European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Yugoslavia drops lethargic by Bob Dillier staff writer Germany Yugoslavia Rode a bruising inside game and Crisp Ball handling to an 8980 quarterfinal Victory Over the United states thursday in the Al Bert Schweitzer basketball the loss didst Hurt the As both teams Advance to Fri Days semifinals in Carl diem the takes on Turkey at and the yugoslavian go against Sweden at 8 we just didst execute said coach Dick we knew what the yugoslavian would we knew that de sense on 5 Point guard Luka Pavicevic and rebounding position would be the keys to but we just didst the americans looked lethargic in their Mantovan Pavicevic managed to constantly break the americans either with the dribble or a Quick pass to the open Mccann stuck Richard Morgan on the rail thin Pavicevic but Morgan often was left guarding air when the yugoslav whirled for an open jumper or dished out an throughout much of the first the americans stayed and Cut the Lead to 3028 on a Glen Rice three Pointer with then 21 seconds yugoslav coach rus Mir Halilovic was ejected for protesting too much and in the process touching a As Marty Hensley tied the game at 3030 with the two technical free Halilovic strode to the far slapped some Low fives and sat in the first his team hardly missed outscoring the americans 166 for a 4636 halftime photo by Terry Baker Richard Morgan Tough assignment Pavicevic constantly dished off to Nebojsa who finished the half with 22 of his game High 39 the staged a late second half closing to within 8379 with but Pavicevic hit a 6footer in the and dished off twice More As the yugoslavs effectively protected their Lead and killed the the americans also displayed a acklus Ter offence that seemed to consist of Roar ing up court Only to let guard Arm photo by Terry Baker Armstrong contributes 14 Points Strong attempt a we deviated from what had gotten us this far in the said we worked on against the you must pass six or seven times to loosen it they were a Little a Little they thought the quickest Way to get Back in the game was to go Down and take the first for the Pavicevic was the Only other player besides Ilic in double hitting for Rice led the americans with Chuck in Brown added 15 and Armstrong and Morgan each hit for in thursdays other quarterfinal Turkey Defeated England 6357 to win the group a Sweden edged Poland 91 90 to claim second in that Italy Defeated Bulgaria 9186 in the other quarterfinal at Benjamin Franklin Village sports but the italians wont having lost to both Yugo Slavia and the in other thursday China edged Austria Germany a beat the Netherlands Czechoslovakia beat France 7368 and Germany b bested Spain nothing the americans did staved off the we switched up said we played a Little zone in the first but it was it want they brought their big men out to set picks on our Little Guys and we didst we also didst keep our hands up on and we stress i told them theres Only two things a player can do when he picks up his crib he can either pass or if you keep your hands Down on you allow him a Clear Field of View and he can pick his Best Well have to make some adjustments for said i dont even think about any team we play seems to play 10 Points better than usual because its the everybody wants to beat so i dont even worry about we have to get by cards Eye Frade of if he Doest sign Wiser to watch where the of lands by Dave Anderson new York not of looking into the land of of for the winners of baseballs four divisions this its Wiser to wait and see where the of the Louis cardinals have been stockpiling shortstops Ever since they acknowledged the uncertainty of Ozzie Smiths last weekend the cardinals acquired Ivan Dejesus from the Philadelphia Phillies after having obtained Jose Oquendo from the mets the week before for their Louisville Whitey Herzog now can afford to Trade the of of wizardry to the High est maybe to the against whom the cardinals opened at Shea stadium maybe the or maybe to one of half a dozen other teams who need a but no matter where the 30yearold acrobat if he is All the Crystal balls in that division will be if we cant sign we hold a lot of teams for Herzog was saying from if we traded him to the they win the division by 20 if we traded him to the they win by 10 if we traded him to the they have a Chance to he we should make a bet in Las vegas on a and then Trade Ozzie to that team and win our but would the cardinals Trade the Short Stop on their 1982 world series champions to any of their National league East rivals if we get the right it make any differ ence to Herzog we can use another starting another Power hitter and another Good Relief in talking of other clubs that might be Herzog mentioned the los Angeles dodgers and the the Only club in the no West that could win by getting Ozzie would be the he and weve got waivers on we could Trade him to an american league club like the but no matter what we the longer we the less Well apparently the cardinals Are ready to make a Trade depending on Smiths contract he earns about million annually but wants a new Lon term contract at million by getting Dejesus and Oquendo were just protect up photo Ozzie Smith key to Many fortunes ing ourselves against not being Able to sign Ozzie to a new Herzog we dont want to lose him As a free agent after the season without getting something for like we did Bruce s utter last if we cant sign wed Trade him like we traded Keith Hernandez to the mets two years but would the cardinals dare to Trade Smith to the too if Frank Cashen is Herzog referring to the mets general in sure we would be interested in listening to what he had to offer us for that always the rub in any surely the mets would rather have Smith at shortstop than Rafael san but would they be willing to pay the cardinals Ransom As the mets go for the Santana is hardly a proven Pennant winning Smith Ever since the mets Trade with the expos for Catcher Gary Carter during the the mets have been expected by Many of their Long frustrated followers to de throne the cubs in the National league but such great expectations Are precisely Why the mets wont the mets stayed in the race until september last before the cubs pulled but this year the mets Are expected to win and stay in the and its always More difficult for a team to win when its expected to will the mets be Able to win now that they Are expected to win the answer Here is not one reason is except for Dwight the mets starting pitchers Are one dependable no mat Ter How is hardly enough to take a team to a divisional and for All of Dwight goodens the Burden of being a stopper might be too much to ask of a 20yearold right hander who will be considered a disappointment if he Doest improve on his dazzling record As a Rookie 179 with 276 in the National league the cubs have the most experienced starting rotation and the most experienced the cubs should win look for the mets to struggle to finish and dont be surprised if they skid to third or As for the Yankees chances in the american league they dont have the pitching to Challenge the Toronto Blue the Detroit tigers and perhaps the Baltimore now that the Blue jays have both Bill Caudill and Gary Lavelle in their they should dethrone the world series Champion tigers if the Blue jays learn How to win now that they Are expected to in the National league look for the san Diego padres to eager to atone for their world series in the american league the Minnesota twins Are the Best Young and the twins should have Learned their they had a Chance to win last then lost their last six games the sign of a team that didst know How to win when it suddenly was expected to but if the cardinals Trade his Glove surely will influence the order of finish in one of the four Smith knows How to win when Hes expected to
