European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 14, 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 33why Jor Dartista lost at ballot Box the a bad a regular Schmoe the stiffs who a take a charge from a Mack truck if it meant keeping a Job never wavered. They knew from the Start that stopping Michael Jordan  be any easier at the ballot Box than the basketball court. That a Why they double teamed him. Within minutes after the results of the players voting became Public tuesday Union president Buck Williams used the word a a gentlemen to describe Jordan Patrick Ewing and the cadre of super selfish stars whose Campaign to de certify was turned Back by a margin of nearly 2-1. A we just disagreed a he said a on How Union business should be  life goes on and now apparently so will the Aba season. Unless the courts interfere training Camps will open in october. No wonder Williams who moonlights at Forward for the Portland Trail blazers was in such a Rush to be so diplomatic. In the Days surrounding the actual vote emotions careened out of control on both sides. Players in favor of desertification were characterized As greedy those against it branded As cattle. John Salley went so far As to Call Jordan a a House negro turning on the Field new  a a a a a. / a it could not have been an easy time for kicks team commentary mates Ewing the Center who advocated blowing the Union apart and Charles Smith the Forward and Union vice president who helped hold it together. Then again it probably Wasny to any worse than most seasons in new York under Pat Riley. Much More threatening however were remarks made by rugged Utah jazz Forward Karl Malone. Several seasons ago Malone almost single hand edly stopped magic Johnson a comeback by wondering aloud whether somebody infected with the aids virus ought to be playing in the league. This time he was just As candid and almost As contentious saying he would treat anyone who voted to de certify As a  that sounded like trouble especially since Malone is that rare Guy with a Chance in a collision against anything even a Mack truck. That a what made Williams Job urgent. With less than a month to do it he has to convince the Hothead on either Side that the other was simply a As Williams suggested a reasonable men disagreeing reasonably. That  be too hard especially about the time everybody gets around to looking at their pay stub. The fact is that most of the players would have taken the original Deal and when the a Mjor Daniskas a As they be come to be known killed that they did everybody but the owners a favor. A big one. They killed the luxury tax. They got the hat band on the salary Cap exp handed so that in the 2000-2001 season the average salary will be $3 million. After three years service in the league everybody becomes a free agent. Even the Rookie salary Cap a maybe especially the Rookie salary Cap a turns out to be Good for the Schmoe. It Means More Money for veterans and less for agents which is Why this desertification business got started and Why its ending wont be mourned. The last few years rookies were making funny Money Only nobody but they and their agents were laughing. When Glenn Robinson asked the Milwaukee Bucks for $100 million and owner Herb Kohl responded like Henny Youngman a a a in la take the contract take my club please Quot a Kohl was Only half kidding. Under the new Deal the Price is set for rookies. There a no need to negotiate hence no need for an agent. The no 1 pick will be limited to $8.5 million in his first three years of the Deal. Then he a free to find his Fortune assuming he a still Worth it. Imagine How much the Schmoe love the concept of a Guy actually performing for a time before making zillions. Make no mistake the Aba still needs Jordan. And convincing Mike and the rest of his cronies that everything is All right will be a Little tougher. He did nothing More than assert his right to negotiate to make sure the choices he made were informed ones and lie got clobbered for it. Probably because everybody saw David Falk his agent peeking out from behind him. Jordan said Early on there was no Way head Ever get his real value and this whole ugly business Only proved he was right. His Consolation will have to be that Nike and Mcdonald and gatorade Are around to pay him some approximation of it. Hell have to find a Way to live without the difference on his own. Good Luck Mike. To associated press Lurie says Cunningham not up for Trade by John f. Bonfatti Philadelphia a Randall Cunningham went right to his Boss Philadelphia eagles owner Jeff Lurie when he first heard the Trade rumours last week. A the assured me he never made any Calls or anything a Cunningham said tuesday. A Jeff Lurie told me that i Wasny to going to be traded and that it Hadnot come up and he did no to Start the Rumor and it is just not  with that pronouncement Cunningham attempted to sweep away the latest controversy in his 11-year career with the eagles. Have the eagles shopped Cunningham to the Arizona cardinals Arizona coach and general manager buddy Ryan says yes. Lurie says no. And Cunningham said he knows who he believes. A i believe Jeff Lurie a he said. A Jeff Lurie does no to want me to leave. He wants me to play  a a a a a. A a a a a. A a Lurie denied reports that quoted cardinals coach and general manager buddy Ryan As saying the eagles contacted him offering Cunningham in a Trade. Cunningham is in the last year of a six year contract that will pay him $3.1 million this year. A we re not trying to Trade Randall Quot Lurie said terming such talk a a lot of  still in tuesdays editions of the Trenton . Times Ryan said the eagles had called him about Cunningham. A when they called they wanted a first or a second round draft Choice a Ryan said. A and the owner told me they would help out with the  r later tuesday Ryan told the Arizona Media the cardinals a a done to talk about trades whether they re fictitious or real a but praised Cunningham. A i just spent a week getting a game plan ready to contain him and he Only played a Quarter a Ryan said. A if you re going to Stop the eagles the first thing i think of is you have to contain  Cunningham has been Philadelphia a starter for six of the past eight seasons. He missed most of the two other seasons with injuries. He was benched in the second Quarter against the cardinals. Cunningham overthrew several passes including one to a receiver with a Clear path to the end zone. He also threw into coverage resulting in an interception. Rodney Peete relieved Cunningham with the score 0-0 and led the eagles to a 31-19 Victory ending an eight game losing Streak dating to last season. 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