European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 the stars and stripes sports saturday october 8,1994 Weatherspoon relents signs Philadelphia a Clarence Weatherspoon signed a Multi year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday ending a crisis that was beginning to get ugly. A we Are very Happy that we have set tied this dispute so spoon can get Down to business a said new coach and general manager John Lucas a the is one of the biggest pieces that we need to return the mixers to Lucas Relief at the signing was understandable the third year Forward unhappy with the contract had not been expected at training Camp. Weather spoon a agent Jim Sexton informed owner Harold Katz on thursday that the four year multimillion Dollar contract they had verbally agreed upon two months ago was no longer acceptable and Katz hit the roof. A the Only Way i want him Back period is if he understands he a got to be satisfied with his Deal and not want a better one a Katz said. A a we had a Deal six seven weeks Weatherspoon leads the 76ers in scoring with 18.3 Points a game and rebounding with 8.3 a game. The 76ers signed their top three draft choices 6-foot-11 Power Forward Sha Rone Wright 6-1 Point guard . Tyler and 611 Small Forward Derrick and Lucas also had the unpleasant duty of releasing Veteran Johnny Dawkins one of the teams most popular players to sign Wright and Tyler within the salary Cap. Lucas said they had no Choice. A a this is not about Johnny a play a Lucas said. A this is a business decision in this situation with , Tyler and Dana Barros it would be Tough for Johnny to a a by Barros has agreed on a one year $937,000 Deal. It with his departure Tim Perry and the unsigned Weatherspoon become the teams senior members a having played Here All of two seasons. 0 Wright drafted with the no. 6 pick from Clemson is expected to Supply some needed bulk in the Forecourt along with a Knack for inside scoring and rebounding. Tyler the. 6-1 blur who was Southwest conference player of the year at Texas is the Man Lucas eventually Hopes will be Able to run his up Tempo offence. The mixers also signed 6-7 Lloyd dam ills Friday one Day after he cleared waivers upon release from san Antonion k a 5 a Quot a in % a a file Clarence Weatherspoon. A one of the biggest pieces Hawks land russian pen Trator Sergei a Zarevich. To work on his defense by Bill Schulz Marietta a. Apr russian Sergei Bazarevitch is heading for his first Aba training Camp ready to work on his defense. A in Europe not too Many coaches or Gas care really care about defense a Bazarevitch said thursday night after signing a one year contract with the Atlanta Hawks. The team opened its training Camp Friday in Chattanooga Tenn. A Good Man to Man defense is the big difference Between the Aba and european games said Bazarevitch a 6-foot-2, 168-Poundcr who played for the russian National team in the world championship in Toronto in August. He averaged 16,3 Points and 3.4 assists in the tournament. Bazarevitch who played in a summer league with players from the Houston rockets three years ago said the Aba a is much More physical game much More faster game compared with International he said he found playing with the rockets a sometimes easier to play than in Europe because of the a there nobody plays zone a Bazarevitch said. Playing against a zone defense illegal in the Aba a if you outplay 1-on-l with somebody you meet another =. Bazarevitch said his strengths include his quickness a i can play 1-on-l, and penetration is my Strong Side i can penetrate and dish some assists out a and score a he said. A i think i need to improve on Bazarevitch does not consider himself a shooter. A it s not my strongest Side but ast ear i won a 3-Point contest in Turkey he said just before getting on the bus for Chattanooga. Force by Alan Goldstein the Baltimore Sun Navy football coach George Chaump and his air Force counterpart Fisher Deberry whose teams meet today 8 . Get on an radio in Colorado Springs have taken decidedly different approaches in trying to regain the winning touch this season. Chaump saddled by a nine game losing Streak dating Back to last october has tried to simplify his game plan particularly on the Best thing to do when you re having problems is to simplify1 things a he said. A a we might have been trying to do too much. We be Cut Back on about 50 percent of what we were trying to with his defensive line diminished by graduation Chaump had Little Choice. And the replacements have shown their inexperience allowing the opposition an average of 52.2 Points in Navy a four lopsided losses this season. Debery who experienced a rare losing season last fall when his Falcons finished 4-8 and lost for the first time in 11 years to Navy 28-24, opted to make things More complicated for his Wishbone offence. It had become too predictable in relying almost solely on a running attack. For Deberry the Choice was easy. A a it a got a lot to do with who is throwing and catching the Ball a he said. A for the first time in the last four years we be got Guys who can do these things with consistency. In recent years we did t have a quarterback who could hit a barn door with a hew Era by Harry Atkins Auburn Hills Mich. A the Detroit pistons opened another training Camp. And for that matter another Era. Where was Isiah Thomas gone. Where was Bill Laimbeer gone a / a. A a a a a a a a. A a a and where was the University of Windsor a left behind in Canada. Instead the pistons held their annual Media Day thursday in their new practice facility behind the Palace Grant Hill their no. 1 draft Choice was there. But his Wasny to the Only new face. Since finishing 20-62 last season the pistons have been making changes. They picked up Rookie Bill Curley of Boston College from san Antonio m a Trade for Sean Elliott. They signed free agents Oliver Miller and Mark West. They also have Rafael Addison and Eric Lecic Ner. R Kiy of the 18 players on hand 10 had played less than three years in the Aba. Three were rookies three others were rookies just last you like to have a blend of Young and old a coach Don Charity said. A a we re a much better team this year than last year especially on defense. I think Well win More games. How Many More i done to know. But in a always an optimistic the most familiar face belonged to Joe Dumars starting his ninth season and nos the teams elder statesman. A this is All different a Dumars said a a Isiah a not Here. Bill Laimbeer is not Here. This is a new building and we have a lot of new faces. It looks like this is a new Start for the Detroit will he talk to his teammates about tradition about the bad boys a a in a the Only one left a Dumars said. A a who would i talk to Jevon Crudup was probably 13 years old when that was going on. This is the Start of a whole new Era. A a a y Dumars lecture any of the new players anyway. Its not his style a we have to be patient and let every one find his own course a Dumars said. A these Young men had a lot of Success to get Here. In a not going to stand on a podium and Pound my fist see How i play. If i think someone needs to pick h up ill speak to him privately. I think that s All anybody will last season starting air Force quarterback Desmond Cash completed 38 percent Othis passes 30 for 78had one touchdown pass and seven interceptions. But Cash ran for 875 Yards to Lead Falcons rushers. So when Deberry found a pair of quarterbacks senior Preston Mcconnell and Sophomore Beau Morgan who could throw with accuracy it was a Back s10n t0 switch Cash to Tail has alternated Mcconnell and Morgan. The revived passing game led 10 a total of 83 Points in can Sake victories Over Texas i paso 47-7 and Fez Milf ate 3 35 a the same team that routed Navy 56-14, in its opener. Mcconnell who is expected to Start 36 Pla it s ast but showed a Quick grasp of offence in Spring and fall drills he quickly grasped How to run the offence a Gamble when you change your offence a said Deberry a but our football team has a lot of Confidence in Preston Mcconnell and so do i. A a he a not going to impress a lot of players with his style but he gives you what you want in a Ball control offence and when he sees a seam hell take it. His mechanics Are excellent and his judgment is who has gone 1-3 against Deberry says the Falcons offence poses More problems than usual. A their improved passing game gives 5m even More options a he said. Now they re running double and triple options and traps. Its a real guessing game our linemen have to hit moving targets All the
