European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 21, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 a 7-1 commentary a slight smile comes to Bill Carey s mustachioed profile when asked in hell have the Chance to coach All-20,000 leagues under the sea David Rob Inson next year. It s a question Carey the Navy head coach at the armed forces championships this week in Pitburg has heard Many limes the smite jellies up to a full Seal Grin when he decides he has thought it Over enough. And Over. And Over. Obviously whoever gets David Robinson whether it s the pros or an Amateur team will inherit a franchise. At 7-fool-i and with the latent he hits there s nobody in International Competition or the armed forces who can Stop him Carey says. Bui Carey says he does t know what Robinson will be doing this Lime next year. He certainly would t mind knowing Robinson would be on the Navy team that will be trying to make the men s final for the third straight year in 1988. I be heard a lot or rumours but no one knows what he s going to do Carey says. I do know he anxious to play an the 88 olympic team if he does play Amateur basketball. It s understood if he turns pro he won t be eligible for the if Robinson does end up playing for Navy next year it la be a Case of the Rich getting Richer. Carey already has this year s sailors sailing right into the championship game of the armed forces tournament second straight year Ai 7 . Saturday in Pitburg. The defending champs docked in the familiar finals by beating air Force 90-71 and army 100-95. This year s quintet is led scoring Wise by former Tim Boivin Auburn guard Odell Modeller who flashed for 27 Points against army and 14 foul plagued Points against air Force. But it is led heart Wise by Spunky As in Chunky guard Ken Gray. The Tittle pud Gola drives dives and nigh fives his teammates seemingly at inc right time each game through some uncharted rough Waters. Uncharted Waters Tike the players sailing Dawn Low who Are a foot higher. Gray at 5-s, 185 pounds certainly won t be mis taken for a combination of Edwin Moses and Moses Malone anytime soon. But he is deceptively Quick and has a 37-Inch vertical leap when to drives Down Low. Time and again in this tournament he has burned Reebok rubber past guards and skied past 6-6 forwards to put in layups. He s not tall enough to Dunk but Tough enough to Skunk his opponents. Ken s our catalyst Carey said. He pulls this team together i Don t care if he is 5-8. He plays with people a foot taller and hangs with them. His heart is As big As any 7-footer sold habits die hard for sex army Captain Carey who Calls Gray his floor general. Let s not quibble Over the fact this is Navy and that should make Gray the floor Admiral Forward Ray let some hails from the Virgin is the Bill lands so the International rules governing the game at armed forces Aren t Virgin territory for him. He was raised on them and that makes a big difference to Carey. He brings 12 years of experience playing International Ball to this team and that s something soother team Here has. He knows How to use inc rules to his advantage Carey said. Trie other Forward Tony Gray was a High school All America. About him Carey said he s a danger Ous player All the time. It s unfunny the Way he can hang in the air at key limes make the bucket gel the foul and convert the free throw for a three Pohnl and the Center of this team Kevin Rogers played International Ball before joining the service. He has made the armed forces All Star team thai competes in the aau nationals two years in a raw and also played on the Usa team in the shape tournament Carey does t lose sleep Over going to his Bench either not with Swan Man Mel Carr and Forward Center Hubert Carmen itching to get in. Carr pro Vides the pressure d to Cool off the opponent s scor ing guard while Carmen is hard to Stop underneath. So with All this Talent and the Chance Navy Wilt win its second consecutive armed forces title saturday i m sure Carey could do Welt enough with out David Robinson next year. Bui Here s that glint in his eyes above that jellied Grin that should worry Carey s opposing coaches. You know coupled with this team Schow wow he d be a coaches dream yeah and if it in t already. Navy would be an opponent s Nightmare. Another title matchup naga is. The oscars by Rick Warnera sports writer Paul Newman or Billy Packer three Point play or Best supporting actress these Are the choices to viewers will have to make March 30, when the acad Emy awards on Abc go head to had against the second half of the Mcaa basketball championship game on lbs. Two of the biggest to events of the year on the same night. Could t the conflict be avoided not really says lbs spokesman Mark Carlson. The Mcaa sets the Date for the title Gam and we have to go along with it. Lbs did make one scheduling change. To get the jump on the Oscar show which begins at 9 . Est the network moved the starting Lime of its up one hour to 8 . We figure if you Start watching the game you la stay with us until it s Over Carlson says. The last time the Mcaa title game overlapped with the Academy awards in 1982, the oscars won the ratings Bat lie by a whopping 12 Points. John Madden America s most famous train traveler won t be Riding the rails next season. The popular lbs football commentator Wilt travel to his assignments in a custom made bus. The bus being built to Roundup in Ohio will include a Dinette Queen size bed Large Shower and Kitchen. It s a House on wheels Madden , who began Riding trains be cause planes gave him Claustrophobia. Says the bus will give him More Freedom in his travels across the country. Cut backs in train service often made it difficult for him to gel from one City to an other during the football still love trains Madden says. But the bus will make it a lot easier forme to get around i the furnished bus will Cost Marc than $500,000. But Madden is getting it for free. Greyhound is picking up the Tab and providing a Driver a part of a promotional deaf with Madden. Madden says he Hopes to ride the bus from California to the East coast in May to attend his son s graduation from Harvard. Talk about Headstrong. During halftime of last week s inca tournament game Between Illinois and Austin Peay esp basketball analyst Dick Vilate promised to stand on his head i the governors upset the Lleini. True to his word after Illinois lost Vitale did a head stand on tie studio table during a commercial break. I be never seen Dick look better an esp official said. A photo Indian Star St Valford. Shoal a 3-pointcr" Alford song scores big Owensboro. By. A Indian University basketball fans Are keeping the request lines buzzing for a disc jockey s song about hoosiers Star Steve Alford. Stevie shoot a 3-pointcr" was produced by furry head and the favourites staff members of Wisto radio and has been the lop request since tuesday when inc station began playing the song. The music is from the letter a1967 hit by the Box tops get me a ticket for an air plane. Got to see the hoosiers win another game. The other Guys will lose scoring two by twos Steve Allard. Shoot a 3-Pointer. I Don t care what other teams you got to play. You re Gonna stomp on them anyway. Come on Bobby Knight. Throw some chairs tonight and Stevie shoot a 3-poinler." we be had the instrumental and been trying to come up with something for about three weeks Wisto program director Barry Witherspoon said thursday we do these Novelty songs from time to Jackson our morning Man got the idea from a listener who said How about a song about Indiana University?1" a songwriter in another part of the coun try used the same music recently for Vanna pick me a letter a spoof of Vanna White from the to show wheel of Catledge Vincent fire bullets past sonics from press dispatches Landover my. Terry cat ledge scored 25 Points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Jay Vincent added a sea son High 29 Points thursday night to Lead the Washington bullets to a 110-106 Aba Victory Over the Seattle supersonics Catledge had 12 Points in the first Quarter As the bullets opened a 37-7 Lead. Aba Roundup he picked up eight More before halftime helping Washington maintain a 65-45 Edge. The Victory was Washington s ninth in its last 10 Home games and third in five contests since All Star Center Moses Malone was sidelined with a neck injury. Knocks i pacers 105 of new Youk Trent Tucker scored six of his 22 Points and made a key steal in overtime to help new York snap a four game losing Streak Wilh an overtime Victory Over Indiana. Bulls 114, clippers 97 los Angeles Michael Jordan scored 40 Points and Gene Banks added 24 to help Chicago end a six game losing Streak Wilh a Triumph Over los Angeles. Man Ricks 105, Kins 104 Sacramento. Calif. Dallas guard Rolando Blackt Nan hit a pair of free throws Wilh 23 seconds left to Clinch the Mavericks Victory Over Sacramento. Warriors i25, Trail elmers 124 Oakland Calif. Joe Barry car Roll scored 10 of his 31 Points in the final 4 a minutes to Lead Golden state
