Wednesday, June 12,1991
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Bulls want
title more
than L.A.
David Leahy
Sportswriter
The Chicago Bulls have made a
believer out of me.
Heading into the NBA Finals
against the Los Angeles Lakers, I
didn't give the Bulls a chance. And
after losing Game 1 at home, I figured
it was over for the Bulls. I thought the
Lakers' experience would be too much
for the Bulls, sometimes one-man
team.
However, after four games the Bulls
have proven experience has nothing
to do with winning, and they are no
longer a one-man team. What has put
the Bulls ahead 3-1 is what wins all
sports championships: defense.
The Bulls nave held their playoff
opponents under 100 points in 14 of
their 16 games. In addition to this,
Chicago has allowed only 91.6 points
per game during the playoffs, while
outscoring their opposition by an
average of 12 points per game.
Want some more incredible
defensive numbers? The Lakers' 82
points in Game 4 was the lowest total
in their 116 NBA Finals' games since
the inception of the shot clock in 1954.
The Bulls held the Lakers to only 36.6
percent shooting in Game 4 and to
only 14 points in the third quarter. For
the series, the Lakers are averaging
only 89.3 points per game.
It has worsened so badly for the
Lakers, in desperation they think they
can suit up Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
who sat at the end of the Lakers bench
during Game 4.
With these impressive numbers, it's
no wonder the Bulls are on the brink
of capturing the first NBA title in their
25-year history. And offensively, it
has not been all Michael Jordan.
After Jordan failed to pass to his
open teammates in the final two
minutes of Game 1 (which the Bulls
lost), he has made a concerted effort to
show people there are four other
players on the floor . iln fact, Michael
nas out-assisted Magic Johnson in the
four games, 47 to 42.
The Bulls are playing so well they
could easily have been undefeated in
the playoffs. Their first playoff loss
occurred at the Spectrum in Game 3
against the Philadelphia 76ers. Hersey
Hawkins hit a three-pointer with
about 10 seconds left to lift the 76ers to
a 99-97 victory.
The Bulls' only other playoff loss
occurred in Game 1 against the
Lakers, when Sam Perkins hit a three-
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A&M rugby sheds image
Team works
to earn respect
Editor's note: The following is the first in
an ongoing weekly series covering the extra
mural sports clubs at Texas A&M.
By John R. Martin
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Rugby team is best
known for one thing — their social life,
and current team members would like to
change that.
"We have a black image and we are
looking to change that stereotype," se
nior Darren Nelson said. "We want to
have a good time, but more importantly,
to promote the sport of rugby."
Senior Scot Krippner agreed general
perceptions of the club were less than fa
vorable, a fact that the club in the past
did little to discourage.
"There are bumper stickers that say
'Rugby is not just a sport — it's a social
disease' because rugby players are
known to have carefree attitudes and
have good times," Krippner said. "We
need to recruit players and fans to pro
mote the game and not the parties."
According to the team, there is much
about A&M rugby to promote. The team
members claim Aggies first brought
rugby to Texas, since A&M was the first
collegiate team in the state. The team
competes against both city clubs and
other collegiate rugby teams across the
country. The team has been around for
22 years, and won the collegiate nation
als back in 1974. This past year it finished
second in state behind Rice.
"We have played teams from all over
the country, England, Ireland, and Aus-
trailia," Krippner said. "Just the other
day I recieved a phone call from a rugby
club in Calgary, and the guy asked if any
one else played Rugby in Texas.
"One great thing about rugby is the so
cial aspect of the sport, because once you
start to play, you meet people and those
>le Know you because of rugby'' he
'Playing rugby is like being an Ag
gie. Once a rugby player always a rugby
player, and players take care of fellow
players."
The team is self-coached and relies
heavily on experience, but graduation
and a year-round season force the team
to heavily recruit new players to fill the
voids.
"We need to collect people to play the
game," Nelson said. "Sam Houston has a
good team with 30-40 players and lots of
fans, we are lucky to have a few at our
games."
Nelson and Krippner believe rugby de-
Scott D. Weaver
The Texas A&M Rugby team Practices on the rugby fields near Polo Road late Tuesday
night. The team has recently worked to improve its image and increase membership.
Magic may
vanish after
NBA finals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The dis
appointment of a 3-1 deficit in the NBA
Finals has Magic Johnson thinking he
might consider retirement after the se
ries.
"I have three weeks off after this is
over and I'll sit down and decide what to
do," Johnson said after the Los Angeles
Lakers' practice Tuesday. "I might decide
to leave after this season, or it might be
one or two more years. I always wanted
to be a businessman, although I'm set up
financially so I don't have to work an
other day in my life."
Johnson, 31, said he never expected
what he called the "ultimate series" be
tween the Lakers and Chicago Bulls
would become so one-sided. The Bulls
have a chance to win the first
championship in the franchise's 25-year
history with another victory at the Forum
on Wednesday night.
"There comes a point when you say, T
think I'm tired of traveling. I'm tired of
giving things up,'" Johnson said. "You
always wonder how much longer you
want to go, even if you're not really
thinking of quitting
ely. I'll d
"Ultimatel
do what's best for me.
velops a special breed of person. They
find the team offers a family type of
bonding that last a lifetime, so when a
person's college days are over, they per
son :cah always find a place to play.
"Rixgby is special because after college,
one can continue to play on a local rugby
club, wherever he lives," Krippner said.
"If there is not a rugby club in your town,
start one."
The sport of rubgy lies between the
g ames of soccer and football. The sport
egan in 1823, while William Webb Ellis
was playing soccer at the Rugby School
in England. According to Will Sentar, El
lis supposedly caught a soccer ball and
attempted to return the ball to the oppo
nents goalline by running instead or the
legal means of kicking the ball.
"Rugby is a different sport. It is simply
a big game of keep-away between two
competing teams," explained Krippner.
"The team that can keep the ball away
from its opponent and is able to score
usually wins the contest."
Nelson said rugby is unique in what it
offers participants.
"Unlike other American sports, rugby
players play the sport for the game it
self," he said. "One thing about rugby is
that you play to win, but when the match
is over, it is time for the social aspect of
the sport."
This summer the team will be hosting
its 15th annual 'Hottest Rugby in Texas'
tournament on July 13. Forty-eight teams
will compete on eight fields all day long.
This tournament is the largest in Texas
and is run completely by the rugby teams
(men's and women's).
iy, 1 u
not what's best for the Lakers or the
NBA. If I thought in my heart that we
had no legitimate chance to win. I'd be
more inclined to quit."
The Lakers have won five champion
ships since Johnson's arrival in 1979-80.
Coach Mike Dunleavy, who said he
wasn't counting on injured starters
James Worthy and Byron Scott, scrim
maged with the team because he wanted
Johnson to rest, too. That left nine play
ers on the floor.
"I made a few baskets, but our bench
has guys who are better than me," said
Dunleavy, 37, who retired as an active
player in 1985 but filled in as an emer
gency reserve for the Milwaukee Bucks
as recently as last season.
"We have to prepare like James and
Byron are not going to play," Johnson
said.
Asked if he would play the entire
game, Johnson replied, 'T don't think I'll
play 48 minutes, but it will be close to
that."
Worthy, who sprained his left ankle
two weeks ago in the Lakers-Portland se
ries, and Scott, who has a bruised right
shoulder, would be replaced by A.C.
Green at forward and Terry Teagle at
guard.
"Neither of them is at the point where
they could play tomorrow," trainer Gary
Vitti said. "But we have another day to
work. No decision will be made on either
of them until game time. We're treating
them around the clock. I haven't given
up."
"The real test will be getting on the
floor, doing some cutting and some
spontaneous movement," Worthy said.
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