European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pistons pumping Over Aguirre Deal saturday february 18,1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 by Jerry Sullivan newday you have to give Chuck Daly and Jac Mccloskey credit. For three months Daly and Mcclos key the Detroit pistons coach and Gen eral manager observed the happening sin the Eastern conference and they were not encouraged. The More they saw of the Clevelan Cavaliers and new York kicks the More uneasy they became. They sense the balance of p9wer shifting like an earthquake gathering Force and realize the peril of standing still. And so while others talked about deals they made one. They sent Adrian Dantley to Dallas for Mark Aguirre and made the defending conference champions a better team. Say what you want about Aguirre. He is Moody and taciturn a whimpering Par Adox but he also is one of the Best scorers in the game. When he puts his mind to it and certainly he will do that in the Short term there in t a More effective Small Forward in the game. We needed a Good Post up player Daly said if we were going to return to the Aba  Dantley is one of the finest Low Post scorers in the game s history but he will be 33 in two weeks and his skills have been diminished by More than a decade of pounding at the hands of taller More phys ical players. Aguirre just turned 29. He is a better rebounded and passer than Dantley and a three Point shooting threat. He also will help the pistons running game which was often slowed by Dantley s mechanical offensive style. Acquiring Aguirre is a risk. The Maver icks could Tell you that. But Aguirre United at last with his old buddy from Chicago Isiah Thomas should be motivated by the Prospect of playing for a championship. And Don t forget people also raise their eyebrows when the pistons acquired Dantley a few years Back. It s no secret Dantley and Thomas did t see Eye to Eye but there Are a lot of forceful characters in Detroit Rick Mahorn Bill Laimbeer to keep Aguirre in line. I m going to Detroit to play Basket Ball Aguirre said. Isiah and i always talked about playing on the same team since Grade  one of Aguirre s problems in Dallas was that he played on a team that was essentially leaderless. He was unwilling and unable to play that role and it made his periodic sulks even More pronounced. There s no such problem in Detroit team filled with Strong willed leaders. The pistons Are the league s acknowledged bad boys and Aguirre might Fin Comfort in the company of rogues As inside the Aba Dantley late Dallas a the Dallas Mavericks notified the Aba Friday they have waived their right to neg ate their Trade with the Detroit Pis tons of Mark Aguirre for Adria Dantley. The move confirmed the Maver icks acceptance of Dantley despite the fact he had not contacted Tea officials or reported to the team be fore a league mandated noon dead line Friday. We respect Adrian Dantley Andare trying to be understanding of his desire to be left alone for a few Days and come Here As soon As is practical Mavericks general manager Norm Sonju said in a statement Sonju said the team would like Mohave Dantley available to play against Houston saturday but said that will not happen. The Mavericks notification tothe Aba Means Aguirre who was traded to Detroit on wednesday will be Able to play for the pistons at Golden state saturday. Adrian Dantley 33 years old left Detroit in the Trade for 29-year-old Mark Aguirre. Just another loathed and reviled athlete on a team filled with them. Now the world has yet another reason to detest the pistons. The league also has fur ther reason to fear them. The balance of Power has shifted again and Aguirre s Arri Val is bad news indeed for Detroit s rivals in the East. Dantley s departure might not make Dallas a More competitive team hut it should momentarily ease the Strain on embattled Mavericks coach John Macleod whose Job was recently rumoured to be i jeopardy. A week ago there were reports that dal Las owner Donald Carter had grown so dismayed by his team s recent slump that hews considering firing Macleod. But car Ter approached Macleod in Houston an assured him that was not the Case. He made that abundantly Clear Macleod said and in no Uncertain terms. I Felt Good about that he jus told me you re my coach and that s Strong enough for  when the los Angeles clippers beat Houston last week to snap their 19 game losing Streak it was the second time in this decade they d come within game of tying the league record of 20 straight losses set by the 1972-73 Phila Delphia 76ers. In 1981-82, the clippers then in san Diego also lost 19 in a Row before breaking the Streak on the final Day of the season. I was Reading about the clippers during the Streak and i Felt so bad for those Guys said the Phoenix suns Tom Chambers Rookie on that 1981-82 clippers team. I said i m so glad i m not there " Chambers was traded to Seattle a Yea later. He still wonders what might have happened if the clippers had t traded so much promising Talent during those years. If they had kept me and Terry cum mings and Bvron Scott plus All those other Guys Ricky Pierce and Craig Hodges to name two we could have had a pretty Good team could t we Chicago bulls Rookie will Perdu Ehas turned into the Bench warmer of the Midway a player who elicits loud sym pathetic applause from the bulls Home fans on those infrequent occasions whence gets into a game. It s not a laughing matter however when you consider that Perdue was the Lith pick of last year s draft and tha Chicago swapped picks with the kicks in the Charles Oakley Deal for the right to select him. The 7-foot Center has played Only 75minutes All season the fewest of any first round draft Choice and fewer than15 rookies who were selected on the Sec Ond round. I thought i d have gotten More timely now Perdue said but that s not my decision. Sure i be been getting frustrated and As the season goes on you get less patient. I feel i have the Talent to play but i Haven t got the Chance to prove  furthermore. Does heat head coach Ron Rothstein Ever entertain Sec Ond thoughts about his decision to leave his assistant coaching Job with Detroit yes he said every time i look up at the scoreboard and see us Down by 30points."kicks coach Rick Pitino said he would Start Kenny Walker against the new Jersey nets saturday at Madison Square Garden so the fans can give the Aba s slam Dunk Champion a hero s Welcome during  that the rockets Buck Johnson has returned from the injured list it la be interesting to see How minutes Are distributed on the team. The word is that Wal Ter Berry will continue to play regularly off the Bench with Rookie Derrick Chie Vous seeing More action at off guard. The big loser might be Veteran off guard Mik Woodson who s shooting a miserable 43.4 percent. The bulls Brad Sellers might also befalling out of favor. Coach Doug Collins did t play him a minute in tuesday Sloss to the Hawks and it was the first time in two years Sellers sat out by coach s decision. San Antonio coach Larry Brown has been sending his assist ant coaches on regular junkets to the naval outpost in Kings Bay ga., to help Ensign David Robinson with his game and conditioning. Before wednes Day s big Trade the Minnesota Tim be wolves who enter the league next sea son reportedly were trying to get Aguirre from the Mavericks for draft picks. How s this for irony Aguirre s former coach and Nemesis Dick Motta does to Ocolor commentary for Aguirre s new team the pistons the pacers continue to shop Wayman Tisdale who is disgruntled by his recent Lack of playing time. Tisdale met with general manager Donnie Walsh tuesday to vent his frustration. Walsh told him if he started playing like Karl Malone his worries would be Over. Savage bolsters Heidelberg s repeat Hopes Heidelberg West Germany what s in a name try Savage. John Savage who spot lights a team of Heidelberg wrestlers that has a shot at taking seven of 13 titles at the Central european High school wrestling championships saturday at the Pat ton Barracks gym. Heidelberg is the defending High school team Champion. Savage a 125-Pounder, took a 17-0technical fall Over Ansbach s Terry Lawther then matted Frankfurt s Jose Guerra in 3 37 Friday to bolster Heidel Berg s Strong team showing. High school wrestling Russell but last year took second at 119. Savage faces Pitburg s Devoe Don Aldson in a semifinal. Their Winner will face either will Braman of Brussels Ora cent s Mike Harston who beat no. 2 seed an Davatelis of Ramstein. Heidelberg s title Hopes started in the lightest of weights the 103s. Mitzi Cortese of Heidelberg is to face Watson Chon of Ramstein in one semifinal match and Leroy John of Hanau and Cali Carlo of Frankfurt Battle for the other opening. Bill Mittenzwey top seed in the 140 pair is no. 1 seed Tony Alston of Berlin Pound class kept the Heidelberger in and Jim Philpot of Nurnberg. Team Contention by earning a Semi berth cd of u a in a than Topping gives Heidelberg a top in the 189-Pound category. He faces s Mike Thompson. Shawn Hopkins of Vilseck and Aaron Williams of wies against Larry Broadwell of Nurnberg. That Winner goes against the Winner of the David Waddell of bit org and Derek Padden of Patch contest. Padden is Sec Ond seed. The 160 class pits Heidelberg s Bra Hogan against top seed David Slivka of Nurnberg. That Winner faces either no. 2 seed Dewan Leake of Baum older or Hahn s Mike Borison. According to a Heidelberg official Hogan faced Leake last week in regional action but lost Moleake on an illegal  Hogan was it  c tu7t u. U u a step up the ladder in the 112 class be on an illegal throw it Marks Savage s third shot at High Heidelberg s David Rabbit Halpin unable to continue the bout. Nooi mat glory. 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