European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 24, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 i surging Krieks go from woes to Rahs by Bill Barnard new York a two seasons after winning 24 games the new York Krieks have a Cam  will be disappointed if in does t win More than twice a Many. The team s resurgence actually started in the second half of last Mason when they put together 13 straight victories Al Madison Square Garden. But a poor Start and a woeful 9-32 Road record doomed them to a first round playoff de feat by Boston this season the kicks Are proving to be even tougher at Home and a .500 re Cord on the Road has Given them their Best Start Overall since 1972-73. Since that happens to be the Lasi Lime the Krieks won an Aba championship it has t taken Long for the fans and Media to take notice. Attendance is up More than 4,000 pregame from last year and As starting guard Gerald Wilkins said in front Ofa crowd of microphones at his locker room cubicle you Don t see Media like this in any other City except maybe the playoff in such a reaction less than one third of the Way into inc season is prompting coach Rick Pitino and Genera managerial Bianch to put the emergency brakes on the hoopla express. Other up and coming team Tike the Cleveland Cavaliers with inc Best record in the Aba Are allowed to mature the right Way slowly Pitino said. Inner York you re Ytol allowed to grow up for three or four years. People talking about a championship Here arc Way ahead of themselves. You can Speed up a team s offence or defensor Speed up a player s shot but you can t Speed up experience and  Mirk juk5oa i Tat Patrick Ewing in the Knoks Modem Day Reed and Fujer. We re enjoying what we have and will Lake what we get at playoff Lime whether it s the first round or second round Bianchi added. There arc some similarities to 1972 73, when Center Willis Reed and Point guard Wall Frazier led a learn full of role players. Once again a Center and Point guard Are inc focal Points of a team or Rote players. While piling downplays his icam s chances this season he praises 7-Footcenter Patrick Ewing and Stocky Point guard Mark Jackson without hesitation. Mark is just As Bright with his Heads he is with his athletic ability Pitino said and Patrick s the main reason we re playing outstanding basketball. There s no doubt about it. He s right alongside Akcam Olajuwon As the Best Center right now. Actually. 1 think he the Best by himself but i m prejudiced because i m his coach they re inc new Reed and ? Chuck person said. What happens is you concern yourself with Jackson and Ewing and the other play ers end up getting easy  Ewing is among inc Aba leaders in scoring shooting percentage and blocked shots and is rebounding with an intensityrareina7.foolr. Patrick is of r go to Guy Jackson said everyone understands that. He s our Leader. Without him we in no  indeed the Krieks gave up i Strong backup Center when they traded Bill c Art Wright to Chicago for Charles Oakley who is filling nicely the rebounding Forward Srole. But Cartwright s absence leaves the Krieks especially vulnerable u two circumstances Ewing in foul trouble and Winzon the sidelines with an injury. I had. Some problems with his Knees his first two years and we re Goin to find out if they will hold up Bianchi said of Ewing who missed is games with injuries in has first iwo years before appearing in All 82 games last season. Lust year he was getting in foul trouble too much but now hcs playing More min utes and in t getting in foul  Ewing is averaging nearly 38 minutes per game seven More than last season. He is committing a foul every 9.4 min utes this season compared to every 7.7 minutes a year  really can t explain Why i m not get Ting in foul trouble Ewing said i m try ing to he just As aggressive As i Ever was. I m going Cor rebounds and blocks just like i m supposed to. The Only thing 1 know that different is we re having More fun. Win Ning is what it s All about. While living Oakley and backup for Ward Sidney Green who s averaging 14 rebounds per 48 minutes take car of inc heavy duty inside work the rest of the Krieks arc gaining a fast reputation As mad bombers. Their 120 Points per game is second in the Aba and an Eye popping 14.5 More than they averaged last season. With 121j.pointers in their first 24 games they arc on a Pace to break Boston s single season record by More than 100, knights win Kaiserslautern tourney by Walt Morrisset Testoff writer Kaiserslautern West Germany the  knights air mailed eight 3-painters in he first half in route to a 22-Point halftime Lead and a 121-93 Victory Over the Host kaisers Lautem pan thers to win the Christmas shootout Here thursday night. Clifton Johnson gunned in four of the 3-Poinlcrs As Nurnberg took an Early 25 William Boatright fired in three More threes As the knights sailed to a 2s Point Lead on the exhausted panthers and settled for a 59-37 halftime Lead it was the panthers 10th game in four Days. It town beat Schwabish Amund lost to Wiesbaden to tall into the loser bracket then won eight in a Row include i no a 98-92 win Over Nurnberg thursday night to Force the if game. The knights took the Economy rout however winning their first five games before losing to Kaiserslautern. Thus they were playing their seventh game when they reached the decisive game. The knights widened their Lead in the second half by trading buckets with the panthers and by going to the foul line often when the panthers went to their full court press. Johnson added i g Points in the Sec Ond half to finish with a team High 30. Shootout map Goliath Yeggins grabbed 17 rebounds and scored 20 Points for Nymberg. Dwight Young pumped in 21, Leonard Thomas scored 15, Boatright had 13 and Wendell James recorded 12. Kaisers Lauvern s Alex Goodman led All Scorce with 33 Points. Jimmy chess scored 18, Greg Merrill had 13 and Mark Bullock finished with 11, including three 3-pointers, for the panthers. All the teams played us Lough John son said. We were Down by 14 Points with five minutes left last night against Bamberg and came Back to win. This is As Good Asil gels he said sporting the trophy. " just told them after inc first game to relax it s just one game Norn Borg Roach Mike Wood said. I Toul them a Lown might be overconfident for inc Sec Ond game and i knew we could comeback to win it. We were playing without our leading scorer. Daniel Moore 25 Points per game average who could t make it be cause of work commitments. Once we won the first two games without him we realized that we could win Here  i. Sheri dem Sti 11 Ponder Jcj Georgia Athens a. A North Caro Una slate s Dick Sheridan is mulling Over some unspecified and unresolved issues before deciding whether to succeed Vince Dook Yas head football coach Al the University of Georgia. Both University president Charles Knapp and Sheridan said thursday thai no Deal has been made. Our conversations remain productive and will continue Knapp said at a news conference coach Sheridan is our leading candidate but it is important for me to emphasize that Nodal has been made and he has not committed to the University  Knapp said Sheridan was wrestling with unresolved issues although he did not say what they were. But Knapp said that s Why he s taking some More Lime to think through them and raise additional questions. Sheridan issued a statement in Raleigh  he had not decided whether to take the Job should it be formally offered. Anyone who thinks that this would be an easy Choice or an automatic acceptance of an offer does not know our players or the people and support with . State athletics nor do they understand the spirit closeness and potential in our football program he said.  56, announced last week that he will step Down after 25 years and 200 victories Al Georgia he Isone of Only 10 division 1-a coaches to reach that plateau. His last game will be the Paior bowl against Michigan state on Jan. 1, Dooley who has hinted he May run for governor will remain As athletic director until sometime Early next year. Speculation has  Sheridan would accept the Job monday when his team gathers in Atlanta to prepare for the dec. 31 peach bowl Gam against Iowa. But Knapp said no news conference has been scheduled for monday or any other time to announce his  she Dan 47, got the unanimous endorsement of the search committee when he met with it tuesday. Knapp said he met again with Sheridan on thursday. Sheridan has posted a 19-13-2 re Cord in three seasons at . State a Job he took after compiling a 69-23-2 Mark to eight years at Furman. Sheridan went to the head of Georgia s list when Georgia Southern coach Erk Russ la who spent 17 years As a defensive coach at Georgia with Drew from consider lion. Russell 62,said he was t in a position to make a commitment for four years to an school. Knapp said thursday that no offi Cial offer has been extended to Sheri Dan because the school s full athletic Board has not met. But he said we re going to move As rapidly a possible asked whether he thought Sheridan would be the next Georgia coach Knapp said "1 Don t want to speculate because that just puts additional pressure on coach Sheridan. 1 thin extremely highly of coach Sheridan and i have spent some time with him now. He s the sort of person that we re looking for to be the head football coach Al the University of  asked what he liked about Sheri Dan Knapp said i think he s a win Ner. A proven Winner at Furman Anat . Slate he s done in with integ Rity. He is committed to the student athlete As a concept to make sure academics arc an integral part of the life of the student  an sports Central eth Doln time television Collet to Ball sue bowl army is. Alabama at Elp so Texas 6 . Sat urday. Pro football acc wild card playoff Houston it Cleveland 2 00 . Sunday radio pro football acc wild card playoff Houston in Cleveland 7 30 . Sat urday