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THE DAILY OKLAHOM AN 29 Friday, November 1, NBA Cavalry From Page 25 czyk averaged 24.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. Wilson averaged 27.0 points and 10.0 rebounds. "Doktorczyk is fundamentally sound, an outstanding outside shooter. We haven't seen that a lot because I've played him on the block. But for him to get to the NBA he has to be more physical," Bibby said.

"Wilson just got here, but we hear he's a good shot-blocker, and can shoot the jumper." Veteran center Joe Cogper, 34, is a 7-footer who has not played in two years, but he's anxious to give it another shot having played with Bibby in Lancaster in the early '80s. bad feelings that spilled over when Jordan skipped a White House welcome for the champion Bulls last summer and then showed up 90 minutes late for the first training camp session. Horace Grant began complaining about a double standard, an exercise in freedom of speech that cost the forward a fine from the club. To the Bulls' credit, they fined Jordan, as well. Chicago's lineup intact from the 61-21 club that cruised to the NBA championship by winning 15 of 17 in the playoffs.

Detroit added Orlando Woolridge and Dar-rell Walker. Moses Ma-lone signed as a free agent with Milwaukee. New York acquired Xavier McDaniel, swapping Trent Tucker and Jerrod Mustaf to Phoenix. San Antonio added Antoine Carr. Atlanta picked up Maurice Cheeks, Travis Mays and Blair Rasmussen.

Cleveland added John Battle. Sacramento picked up Spud Webb and Dwayne Schintzius. The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Doc Rivers and James Edwards. Among the missing are Jack Sikma, Vin-nie Johnson, Kelly Tri-pucka, Ralph Simpson, Mychal Thompson, Reggie Theus, Rick Mahorn, Darrell Griffith and Alex English. All were released after long NBA careers.

On the eve of the season, Charlotte finally reached agreement with Larry Johnson on a six-year, $20 million contract. But six of the top 10 draft picks Kenny Anderson of New Jersey, Sacramento's Billy Owens, Doug Smith of Dallas, Luc Longley with Minnesota, Denver's Mark Macon and Brian Williams of Orlando remained unsigned. From Page 25 against the Philadelphia 76ers. In Friday night's other openers, Charlotte will unveil newly-signed No. 1 draft pick Larry Johnson at Boston, New York is at Orlando, Washington plays at Indiana, Milwaukee visits Detroit, Utah plays at Minnesota, San Antonio plays host to Dallas, Golden State is at Denver, Cleveland plays at Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers are at Sacramento and Phoenix is at Seattle.

The three other teams, New Jersey, Miami and Atlanta, open Saturday night as part of a 12-game schedule with the Nets at Charlotte, the Heat playing host to the New York Knicks, and the Hawks at home against Detroit. When coach Phil Jackson was asked how the rest of the league might block the Bulls, his answer was direct: "I don't think anything can keep us from winning the championship, except ourselves." Like, perhaps, the File Photo Former Oklahoma State player Richard Dumas has been suspended by the NBA for failing a drug test. NBA Suspends Ex-Poke Dumas For NBA Season PHOENIX (AP) Richard Dumas, whose substance-abuse problems cut short his college career at Oklahoma State and ended his rookie Reason in the NBA before it began, will try to gain readmission to the league next year. The NBA announced Thursday that it had siispended Dumas for the 1991-92 season for failing a random drug test administered randomly fo all rookies during training camp. is in Phoenix, is cooperating, fully Yjith the league, fully supports the league's antidrug policy and is going to be working with the NBA and the Players Association to resolve this issue," Enid, OK, attorney James Bryant said Thursday.

"umas could not be reached for comment, and th'd team was in Seattle for its season opener tonight against the SuperSonics. Coach Cotton Fifzsimmons did not return a phone call. Suns placed Dumas on their suspended list trimming the roster to the NBA limit of 12. 'Bryant said Dumas might spend only a few more days in Phoenix but planned to return to the Suns, who drafted him No. 46 overall in the second round on June 26, next year.

player who fails the initial test or one of others given during his rookie year is ineligible to play until the following season. Then, he must show he has followed after-care provisions of the NBA's anti-drug agreement arid be approved by league-hired counselors. He is a fine young man, extremely talented, and he is going to work through this issue," Bryant said. Dumas' earlier problem was alcoholism. Bryant and Dick Percudani, the Suns' chief scout, said they didn't know if alcohol was the drug found in the NBA test.

Percudani, reached at his residence in Connecticut, said the 6-foot-7 Dumas had a shot at making the Suns. "The sadness in this case comes not from losing a player with talent, but just from the pjoint that this is a human being who needs some help," Percudani said. I He said he and others studied Dumas' background from all angles prior to the draft and decided "that this was a player with outstanding ahility, notwithstanding that he had a known problem, and we were willing to take a risk and Goif Ddly Grabs Share of Lead At PInehurst "I think we have some good big guys. Again, like all areas, it's chemistry. Who is going to hit the boards? Who will rebound for us?" Cavalry coach Henry Bibby "He's a very good offensive player with good post moves," Bibby said.

"He's a decent defensive player, a veteran who plays good position defense, but he's a better offensive player." The remaining big man is slender 6-9 rookie Corey Beasley, out of Boston College. Beasley figures to have a good shot at making the team since the Cavs must have one rookie to carry a full 10-mari roster. "He's a shot blocker, can rebound and push the ball up the floor. He can play power forward, center, or small forward," Bibby said. "He's very agile and gets up and down the floor very well.

He's still learning, and he's working hard." Cav Notes: Stevie Thompson, last year's CBA Rookie of the Year, was cut late Wednesday night by Sacramento, but his status with the Cavs is uncertain. The Cavs owns his rights. "All indications are he will play in Oklahoma City according to his agent. Whether he will be here by opening night is yet to be determined," said Brad Lund, Cavalry director of basketball operations. Anthony "Bu" Frederick, who averaged 24.1 points in 38 games for the Cavs last year, has made the Charlotte Hornets roster.

Royce Jeffries, a 6-6 small forward from OSU, suffered a back injury in Tuesday night's scrimmage and might be placed on injured reserve list. give him a second chance." In a statement prepared before the flight to Seattle, Fitzsimmons said he hoped Dumas could overcome his problems. "The NBA drug program works, and help is available to him," Fitzsimmons' said. "Going in, we knew that Richard had some problems in the past, and we made everybody aware of that when we took the young man. We're saddened by what's happened, but we gave him an and that's all we can do.

The rest is up to him," the coach added. Fitzsimmons mentioned Dumas' past on draft day, drawing groans from fans aware of former Sun Walter Davis' recurrent cocaine problems and the 1987 Maricopa County indictment of active and former Suns' players on drug charges. Dumas spent two years at Oklahoma State, missing the Big Eight Conference tournament-during his freshman year because of a suspension. He entered a drug-treatment center in the summer of 1988 and played well as a sophomore, averaging 16.6 points a game for the two years. Sansabelt-Raquet Club-Higgir MEN'S SLACKS E3 A member ol the National CITYLINE Network.

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He birdied all the par-5 holes on the famed old Npt-' 2 course at Pinehurst en route to a oh Thursday in the new, $2 million event. '-'Daly's advantage," British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch said, "is that' he's hitting a wedge in when the rest of us are hitting 4-irons. "He can get more spin on it and he can reach all'the par-5's in two," said Baker-Finch, who shared the first-round lead with Daly, lefty Russ Cochran and Craig Stadler. Open title-holder Payne Stewart played the last three holes three under par eagle, par, birdie and finished at 2-under 69. Also at that figure, a single stroke off the lead, were Paul Azinger, Steve Elkington, Scott Hoch, Nolan Henke and Jay Don Blake.

Fred Couples and Corey Pavin, the two men eriibroiled in a battle for the major seasonal titles that end with this event, were well back in the 30-man field. Couples had a 1-over-par 72 in the near-ideal playing conditions and Pavin, the leading mon-l eywinner, struggled to a 74. Daly, who gained a spot in the PGA as the ninth alternate, claimed the last spot in the elite i field for this tournament, which succeeds the Nabisco Championship as the pro tour's big-f money climax to the official portion of the schedule. i He got it only because Tom Kite missed an 8-foot birdie putt last Sunday on the final hole of the' final qualfying event in Houston. "I've already reached all my goals for the year," Daly said.

"I didn't expect to be here, and I it wouldn't have bothered me if I wasn't." Since he's here, however, the 25-year-old rook-S ie made the most of it. "I did something different," Daly joked. "I hit a lot of fairways." He missed only two "I hardly ever hit that ftft SALE PRICE STARTING AS LOW AS eochPH8A ftA MAIL-IN 8.UU REBATE FRAM I Rearguard jus7 MS OFF all other in normal stock each with trade-in rebate DT65 LIMIT 2 UIKHT2 1 many fairways," he said on the old course in the Carolina sandhill country. And, just as Baker-Finch noted, he made took full advantage of his length on the three par-5 holes. He two-putted both the 10th and 16th for birdies and got up and down from a greenside bunker for birdie-4 on the fourth.

"He's probably the only man in the field who can reach the 10th in two," Baker-Finch said. The 531-yard 16th served as an illustration of his vast distance off the tee. Stadler, a very long hitter, played driver-driver to that green. Daly hit driver, 3-iron. The tournament offers $360,000 to the winner, the largest prize on the American tour, and brings to a close the races for the money-winning title.

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