European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse F hit ah8 and fat s sports iwo Volm pm it by Butters spreads tourney bread to 34 hopefuls by com with Kos United press International liw York i s the last Day in february and Tom but ters chairman of the Mcaa tournament election commit tee is already feeling the pres sure of March madness. With selection sunday for this year s 64-Tcam tournament just to weeks away March 14college basketball fans around the country have begun printing up their own invitations for this year s Field. In the end however fans can Only guess. Is state a s record Good enough to get it in who arc the Bubble teams How Many teams from the dig dad conference will be invited decisions like that will be made by cutters Duke s ath Letic director and his nine member committee. It s not an easy Job. Inevitably someone gets left out. Cutters knows you can t please everyone. Probably the greatest con Cern for me is making sure we select the right 34 at Large teams cutters said last week. You need to make certain you pick the right thirty conference winners will receive automatic bids to the tournament but the rest of the Field consists of 34 at Large teams invited by the committee. For cutters and his commit tee the daunting task of picking those at Large berths from among 50 or More schools worthy of selection will come after some thorough scrutiny. Cutters said teams on the Fence or Bubble will be placed on a special Board by the com Mittee. Those schools will then be subjected to a Fine comb. Well apply what we Call the nitty Gritty said cutters. That will consist of an analysis of the team s Overall record its Power rating Index rpm non conference record conference record Road record record in last 10 games and several other factors. Cutters said he also includes his own subjective criteria. I always ask myself How would i like to play this team " Butters said. For me it s always part of the As the season Heads into february s final weekend there Are several schools including some very prominent ones whose postseason Mcaa Hopes will depend on their final few games. Among them Georgetown the hoyas who have played in 14 straight Caas arc 13-10 with three wins Over non division 1 opponents. John Thompson s Young Crew will probably need to run the table from Here win the dig East tourney to make it. Louisville Denny Crum s tigers finding lots of magic in Hardaway Duke and Tom Butler. Apply the nitty Gritty cardinals 15-8 Overall. 9-1 in the metro Are playing Well of late and May sneak in thanks in part to big Road wins Over Michi Gan state and Nevada Las vegas. Oklahoma 17-9iowa state 16-8. Kansas. State 16-7missouri 15-11nebraska 17 8 one maybe two of these dig eight Middle tier teams will Likely be overlooked. However the conference s Strong Power Index will help. Ohio state 13-10wisconsin 13-9 the powerful big ten will Send at least six teams and could Send eight if the buckeyes and badgers mount Strong finishes. Ohio state which upset no. 1 Indiana this week gets a shot at no. 5 Michigan on Sun Day. Other Bubble teams Pitts Burgh 15-8arizona state 14 7western Kentucky 18-5memphis state 16-9southern methodist 18-5. Bowe seeking hide not Lewis in London by Stephen Wilson London a heavy weight Champion Riddick Dowe came to London Friday to get a close look at an undefeated British heavyweight who could be one of his next opponents. And his name in t Lennox Lewis. Dowe used for the ritual head to head boxing photos with Ellerbie hide a Little known 21-year-old contender who is being lined up for a possible world title fight. Down will be at ringside saturday night when hide fights for the vacant British heavyweight title against Michael Murray. Herb s the word bowl said. I Haven t seen him fight so far but i hear he s pretty Good. I m going to watch him very closely tomorrow a Bowe hide contest if it Ever comes off would be late this summer. Before that Bowe s next fight is expected to be a rematch in june with Evandor Holyfield the Man he Defeated for the world title in Las vegas on nov. 13. Bowe s manager. Rock Newman said he was close to finalizing a Deal for a pay per View bout against Holyfield probably in Las vegas. It could be completed today at the very latest by the end of next week Newman said. One fighter who is not in Bowe s immediate plans is Lewis recognized As the wac heavyweight Champion. Bowe the Aba and Ibi Champion was stripped of the a Vic Bell when he refused a mandatory first defense against Lewis. Lewis scheduled to fight Tony Tucker in Las was on May 8. Newman said he was talking with mule s manager Barry i learn about Ai ranging a fight in late August or september possibly in London. The fight Coull bring hide $1.5 to $2.5 million much More than the $800,000 earned by Michael pokes for his first round loss to bowl earlier this month Newman said. Hide b 20-0, Illi 15 Knock rid Duk Bow. To Isit . To vips outs. In we s next destination ii Barcelona when he we kick Oil a Sov Var Une on sunday he then Heads to list Sun to Isit with . Ivys in the Frankfurt die. 0 1 by Jim o Connia. Al basketball writer Piladi Uhia you Don t need to be a basketball expert to appreciate the talents of Anfernee Hardaway. He and his Memphis state teammates played at Temple this week and the 6-foot-7 Junior swing Man had already drawn his usual assortment of oohs am aah from the sellout crowd at Mcgonigle Hall for behind the Back passes touch passes a 3 Pointer or four and some impressive dunks. In the second half Hardaway grabbed a rebound and took off Dow court. He took the Ball to the Side of the a my and appeared trapped by two Temple defenders. He took a Long dribble crossed the Ball Over and then put up a left handed flip that nearly went in As he was fouled. Docs he Ever do anything wrong a Temple student yelled to no one in particular from the front Row of the stands. He does but not often. Hard away finished with 20 Points seven rebounds and seven assists As the tigers lost 65-58. He had the flu and attention of everyone in the building from opposing players to fans to Media. "1 take that As respect. I appreciate everybody giving me re Spect whether their reasons Are bad or Good the quiet Harda Way said. It s Nice to know i have made a Mark on the nation in that everywhere i go people know who i Hardaway is in the top three players in the great Midwest conference in Points rebounds assists steals and blocked shots. He s the Only player in division 1 to even be in the top five in his conference in those categories. Hardaway however is so much More than 24.3 Points 9.0 re Bounds and 6.9 assists. He is a player. No position is necessary As a Label. He is a basketball player. He s a great player who can do it All scoring passing what Ever magic Johnson said. At times i thought i was looking in a Mirror he reminds me of my self so ivc nude some big mistakes but 1 think Anfernee Hardaway is the Best College player Larry Bird said at his recent retire ment ceremony in Boston. High Praise from two of the sport s Best both of whom played against Hardaway As preparation for the 1992 olym pics it s a great Honor Harda Way said of the comments i look up to Guys like Larry Bird Michael Jordan and magic Johnson. To hear them say something like that it s a pleas Pic 10 hear it because evidently Ive done something great and inc for doing a Good hard Way is a local product who stayed Home to play at Memphis state. He sat put his first season for academic Rea sons and has responded to that by having the team s highest Grade Point average the last two semesters. He amazes you All the time even in practice with fantastic things you would t expect a player his age to do tigers coach Larry Finch said. He docs them so effortlessly so easily. It s just the Way he is. It does t Marvel us anymore be cause we be seen him do it. He has a fantastic array of passes. He s a very mature Guy for his age. He has t got the mis Ter it attitude. He s just As hum ble As Ever and hell stay that Way. I m proud of him because he s very focused very committed under All the pressure. Every time we walk in a building he s the focal Point and that s a lot of this season was supposed to be different for Hardaway. David Vaughn was going to be handling things underneath so Hardaway could concentrate on the perimeter. Vaughn a 6-10 Sophomore injured his knee in the first game of the season leaving Hardaway in charge of everything that could mean a win for the tigers 17-9. The school has started some intensive Public relations work aimed at getting Hardaway All the postseason honors it can a move that can sometimes Divide a team. They be accepted it he said of his teammates attitude. I be earned it. It s not like they just gave it to me. I think they re Spect me a lot and know i help them out on the floor and that s Why they give me the respect. They say you re the Man and Well be right behind you " the Only question then is for How Long. Hardaway does t discuss leaving school Early for the Aba. Finch does and his Opin Ion is the one you would expect. He s mature but i think he can stand a Little More maturity and that s Why i look Forward to next season he said. I think hell be Back and with the sup porting cast we have coming in i think we can win a National championship. That s one Rea son i think hell be another could be Hardaway s grandmother a woman who was promised a College degree from the child she nicknamed Penny a name that has stuck through the years and basketball acco Lades. My grandmother gave me that name when i was a Young boy a Long time ago he said. It s one you la be hearing for a Long time
