European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Way Oulu of i stars and stripes a a a Page 23 pistons go with Blanks by Harry Atkins Auburn Hills Mich. Apr consider the plight of poor Lance Blanks who hates to sit. Blanks a 6-foot-4 guard transferred from Virginia to Texas because he Felt he Wasny to getting enough playing time. Now he a coming to the Detroit pistons a team that has won the Aba championship the past two seasons with a three guard rotation comprised of Isiah Thomas Joe Dumars and Vinnie Johnson. Good Luck Lance. A i think i can contribute a Blanks said stubbornly wednesday night after the pistons made him the 26th pick in the Aba draft. A i have no problem sitting on the Bench a Blanks said by Telephone from his parents Home in the Houston suburbs. A when you re playing behind three of the greatest guards in the league its nothing to be ashamed of. A i think i can give them some stability Down the line whether in a the 10th, 11th or 12th  there is no doubt that Blanks can play. The Only question is when. A the has a Chance to play in this league but he is a Rookie a pistons coach Chuck Daly said. A but that a what training Camp is All about. We Tell them if they want minutes that a the place to show  pistons general manager Jack Mcclos key agreed Blanks Likely would be a Bench warmer. A the is a talented player but he is a 26th pick a Mccloskey said. A a i think it would be very difficult for any Rookie to come in and play for our team. But its been proven that if you want playing time you show it by your  Blanks Stock would skyrocket if Johnson elects to become a free agent. But a the microwave will be 34 years old when the pistons open Camp in the autumn so Blanks May not have to sit for Long even if Johnson stays. A the can play both guard spots a Mccloskey said. A the handles the Ball very Well. In our philosophy we do not want numbers we want players. He is a  Dwayne Schintzius went from big Man on Campus to overweight Man drafted no. 24 no fat pact for spurs Schintzius by Scott Howard Cooper the los Angeles times this is what a known As balloon payments National basketball association style. Gain weight lose Money. Dwayne Schintzius experienced it wednesday. His Wallet will feel it for years. Although he was among the most talented players in the Aba draft a not to mention a big Man always a top commodity teams proved that their fears Over Schintzius were not merely conjecture. It became reality when the 7-foot-1, guess the weight Center went into a free fall through the first round before the san Antonio spurs picked him at no. 24. Even that was a Surprise. Most figured the Gamble would come from someone picking in the teens teams such As Golden state or Milwaukee in desperate need of size. Instead the warriors went with Tyrone Hill of Xavier and the Bucks with Terry Mills of Michigan. So Why did t san Antonio fans feel As if they got a bargain Schintzius selection was booed by Many of the 6,000 watching the proceedings at Hemisfar Arena. To them he pledged a mature person not one who showed up at an important pre draft evaluation Camp at 292 pounds about 30 Over his playing weight at the University of Florida. That was before he quit the gators after 11 games and the last of several run ins with team officials. A i just want to come Down and i Hope the people will give me a Chance to develop As a player a he said. A a in a ready to go. You done to realize How much 1 love playing the game of basketball. A if i had completed my senior year i would have been up there. People were scared to take a Chance. I have no doubt about my attitude or ability. A i done to want to be upset. I think it worked out for the  he  have been thinking Money. Schintzius could have been the no. 1 selection getting a multimillion Dollar Deal in the process. Now he a in the $250,000-a-year Range. A contract holdout based on potential would not be Wise either. The spurs Are kind of set at Center Sec Robinson David. Four centers were picked before Schintzius and that docs not include Hill 6-10 but regarded As a Forward. Brown bleeding Green of celtics first Rounder. A a. C Pic Mii a pc in in Mathine when he was a freshman. Brown got by Michael Arace the Hartford courant Boston a Dave Gavitt the Boston celtics chief of basketball operations introduced his first round draft pick in old Boston fashion thursday. T a a couple of weeks ago a Gavitt said a we gave him a blood test and found a Little Green in his  club president red Auerbach coach Chris Ford and Gavitt believe that Dee Brown has celtic Green blood in his veins. Mix it with the Silver Mercury in his feet and you re onto the combination that made Brown a 6-foot-1, 161-Pound Point guard from Jacksonville univer-s1ty, so attractive. Brown in the draft and a couple of other players a perfect Choice. His flick Ness already in the league. Confident lad. A my weakness said a is probably my size. But me playing Forward in College will help me to guard bigger  no wavering there. When Brown said a i love to play defense a Ford had to restrain himself from throwing his arms up in the air. A a in a like to come in and make an in when he was a freshman. Brown got to the cities Are in dire need of. Despite has test his love of defense instantly when he relative Lack of size Brown has been Able to guarded northeastern s Reggie Lewis in the Palm a basketball since seventh Grade. And Carrier classic. By his Junior year. Brown m the past two years he has added 6 inches was playing Small Forward and averaging 19 to his vertical leap measured at 38 inches. Points and seven rebounds. He had his  a when Dee Brown is in that lineup he name then. Dec rightful. O he a that toe of play that a what he was to Jacksonville hoop s a Viranda coach ferry Holland said after fans. And professors. Brown has a 3.2 spa a re fared the Del shins and is two courses Short of graduating with a his Sivalier faced the dolphins. G Moor m computer Quot to we a anal Broil by not science. At an All Star Camp in april. Brown have fended Opta the Sun Belt conference got to show Aba scouts and the rest of the Nave eneu up in  o country it was an Apt Moniker. Let alone the a College hot a the pressure was proving myself and he once had. Came out of getting the respect of other players a Brown Bou Eshi in Ackson he  lid. Of. Had played Well cd have been a 1  t Ann Murp up Fly sudd argeo Temple Honda a a. Quick 7&Quot celtics smile stretched on. Quot Charlene brother , 9, and was the. Celtics Quot a a Raph a Ai  without Tbs . Brown was. He sister Beardm. 17. Draft. He charmed the crowd and his pm a lovers. As Brown spoke a smile stretched from Gavitte a left Cheek All the across to Fords right Cheek. A of my strengths is my Quick a one be 10 Lake auvaiua6w a. J a grasp your Opportunity its your own Gult you done to blame the team and done to blame the organization. That big celtics smile stretched