March 17, 1999 PageB3 Vo rtlanb (Observer NBA Lockout Sends Calipari Globetrotting Blazers Riding High having a w ithdraw al from basketball because 1 ca n ’t have contact with a n y o f o u r p la y e r s ,” h e sa id . “N orm ally, I w ould be w orking out players or flying to their cities to work out w ith them. T h at’s w hat I enjoy m ost about coaching.” In anticip atio n o f the lockout, C alipari w ork ed o ut several N ets in June instead o f his usual Ju ly 15 start date, and added h e ’s confident the players are p rep arin g for the season even w ith o u t b eing u nder his w atchful eye. “ K now ing our guys, the guys that w e have, I know that their appetite has been w hetted a little bit. I imagine our guys are working really hard right now ,” Calipari said. “I don’t have any doubt that our guys are playing and training and preparing them selves.” A nd w hat does a coach do w ithout a team ? “ I’m exercising every day, I’m back to the w eight training, so I’m lifting and running and I’m golfing a little bit m ore than I have in the past,” he said. C om ing o ff a season w here he guided the N ets to 43 w ins and their first p lay o ff berth in four years, Calipari w asn ’t w orried about the N ets being hurt by the layoff. “ W hen they tell us w e’re going to start, w e ’ll be ready,” he said. B y M ichael J ames D aily N ews S ports W riter B ecau se o f the N B A lockout, Jo h n C a lip a ri has beco m e a coach w ith o u t a team . B u t he h a s n ’t sto p p e d coaching. U sually at this tim e o f year, the N e ts’ coach w ould be w orking out p la y e rs an d p re p a rin g fo r th e u p co m in g season, but the w ork stoppage prohibits contact w ith his te a m . C a lip a r i, w h o le c tu r e d y e ste rd a y at the N e ts ’ su m m er basketball cam p at River Dell H igh in O radell, N. J ., said he’s been keeping busy scouting in Europe. “The two trips I ’ve m ade to Europe (w ere) to see the young players w ho are 18 and you n g er at the E urocam p in T reviso, Italy, earlier this sum m er and 1 w as at the 22-and- u n ders, w hich w as in S icily ,” he said. “ (It w as) ju st to get a little read on w h o ’s w ho in E urope, so w hen people com e back and tell m e w h o ’s w ho, I have an idea.” C a lip a ri also said he d id “ six or sev en ” coaches clinics w ith Italian c o a c h e s , as w e ll as s e s s io n s alo n g sid e L ute O lse n an d M ike Fratello. “ I ’ve b e e n b o u n c in g aro u n d , because I can’t do anything (relating to the N ets) and I ’ve been kind o f S ta te S e n a te C o m m itte e o n Investigations, said his panel w ould hold hearings on the fight in New Y ork City Thursday. N ew Y ork A ttorney G eneral Eliot Spitzer said he was opening an inquiry into the controversial decision in New Y orkC ity Friday. A report in London’s Daily Mirror newspaper Monday said the Federal Bureau o f Investigation was launching a probe into whether the fight was ngged. but FBI officials in Washington would not confirm such an investigation. The fig h t intended to produce an undisputed heavyweight champion o f the world, instead plunged the boxing world into controversy once again with some observers wondering whether the judging might have been rigged. by J oanna W eiss N ewholse N ews S ervice Judge Stanley Christoudoulou of South Africa scored the fight 116-113 in fevorofWorldBoxingCouncilchampion Lewis. American Eugenia Williams had Holyfield winning 115-113. Judge Larry O ’ConnellofBritainhaditeven, 115-115. H o ly field retain ed his W orld Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles and Lewis Isaiah Rider scored a season-high 3 0 points, 2 3 In the first half, to lead the streaking Portland Trail Blazers to a 1 06 -9 1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. Damon Stoudamire added 1 8 points, Arvydas Sabonis had 1 5 points and 1 6 rebounds, and Brian Grant 1 0 points for Portland, which has won 1 0 of its last 11. Michael Finley’s 2 1 points paced the Mavericks. Erick Strickland had 1 3 points and Gary Trent added 1 2 for Dallas. H appy B irth d a y Scott Trent. G o o d m a n ’s c o m m itte e h as investigated boxing before following the death o f a boxer in the ring and spearheaded reform s in the sport. “It’s quite evident that something was bizarre in the ultim ate decision, said G oodm an, who attended the M adison Square G arden fight. 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