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Dransfeldt: Athletes' voices can be deceiving
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with Alston after a Dec. 3,2004 game
in Boston. Alston threatened to leave
the Raptors and at one point said he
was considering retirement — at the
ripe old age of 29.
Then came February, when there
was another dispute.
Several newspaper reports said Al
ston and Mitchell came to blows at
halftime. Fellow guard Morris Peter
son said at the time, “It’s like one big
soap opera.”
Mitchell denied any bodily contact.
“There was no shoving; there was
no physical contact. There were
words exchanged and that was more
or less the extent of it,” Mitchell later
told The Fan, an all-sports Toronto
radio station.
Sounds reasonable, but this inci
dent came after Alston was suspend
ed in January for conduct detrimen
tal to the team after walking out of
a practice.
So it was not very surprising Tues
day to see Alston shipped to the
Rockets for Mike James. Alston is
now more of a replacement for an in
jured Houston guard than a big-name
free agent signee. Alston joins a
Houston team oozing with potential
with Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and
Stromile Swift.
When I talked to Alston, before
he decided to leave Miami in the
summer of 2004, he was straight
forward and provided smooth an
swers. Alston gave no indication of
anger management issues and
sounded like countless other ath
letes I’ve spoken to.
There, at its roots, is the problem
when determining an athlete’s sin
cerity. As a sportswriter, I make
every effort to take athletes at their
word. But when they don’t tell the
truth, when they hide beneath an
ego, it’s harder to figure out.
I had another interview with an
other former Ventura College basket
ball player who I’ll leave unnamed.
He had had his share of legal prob
lems and seemed to put them behind
him. He returned to the basketball
team and was a fan favorite and a
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good interview. Months later I’m
reading the newspaper and I see he’s
been accused of sexually assaulting
a minor.
Athlete’s intentions, unclear at
times, make it difficult to get the
whole story. Quality journalists get
the truth, metering out the innuendo
and the lies. Readers want the
whole story.
It’s a talent I’m trying to master,
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excited to talk to professional ath
letes, but a seasoned pro who finds
the facts. An interview with Alston,
who has had a turbulent career
helps. Hard questions that can lead to
the truth sometimes result in rebuke
from a player who is unhappy with a
reporter’s questions.
Alston did show some anger, bris
tling at a final query about his team’s
post players.
Maybe I’m onto something
after all.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (October 6). You attack
this year's projects with such vigor that one ot
them is finished by the end of this month. The
beginning of November brings a feeling of 'now
what?" but don't worry. The new "what' arrives
almost as soon as you ask the question. Love
gobbles your holiday time in a lovely manner.
You are especially comfortable with Leo and
Gemini. Your lucky numbers are: 4,5,39,15
and 30.
ARIES (March 21 -April 19). You act as a buffer
between warring parties. It's an unusual posi
tion for you to be in, as your usual modus
operandi is to take one side or the other. Now
you can appreciate how your parents used to
feel.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You're still having
some degree of difficulty being understood
Maybe you're not making yourself clear
enough. Still, others would be wise to bet on
you. A miraculous victory is in your near future.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Lazier and more
pampered individuals simply can t relate to
how much you do in a day and how tough it re
ally can be. But don't waste time thinking about
it. You're too busy trying to put your master
plan into effect.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're driven -
hyper vigilant, in fact - when it comes to get
ting your prize. Now if everyone else would get
out of your way ... A loved one is being a real
pest. It's time to call them out.
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work will soon spread. The evening features a
(deliciously) disruptive presence.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You'll put up with a
little bad behavior from people you like tremen
dously. But sometimes it's just time for some
one to say sorry. Other times, like today, sorry
isn't good enough. You want to see something
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one. You log in your request and are seldom
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sum In the mail to expedite the purchase of
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portant that you are ethical in all dealings now
and that you make sure others are treating you
with the same respect. Consider that what
some would call a polite request, others would
call distortion.
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situation - and you know what to do to make it
work for you. Generosity of higher-ups impacts
you favorably if you can recognize that you are
being given a gift.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). An audience is
key to doing fabulous work. When you activate
the creative part of your life, your love life
thrives. In that light, you might even be grateful
for past heartache for giving you so much to
express.
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