Tuesday, April 28. 1998
The University Daily Kansan
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Section B·Page 3
NBA names best rookie
Spurs' Duncan Rookie of the Year by large margin
The Associated Press
SAN ANTIONIO — After just one season, Tim Duncan is drawing comparisons to the likes of David Robinson and K ev i n McHale. Duncan, a major force in leading the
San Antonio Spurs to a record turnaround this season, overwhelmingly was voted the NBA's Rookie of the Year yesterday.
"It's a goal I had coming into this year," he said. "I wanted to play well this year and win this award."
The No.1 draft pick from Wake Forest received 113 of 116 votes (97 per
cent) from a panel of NBA writers and broadcasters. New Jersey's Keith Van Horn got the other three votes.
Duncan: named NBA Rookie of the Year.
Duncan's margin of victory was the largest since Shaquille O'Neal received 88 percent of the vote in 1992-93.
"He's big time, just like David (Robinson) was and just like Shaq was," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His demeanor and approach to this whole business is uncommon and extraordinary."
With Duncan in the lineup and Robinson returning from foot and back injuries, the Spurs went 56-26 in the regular season, an improvement of 36 victories from their 1996-97 mark.
San Antonio set another league record by holding opponents 41.1 percent shooting. After missing the playoffs last season, the Spurs qualified this year with the fifth-best record in the Western Conference.
"It's been great playing with every one of my teammates because it's a veteran crew," said the seven-footer from Wake Forest, who was the top pick in last June's NBA draft. "I came in here with little pressure on me because we had such a core of great players."
Duncan became the first rookie to play in the NBA All-Star Game since Grant Hill in 1995.
He averaged 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.5 blocks and shot .549 from the field. He was the 19th rookie in NBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Duncan led all rookies in scoring, rebounding, blocks and field goal percentage and ranked seventh in assists. He ranked third in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, sixth in blocks and 13th in scoring among all players.
Knicks rage to avenge loss
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks needed to lose control of their emotions to get even with the Miami Heat.
As both teams prepared yesterday for the resumption of their first-round series, the enduring images from Game 2 were of the Knicks venting their feelings.
Chris Childs drew an imaginary knife across his throat; John Starks turned to the Miami Arena fans and pointed at the words "New York" on his chest; Terry Cummings let out a primal scream as the final buzzer sounded.
Those types of outbursts are not unique to the Knicks, yet they are a team that seems to need them in order to play at their highest level. In Game 1, the Knicks were flat. In Game 2, following a players-only meeting Saturday night, they were fiery.
"When we're not emotional, we don't play well," Childs said Monday. "We don't hit, we don't bang,
we don't do the things we need to do."
So expect more of the same from
So expect more New York on Tuesday night when the series, tied 1-1, resumes at Madison Square Garden.
The Heat players took notice of the Knicks' outbursts, which were punctuated by Childs spiking at the end of the
Childs spiking the ball to the floor at the end of the game.
"When Chris threw that ball down, that caught my attention," P.J. Brown said."
At practice Monday in Boca Raton, Fla. Heat coach Pati Riley
MIAMI HEAT
addressed Childs' throat-slitting gesture with this comment: "Who
knows what he was doing? Maybe he was scratching his throat. Maybe he had a little tickle in his throat."
The Heat have a career record of 3-22 in New York, including 2-7 with Riley. But they also have the league's best road record in the past two seasons, and one of their victories in New York came in Game 6 of last year's second round.
This year's series has been free from similar incidents, and until the fourth quarter of Sunday's game the harbsest feelings may have been felt by Cummings, who was angered that coach Jeff Van Gundy kept him glued to the bench for the entire 48 minutes of Game 1.
Cummings became a key contributor in Game 2, grabbing 14 rebounds in 27 minutes and playing good defense on Alonzo Mourning, forcing the Miami center away from the basket and out of his comfort zone.
Van Gundy said Patrick Ewing will not be in uniform tonight.
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