Wednesday, April 29, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
NBA's bruising style harms players, game
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Every time John Stockton ventures underneath to set a pick on some behemoth, and every time Jeff Hornacek almost is decapitated by a charging center or a flying forward, Jerry Sloan feels it.
"That's the way I played in my career. I was never a big guy." Sloan, the Utah Jazz coach, said. "But I had a big-guy attitude. John has a big-guy attitude, and Jeff does, too. It's the price you pay to be successful."
There's a fine line between that big-guy attitude and plain old attitude. In the Sloan's book, taking punishment is part of the game, but shots like the one Charles Barkley took at Stockton near the end of Utah's Game 2 victory against Houston are another thing entirely.
"That's the stuff that's ruining the game of basketball," Sloan said. "It used to be that if you did something like that, you'd have to suffer the consequences. You're no longer able to solve those problems on the floor."
The Jazz and the Rockets have been down this road before. Each team accused the other of dirty play during last year's Western Conference finals, won by the Jazz in six games.
This season, the Jazz complained about the Rockets alleged cheap shots and Houston called Utah a bunch of overpaid actors who will do anything to draw a foul.
None of this tough talk impresses Sloan, who, according to longtime coach Dick Motta, "played the game with more physical intensity than anyone I've ever seen."
For 10 years with the Chicago Bulls, Sloan was a scrappy, overachieving guard who became a star largely through sheer force of will. Dozens of more talented and athletic players disappeared while Sloan survived by toughness and hard work.
"I've been in a lot of fights because of that physical play," Sloan said. "There's some hard-headed people out there. That used to be the way you had to play this game."
Much of his team's style of play comes from tactics that worked for Sloan the player. Sloan's guards set picks for Karl Malone because Sloan himself set picks for Bob Love.
"Jerry always put himself on the line, and he expects us to do
the same," Hornacek said. "That's why we're out there taking on the big guys."
Sloan never considered himself a dirty player. He would take a charge, give a hard foul, scramble for a loose ball and never give an inch — but he wouldn't try to hurt anyone intentionally.
"There's some guys who played like that in their careers, but they always had to pay the consequences," Sloan said. "You'd have to take a shot somewhere down the line. If you retaliate now, it's a flagrant foul."
"There's no more of that stuff now than there used to be. It was always there, but it gets a lot more coverage now. It runs for 10 days on the sports highlights and you get eight articles about it."
Barkley's leveling of Stockton late in a game that already was decided represents the kind of tactic Sloan loathes.
"Stockton was working hard out there, and when Barkley tries to take him out, I don't know," Sloan said after the game. "So help me, I think it's ridiculous."
In years past, Sloan said, someone would have evened the score on the court. Now?
"I told the guys, the way you solve those problems is you score, and you rebound a little more. It's a different game."
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