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Lionel “ T rain ” Hollins, Assistant
Coach o f the Phoenix Suns, is a very
happy man these days. He would be
more happy if the Suns can advance to
the N BA Finals in a couple of weeks,
but for now he has to wait and fight it
out against his old team.
H ollins has good reasons to be happy.
H e’s doing what he wants to do, living
where he w ants to live, and working for
a quality organization. Outside of another
NBA Cham pionship ring, what more
can a man ask for? H ollins, who played
on the T rail Blazers 1977 Cham pion
ship team, is thankful for having the o p
portunity to share his experiences as a
professional with young players like
Kevin Johnson, Mark W est, Tim Perry,
Andrew Lang, Greg G rant, and Dan
Majerle. These young players blend
well with Tom Chambers, Eddie Johnson.
Jeff Homacek, and Kurk Rambis. Hollins
has plenty o f experience to share. In
addition to playing with Portland, “ The
T rain” also m ade stops in Philadel
phia, San Diego, Detroit, and finally in
Houston.
A fter Tuesday nights game, The
Locker Room caught up with the A ri
zona State University product to see
how his adjustm ent to coaching from
playing has been. Has it been difficult?
H ollins: “ W ell, it really hasn’t been.
I think the toughest part is you can ’t go
out there and play. As a coach, you
don’t have any control of the game in
terms o f physical action because my
role is m ostly m ental and you d on’t
have that physical release. Sometimes,
I’m really tired after a game and I
haven’t played. Even when 1 played, I
never got tired and its a different feel
ing when you don’t play. I think that
playing to coaching is what you trans
fer from your head, verbally, to other
people in a quick period o f time so that
they can understand and deal with the
situation.”
Locker Room : How has Kevin
Johnson benefited from your experi
ences as a professional and knowledge
of the game?
Hollins: “ Kevin is a very mature
person. W ith a guy like him, you do n ’t
ju st give him bits and pieces of advice
because his game is solid. There are a
few things that I can tell him through
my experiences, but not much. Things
like here’s where you can get a steal or
here’s where you can help out on de-
fe n se -H e ’s learning as a young player
and I can ’t take a lot o f credit for his
development because he is very teach
able. Kevin has all the natural ability,
instinct, and mental ability to play this
game. He has a great future in the
NBA.”
Locker Room : W hat did Portland
mean to your professional basketball
career?
Hollins: “ It was an exciting time and
the beginning of my dream to play in
the NBA. I had the opportunity to play
on a great team and win the cham pion
ship. I m et a lot o f people that have
been good to me here and I still have
friends here. It was a lot of fun in
Portland. I have some fond memories.
Locker Room : W hen you consider
the jerseys the Trail Blazers have re
tired over the years (M aurice Lucas,
Bill W alton, Lloyd Neal, and Larry
Steel), do you think that yours should
be hung from the rafters considering
your contributions?
H ollins: “ W ell, I stay away from
that controversy. My answ er to that is
its the Blazers prerogative to put who
ever they w ant up there. If they would
honor me with that. I’d be happy. If not,
its not going to take any minutes off my
life. I ’m still going to go on in this
situation and I do n ’t really worry about
it. People ask me about it until people
in Portland start asking me about i t
Locker Room : W ould you like to be
an NBA Head Coach one day?
H ollins: “ T hat’s an aspiration, but
I’m in no hurry. If it never happens, I
w on’t be unhappy because I’m happy
with what I’m doing and where I’m
living.
Locker Room : W hat is it like to work
under Head Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons?
He seems so intense.
Hollins: “ Cotton is a great person to
work for. The entire organization is
great. We have a good time and we take
care o f business. W e know how to react
to situations. I also have the opportu
nity to teach.
Locker Room : “ In basketball, you
have to learn to make judgm ents and
decisions on the run, that’s what makes
it fun and exciting. It’s not like baseball
where in certain situations you can throw
a curveball or bunt in another situation.
Basketball is a little more difficult. It’s
is less likely that a person can pick up
everything he needs to know in basket
ball. As you play, you learn forever.”
Locker Room : Thanks and good
luck in the future.
Hollins: Thank you.
Jl.’fcTs
P eggy S u m n er
O w ner
(503) 289-0205
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Center David Robinson of San Antonio, the unani
mous choice as the Minute Maid O range Soda NBA
Rookie of the Year, and point guard I im Hardaway
of Golden State, the floor leader for the league’s high
est scoring offense this season, both were unanim ous
choices for the 1990 NBA All-Rookie l earn as selected
by the league's 27 head coaches.
Robinson and Hardaway received the maximum 52
points on 26 First Team votes from the coaches, who
were asked to vote for First and Second teams, regard
less of position, and w ho w ere not perm itted to vote for
members of their own team. I wo points were aw arded
for a First Team vote and one for a Second Team vote.
joining Robinson and Hardaway on the First 1 earn
were Ylade Divac of the LA Lakers (40 points), Miam
i’s Sherman Douglas (39) and Minnesota's Pooh
Richardson (33).
Selected to the All-Rookie Second Team were C har
lotte’s J.R. Reid (28 points), San Antonio's Sean Elliott
(26), Chicago’s Stacey King (23), Utah's T heodore
“Blue" Edwards (20'/2) and Miami’s Glen Rice (20).
Robinson ranked 10th in the NBA in scoring with
24.3 ppg, second in rebounding with 12.0 rpg and
third in blocked shots with 3.89 bpg. He helped lead
the Spurs to a franchise-record 56-26 mark.
Hardawav, who averaged 14.7 ppg. ranked ninth in
the league in assists w ith 8.7 apg and 1 Oth in steals with
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leading 116.3 ppg, m arking only the second time in
history that the league's highest-scoring offense has
been directed by a rookie point guard.
Following are the complete voting results for the
1990 NBA All-Rookie First and Second Teams:
First Team
Player, Team
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David Robinson, San Antonio ............................
52
Tim Hardaway, Golden S la te ..............................
52
Vlade Divac, LA L a k e rs........................................
40
Sherm an Douglas, Miami ....................................
39
Pooh Richardson, Minnesota ..............................
33
Second Team
Player, Team
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J.R. Reid, Charlotte ..............................................
28
Sean Elliott, San Antonio ....................................
26
Stacey King. C h ic a g o ............................................
23
T heodore Edwards, U t a h ...................................... 2 0 '/z
Glen Rice, M iam i....................................................
20
O ther rookies receiving votes: Cliff Robinson (18
points), Nick Anderson (15'/2), Dana Barros (12), Sam
Mitchell (7), Shawn Kemp (5), B.J. Arm strong (4),
Sarunas Marciulionis and T odd Lichti (3), and Mi
chael Smith, Alexander Volkov, Mookie Blaylock and
Michael Ansley one apiece.
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the first partnership of its kind between two independ
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package and a track record that is one of the best in pro
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Junior forward Dennis Scott of Georgia Tech, who
led the ACC in scoring this past season, and sopho
more guard Chris Jackson o f Louisiana State, a two-
time SEC Player of the Year, head a list of 13 early en
try candidates for the 1990 NBA Draft.
Also applying for early entry were Kelvin Ardister
of Pensacola Junior College; H erb Barthol of Cleve
land State; Cabe Estaba of South Alabama; David
Shon Henderson of Idaho; Sean Higgins o f Michigan;
Marcus Liberty of Illinois; Ken Miller o f Loyola o f Il
linois; Je rro d M ustaf of Maryland; Jesse Spinner of
Cram bling State; Per Stum er o f Loyola M arymount
and Kenneth Williams of Elizabeth City (NC) State
College.
Carl H errera, a ju n io r at the University o f Houston,
claims to have sent from his home in Venezuela a letter
to the NBA office renouncing his rem aining eligibility
which was postm arked prior to the filing deadline. Al
though the letter had not arrived as of Sunday, May
20, if the letter arrives with the proper postm ark he
will be eligible for the draft.
Underclassmen wishing to forgo their remaining
college eligibility to apply lor the 1990 NBA Draft had
to submit a letter to the league office postm arked no
later than m idnight Sunday, May 13.
Following is a complete list of the players who have
applied for early entry into the 1990 NBA Dralt,
which will be held Ju n e 27 at the Jacob Javits Conven
tion C enter in New York:
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kelvin .Vollster
Herb Kauhoi
(..ihe Estaba
David Shon Henderson
Stan Higgins
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Marcus Liberty
ken M iller
|errod M ustaf
Dennis Scott
|essc Spinner
Per Slim ier
Ken Williams
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Cleveland State
South Alabama
Idaho
Mie higan
Louisiana Slate
Illinois
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League Differences
What arc the real differences between the National and American
leagues .’ O f course there arc some very basic differences, the biggest
being the American League allows a designated hitter. But there also are
some other, subtle differences.
The dcsignaled hitler is a real "star saver" for Amcrican-Lcaguc
teams. Because designated hitters bat for pitchers, Amcrican-Lcaguc
teams get more innings out o f their pitchers and, consequently, don’t
have to carry as many pitchers on their rosters Hitting burns out pitchers
faster in games and in years. If there had been designated hitters when
Mickey Mantle was playing, he probably could have played a couple
more seasons.
Having a designated hitler certainly makes for belter offensive play,
and the fans like that. They want to sec a lot o f runs scored.
I played all but two o f my years in the National League. The last two I
played for the Amcrican-Lcaguc Milwaukee Brewers as a designated
hitter. Making the transition from playing the whole game to being just a
designated hitler was not easy. I was used Io getting into the whole
rhythm o f the game, shifting from defense Io offense and so on. Sud
denly, all I had to do between trips to the plate was think about that last
time I was up with bases loaded and popped up!
But I founu me real difference in league play to be the strike zone. The
umpires in the American League call the strike /.one higher and a bit
bigger than they do in the National League. Because there is much more
o f a target to throw to, Amcrican-Lcaguc pitchers work the ball around
the plate more than they do in the National League.
Believe it or not. a big reason for the differences in the strike zone is
that National-League umpires wear their chest protectors on the inside o f
their jackets while the Amcrican-Lcaguc umpires wear their chest protee-
tors on Ihe outside o f their jackets. Wearing their chest protectors on the
outside prevents Amcrican-Lcaguc umpires from squatting down as low
as the National-League umpires. Other than that, the umpiring from
league Io league is basically the same
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