Duck turned Hawk
enjoying life in NBA
I FROM THE
SIDELINES
PORTLAND If anvono is
kci'pi'ng track u-i tho it11• «it
csl understatements made
during tins sports year. giv.•
Blau Rasmussen thi lead right,
now
' I understand thr Dm ks. .ire
having' .1 tough s••■!:. Ra-.mus
sun said o! tus uiiHu maters
a to rt-i ..id
ivi .iimssi'M h.imsell saw sprue
tougli vrais while .1 star Hr the
I I: ■: i limi s bask Po,. vm.
,: ■.'; . thlt '
pi .ini i enter is enjoying Lite
ng the ivmId ■■ I ..k< thud
as a starter hir this Atlanta
M r t th.e Nat : . Bue-ker
hail Association
: a fun wav to make a liv
ing Rasmussen said alter a
S Its 1 1 I' loss to the |‘ort
: md I rail Blazers h'rid.iy night
1..! an NBA player is
soim thing mans dream about,
and Rasmussen's logat y .is a
; : began , Oita w hen he w as
drafted in the first round of the
NBA dralt In the Denver Nug
gels Rasinussen p aved •• 1 V
'.■sirs at D. rni-r and was traded
during the of!-season to the
Haw ks
The move took some adjust
ing with the new team, but Ras
mussen recently earned the
starting role at t enter, when' he
seems to pliiy everywhere on
It U>ok thi'H I .. While in get
t|Nfd til 111'. k-isniasson said
i!I(:i t outside
N i i. ■. i. i i ig K : iin ti sst'ti
si on d ! :"> points I' i ni.i\ on sev
en i;i 11 shooting. but itvctv
lie lit his t -... s k i' t s *111111 111 :! t
tin- outside till billing a three
pointer tli.it tvj-. uni . i .1 tiaiti
ret ord 10 three pointers ul the
mght lor Atlanta
A " tooter shtjuiing treys ’
That's all hi- dots Is go out
. i' " said lila/er . . ut.-r Kit 111
Ditt.lt.worth who l. i.i to : ... -.s
ami guard Rasmussen artiutnl
the perimeter "That's all in
doi-s amt htr dot’s it vary wrll
Portland torwaid ki.■mi- hurt
se\ agreed tilth los t animate
Rasmussen is just sittm up
there wailin' tor that ampet,
kersey laughed
It s east to laugh olf tin- sight
of someone the si/o ol Rasmus
•..'li working tin- outsail! like hi
ts .is .1 guard, hut it that big man
tain shunt wall. It t aust-s men
problems than out: might litst
think
Won Rasmus „ in :. \ .:.,: tin’
t our] outside Shi' paint. t tu
rn.m guarding Rasmussen he
it Dot kw■ tti (:lit! !<(»!>nisim nt
\i.1.1 Ah di ipain. ;' in to
Jil.fi .. nog .(Hti go • ir tun
'! his lcnvcs ii lai i !n the
ti.isn : ami nil ist .. ;.ik ■ -s
out: imr ol t!ir tip;
ii'bouncft rs
Wl . h .1 » here ? ' . n tYi. i:
steps :m t'tic ’-fnu! \h mt.i ti>!
win! is sersiod m lilt' NBA Id
rebounding grabbing 20 nr
.« ore- n t. • i<• >is. in ! ! diffcrefit
II".s. this SI URUli illlli null ti nf
. . • • I 'll !!’:•* till.If.is
t in im attributed to K.isimissi’ii
k" rptng olio nt llie i»jij> men! s
■i !; ili<- V\
Sit i t f
" i ii»■ rt' s im questiiiii.: ,H)init
.1 S ... i U . i is, w 11.1 ; -.1 m "d J.,
si n |i.. t.lil «. itfl ! ’ t "ill r;:!;it
and 2’ jioinls bridal It s good
Ins ausr he's such a good shunt
i'l u ith a lug l.iiidv He opens
things up inside
\ mure open inside has also
helped NBA superstar Domi
niipie Wilkins this Si'.ismi t he
Hawk- i : 11 • r starting forward
iln NBA s set.urn! leading
s. oi' i a! .til points a game
Rasmussen himself i uuldn't
he happier shouting from the
outside an area lie rarely vis
ited at Oregon, when he was
instead [minted on tor him ked
shots and high perc entage
si,noting Rasmussen was a t.a
fo r 'o'-peri ent shooter a! Ore
gun and holds She si hutd re
i'il ! ,r i arecr him ki d shots.
Mu. i; the s.iirn' tv.,s e\pci !. . j
Rasmussen d j r: • 11 * ! i; sis
•,! .1-.' as • i ilenviT N ' but
hi’ prrters the offense the
Hawks run with him. hr -.aid
It Was a (lif t* l lt.ii Igf . ■, I I i I
R.lsli i tissf! i, who .It; ■ ■ i.'1 S - igilt
points and had a m-a am-high ol
IH .ifa i 11 *■! DetlVrr earlier tilts
month ini g, sting a good
nuiiiir ; (»1 shuls ililts
A :. an!.! .. i . . V ha • ,
u( 11:, NBA piatoils this season,
tins postseason tournament that
K.l-.!:iuv.iil took part ill five 'I
ins .. v >::s .i: ! ii : il
! ..n! Im a man wild adru n led hr
wasn't i-\ its stiff he Would be
able to compete at the colli!
glair let cl
I m t cr knew tl !d make it
111 roilrgr tiaski I bah Ka-anus
Mil said I’, opie i-.at r (a!k<■ ii
mi- down tin entire i arecr
I’hnsi! same people mat hate
trouble t .liking down -a 7 loot
professional basketball plater
.'..its though
jukr Borg is spurts I'ditor nt
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