European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday january 17, 1995 nuggets Issel Steps Down by John Moss Man Denver a Dan Issel who helped turn around a foundering franchise resigned As coach of the Denver nuggets sunday saying the duties and pressures of the Job Quot have started to make me something i done to want to  in a hastily arranged news conference Issel 46, said he will remain with the nuggets organization. His specific duties Haven t been determined but he might help oversee the teams move into a new Arena in 1997. Assistant Gene Littles will become interim head coach for the remainder of the season Mike Evans will remain in assistant and a second assistant will be hired soon. V a i never coached before and i certainly wont coach again a the emotional Issel said. A. A a a a a a. A i tried to make the right decision for my family and for the  Issel said he and general manager bar Nie Bickerstaff a have been talking about it for a Long time. I think it came to a head in the last couple of Days. Its Tough to do something that your heart is not completely in. I think the Way i was conducting myself was starting to show on the  asked if he had become concerned about his physical health Issel said a a  v a a Bickerstaff was not surprised at Issell a decision. Quot we be had some profound conversations and things seemed to be eating at him Quot Bickerstaff said. Quot in our conversations Dan kept saying he was not having any fun. It was wearing on him you could Tell that. I want him to get away and Clear his  Bickerstaff said the nuggets Are a a better team and a better organization because of Dan Issel. We will Honor his contract and he will still be a part of our family. I done to know what his duties will be but with the new Arena he brings a lot of things to the  Issel in his third season with the nuggets had guided the team to an 18-16 record this season. Surprisingly the resignation followed two of the teams Best games of the season including a 118-104 win Over league Champion Houston saturday night. In 1992, Issel took Over a team that had won Only 20 and 24 games the previous two seasons under Paul West head. He compiled a steadily improving 78-86 record in his first two seasons and guided the team to an upset of Seattle in the playoffs last  a Dan Issel ,.heart not in coaching cubs give Grace qualifying offer Chicago a the Chicago cubs have moved to keep first baseman Mark Grace or at least get something if they lose him offering the unrestricted free agent s4.4 million for 1995. That just matches graces salary in 1994. But sundays offer was enough to beat the deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their unrestricted free agents Grace still can negotiate with other teams. But if another team signs him it would have to give the cubs a draft pick. Grace who has a career average of .303, hit .298 last season with six Home runs. Young mavs Surprise spurs res Cominio irs coming is coming its coming its coming watch the stars amp stripes carefully to find out what if is a paid advertisement a by the associated press the Dallas Mavericks certainly Arentt the worst team in the Aba any More. That much has been evident since Early this season. But before the Young Mavericks Start aspiring for a playoff run Point guard Jason Kidd believes they will need More victories like sundays 108-103 Road vie tory Over the san Antonio spurs. Quot this team has nothing to prove a said Kidd who saw his. Team fritter away a. Nine Point Lead in the final three minutes before bouncing Back for the Triumph Quot for this team to be successful our Confidence level has to be  Dallas guard Jimmy Jackson s Confidence never wavered even after his two successive turnovers enabled san Antonio to tie the score with 34.3 seconds left. His running 12-footer arid foul shot gave Dallas the Lead for Good on the next Possession. A a a we a been successful All through the game by posting me up a said Jackson who Lea Dallas with 37 Points. Quot i wanted the Ball in that situation. I managed to get the Ball past David Robinson and get the Ball in the  Jackson bounced Back from a recent slump in which he scored less than 20 Points in four straight games. During that period the third year guard shot 31.2 percent from the Field averaging 15.8 Points per game. Quot i Wasny to going to let that stuff bother monday update knocks 107, nets 90 new York a Patrick Ewing had a season High 32 Points and 15 rebounds monday As the new York kicks won for the ninth time in 10 games beat ing the new Jersey  109 bulls 101 Landover my. A the Washington bullets ended their 10-game losing Streak monday getting 14 fourth Quarter Points from Calburt Chancy in a comeback Victory Over the Chicago bulls. Chancy scored 23 and Juwan Howard 22 for the bullets. Me a Jackson said. A this Young team has a lot of Confidence and i do  Quot Jim Jackson is really a Man a Dallas coach Dick Motta said. Quot the last the acc mint play was half determination and half skill he shot it right there in David Sace and it went  the mavs offence sputtered in losses to Denver and Miami averaging 77.5 Points. Quot this win tonight gave us a positive Outlook a said Kidd who contributed nine Points 10 rebounds and a team leading six assists. Quot we re air angry with our Effort tonight Quot said Robinson who scored a season High 43 Points and grabbed 17 rebounds. Quot you be got to come into the game ready to play. We just did t have anything Early  in other sunday games supersonics 131, Trail blazers 124 at Tacoma wash., Rod Strickland Clyde Drexler and Cliff Robinson combined for 92 Points for Portland but so a 111 cos depth Powe red t he. S u pc r so n i c s to their sixth straight Victory Gary Payton scored 29 Points Shawn Kemp had 24 and Ditlef Schrumpf added 21for the sonics. The contributions of Sarunas Marciulionis Nate Mcmillan Ami Vincent Askew were decisive in the sonics sixth straight win Over their Northwest rivals and 15th straight Home win. The sonics shot 55,6 percent from the floor arid had a season High Point total Schrumpf sealed the Victory with two free throws with 11.6 seconds left. A a a a a celtics 98, Kings 97 at Boston dec Browns Buzzer beating Layup capped an eight Point spurt that gave Boston the win and kept the Kings wingless at Boston since 1978. A there was no doubt in my mind about passing the Ball Quot Brown said. A this time 1 was going to take it straight t to the Hole myself. A. On Friday night the celtics lost to the Utah jazz when in the closing seconds of a tyo Point game Brown passed to Dominique Wilkins and the celtics leading scorer also tried to pass. The Ball was tipped away and with it the celtics chances for Victory. Paid advertisement cafes Europe holds closed bid Sale on surplus equipment at Pinder Barracks in Birndorf the army and air Force Exchange service Region office at Pinder Barracks in Birndorf will be holding a closed bid Sale on surplus equipment through january 20,1995. The equipment is divided into Quot lots Quot which include 30 to 80 separate items. 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T by the associated press Massachusetts and Connecticut held the top two spots in the College basketball poll monday the second week in a Row they were there. The big news however is who Isnit in the top 25, for the first time since december 1986, Duke is not among the ranks of the ranked. A run of 143 consecutive poll a pc Arancis came to an end when the Blue devils 9-6 did no to get enough votes after dropping their fourth consecutive game the last three without coach Mike Krzyzewski on the Bench. Massachusetts 11-1 held the top spot with three wins last week an overtime Squeaker at St. Bonaventure a slow sure one Over Rutgers and a decisive 93-60 thrashing of than no. 21 Penn on saturday night. The minutemen received 47 first place votes and 1,629 Points from the National Media panel to easily outdistanced Connecticut the Only remaining unbeaten division 1 team. The huskies 12-0 were no. I on 1 ballots and had 1,588 Points 68 mor than North Carolina 12-1which a the other three first place votes As moved up one spot in the rankings. Urcla 9-1 moved up two spots 1 fourth and was followed by Kentuck Syracuse Kansas Maryland Arkans and Georgetown. Arizona which takes Over for dul with the longest current Streak in to rankings Jed the second ten and a followed by Michigan state Ariz or stale Iowa state Wake Forest Misson Oregon Virginia new Mexico state at Illinois. The last five teams were Stanton Georgia tech Cincinnati Florida a Penn Virginia Illinois Stanford an Cincinnati were the new teams in the weeks poll. Each had been ranked Ca Lier in the season