European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes sunday april 5,1992commentary. _ taking the far Side Knight still by Joe Gergen the itinerary of the Many a journey to the far Side includes Boise Idaho Albuquerque n.m., and now the twin cities locales with almost nothing in common beyond the presence of a court approved by the Mcaa menus basketball committee and boo knights bizarre behaviour. On his first two stops in the National tournament which concludes in Minneapolis metronome the Indiana coach spoke on the theory of cerebral reversal joked about inflicting chinese water torture on his players brandished a Bullwhip and supplied psychiatrists a professional and Amateur alike a with enough material to fill a journal. To his file Friday he added another postcard from the Edge. Lets Start with the most recent Knight a discovery a what he called Anticipatory visual muscular conditioning. He raised the subject whose study he said was the most important a coach could undertake during a monologue on the eve of his teams widely anticipated showdown against top ranked Duke saturday night. And he applauded the Billison Institute a California think tank founded in the Depths of his imagination for increasing its economic commitment to such worthy projects in the Field of sports Psychol of amp a a this came shortly after he identified the latest critics of his policies As members of the fraternal amalgamated Royal tritons whose initials fit knights definition of humor. The Man did say he probably have taken his players on that Field trip last monday night even though it was educational. A we hiked up to an area about 20 Miles from the Indiana Campus a he said his face betraying no hint of what was to come Quot and stayed there All night. I wanted to give the players the total experience of 100 years of basketball to show them what it would have been like to go to the first Mcaa tournament in 1892, if there had been one. A you would have had to walk or ride a horse. The kid who turned the Ball Over the most in practice that Day had to dig latrines. That was the second worst Job. The worst Job went to the kid who played the worst defense. He had to cover and so it went As Knight continued to test the limits of Media manipulation while his team with Little fanfare prepared to take a charging Call on Dukes drive for a second consecutive Mcaa title. As he had throughout the first two weeks of the tournament the most celebrated College coach in the country took Center stage relegating his own players to the background. Gladys Knight treated the pips with More respect. What few minutes were Al noted to the hoosiers Friday were spent largely commenting on their coaches antics. Somebody asked Eric Anderson the 6-foot-9 senior Center who bounced Back from a benching to earn outstanding player honors in the West regional his reaction to knights comments earlier in the week that he had his team digging ditches on the Golf course and swimming a Moat. A a in a a Little tired from All that stuff a he said grinning. Whether he is fatigued from listening to that stuff is an Issue that will have to be broached at a later Date. The coach was waiting to offer his insights on the working press to the working press. The players will enjoy limited Freedom of expression on the court saturday night. Friday belonged to the coach who went 10 minutes Over his allowed time and did no to mention one current Indiana player by . Knight did offer one observation on the contribution he made to the career of Mike Krzyzewski the Duke coach who played for him at the West Point and briefly served under him As an assistant in Bloomington. It came in the form of a self deprecating Story. A i was once seated in the living room at Home when i was 11,�?� he recalled. A i was watching a base Ball game on our old Zenith Circle screen. My grandmother who was about 75 at the time was sitting in her rocking chair Reading a Book. She was very smart. She went to College before the turn of the Century which almost no women did then. A so in a watching the game and my grandmother puts the Book in her Lap and closes her eyes. And i hear her say a everybody has a purpose in life if Only to serve As an example to others what not to i looked around and 1 was the Only other person in the it has been said of Krzyzewski that he has taken the strength of knights character and his ability to teach while filtering out the temper and mood swings that make the Indiana coach such a huge target during Hunting season. And Here was Knight saying much the same thing in modest Down Home fashion. He even critiqued himself As a coach. A a in a a pretty overrated College coach a he said a because there Are parts of the Job i done to do very Well. There Are three Levels of coaching. High school is the development of Talent. College coaching is the recruitment of Talent. Pro coaching is the drafting and trading of Talent. My skills Are better in the first and third than where i happen to but he and the hoosiers happen to be in the final four for the fifth time in his 21 seasons at Indiana. And he Wasny to about to attribute that to the play of Anderson or Calbert Cheaney or Alan Henderson. He likened the hoosiers Awakening in the tournament after a severe slump to a Slack period in the life of everyman. A and Here i come along to kick your butt a he said taking credit for the turnaround. After which he launched into his Spiel for cerebral reversal and dimensions of the sport Only he can envision. A i read so Many things about me that Are absolute fiction a said the spokesman for basketball a Twilight zone. A i think i have an obligation to accommodate those who Deal in a wad a Knight malones Lead jazz past suns 113-94nba by United press International Salt Lake City Karl Malone scored 32 Points Friday night to Lead the Utah jazz to a 113-94 Victory Over Phoenix snapping the suns six game winning Streak. The jazz ended its own two game losing skid boosting their Home record to 33-4. Malone Hoosier his season total to 2,030 Points marking the fifth consecutive year he a scored at least 2,000. Jeff Malone added 25 Points for Utah. Dan Majerle led Phoenix with 18. In other games Friday night bulls 114, clippers 103 Chicago a Scottie Pippen scored 24 Points and . Armstrong netted 16 of his 20 in the second half in the bulls fifth straight Victory. It marked the 13th win in the last 14 games for Chicago. Ron Harper had a game High 30 Points and Danny Manning 25 Points and 11 rebounds for los 115, Hawks 94 new York a Patrick Ewing scored 19 Points in the first Quarter and 23 of his game High 29 in the opening half. It marked new Yorkus ninth win in its last 10 games. Alexander Volkov had 21 Points and Rumeal Robinson 17 for 122, Bucks 103 East Rutherford . Dra zen Petrovich scored 11 of his game High 26 Points in the third Quarter when new Jersey outs Ord Milwaukee 36-12. Milwaukee lost its seventh straight Overall and 22ni.i in a nov on the Road. Alvin Robertson led die Bucks with 23 Point bullets 119, pistons 85 Landover my. Ledell Eackles scored 29 Points to help hand the pistons their worst defeat this season. Harvey Grant added 22 Points and Michael Adams 21 for the bullets who snapped a five game losing Streak against 103, heat 100 Miami a Mark Price scored 21 Points and Brad Daugherty had 20 Points and 15 rebounds As the Cavaliers won their third in a Row and 51st of the season for Only the second time in franchise history. Glen Rice had 25 Points Rony Seikaly 23 Points and 17 rebounds and Steve Smith 21 Points for the 104, Mavericks 95 Dallas a Pooh Richardson scored 22 Points and Thurl Bailey 19 to Lead Minnesota to its second straight win for Only the third time this season and first since Jan. 11. The Mavericks Herb Williams led All scorers with 26.magic 113, spurs 106, of san Antonio a former Spur Anthony Bowie scored 24 Points and the magic used a 13-2 run in overtime to snap a five game losing skid. Scott Skiles finished with 22 Points and Brian Williams 21 for Orlando. Antoine Carr paced the spurs with 30 Points while teammate Terry Cummings chipped in 24 Points and 24 96, lakers 91 Inglewood Calif Eddie Johnson scored 2-1 Points including an important Basket with 38.6 seconds left As Seattle beat the los Angeles lakers a Shawn Kemp added 22 Points and Ricky Pierce 21 for Seattle which won Tor the sixth Lime in seven games. Sedale Threatt scored 2s Points and Tony Smith added a career High is for the 124, Kings 116, of Oakland Calif. A Sarunas Marciulionis whose two free throws with 4.4 seconds left sent the game into overtime finished with 32 Points As Golden state overcame a 19-Point deficit
