Mel Daniels

That other division is really tough," says Nets' Assistant Coach Rod Thorn, happy not to be in it. "Out there, teams are going to have to win 47 or 48 games to make the playoffs." San Antonio Coach Tom Nissalke's...

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Last season was an ironic one for the Indiana Pacers. They had a center weakened by illness. There was dissension. They had rookies who played too often to suit the veterans. There were tall guards who were too slow...

•Larry Lacewell, assistant football coach at Oklahoma, on the Sooners' successive games with Southern California, Texas and Colorado: "I can't figure how we missed scheduling Russia."