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Thursday, December 2, 1993
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Pistons' 'Bad Boy' center retires after 14 seasons
By Harry Atkins The Associated Press
AURURN HILLS, Mich. — Bill Lalmbeer, realizing he had become the kind of player he despised, retired yesterday at age 36.
With all his teammates and the entire Detroit Pistons front office looking on, Lambeir said that he simply had lost his desire to compete.
"When I saw players come in here who no longer are willing to sacrifice body and mind, I used to advise them," he said during a news conference at The Palace. "I'd good them into it. If that didn't work, I'd reject them. Now, I'm one of those players."
Laimbeer said the feeling had been coming on for the last two or three seasons. He said he had known before training camp that this season could be his last.
"Coming to camp, my goal was to make it through the season," Laimbeer said. "I knew that I did not feel like doing it anymore. But I wanted to help the franchise. I thought maybe we'd get off to an 8-0 start or something and I'd feel better about things."
That didn't happen, of course. The Pistons were 5-7 when Lambeer made up his mind Monday. He told his teammates of his decision before their game Tuesday night in Cleveland. They lost that game with Lambeer on the bench.
"I just felt all the negative factors were too great to overcome," Lambeer said. "It's like a shining light just opened up in my mind and said, 'Bill, let's go, let's get out of the way.'"
During his 14 seasons in the NBA, all but one with the Pistons, the 6-foot-11 center became one of the most hated players the game has ever known. His flying elbows and hard picks sent bodies flying and tempers flaring everywhere he played.
But the Bad Boy role was one he was glad to play. For one thing, it suited his personality. For another, it helped the Pistons win NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. It became part of their mystique.
"I think hate" is a strong word, "Laimbeer said." "We're in the entertainment business. I wore the black hat. Somebody has to play that role. I accepted it."
He was just a big guy with minimum basketball skills. Yet when he called it quits, Laimbeer had played in 1,068 regular-season games and 113 playoff games. Last season, he became only the 19th NBA player to pull down 10,000 rebounds and score 10,000 points.
He holds Pistons records for rebounds and games played. Yet, he was most proud of his durability.
In his 14-year NBA career, Lainbeer missed only eight games. Four of those were due to injury, one due to a coach's decision and two due to suspension, in addition to his lame-duck Tuesday night at Cleveland.
As for his future, Laimbeer said he and his father were trying to buy a business. He added that professional golf and politics also were possibilities.
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Only Knicks could ruin Rockets' run at record
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets are at 14 victories and counting, and only the New York Knicks stand between the Rockets and a page in the NBA record book.
The Knicks, 9-2, have won four of five home games in the Garden and lead the Atlantic Division.
"We can do it," Hakeem Olajuwon said. "There is no better place to play and win than Madison Square Garden."
The undefeated Rockets play the Knicks tonight and need only that victory to tie the old Washington Capitals, who opened the 1948 season with 15 straight victories, for the best start in league history.
The Capitols' record start was set 45 years ago by a team coached by Red Auerbach, who later built the Boston Celtics dynasty. At that time, the Capitons were playing in Providence, R.I.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Fort Wayne, Ind.; and were led by Robert Feerick, Horace McKinney, Clarence Hermsen and Fred Scolari.
Tuesday night, Houston defeated Milwaukee 102-91 for its 14th consecutive victory.
A tough defense that has yet to allow an opponent 100 points has allowed the Rockets to firt with the record. The closest the team have come to losing was a 95-93 overtime victory a week ago at Utah.
"It's a great achievement, but it has not ended yet," Otis Thorpe said. "14-0 is like being in second place, so 15-0 is our next challenge and the next step up the ladder."
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