European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 11. 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 by Michael a. Lutz Houston a the Houston rockets frustrated after blowing an 18-Point Lead and the Home court advantage in their Best-of-7 series with the Phoenix suns say they re disgusted with fan support in the City. Several rockets complained about poor attendance and anaemic fan enthusiasm at the Summit during a 91-87 loss Aba playoffs to the suns on sunday in the first game of their second round Western conference matchup. Even soft spoken Hakeem Olajuwon had Sharp criticism for the fans. A i was very disappointed Quot Olajuwon who had 36 Points and 16 rebounds in the losing Effort said after practice monday. A the City is saying we want a championship. Now we have the Best Chance to win a championship and we have no  Olajuwon said he was t trying to make excuses for sundays loss but added that a raucous crowd could give the rockets a  when we get to Phoenix you la know that a basketball country Quot Olajuwon said. A that makes the opposition nervous.�?�. A attendance sunday was announced As 15,073, but there were several thousand empty chairs in the 16,279-seat Arena. The fans in attendance were mostly subdued except when the score score prodded them to make a noise a a your fans Are the worst Quot said guard Vernon Maxwell who scored three Points in 44 min Maxwell utes. A and you can write that. Tell them i said that. To hell with them. A we can to even sell out the second round of the playoffs we were up in Portland the other night and  even hear on the court. A and now we re Home and the fans Are booing us. That a not what we need. When we make a mistake and get Down we need to be picked up. To hell with them.�?�. A / the weak turnout was even More inexplicable considering the stars involved a Kely Aba most valuable player Olajuwon and 1993 map Charles Barkley a and speculation by some observers that the Winner of this series will win the league title. A a it a terrible that a game of this significance was hot sold out Quot Barkley observed. A we wont have to worry about empty seats in  John Thomas the rockets vice president for business steered away from direct criticism of fans and downplayed the players comments. A i think what our players intended to say is they need and want the support of the fans in this City a he said. A they realize the suns have great fans and they a like to see the same thing from the fans  suns president Jerry Colangelo apparently planned to make matters even More embarrassing for the rockets. He wants to buy at least 500 tickets for wednesdays game give them to Phoenix fans and set up chartered Jet service to Houston. Inductees Carol Blazejowski Denny Crum Chuck Daly buddy Jeanette and Cusare Rubini pose in front of their medallions. Daly Heads hoops Hof cast Springfield mass a Chuck Daly the Tough competitor who has won and the As he was a a that a what its All about. Love and respect for the people and the game a said Daly coach of the new Jersey nets. Also inducted monday were Louisville coach Denny Crum and Italy a greatest coach Cesare Rubini plus players Carol Blazejowski and buddy Jeannette. As he accepted the games greatest Honor Daly recalled his first coaching Job at Punxsutawney a High school in 1955 and read a card from a colleague recently retired after 36 years of High school coaching. It said a you taught me its of to love coaching a  a a that a what we who done to have the Talent to perform do a said Daly 62. A we become lifers. We manage other people s abilities and try to make them  in 1983, Daly took Over the Detroit pistons a team that never had consecutive winning seasons and led them to Aba championships in 1989 and 1990. He also guided Pennsylvania to four Ivy league titles in the 1970s and the dream team to the 1992 olympic Gold medal. # Crum walked Down the red carpet Arm in Arm with John wooden his old Mentor at Urcla and the Only Man inducted to the Hall As player and coach it was a tossup which Man had the bigger Grin. A the is the one who taught me everything i know about basketball a said Crum who played for wooden and then served As his assistant coach. During his 23 years in Louisville crumbs teams have won More than 73 percent of their games and Mcaa Cham Pion Hipsin 1980 and 1986. Blazejowski was escorted by Hall of Famer Ann Meyer. A a growing up in the 1970s i had no role models a said Blazejowski the most prolific scorer in the history of the women so game. \ v during her four years at Montclair . State the girl who Learned the game on the playgrounds playing with the Guys scored 3,199 Points a 31,7 per game average. /. A a a while Blazejowski was proud Rubini was ebullient. A i am like on a Cloud flying in the sky a said Rubini 70, who built the Simmen Thal club of Milan and italian basketball into an International contender in his 37 years As a coach and player a i feel 50 years you Igor in my mind and  no inductee relished the moment More than Jeannette 76, a standout guard in the 1930s and 1940s, or Bonnie his wife of 54 years As she gleefully exchanged High is with their grandchildren. 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