PAGE 14, THE BEHREND BEACON, FEBRUARY 18, 2000
SPORTS
Whatever happened to the NBA tradition?
There were both positive and nega
tive signs in the 2000 NBA All-Star
game this past weekend that give
NBA fans a sense of where the league
is headed this century. The high-fly
ing, quick-paced action of the
league's new stars is enough to keep
fans in the seats of many arenas
throughout this country, and now,
even Canada (with the emergence of
Vince Carter in Toronto). However,
the way the media is portraying these
young stars is a disgrace to the play- So when Karl Malone threatened
ers before them, who made the league to sit out this year's All-Star game
what it is today. because of the younger players that
This issue is something new for the were gleaming in the spotlight of the
NBA, who has always kept and re- vultures that we call "the media," it
spected the tradition of the league's sent a message to the entire league
original stars. The league has always that the prided history of the NBA
made sure that young players thank was being quickly forgotten.
earlier generations of players, who One example... Vince Carter - 2nd
laid down the foundation for one of year, slam-dunk star on a team with
this country's most nonular snortc a 26-21 record is surrounded by 36
Penn State Behrend*
Pitt-Bradford
Pitt-Greensburg
La Roche 6-4 9-12
Lake Erie 2-8 3-19
Penn State Altoona 2-9 3-18
Frostburg 1-10 5-18
* Will host AMCC Tournament
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Player Ri 3-point Fr Points
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McKinney 0-2 0-2 0-0 0
Berchtold I-3 0-2 4-4 6
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Willson 2-4 0-0 0-0 4
i lughes 10-15 0-0 2-2 22
Keith 1-5 I-S 0-0 3
Park 3-5 1-2 0-0 7
lotals 21-49 3-16 9-10 54
Assists: 14. Rebounds: 27, Blocks: 2, Steals: 4, TO: 8
Pitt-Greensburg
Player FG 3-point Fr Points
Irmo 4-8 1-1 3-4 12
lieletko 3-5 0-0 0-0 6
Manus 2-6 0-1 0-0 4
Leahew 2-3 0-0 0-0 4
('urenton 3-9 0-0 0-3 6
Karaica 2-3 0-0 4-6 8
Sapotichne 2-9 1-4 0-0 5
Thuds 18-43 2-6 6-9 45
Assists: 8, Rebounds: 23, Blocks: 0, Steals: 2. TO: 8
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Penn State Behrend*
Frostburg
Penn State Aloona 7-4 11-11
La Roche 5-5 10-11
Pitt-Bradford 4-7 8-14
Lake Erie 1-9 7-15
Pitt-Greensburg 1-9 6-16
* Will host AMCC Tournament
Behrend 66 Frostburg 69
Behrend 28 38 66
Frostburg 32 37 69
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 2-8 1-5 0-0 5
Nestor 1-2 0-I 2-2 4
Phillips 8-18 0-0 9-9 25
Sanders 0-2 0-0 0-0 0
0 . 1... are 4-8 0-0 3-4 11
Jackson 2-7 0-0 0-2 4
Costanzo 5-10 5-8 2-2 17
Totals 22-55 6-14 16-19 66
Assists: 15, Rebounds: 32, Blocks: 0, Steals: 9, TO: 19
Frostburg
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Abucevici 5-10 0-I 0-0 10
Calhoun 2-5 0-0 0-1 4
Myers 0-3 0-3 2-2 --- 1
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Rugg 2-5 2-4 3-4 9
Rexrode 11-17 0-2 7-8 29
Weaver 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Schmuck 0-I 0-0 0-0 0
Frisby 3-5 0-0 0-0 6
Faust 3-3 0-0 3-4 9
Yahnert 0-I 0-0 0-2 0
Totals 26-50 2-10 15-21 69
Assists: 16, Rebounds: 31, Blocks: 5, Steals: 7, TO: 16
Behrend 91 Pitt-Greensburg 71
Behrend 42 49 91
Pitt-Greensburg 31 40 71
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 5-8 3-6 0-0 13
Nestor 3-5 1-2 4-4 11
Weigold 1-2 0-1 0-0 2
Tanner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Jackson 5-7 0-0 5-9 15
Costanzo 3-5 3-4 2-3 11
Charnock 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Phillips 9-15 0-0 11-14 29
Sanders 0-2 0-1 0-0 0
O'Lare 2-7 0-0 6-8 10
Totals 28-51 7-14 28-38 91
Assists: 19, Rebounds: 31, Blocks: 0, Steals: 11, TO: II
Pitt-Greensburg
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Federolf 0-3 0-I 1-4 1
Sweeney 11-24 1-2 0-0 23
Jones 4-6 0-0 1-4 9
Verosko 5-12 2-7 2-2 14
Brennan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Hughes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Arnold 6-6 0-0 2-2 14
Vay 1-2 0-0 2-2 4
Mialki 3-6 0-2 0-0 6
Totals 30-59 3-12 8-14 71
Assists: 17, Rebounds: 31, Blocks: 6, Steals: 11, TO: 14
reporters. A couple yards away sits
John Stockton - all-time NBA assist
and steal leader, multiple All-Star
Game appearances, considered great
est point guard of all time on a team
with a 29-18 record, surrounded
by... 6. Just 6 reporters, not even
enough for each reporter to match
each assist that Stockton averages per
game. 8.6 assists per game (4th in
the N8A)...6 reporters. What an in
sult.
1 don't blame Stockton's teammate
Malone for the threat. You have a
league that is trying to establish a
more exciting image with younger
stars at a time when the most success
ful teams in the league are led by vet-
Portland, the Western Conference's
first place team, is led by veterans like
Scottie Pippen and Steve Smith. In
diana. in the East is rnartherihv T rr,
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10-1 17-6
9-2 14-7
Bird, a legend by himself, and led on
the court by veterans Reggie Miller,
Mark Jackson, Dale Davis and Rik
Smits. The most successful NBA
team that is led by a young player is
San Antonio, led by Tim Duncan.
Surrounding Duncan? Veteran David
Robinson. Veteran Avery Johnson.
Veteran Mario Elie.
It's obvious that success in the
NBA isn't measured by showoff
youngsters. It's measured by expe
rience and fundamentals, however
"boring" that may sound. It's time
the media realizes that, and covers
the real stars...the ones winning the
NBA Championships, not the Ones
we like to give the distinction of "the
league's next big star," a title we give
out every new year to a new NBA
"star."
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