European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes Friday december 27,1991north Carolinas european tour tar heels warm up for Giessen at Rhein main by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Rhein main a Germany a Dean Smiths Post practice Trot to an awaiting team bus started out As an uneventful leisurely stroll thursday. Before he could blink an eyelash pens and notepads instamatic cameras handshakes and Toothy North carolinian smiles far removed from Home stood in Between him and the exit. He greeted each admirer with his signature tar Heel Charm and signed everything from hats to pads to basketballs. The talk turned to whether head Ever aspired to be a coach in the professional ranks. Quot in a Content with North Carolina. I done to think coaching in the pros is necessarily a step up Quot said the Dean who is one of the winning est collegiate basketball coaches in the nation with a 717-209 record in 30 seasons with the tar heels a perennial Power in the often vicious Atlantic coast conference. Quot there Are a lot pro coaches who a like to have my Job. The Money a not the same but its a lot of fun coaching College basketball. I like the Campus atmosphere dealing with the faculty. Here i have More  Smiths tar heels currently ranked no. 8 in the polls Are making their first swing across european soil with a series of three exhibition games. North Carolina won its first two games in the Canary islands against select teams and will wind up its trans Atlantic tour in Giessen for a 7 30 . Game against mtg Giessen 1846, a German first league. The game will be played at Giessen a spor Thalle Ost but tickets Are scarce organizers said. And with Good reason. Dean Smith is Mcaa basketball a minus the scandals minus the under the table payments and minus the inflated ego. As clean a program As they come. While Indiana coach Bobby Knight May have been on the Brink and Kentucky a Rick Pitino was born to coach Smith bleeds tar Heel powder Blue. A Quick primer for non tar heels a unc fans have been treated to an astounding 21 straight seasons of 20 or More wins. A North Carolina has been to the Mcaa tournament 17 straight years and advanced to the Sweet 16 for 11 consecutive years. A Smith posted a 29-6 record last season and advanced to his 10th final four game. Those 10 appearances Are second to Only a clan a 14 in the final four books. North Carolina fell to Kansas 79-73 in the semifinals at Indianapolis Hoosier dome. In that game unc sludge through a lacklustre shooting Day and Smith was ejected a the first time head been ejected from the tournament. Roy Williams his former assistant went on to Lead the Jay Hawks to the final against eventual Champion Duke. A our seniors pressed a Little to hard in 1 848 Gutsch Utthi North Carolina coach Dean Smith drives Home a Point thursday at Rhein main a. That game against Kansas Quot Smith explained. Quot if i had to lose i did no to mind losing to Roy Williams who used to coach with me  gone from that team Are Rick Fox and his 16.9 Points per game and 232 rebounds Pete Chilcutt and his 12 Points a game and King Rice Clifford Rozier and guard Kenny Harris. Fox and Chilcutt were first round Aba draft choices Fox playing for Boston celtics and Chilcutt for the ailing Sacramento Kings. Rice is out of basketball and Rozier and Harris transferred to other schools. In All three starters gone. All five losses were Letterman. Quot any team that loses three seniors two who go pro you re going to show a loss a 70 Sophomore Center Eric Montross said. Quot which Isnit All bad. We be had to step up into the leadership roles they left open. In its preseason poll is be sports picked the tar heels to finish fourth behind Indiana Duke and Ohio state despite the personnel shortage. Not that Smith pays much attention to the polls or the Knock that unc has Talent but the Dean can t seem to bring it together into a dominant Force Only his 1984 Michael Jordan Sam Perkins James worthy team has won an Mcaa title. "7 think it s unfair to say we have the Talent but can t win it. I think of 1979 when they picked us to finish fourth in the league. We finished third in the nation. We did t win it sure. We be been to the final 8 a what a is times that s pretty Good when you have 290 teams playing. Quot last year vegas had the Best team but did t win it. If they d played the Best of seven they might a won it. But they Don t do it that Way and that s what makes it fun we be been ranked so often we Don t really pay attention to it any More. Duke May be the Best team in the country but they May not win  the tar heels Only loss this year came against Florida state a conference loss now that the seminoles joined the acc which arguably has the most Talent and is the most competitive conference in the nation. A this team has an awful lot of Short Range goals Quot Montross said.41first we want to finish first in the acc then we want to win the acc tournament then we want to make it to the Sweet 16, then the final four. The loss to Kansas was discouraging for us but it s a new season. That was a year ago. Duke s going to be Tough and Georgia tech is starting to show fire. The acc s always a Tough  expects More from fabulous class of 94 the North Carolina team that will face mtg 1846 Giessen boasts of Only one senior 6-4 Forward Hubert Davis. Last season unc coach Dean Smith received rave reviews for bringing in one of the Best freshman classes the school has Ever known but it Hasni to lived up to Smiths expectations. Quot. I expect All of our sophomores to be better than they were last year. Now they have a better idea of what is  Smith has High Hopes for these sophomores a Eric Montross 7-0, 258 pounds a shot 58.7 from the floor last season but his 5.8 scoring average and his 4.2 re bounding average weren to indicative of How important be was. Smith on Montross Quot big Guys reach their potential later than ther other players and he s going to get better and  a Pat Sullivan 6-8, 215 pounds a alternates Between big or Small Forward. Took Only 23 shots last season. Smith on Sullivan a Pat has a lot of savvy. But he got caught in our numbers problem and did no to play As much As he could  a Derrick Phelps 6-3, 184 pounds a knee injuries May hamper Phelps As they did last season when he backed up King Rice at the Point and averaged 2.3 pig. Smith on Phelps Quot if his knee comes along As it should Derrick should have a very Good Sophomore  a Brian Reese 6-5,214 pounds a a 50 percent shooter from the Neld who is trying to break from the third five to the second five. Smith on Reese Quot he has a solid All around game which should be even better this  a Kevin Salvador 7-0, 220 pounds a re shirted his first two seasons he runs Well and is a Vety Good shot Blocker. Smith on Salvadori Quot you have to be patient with big men. You done to know which ones Are going to come on and  a Henrik Ruddel 6-7v&, 196, Junior Rodel a Frankfurt native has Given the tar heels added strength off the Bench with a Good outside shot. Smith on Ruddel a Henrik has unbelievable savvy that you a expect out of a kid playing on a new York or Philadelphia playground. He a a Good athlete. Not great but  a Rob Staggenborg lady eagles take 2, Eagle men rout Wil Flecken Frankfurt Germany a thursdays results in the Frankfurt Christmas classic Wiesbaden women 75, a town 59 Wiesbaden took a 34-30 halftime Lead and blew it open in the second half. Tanya Stubbs scored a game High 25 Points for the lady roadrunners. Balis Adams and Robin Brooks pumped in 18 Points apiece. Marilyn Dane had 20 for Kaiserslautern Michelle Green added 12 and Sheila Pinkey had 11.Wiesbaden women 77, . 52 Wiesbaden improved to 2-0 after taking a 34-26frankfurt Christmas classic Lead on bad Kreuz Nach at the half. Stubbs had 27, Adams 18 and Brooks 17. Heather Granger led . With 23. Carolyn Marshall scored 16.Wiesbaden men 109, Wil Flecken 66 Lamar Oden scored 17 Points for the eagles John Bolden 14, and Antonio Cardwell 12. Ray Bernard led Wil Flecken with 17.heidelberg women 62, Darmstadt 60 Lenin Ait Washington had a steal and two free throws with 12 seconds left for the win. Heidelberg Tina Hartley had 18 Points Becky King 17. Jaz Washington had 22  women 51, Wil Flecken 47 Fri be Tor ,hr8 w11 11 Points ant Maris Echford and Nikki Elliott added eight each piercer Baldwin had a game High 20 for the  men 86, Hanau 81 Norman Maynie led All scorers with 26.Frankfurt women 84, Wurzburg 48 Yvette Carver led Frankfurt with 23