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The Battalion
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DALLAS (AP) - Embattled
Dallas Mavericks forward Roy
Tarpley was in Houston on Tues
day to meet with counselors at a
drug and alcohol clinic, but his
status with the team remained un
clear.
Tarpley, 26, is only one strike
away from being kicked out of the
NBA because of drug abuse. He
left Tuesday morning for John Lu
cas' drug and alcohol rehabilita
tion clinic in Houston, where he is
an outpatient.
"They will meet sometime to
day, but when and for how long I
don't know — they being Roy, Lu
cas and Dave Lewis" of the Van
Nuys, Calif.-based ASAP Family
Treatment Center, which runs the
NBA's anti-drug program, said
Mavericks spokesman Tony Fay.
"It could be early evening."
But Fay said whatever is dis
cussed is "really between Roy and
his counselors."
Lucas' clinic is not listed in
Houston telephone directories and
the Mavericks did not have a
number for it.
The 7-foot Tarpley missed a
team practice and dinner Sunday
because of unspecified personal
problems, then walked out of
practice Monday morning after
making only a brief appearance.
"It seems every fall we have
problems (with Tarpley)," Maver
icks general manager Norm Sonju
said Monday night. "We're trying
to do what we can to make it a
good season, and this is not help
ing. It was a real mistake for him
to leave practice."
Tarpley called Lucas' clinic
and requested a meeting for Tues
day "to discuss whatever prob
lems have been on his mind,"
team spokesman Kevin Sullivan
said late Monday.
"He's looking for a little coun
seling on a personal matter. It has
nothing to do with drugs," Jay
Ethington, Tarpley's attorney, told
The Associated Press.
Sonju said officials at the
Houston clinic promised they
would call club officials after the
session with Tarpley.
"If it's drug-related, it's totally
out of our hands," said Mavericks
vice president Rick Sund.
"If it's insubordination, which
we are considering at this point,
that is our problem and we have
to deal with it appropriately. With
regards to collective bargaining ...
we fine him," he said.
Tarpley injured his right knee
in the 1990-91 season and was out
for the year. While he was recu
perating, Tarpley was arrested
March 30 in Dallas and charged
with driving while intoxicated,
but was later found innocent.
Tarpley acknowledged he had
drank three beers that evening. He
was found innocent in the case.
Continued from Page 7
"We've coached him like any
body else. Right from the first day
or so you could see he was a rare
talent.
Slocum said Adam's speed is
his biggest asset.
"He's a big guy who can
move," Slocum said. "In coach's
terminology, he has a great punch
to him. When he hits guys, he
knocks them back."
Being a big time high school
player doesn't always carry over
to college for a lot of players. But
this wasn't the case with Adams.
"He took the coaching and
took it the right way," Slocum
said. "He has adjusted to major
college football."
Slocum knew Adams would
contribute this year, but the coach
wasn't sure if it would be as a
starter.
"I thought he would help us
this year," he said. "After seeing
him in two-a-days, I said 'this guy
has a chance to really help us this
year.'"
An injury helped Adams move
into the starting role, but his play
against Tech means he will start
again this weekend against Baylor.
"They're a good team and we
respect them," Adams said.
"We're just going to have to do the
best job we can."
The job will include stopping
Baylor's offensive line and sopho
more quarterback J.J. Joe.
"They're line comes off the ball
low and hard and we're going to
have to do our very best," he said.
"We have to control the line of
scrimmage and we can slow Joe
down."
Younger players, like Adams
and other freshmen, help each oth
er out, he said.
"We all hang together on the
football team," he said. "The
younger guys have a little incen
tive.
"This freshman class, we have
a lot of fun together."
Part of Adam's incentive
comes from his family.
His father, Sam Sr., played pro
fessional football for the New Eng
land Patriots from 1972 to 1980.
But the younger Adams said his
father really isn't concerned with
his son's performance on the foot
ball field.
"He's pleased with how I've
played so far," Adams said. "He's
not as much into the football as he
is into my academics.
"He'd rather see me do better
in school than in football."
For now, the younger Adams
is taking care of the football part.
Bergeron
Continued from Page 7
show given by Baylor, the spot
lighted SWC team, and even more
so from the attention-starved
Owls. Rice is readily grabbing its
share of the limelight, although
the light is quite dispersed in the
SWC now.
Whatever the attention, the
Owls are on top of the world right
now, being audacious enough to
talk about holding a spot in the
Cotton Bowl. C'mon guys, we
know you're excited, but let's not
get overzealous after one victory.
What Rice can jump the gun on
is the ability of it's running back
Trevor Cobb, who is averaging
177.9 yards rushing per game.
He is the Owl's prime weapon
for knocking out competitors, but,
hey, most of the SWC teams do
have at least one loaded gun. The
Aggies have a cannon in Greg Hill
alone.
It's a different story in Austin.
Rather than the offense leading the
way, the defensive squad is carry
ing all the weapons. And defen
sive tackle James Patton is leading
the firing squad.
Texas' upset over Oklahoma
has brought up the scary possibili
ty that the Longhorns could still
win even if their offense never
comes around. But that's a very
unlikely probability.
Even though they beat sixth-
ranked Oklahoma, blame easily
falls on the shoulders of the Soon
er offense.
Texas A&M is sitting pretty,
for the moment anyway, and the
cards are in the Aggie's favor.
Rice left Baylor in a must-win situ
ation for this weekend and the
Bears will be intense after their
loss.
Sure, Baylor will possess a
vengeance to win, but they will
also have the added pressure of a
do-or-die situation.
The Aggie's matchup with
Baylor this weekend could pro
vide a clear perspective of the fu
ture SWC champion, and then
again it could appear just as
cloudy as it is now.