European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday february 17,1990 Barons reign in Safe with style by Walt Morrissette Slif twirler bib org coach George Price says his team won the Safe basketball championship sunday at Raf Benwa tors. England because of preparation and defense. Picc talked about his 36-0 season in an Telephone inter View Friday from the Mike Mark Field House in Pitburg. We took a couple of Days off. Scrimmage Span Dah ice and a couple of intramural teams and practice every Day. But the key was our defense. We made them give it up Romany times pric said. Oda Phillips who coaches with me designed special defences for us. We knew we were going to play Hahn again so he put a special defense in for us. We were trapping All year. Instead of trapping at half court we started trapping at the 28-foot line. Before they were passing Over the trap but we made them give it up two thirds Down the Price said he was asked to coach the Safe team but declined so Aviano coach Marvin Barnes is doing it in Stead. I was asked to coach but the training Camp and the tournament was about five weeks Long and that s too Long to be gone away from the Job As athletic director at bib org. I handle intramural varsity individual sports every the 89 air Force athletic director of the year said. Wilbure s five starters were asked to stay in bin Waters for the Safe team trials. Safe will compete in the air Force tournament at Travis fab. Calif. Feb. 25 to march2 a couple of Barons Forward Ralph Baltimore and Point guard k be James accepted the invitation. No doubt in my mind they re both going to make Picc said. The team has to be built around them since they be both played All air Force last year. Baltimore Pla cd on the unified command team that won Baltimore was stationed at Homestead fab. Fla. And James was at Travis. Baron starters Guy Lynch Jubal Brown and Kelvin Blevins declined the invitation. Price said. All five averaged in double figures All season led by Baltimore s 20.6-Point average which was second to Hahn s Mike Owens in the Continental sports conference. Picc is Happy that his 1990-91 team won t be affected by pcs losses. Well have everybody Back 12 deep and plus Well gel Tony Everett Back who was map Here three years air Force basketball Everett will return to Pitburg in april after graduating from the Patriot school at fort Bliss. Texas. Patrick Mcshan. Price s sixth Man and no. 2 Point guard is also an army player. Price said he s authorized to play up to four army players. Pitburg s women s team is also be represented at the Safe trials. Gabriel la Baltimore is at the trials in Pitburg. Price said. I know she s going to the air Force championships at Andrews fab md., also scheduled for feb. 25 March 2. The whole Pitburg Community helped the Barons go 36 0, pric said. It s difficult to go 36-0, but it s made easier with the support we get from the a comics Section chiefs co work ers and family members All the Way up to the Wing com Mander Price said. The spectators were great we filled this place up every How does this 1989-90 squad compare to his teams of the past this would have to be my first or second Best Price said. In 78 we went 38-3 and won Safe. I Don t want to take anything away from that team but when you go undefeated. 1 would have to think that this is my Best Price is still close to his past players because once a Baron always a Baron. I still correspond with my 78 Tram and Guys who played for me 20 years ago still come and slay at my House. They Send me notes about Good players coming my Price credited new players Baltimore and James for helping this team gel Over the top. We could have done better last year but we needed a better off Forward and a belter Point guard. My number two Point guard this year Patrick Mcshan was my Point last year. We got the two new Guys and they did the Job for but in almost the same breath. Price said his players Don t play for him if they Don t Excel in their air Force jobs first. It s a privilege to play at Pitburg. If you re not outstand ing olt the court you re not going to get the Chance to be outstanding on the court. You can bet if he s playing for Pitburg. He s As clean As the Board of Price was asked to speculate on the future of air Force and army sports in a smaller . European Community. As the . And soviets agreed to troop cuts to a 195. Xxx troop ceiling compared to 305,000 in Europe today Price was asked about the possibility of joint air Force army european regular season and championship play. It s difficult. This is february and our season is Over the army had to take a break for reformer and they won t finish until april. I do think we ought to have a Charity Christmas tournament with the army. Match up the lop four army teams and the top four air Force teams. We could have two army Home games and two air Force Home games. We could have teams 1 versus 3 at the air Force Field houses and 2 versus 4 at the army Field houses. I think army has tremendous athletes but i think we have great athletes too. I think we play different games. I think the army plays More of an up and Down the court game while we play More of a patterned style of play. We both have great programs and i think it s a sin we Don t gel to play each other More. Maybe we ought to have one league because with 30.000 troops in England. Spain and Italy they Aren t going to have a Good program. We need to get All the athletic directors together. We All talk the same language and we All have the same programs. We should get together and talk about these things. "1 think we All work too hard not to get to speak our he said the ads would t have to wait until the troop cuts come to make changes. We Don t want to wait till the mule kicks you in the head to change army and air Force working together has happened before in Europe. Price referred to 1987 when us afe s Pitburg and then Usa eur s co hosted the armed forces basketball championships for men and women. We flew eight teams Over Here from the Price said. It was the Only time it s been held outside the ., and it went off beautifully without a scoreboard local sports army Bowling v corps singles championships Hanau. 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