European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 b the stars and stripes saturday september 7,1991pippen healthy bulls can repeat by Walt Morrissette staff writer Munich Germany a Forward Scot tic Pippen says his Chicago bulls can win their second straight Aba world championship if they can avoid a major injury. Pippen Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers and David Robinson of the san Antonio spurs came to Germany from Spain on wednesday As part of Nike so tour do Force promotion to unveil its new a Force Quot line of shoes and sportswear. Barkley and Pippen answered questions at an afternoon press conference before going Over to a theater packed with american elementary Junior High and High school students to answer their questions on life in the Aba. That night Pippen and Barkley played with the Nike All stars in an exhibition game against German first division Champion Bayern Leve Kusen at the Olympia Hall. The All stars included former Syracuse Star Steven Thompson and former Georgetown guard Mark Tillman. Jim Valvano former North Carolina state coach and Abc esp College basketball commentator coached the Al stars Robinson missed the afternoon events because of a 24-hour stomach virus but he did sit on the Bench for the exhibition game. The bulls signed All their free agents from the championships squad to big contracts including Pippen guard John Paxson and Center Bill Cartwright. But Pippen says the bulls need to improve their depth As insurance against a key injury a something they were Lucky enough not to face during their run to the championship. A i think we can repeat but we have four spots a and i done to want to name names a where we can use some improvement Quot Pippen said. A if we had a major injury we would be in trouble. We have a lot of Guys on the Bench who could definitely contribute More than they did last when was the turning Point of the 1990-91 season when you knew you could win it All a it happened after the All Star break Quot he said. Quot we started winning a lot of games. We were gelling As a team and it just carried it Over into the that a where the bulls wiped out Atlanta Philadelphia and Detroit to win the Eastern conference title before stopping the . Lakers in five games in the Aba finals. Pippen said the Detroit series was actually a tougher test than the Laker series. A both teams were Tough. But Detroit was on top and we knew we had to beat the team that knocked us out of the playoffs the last three years if we were going to get to the finals. . Wasny to any lighter a they were a big team that could run with us. But Detroit has better All around defense rebounding and scoring. They contested every shot and Loose Ball. They were the better All around on being a Champion. A a it a been a pretty Busy summer Quot he said. A people in Chicago Are still celebrating but for me personally in be settled Down. In be got to get ready for this Pippen thinks the age of dynasties is Over in the National basketball association. A i done to think any one team can dominate any More a Pippen said. A Detroit stood up for a few years and they re still going to be there. Well be there. The lakers and Portland will be there but Boston is getting too but As for his prediction on the outcome of the 1991-92 season a i think the results will be the same As last Scottie Pippen shown Here in the �?T91 playoffs displayed his skills in tops potential blowouts by the associated press it s late summer and in College football that Means its too late for Many of the weaker schools to avoid their traditional blowouts. Many of the lop football schools fill their Early season schedules with easy games against teams from smaller or less ambitious programs eager for a big payday. Saturday s schedule includes 15 games involving pop 25 teams and in 11 of those games the ranked team is either favored to win by 16 Points or More or the game is expected to be such a rout that there is no betting line. The a no line games Are san Jose state at no. 6 Florida appalachian state at no. 8 Clems Ltd and Utah state at no. 14 Nebraska. Top ranked Flor Bowden Ida state will be a 40-Point favorite when it plays Host to Tulane on saturday night but Seminole coach Bobby Bowden is wary of the Green wave especially in Light of Memphis state s upset of no. 16 Southern Cal on monday. A Tulane upset us in 1983 when we were a top 10 team and undefeated a Bowden said. A Memphis state beat Southern Cal at Southern Cal. That s what happens when you re not mentally ready.�?�. Bowden Isnit the Only coach usin College football Memphis state As a cause to keep his team focused. Joe Paterno of no. 5 Penn state a six touchdown favorite Over Cincinnati also reminded his players of a 1983 upset. �?o1 told them prior to the Southern Cal game that i was nervous about Cincinnati Quot said Paterno referring to the bearcats 14-3 defeat of the Kittany Lions eight years ago. A you never know How Good a team is going to be in its first a your goal is to win and that would Shock the football world a Cincinnati coach Tim Murphy said. Elsewhere saturday no. 2 Michigan is a 23-Point favorite at Boston College Indiana is a 17-Point underdog at seventh ranked notre Dame no. 12 Colorado is a 22-Point favorite at Home against Wyoming Hawaii is a 16-Point underdog at no. 15 Iowa no. 20 Alabama is a 17-Point favorite at Home Over Temple and Vanderbilt is a four touchdown underdog at no. 24 Syracuse. The Only game involving two ranked teams has no. 25 Brigham Young at no. 23 Urcla. No. 4 Washington is at Stanford no. 13 Texas is at Mississippi state and Arizona is at no. 22 Ohio state in games in which the ranked team is favored by less than 10 Points. On thursday night. No. 11 Tennessee thrashed Louisville 28-11. Carl Pickens caught a 75-Yard touchdown pass on Tennessee a third play of the game and added the capper with a 67-Yard punt return to after Louisville had Cut the vols advantage to 21-11 in the fourth period. Story on Page 28 Colorado coach Bill Mccartney suggested that Wyoming which lost its opener 32-17 to Hawaii might have an advantage in having practice longer and having played one game. A if that a True maybe we could Trade rosters a cowboys coach Joe Tiller said. A you done to become the National Champion a you done to get to that position a by doing it with mirrors. A in Colorado we Are facing one of the nation s finest programs. This is a team with so much firepower its hard to know where to one place Wyoming might Start is Colorado quarterback Darian Hagan going into his third year As a starter. Hawaii quarterback Joe Carter rushed for 214 Yards against the cowboys last week. Hagan said Wyoming will play a different defense this week because Carter was inexperienced. A i think they wanted to make the Young Guy beat them a Hagan said. A they were worried Hagan More about some of the older Guys. They wont play me like that. They la probably make me pitch every Mickey Joseph has recovered from a 120-plus stitch Gash in his leg and Spring shoulder problems to win Back the starting quarterback Job at Nebraska. Joseph who has 4.3-second Speed in the 40-Yard dash is known primarily As a runner but he led the big eight in passing efficiency last year and has worked hard to improve the Corn huskers passing attack. A your receivers make my Job easy because they re the Type of receivers who can catch a 5-Yard out and turn it into a 30-Yard gain a Joseph said. A this year we have a lot of Speed at wide receiver and Wingback. They re All deep the Brigham Young Urcla game figures to be a Battle of quarterbacks to Detmer and Tommy Maddox. Detmer hammered in Byus loss to Penn state last week in the Kickoff classic needs 197 Yards to break the Mcaa career record of 11,425 passing Yards set by Todd Santos of san Diego state. Maddox a Sophomore set a Pac-10 passing record As a freshman with 2,682 Yards. Quot i think Tommy Maddox can be one of the real great quarterbacks in Urcla history if he continues to make Progress a coach Terry Donahue said. A i want to see Tommy play like some of the quarterbacks in our program have played go four or five games without an Urcla s Best quarterbacks have included Troy Aikman John Sciarra and Heisman trophy Winner Gary Beban. \
