European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 12, 1991 the stars and stripes a a Page 25commentaryfor Pitburg the Price is right it was still Early but something was dreadfully wrong. Pitburg coach George Price stood up from the Baron Bench and inched Forward to the sideline. His right Arm folded confidently across his breast. His left fist pushed against his face. The Man some Call the Best military coach Europe has Ever seen Wasny to pleased. As we be said it was still  came out Strong but Georges Barons kept Pace in this Safe basketball game. But when Hahn guard Dobie Strong Sank a jumper Price gritted his Teeth and Shook his head. Something a just not right Pitburg guard Kyle James summoned referee Tom Villegas. James hands formed a t. It Villegas shrieked his whistle. A timeout. Number 25. Blue a he reported to the scorers Bench. As the starters stumbled toward the Bench the reserves almost instinctively sprang up handed their colleagues towels and made a Hole. Made it wide. The master spoke. A now go out there with some bleeping feeling a Price yelled into the Hud die. The Barons did. They stammered through the first half feeling Lucky to be Down by Only two at intermission thank goodness Hahn  sink anything. The second half offered no Solace. Horrendous Board work by bit urge a big men Mike Paul and Mike Taylor had Price shaking his head. Something a still not bleeping right James tapped Villegas. A a timeout. Number 25. Blue a Villegas reported to the scorers table. Price stood in the Middle of the huddle. He yelled. He screamed. His temples flared. His Teeth gritted the Barons got the message. James sparked an Llo run to help Pitburg to its 13th win of the season a an 85-69 knockout of Hahn. A a we re not playing to win anymore a Price said. A we play not to  the count stands at 58 straight George Price victories. The Barons Are 36-0 in regular season play Over the past two years. The Streak. A a when you win 58 in a a Row you know what you re going to do in a game a Price said. Even when the Barons were Down Price refused to worry. A these Are grown men out Here a he said. A a they re not going to lie Down and take an  the Price vocabulary resembles his Drill instructor facade. His hair is Cut close in a Flattop reminiscent of sock hops jukeboxes and soda fountains. His eyes Are dark and steely. Even Large Frame glasses done to shield the patented Price visual snarl. His nostrils flare at the slightest provocation. This is the Man basketball people love to hate. Except bit urge a basketball tans who flock to the House that George built a a Pitburg basketball shrine known As the Mike Mark memorial Field House. But Price infuriates people by turning Down offers to play in tournaments. Price hates to lose. Abhors it. One tournament director charged that Price pulled out of the Kaiserslautern Christmas shootout because a the did no to want to be shamed if he lost to a Rob Staggenborg army  Price laughs. A we went Down to a town and kicked their ass in an exhibition in the beginning of the year. Haven to heard from Mem  lets talk . Shape trials George. Talk abounded prior to the . Shape basketball trials late last year that Price refused to let his players try out. Starters Ralph Baltimore James Guy Lynch and Kelvin Blevins were sure bets to not Only make the team but also to Start for . Shape coach Bob a Bott. The Pitburg less . Shape team suffered its worst result Ever in the history of the tournament finishing fourth. Abbott fumed. A i doubt very seriously that i will be asked to Cortie Back a he told stripes reporter Walt Morrissette at shape. A a. I  even consider it unless i get better command support to get the players i need into  re get prices players into Camp. Price disagreed. A the shape trials were held at Pitburg which meant we would have had to have gotten our players off from their duties to play basketball. They re not in the air Force to play basketball. We did no to need to have six Guys from Pitburg being away from their jobs and Over at the gym playing basketball All Day in full View of their co workers. Pc pie work at Pitburg  a George  let us go. The season was too important a said Lynch in cognizant of prices stance. 1 after prices comments were read Lynch a face Sank As if head betrayed the master. A i wish George would Tell us what to  for All the a win at All costs prices teams exude the result is the Streak. A the team that beats us will probably go to Disneyland or something a Baltimore said. A a we be got a lot of Talent on this team. Like Lynch. He was tearing it up  a if we get beat a Lynch adds a it wont change us a  a it would take the Monkey off our backs that Sall a James said. Still Pitburg knows its unbeaten Streak could get snapped each time it hits the courts. By Hahn. By Ramstein. By themselves. A you can to really say we can to lose a Baltimore said. A every team can  added Lynch a closing is part of winning. You be got to know How to lose to win. But i done to foresee anyone beating us. Not this  cocky a when you win 58 in a Row you be got to be cocky a Lynch said. A if we were going to lose we would have lost earlier in the year a James said. The pressure mounts. A a there a no pressure at Pitburg a a a Price said. A i still go Home to my Beautiful wife and Wake up in the morning. The Sun will still Rise tomorrow. Pressure the pressure s Down in saudi  even Price refuses to take All the credit. He Points to Oda Phillips the Quot a. A. A amps Gus Schuttlor bit urge a Kyle James Battles Hahn a Everett Davis left and George Hillsman. Man George makes a Point of introducing As his a partner coach not assistant coach. Partner coach. This Man has forgotten More basketball than ill Ever  the Continental sports conference title is a lock. The Barons play their final three games at Georges place. The Csc championship is set for Georges place. The Safe title game will be at the Csc winners Home i.e., Georges  nobody can beat us in the terror dome a James bragged. The last Challenge lies ahead. Talk of a unified Neucom sports championship with the Safe Winner playing the army european championship Winner is being kicked around at the major command Levels. Darmstadt coach Glenn Lockwood invited George and co. For an exhibition at Darmstadt. Price grimaced but w As generally willing. A a we la play them but there a a time and place Lor it a Price said. A a we re not going to go up there and play on a thursday night with unit level officials. We done to do things half ass at Pitburg. If in a going to do it it has to be  a. As cocky As it sounds you listen you heed you Bow. Because when you win 58 in a Row. You re doing something right. A the stars and stripes a amps Gus Schuettler Hahn a Stacy Wesson grabs rebound. From bit urge a Mike Paul