European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 a a the stars and stripes thursday january 17,1991national basketball association by Bill Barnard a basketball writer everything about the Denver nuggets is falling apart except the optimism of coach Paul Westhead. A in the beginning of the year i would be said we would be 25-6 instead of 6-25,&Quot Westhead said after a recent loss. A i firmly believe in this system and losses wont shake that . Injuries sidelined seven top Denver players in the first third of the season hampering a situation that is already chaotic at Best. Perhaps the Best thing that can be said about the nuggets season so far is that All the talk about teams scoring 200 Points and players scoring 100 Points has cooled. Because of All the injuries Westhead has. Been forced to slow Down the Pace from Breakneck to merely  the nuggets allowed an a Crage of 136.7 Points through 33 games 10.7 More than the Aba record for a season. Denver was scoring an average of 138 Points after six games 11,5 More than the Aba record for a season but the nuggets average has dropped to 124. A a we re not generating the scoring Power we were earlier so the Tempo has slowed Quot Westhead said. A your game diminished a lot when we lost a Guy scoring nearly 30 Points a game. We be had very few games where everyone s  Orlando Wool Ridge was scoring 29 Points per game when his Retina was detached on dec. 19. Ankle injuries have sidelined forwards Todd Liechti and Jerome Lane and Center Blair Rasmussen just returned from Paul Westhead a strained Tendon in his right foot. Starting guards Michael Adams and Chris Jackson the no. 3 pick in the 1990 draft also Are Back after Early season problems. But Wisth cad a resolve to use a system in which his team will shoot 5-7 seconds after gaining Possession is unshakable. He says the teams biggest problem has been that its too deliberate. A a a a Quot we re not generating a fast enough Pace to get easy shot a Westhead said. A in our Best years at Loyola we were shooting 50-plus. Here we re at 45  a a a. A a a Quot a. Theoretically there a nothing wrong with scoring 130, 140 or 160 Points As Long As the opposition Isnit scoring More. The nuggets lost their first seven games when they were at their most productive offensively their sporadic victories have followed v the first two weeks of the season saw an array of Aba records set and purists were complaining that the nuggets would make the record Book meaningless. A a a a t a a a a a a game 1, most Points in a regulation game in a 162-1,58 loss to Golden state on nov. 2. A game 4, san Antonio set a record for Points in a half with 90 and won 161-153 on nov. 7. A game 6, Phoenix broke the. Spurs�?T1 record for Points in a half with 107 and tied the Mark for most Points in regulation with a 173-143 Victory on nov. 10. Since then the Only significant record in a Denver game was on dec. 30 when Scott Skiles of Orlando had 30 assists breaking Kevin porters Aba record Ofa a a in addition Bernard King of Washington and the los Angeles clippers Charles Smith have posted Aba season highs of 52 Points against the nuggets. But there has been a decided change in Tempo at nuggets Gables since the Early flurry of Points although Westhead says a i can to take credit for the other team scoring 30 fewer Points a  in the nov. 10 game against Phoenix the suns shot 67-for-104 64.4 percent and gave coach Cotton Fitz Simmons his 700th Aba Victory. A they were shooting jump shots and we Vicie shooting layups a said Tom Chambers one of four suns with 20 or More Points. A they took the first open shot and we tried to go to the Basket As much As we could to make sure our percentage was Good. Every time we took a jump shot. Cotton yelled at us. We decided right away to take it to the hoop arid get him off our  a few Days later the nuggets Pace slowed noticeably a a a. To. After beating Denver 142-134 in a rematch on dec. 15, Fitzsimmons said a they Are playing a lot different now. They just kept pushing and pushing and we  get away from them. They Are covering a lot better and not pressing full court As often. We must have Given them 40 or 50 Points off  a the nuggets Are mixing up their press better than earlier in the season Quot the suns Kevin Johnson said a when they were pressing full time we would score 40 or 50 Points on layups. They Are not giving up easy baskets  while the hysteria Over the Avalanche of Points Early in the season has lessened the nuggets still have the worst record in the Aba behind even the four expansion clubs. A Quot its frustrating to keep losing but we try to stay positive a Jackson said. A a we be had some bad Luck injury Wise. Just when we Start playing Well together someone else gets Hurt and we fall  Walter Davis a 14-year Veteran said playing the game Westhead a Way a is still fun but you get frustrated and Down after a loss. But when you be been in the league As Long As i have you learn to Bounce back.�?�. A preparing to play the nuggets can also be frustrating. A to a .7 a. A in our practice we tried to simulate close to what Denver does which is chaos a Houston coach Don Chaney said. A after a couple of times Down the floor they were bending  v scoreboard from Page 22. 1983�?martinanavratilova,Tennis a 1982�?mary Decker Tabb. Track a 19b 1 Tracy Austin. Tennis a. A a 1980 Chris Evert Lloyd. Tennis 1979�?tracy Austin Tennis a. 1978-Nancy Lopez  it. 1977�?Chris Evert Tennis. 1976�? Nadia Comanici gymnastics. 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Got a Quot a 1944�?ann Curtis swimming. 1913 a Patty Berg god1938 party Borg Golt i937-Katherinebawls, Swirn thing.  male and female winners Woie from the same sport. A female athlete voting new York apr voting Tor the. 1990 associated press female athlete of the year Wilh five Points Tor each first place vote three Points Tor Sec. Ond and one Point Lor thud a  second third total Beth Daniel 28 17 7 199 Jennifer Capriati 21 19 22 184 Stet i Graf 17 13 18 142 Monica Seles 7 22 9 110 bets King 10 12 ii 97 Jill Trenary 1 4 7 9 50 Lynn Jennings a 7. 1 6 a 44 Martina Navratilova 6 3 4 43 Gabriela Sabatini 6 2 6 42 Pat Bradley a a 0-9 5 32 Marlene Ottey 1 4 3 20 others receiving first place votes Andrea Stin. Son 2, Jennifer Iii 1, Erin Baker  favor 1, baseball free agent signings new York apr the 59 major league players who filed for re entry free Agency and have signed with name position Tanner club it different and contract a. American league a Boston 2 signed Mart Young. Hip. Seattle to n three year $6.4 million contract announced Itiat torn Brunansky of Hitaf accepted salary arbitration. California 2 a signed Donnie Hill my to a one year $500,000 contract announced Thal Max Venable of Hart accepted salary arbitration. Chicago 1signed Charlie Hough , Texas to a one year $900,000 contract. A Detroit 4 a signed Rob Deer of Milwaukee to a three year $6.05 million contract signed Mickey Turtle Ion. A to a one year $1.6 million contract re signed Jofin is Hilly. Of to a one year. $525,000 contract announced that Dan Petry rep had accepted salary arbitration. A a Kansas City 5 a Signori Mike Bor Dicker rep Boson to a three year $9 25 million court incl sunned Kuk Gibson of los Angeles to a two year a s3 65 million contract signed Dan Schalz def hip new York mets to a one year $700,000 contract re a signed Steve Crawford and Andy Mcgaffigan reps to minor league contracts. Milwaukee 3 a signed Franklin Stubbs 1bof, Houston to a three year $6 million contract signed. Edwin Nunez rep Detroit to a two year $1.9 million contract resigned Ted Higuera hip to a1 four year $13 million contract. V.,Minnesota 1 a a re signed Handy Bush of la to a two year $900,000 contract. New York 3 a signed Steve Farr rep Kansas City to a three year $6.3 million contract signed a Scott Sanderson rep to a two year $4.75 million contract re signed turn Leary rep to a three year $5,95 million contract a ,. A. Quot Oakland 4 a signed Willie Wilson of Kansas. City to a two year $2 minion contract signed Eric show rep san Francisco to a two year. $1.6 million a contract re signed Bob. Welch rep. To a four year $13 million connect re signed Jamie quirk a to a a. Two year $1 million contract a Seattle 2 a re signed Ken Griffey sr., of to a one year $700,000 contract re signed Bill Krueger hip to a one year $400,000 contract. -. Texas 1 a re signed Craig Mcmurtry rep to a Moor Teague contract. A. Toronto 3 a signed Ken Dayley hip St. A Louis to a three year $6 3 million contract signed Pat Tablor Olin new Yolk mels to a two year $1.6 million contract re signed Ranee Mullinks 3b, to a two year $1.5 million contract. A National league Atlanta 3 a signed Terry Pendleton 3b, St. Lotus to a tour year $10 2 million contract signed Sid Bream 1 a Pittsburgh to a three year $5.6 million Oor tract signed Rafael Belliard of Pittsburgh a to a two year $900,000  Chicago 2 a signed Danny Jackson hip Cin a Cannati to a tour year Quot $10 5 million contract signed George Bell of Toronto to a three year $9.8 million a contract a. A Cincinnati 3 a re signed Tom Browning hip to a four year $12,483,333 Cormacl signed Ted Power rep. Pittsburgh to a one year. $500,000 Cobei tract re signed Bill Doran 2b, to a three year $7 3 Mali of contract los Angeles 5 a signed Darryl Strawberry of new York mets to a five year $20,25 million contract signed Kevin Gross rep Montreal to a three a year $6.4 million contract announced that Mickey Hatcher of inf Juan Samuel. Of-2bt. And Fernando Valenzuela hip had accepted salary arbitration. New York 2 signed Vince Coleman of so Louis to a four year $11.95 million contract signed Terry Puhl of Houston to a one year $350,000 contract. A. A. Philadelphia. 1 a signed Wally Backman 2b, Pittsburgh to a two year $1.3 million contract. A Pittsburgh 4 signed Curtis Wilkerson int to a two year $1,425,000 contract re signed Don. Slaught a to a three year $3 million contract. San Diego 1 a re signed Dennis Rasmussen hip to a one year. $805,000 contract. A. St. Louis 2 a signed Gerald Perry to Kansas. City to a three year $3.3 million contract signed. , hip. Houston to a three year $4.6 million contract. A a. Quot. San Francisco 3 signed Bud Black hip Toronto to a four year $10 million contract sighed Willie Mcgee of Oakland to a tour year $ 13 Mil lion contract  Righetti lip. New York Yankees to a tour year $10 million contract a. Remaining free agents american league Baltimore 12 a Ron Kittle 1b-ot Joe Price. Hip. Boston 1 by Danny Heep of la. California 2 by Brian Downing of a Greg Minton rep. Cleveland 3 a Tom Brookens inf Candy Maldonado of Ken Phelps inf a a a Detroit 3 a Darnell Coles inf of Larry sheets oly-gary.wardof-1b,. A. A a Kansas City 3 by Bob Scione a Steve Jeltz inf Frank White 2b Milwaukee 1 a Paui Mirabella hip. A Minnesota 1 a John Moses of. Newyork l a Jeff Robinson  Oakland 2 Ron Hassey by Wil . Seattle i0.  Toronto 1. A John Candelaria hip. A f my Pound a 007 t 4a t a amp amp athletic amp Jar try Lino a am of amp pm me map0 me of Mike in ask Vou f<7r am Auto Kapum. National league Atlanta 1 a Jim Presley 3b. ,. Cincinnati 2 a a Rick Mahler rep Ron Oester it Houston 2 by Rich gedman a Glenn wit-1  a a a a los Angeles 1 by Rick Dempsey c. A. Montreal 1 a Dave Schmidt rep a a. New York 0 a a. -. A Philadelphia 1 a Don car Mari hip  2 a Doug Bair rep Jerry Feuss a hip. \. A a a a a a a St. Louis 3 by Tom Niedenfuer rep Johni Tudor hip Denny waiting if of. A a a a a a a. A a san Diego 2 a Fri a Lynn of Mike Pagliarulo 3b.&Quot a a a1 a t san Francisco 2 Gary Carter a Mark Thurmond hip. Local sports prep basketball non conference boys we Nyburg 72, Niernberg 50 a a a at Nurnberg tuesday Wurzburg wolves.,10 20 21 21�?72 Numberg eagles .13. 16 -9 12-50 top so hers Wurz Michael Gatewood. 14 Michael Daniels 12, Kevin Murray 11 turn curtis1 Webster 13 Maurice Lowery 7 a a _ we Brucken 59, Hahn 52 at Hahn wednesday i a halftime Wei Mcken Trojan ass Hahn i hawks28. A top scorers Wei Jeny Coles 14, skip Wilder 12, Chris nelson.11 Hahn Dobie Strong 24 non conference girls Hahn 58, we Brucken 31. At Hahn wednesday  Hahn hihawksl.8, Wei Mcken lady a trojans12. A a top scorers Wei summer Perry 10 Hahn Trae King Torbert 15, Netta Burt Edge 11, Nikki Johnson 10. Skiing -. S Irv men s world cup ski adel80den, Switzerland apr results tuesday of a world cup ski race on the Tschen Tenall course heat times in parentheses a a a giant slalom 1. Marc Girardelli Luxembourg 2 minutes 5 72 seconds. 1 minute 4.34 seconds-1 minute 5 38 seconds. A a. A a 2. Alben Tomba Italy 2 07.28 1 04.99-1 02.29 3 Rudolf Nierlich Austria a 2 07.41 t .04.72-t 02 tn9. A 4 Paul Accola Switzerland 2.07 48 1105 131 02 35 ,. World cup giant slalom standings after four races 1 Tolja 77 Points.2. Girardelli. 57, 3 by Berry. 52 a world cup Overall standings after 17 events. 1. Girardelli 176 Points. 2 Franz Heinzer Switzerland 129 3. To Moa. 11 ? 4 Furseth 112. A a