European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 18, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary la Beer Battles Boos with bulk Bill la1mbeer makes a Peculiar villain but if that s the role Aba crowds choose for him hey that s Fine by the Detroit pistons Center. Lamb car is a clean Cut family Man. He has choir boy looks and a degree from notre Dame. He Proba Bly helps Tittle old ladies across Busy streets. How bad car he be Well the Little old ladies Don t play basketball against him. He is not nearly As gracious when he involved in that particular activity. In the opening minutes of the third game of the Eastern conference semifinals against Chicago. Lamb car set a tooth rattling pick against Michael Jordan that was delivered with such enthusiasm it caused the bulls Star to Start swinging. The message was Clear. Welcome to a Little rough stuff Laimbeer style. This is not an unusual Circum stance for the Detroit Center who aggravated bos Ion s Robert Parish enough to get him punching inthe playoffs last year. When his game was invented As a non Contact activity they could t have had Laimbeer in mind. So sunday when he came on the floor for game 4, the capacity Chicago stadium crowd unhappy Over the Jordan affair booed Laimbeer with an enthusiasm usually saved in Chicago for people who sack Jim Mcmilion. In the City where Al Capone once ruled Laimbeer is Public enemy no. I. The Boos began in the upper reaches of this elderly building and rolled Down Section by Section echoing All around until they All but swallowed up Lamb car. He was so shaken that on the pistons first trip Dow court he grabbed Charles Oakley s forearm which somehow had foup/1 its Way into his midsection and thrust it out of the Way. Then Lamb car glanced up at the Balcony and grinned. The message was Clear. Go ahead boo. If it makes you Happy go for it. It s not going to upset  that s because Laimbeer has been booed by experts. You think bulls fans can boo you ought to hear the Way Boston Garden fans let him have it after he and Parish had their Little squabble. Fans Don t bother me Laimbeer said. They Spur me on. When they boo it makes me concentrate  Laimbeer stands 6-foot-l i and weighs 260 pounds. There Are Trees that Are.  As solidly con Laimbeer sonic cd. Given his dimensions you would expect to find him stationed under the Basket in the land of Kareem us Akcam. Look for him there and you May be disappointed. This big Man s game is outside where he pops Little jump shots with remarkable accuracy. His vertical leap is of maybe six inches certainly nothing special. Maybe that s Why he s so aggravating. He pops from outside like a Point guard and keeps hitting. That s my Job he said after killing the bulls with 16 Points All of them on those annoying jump shots taken from six inches off the court that s where i shoot from. I be got the Range and the accuracy. That s the Way our offence is  the plan works this Way. The pistons figure opponents will double team Adrian Dantly. If they Don the la score 50," Lamb car  they double Adrian he kicks it out to me. He has a Knack of getting it to me in my rhythm in my spot hit enough of those baby jumpers and Lamb car will draw some defensive respect. What if he s Cov ered then i give it to Joe Duma Sand maybe begets it to Isiah Thomas. As Long As we move the Ball quickly Well gel a Good  on defense Lamb car approaches things More conventionally. He had a game High 13 rebounds in sunday s 96-77 Victory 12 of them off the defensive boards. It was the fifth straight playoff game in which he had double figures in both Points and re Bounds. In the third Quarter when Thomas was to d by an Elbow Lamb car took charge blocking a shot and hitting two straight jumpers. Later he placed himself conveniently in the path of driving bulls looking for the charge. The firs time he did t get it. That did not prevent him from resuming to the same spot on Chicago s next trip. That time the whistle went his Way. I always do that he said. I take the punish ment. Nobody Ever accused me of getting out of the Way. I la step up and take that every Day of the week. I be got a Job to do. I m Well paid for it and i m going to do  and if you want to boo go ahead and boo. Flair Jordan Chicago s Best Bull leaps to Aba s fore by Bill Barnard a basketball writer Pontiac Mich. Michael Jordan has been called a monster Superman and god by opponents in the Aba. Jordan s Mother Deloris knows bet Ter. He shocks me with some of the things he docs out there on the court Buti know he s human mrs. Jordan said. I was there when he was  before tuesday s opener of the East Ern conference semifinal playoffs be tween Jordan s Chicago bulls and the Detroit pistons Jordan was casually Lac ing a new pair of air Jordans when a Young boy part of the halftime tumbling show shyly stepped Forward. Can i look at your shoes he asked then inspected them with wondrous eyes searching for the secret within. Handing them Back the youngster said these will be flying later  two hours later those shoes indeed were flying on Jordan s feet but not a High As he had become accustomed to in the playoffs. In the opener against the pistons he was 10 for 22 from the Field and scored 29 Points. We did everything possible and he still ended up with 29, pistons coach Chuck Daly  s a  Larry Bird sees it differently. It s just god disguised As Michael Jordan the Boston Star said in april 1986, after Jordan came Back from a broken foot to score 131 Points in three playoff games against the celtics including 63 in one game. Jordan who averaged 35 Points and shot s3 percent from the Field during this regular season upped the Ante to 4s.2 Points and 56 percent shooting in his first five playoff games All against Cleveland. Guarding him is an Honor a thrill a Challenge a Nightmare the Cavaliers Craig Ehlo said. It s All instincts wit him. He has no tendencies. Everything s spontaneous he just docs  but As Jordan slumped to 23 Points sunday and the bulls fell behind 3-1 in their series with Detroit questions Resur faced about whether a scoring Champion can Lead a team to a championship. If i did t believe it. I would t want to play Jordan said. The team is bet Ter this season. I m getting better shots this season because i m not having to Force  bulls coach Doug Collins said the bal Ance Issue is overblown because it puts Loo much stress on scoring. In the first two games against Cleve land he carried us with 55 and 50 Points Collins said. But in game 5, everybody contributed. It s not always Points thai determine How you re play ing. There s so much focus on Jordan s scoring people forget that we led the league in defense Ana  whether the bulls can win a title with Jordan scoring 44.3 percent of the team s Points As he did against Cleveland or even 33.3 percent As he did in the regu Lar season remains to be seen. Two years ago this team won 30 games so i m proud that people Csc mention us As a championship threat Collins said. So i m not worrying about having enough scoring  there Are nights that i m going to produce big offensively and there Are nights when the other Guys arc going to do More Jordan said. That s True whether you re talking about the regular season or the playoffs. When Scottie Pip pen scored 24 Points against Cleveland for the first time people were not talking about me so  Jordan said he expects More physical defense against him during the playoffs especially the hard nosed pistons. Cleveland bumped me a lot More and 1 expected that Jordan said. I had to prepare myself mentally for this kind of intensity. These Are games that can Send you Home if you lose. The Cavaliers were More physical than you see in a regular season game against the pistons. But now it s up an other notch and the pistons will be even More physical Isiah Thomas Detroit s leading scorer in the playoffs said Jordan gets away with a physical move to gel free of a defense. He s As Good As anybody in the league at throwing you away to get open Thom As said. When he s allowed to grab you and throw you away from him that puts him three Steps off the Ball. If the official scan be conscious of him doing that then Well have a Chance. But you can t guard him anyway. Want to make that Clear. You can t guard him anyway. All you can do is put a hand in his face and Hope he  Thomas sympathizes with Jordan s plight of having to carry such a big Offen Sive Load with the bulls. Before the Arri Val of Adrian Dantley Joe Dumars Dennis Rodman and John Salley Thom As had a similar Burden. It s a Lough Load to carry because you have to play 48 hard minutes and every time you get the Ball All eyes Are on you Thomas said. It s a heavy Toad to  Jordan admitted there is a danger that if he becomes too dominant his team mates might simply watch him in Awe. Michael Jordan called Superman but bulls Down 3-1 Thomas does t believe that beating Chicago is just a matter of slowing Down Jordan. They re capable of beating us without a superhuman Effort from Michael be cause the other Guys Are very Good basketball players Thomas said. After All Jordan s Only human. Jus task his mom