Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site mb2c.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!mb2c!mlt From: mlt@mb2c.UUCP (Mark L. Tompkins) Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops Subject: Info wanted on Rick Mahorn Message-ID: <265@mb2c.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 13:34:30 EDT Article-I.D.: mb2c.265 Posted: Mon Sep 16 13:34:30 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 02:56:30 EDT Organization: Michigan Bell, Southfield, MI Lines: 33 With the NBA season fast approaching ( the Pistons started selling tickets yesterday ), I find myself wondering about a trade Detroit and Washington made in the off-season. Detroit sent Dan Roundfield to the Bullets for Rick Mahorn and Mike Gibson, who played in Italy last year. What I want to know is: Can Mahorn do anything on the basketball court except be a goon? The only times I've seen him play were against Detroit, and at least once in each of those contests I saw him take a cheap shot at somebody. Twice I saw him floor Isaiah Thomas with blind picks. In fact, as soon as the trade was finalized, Thomas called Mahorn on the phone and called a truce to the whole matter. I'm beginning to think the Pistons made a big mistake. The *only* reason they blew out New Jersey in the 1st round last year was because Round- field dominated Buck Williams. True, he was injured a lot during the season; he missed about half the year. But this trade still leaves them without a Williams-type power forward, which they need to rise to the top of their division. Also, Roundfield is one of the few Central Michigan alumni playing in the NBA ( Guess where I went to school? :-) ), so I really didn't want to see him go. Mahorn surely does not fit that mold, and neither does Kent Ben- son, Earl Cureton, Gibson, or anyone else they've tried at that position. Is anyone out there a Bullets fan who has seen Mahorn play more than a few times? What should I expect? I guess the reason Detroit got him is because Bill Laimbeer doesn't like to get too physical ( I've noticed ) and they thought Mahorn could be the "enforcer" that they need. Myself, I don't care much for "goon" basketball; I guess that's why I've always liked the Lakers fast-break type of game. If I want to see people beating the hell out of each other, I would prefer to see it on the football field. ( Or the rasslin' ring :-) :-) :-) ) Thoughts, comments, derogatory statements, and flames most welcome. Mark Tompkins P.S. How 'bout it, Nets? Mahorn and Benson for Buck? :-) :-)