
“The speculation has been ex
tremely accurate,” said Bob Woolf of
Boston, Elliott’s attorney who nego
tiated the deal.
Elliott was scheduled to join the
Spurs in a scrimmage Thursday
night. Although he has made public
ity appearances and attended team
meetings, Elliott has not worked out
with the team.
“I think I have a lot of catching up
to do,” Elliott said. “I just think I
have to learn the system and get the
plays down.”
Elliott signed in time for the
Spurs’ preseason opener Saturday
against Milwaukee in San Antonio.
“It’s like I get one day of practice,
then I get thrown out there. But I’m
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Herschel
talked to him about that, but based
on everything else they wouldn’t put
him in there Sunday because he isn’t
familiar with the blocking schemes
and the system,” Martin said.
Walker’s equipment is being
shipped to the Vikings by overnight
express, Fowler said.
For Walker, the Cowboys will re
ceive running back Darrin Nelson
and Pro Bowl cornerback Carl Lee,
two first round draft picks, two sec
ond round choices and a third
round choice, reports say.
The producer said Walker would
be available for comment later to
day.
On Wednesday night, Lynn pre
dicted any deal would not be con
cluded soon.
“We’re a lot closer today than, say,
we were yesterday, and certainly a
heck of a lot closer than we were on
une first, when all this really
started,” Lynn told a Minnesota tele
vision station.
Lynn said Walker and his wife
were not extremely knowledgeable
about life in Minnesota.
They really didn’t know anything
about this state and like most Ameri
cans, think this is Siberia,” Lynn
said.
Jones said the Vikings were the
only team the Cowboys were talking
trade with.
Walker’s agents were reported to
be asking a renegotiated contract if
he leaves the Cowboys. Walker is
making $1 million a season and his
contract expires in 1990.
In pass-oriented offense of new
coach Johnson, Walker has carried
only 69 times for 202 yards this year,
a 2.9 average. He has scored only
touchdowns and his longest run has
been just 20 yards.
Walker complained that he wasn’t
getting the ball enough as the Cow
boys skidded to the winless start,
worst for the club since 1960.
Last year, Walker rushed for
1,514 yards on 361 carries and
caught 53 passes for 505 yards.
Walker also became only the 10th
player in NFL history to gain more
than 2,000 yards from scrimmage in
a season.
Johnson has denied Walker
doesn’t Fit into his system.
“Yes, he fits into our system and
I’d like to have a back who can block
like Herschel Walker, run the foot
ball like Herschel Walker and catch
the football like Herschel Walker,”
Johnson said.
Walker, 28, came to the Cowboys
in 1986 after the United States Foot
ball League folded. Dallas spent a
Fifth-round draft pick to get the
rights to sign him.
not going to worry about it,” he said.
Asked if Elliott would play against
Milwaukee, Coach Larry Brown
laughed, “Yes. Until his tongue
hangs out.”
Brown, second-year coach of the
team that now includes Elliott, cen
ter David Robinson, guard Maurice
Cheeks and forward Terry Cum
mings, said he’s glad Elliott will be
taking part in training camp and
playing preseason games.
“The young kids need to be there
for those exhibition games. They
need to see how the pro game is,” he
said. “The one thing he’s going to
learn about training camp is it’s diffi
cult for everybody — everybody
physically suffers.”
Elliott holds the Pac-10 scoring re
cord with 2,555 career points. At
Arizona, he averaged 22.3 points as
a senior. Hi£ four-year average was
19.2 points a game.
His $1.8 million per year is more
than the $1.6 million per year con
tract Woolf negotiated for No. 4
draft pick Glen Rice, who signed
with the Miami Heat. Woolf had said
he was waiting to determine market
value before signing Elliott.
Woolf met six hours Wednesday
night and Thursday morning with
team president Gary Woods and
Spurs owner Red McCombs. He said
team officials told him that the mar
ket in San Antonio was not the same
as other NBA cities.
“I’m sympathetic to that. How
ever, I’ve got to insist on the fair
market value,” Woolf said.
Elliott attended the Spurs’ week-
long summer camp for rookies and
free agents in late July, but was
dressed in street clothes and didn’t
play. He also modeled the new team
uniform when it was unveiled re
cently and traveled on summer pro
motional tours.
(Continued from page 9)
Game
the Cougars’ pass-happy attack.
“It’s going to be fun for us,” A&M
inside linebacker Jeroy Robinson
said. “We get a chance to go out and
play.
“It’s going to be like streetball.”
To give the defense a chance, the
Aggie offense must hold onto the
ball and allow the defense to rest.
This means that Darren Lewis and
Robert Wilson must have a big day
running the ball.
“Last year, we had 450 yards of
offense, Darren had over 200 yards
himself just running the ball,” Slo
cum said. “It gave our defense a
chance to rest. Their style of offense
will wear you out in a hurry.”
Last year, Lewis had two second-
half touchdowns and a total of 201
yards rushing on 40 carries.
This year, the A&M offense has
struggled but the Aggies have shown
that when the passing and running
games are working, Slocum’s new of
fensive scheme is lethal.
However, Houston is riding high
and reckless.
“When you’ve got an offense that
can produce 60 points a game, you
can afford to take all kinds of
chances,” Slocum said.
Houston’s defense have allowed
opponents only 2.8 yards a carry this
season. They have intercepted 14
passes and recovered 10 fumbles to
lead the SWC in turnover margins
with 4.0 a game.
Pardee is a little wary of predict
ing their anticipated big win for the
Cougars.
“We’re not worried about running
up the score.” Pardee said. “I just
want to get out of Kyle Field with a
win.”
Getting out of Kyle Field with a
win is something the Cougars have
been unable to do since 1979.
“The pressure mounts on a team
like that to keep performing.” Slo
cum said.”
The Cougars enter the game with
a nine-game winning streak that
dates back to Oct. 22, 1988. They
have won their last ten road games.
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The A&M-Houston game is sure to
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