Torretta
goes in
seventh
KDKN PRAIR1K. Minn. (API —
The last thing the Minnesota
Vikings needed was another
quarterback. Vet ever\ time they
looked at their draft board. Heis
man Trophy-vs inner Gino Tor
retta was the best player there
The Vikings reviewed Turret
ta's statistu s. especially his .:(>-2
record fit Miami, and couldn't
resist using their seventh-round
pick to take him Mondav in the
NFl. draft
“At one point, you say.
“Who's your highest-rated play
er. regardless of what position
he plays?' That's why we went
with Torretta," said Minnesota
coach Dennis Green, who added
Torretta to a quarterback mix
that includes free-agent acquisi
tion Jim McMahon, 1‘I‘12 starters
Sean Salisbury and Ki< h Gan
non and second-year pro Brad
Johnson.
“Then* am a lot of things said
about Cino. mostly negative,
and we don't reallv deal in the
negative." Cireen said. We deal
in the positive We look, at what
.1 guv does And what fie does is
complete a lot ol passes, break a
lot of records, win a lot of foot
ball games and show leadership
at one of the toughest programs
ill the countrv
"I think Unit would qualify a
guv to lie drafted In the seventh
round, it was a great bargain for
us."
Torretta, whose mechanii s.
arm strength and mobility have
been questioned by scouts, was
the fifth quarterback and l‘l2nd
player i hosen.
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• Tin- Phoenix Suns arc
everyone's favorite to win it
all this season Making it
through tin* Western Confer
ence should he no problem
for Phoenix: iny problem is
with point guard Kevin John
son
This little weasel has had a
season plagued with injuries
and will miss the first round
of the plavoffs bei ause of a
knee injurs The funny thing
is. he didn't get this injury on
a tough drive to the hoop He
injured it while dry humping
Charles Barkley after Barkley
hit a last-set otid shot to beat
Portland last week
When he's not nursing idi
otic injuries. Johnson is
beginning to take over for Isi
ah Thomas as the biggest lit
tle cheap-shot artist in the
NBA. Against Portland hist
week, he could he seen
attempting such manly
maneuvers as try ing to trip
I
players from behind and
throwing flagrant elbows I
even heard he was trying to
put Kevin Duckworth's hand
in a bowl of warm water
while he was asleep at the
end of Portland's bench
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world-class fighting abilities
Johnson demonstrated earlier
tills season when he tried to
clothesline the hoicks' Doc
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ning down the court Johnson
didn't exai tl\ look like ( lull
l>er I Jing when Ki v ers ( hast'd
him down and popped him
solidly in the melon
Nine words Don’t hit the
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the finals; Cleveland in six
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