European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 46 a th6 stars and stripes sports thursday. Nov mews 1992 Minnesota a Christian laettner and Orlando a Shaquille of Neal left Miami a Harold Miner and Philadelphia a Clarence Weatherspoon top the Aba s 1992-93 Rookie  rookies Are ones to watch Aba 1992-93 by Jan Hubbard new Day the top 10 rookies to watch when the National basketball association opens its 1992-93 season Friday. A Shaquille of Neal a Orlando magic a the big Guy from leu is raw but he a coordinated. Hell have some off nights. Hell get into foul trouble. But the Orlando offence already is structured around his Low Post talents. He will take a lot of shots get a lot of Points and rebounds and blocks and hell be a Force. A Christian laettner of Minnesota Timber wolves a from his first Day he has impressed the Minnesota organization most notably his teammates. Laettner from Duke has major league scoring rebounding and passing skills. The comparisons to Danny ferry do not compute. The Guy is Tough determined and his dream team experience is invaluable. Shaa will have bigger numbers but laettner is the Guy no eventually will make players on his team better. A Alonzo mourning Ccharlotte hornets a this of course is assuming he ends his holdout. Once on teams banking on Good Trade results Board mourning from Georgetown will not Only be the perfect complement to Larry Johnson he also will Benefit from Johnson a presence. A Clarence Weatherspoon of Philadelphia 76crs a he was Only the ninth player picked but he May have the most important Rookie role on a team that has a Chance to make the playoffs. Weatherspoon from Southern miss must pick up the nuances of Doug Moe a passing game but he showed in the exhibitions he can be a big time scorer. A Harold Miner a Miami heat a needs to adjust to quicker pro game after leaving us but he has proven to be an excellent basketball student. Could eventually be the sixth Man on a Young Miami team. A Jim Jackson a Dallas Mavericks a his development could be slowed by a Long holdout. When he does report he will be asked to score a lot of Points As he did at Ohio state. Most rookies who play on the perimeter find it difficult to shoot a High percentage when asked to score a lot. A Todd Day of Milwaukee Bucks a too bad he signed late. Had he reported on time he could have been the go to player on Bucks from Day 1. Day from Arkansas will probably be the most talented Buck at though that wont be saying a lot. A Tracy Murray of Portland Trail blazers a the blazers Are a deep team but they Are hot a great outside shooting team. They discovered Early in training Camp that Murray out of Urcla could consistently make the Long Range shot. A Hubert Davis a new York kicks a he has shown every sign of being a potential Star. His Only problem in Nis first year out 01 North Carolina will be earning playing time on a deep team. But if Rolando Blackman a Back problems continue Davis could play a significant role. A Duane Cooper a los Angeles lakers a although Only a second round pick no. 36 Overall Cooper could play an important role. With magic Johnson retired again Cooper a Hometown pick out of us becomes Sedale threatts backup. The top 10 changes in the Aba o Charles Barkley Phoenix suns a everyone a favorite ugly american has griped about his supporting cast Only once a last summer when he played on the dream team now he is on a team that has won More than 50 games the last four seasons. Barkley May be behind Michael Jordan the second Best player in the world. But As one pm says a is he a Winner Quot this year we will find out. A Charles Smith Doc Rivers Rolando Blackman new York kicks a Blackman has made four All Star teams and Rivers has made one. Smith has unfulfilled a Star potential. Now each has a Chance to play an important role on a title contender. A Chuck Daly new Jersey nets a is a coach More important than his players in this Case the answer is yes but Only because the nets already had a talented group of players. They also had no leadership from Bill Fitch who did not have the respect of his players. Daly commands respect and therefore should extract maximum output from his players. A John Salley Miami heat a he had Long Felt under utilized in Detroit where he was a defensive specialist. Now he will have an Opportunity to Start and produce More offensively but it is his defense and shot blocking that will Advance the heat building program another step Forward a Jeff Llo Macek Tim Perry Andrew Lang Philadelphia 76ers a they know what it s like to contribute to a Winner. Now they have a Chance to show what dedicated role players can do for a team. These Guys May fuel the Surprise team of the year a Pooh Richardson Indiana pacers he was never really Happy in the oppressive atmosphere in Minnesota. Now he plays for a better team. Will he be Appy was he a Good player on a bad team is he capable of making a team better a Chuck person Micheal Williams Minnesota Timber wolves a never has a team tried to unload two players who totalled nearly 34 Points a game As much As the pacers tried to unload person and Williams each of whom has been characterized As selfish. Now they have a Chance to prove the labels wrong. A Jan Hubbard Sroi Heaby us Bellg 0b by Mil in traded won More than 50 games four years running