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Page 8 Statesville Record Landmark Sunday July 21 1991 Of Gives Chance To ormer Stars USBL Provides Last Shot' or Many In Basketball By CHRIS BERNUCCA Associated Press Writer a hot summer night in New Haven Conn and the gym is not air conditioned But Lloyd Daniels is ice cold missing all eight of his first half shots Daniels can't afford to miss any more shots A life of alcohol and drug abuse has dumped the one time New York playground star in the only league that will have him the United States Basket ball League Daniels saunters onto the court for the start of the second half His coach is shouting instruc tions but Daniels is listening to a fan instead the fan says "Shoot" shoot it if I got Daniels says GO GET the fan snaps back Daniels takes a pass and squares up for his one last shot Everybody in the USBL wants one last shot The former NBA player wants a lucrative deal in Europe The overlooked college player wants a ticket to an NBA Mahom Inks Rome Pact PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rick Mahom released by the Philadelphia 76ers this month has signed a two year $36 mil lion deal to play for II Messaggero in the Italian Profes sional League agent Alton Waldon Jr told the Philadelphia Daily News on riday six NBA teams contacted Mahom Mahom 32 a 6 foot 10 center forward spent 11 seasons in the NBA and played for the Detroit Pistons when the team won the NBA inals in 1989 Philadelphia obtained him from Minnesota for a first round draft pick and two second round choices in October 1989 He averaged 108 points and 76 re bounds in 75 games during the 1989 90 season and 89 points and 78 rebounds in 80 games in 1990 91 rookie camp The recovering crack addict wants a chance to coach again The female referee wants to work a pro game The USBL calls itself League Of Any doubt concerning that phrase was removed last month when Chuck Nevitt yes that Chuck Nevitt started at center in the All Star game want to be looked upon as a said Mike Bovino head of public relations marketing for the USBL league philosophy is a showcase forplayers aspiringto the Last season 17 players on NBA rosters had USBL experience including Cleveland forward John Rod" Williams whose springboard was more like a trampoline Williams made $5 million last season as the highest paid player Williams is the USBL icon but he is also an aberration Most USBL players have marginal NBA talent and must work hard to catch a eye The 7 foot 5 Nevitt has never had a problem catching some eye Keeping it however is another matter In six years as a perennial 12th man with the Los Angeles Lakers Houston and Detroit Nevitt averaged 16 points per game Most fans re member him as Kareem Abdul caddy on the 1985 championship team been out of the league (NBA) for a year and a half Nevitt said a great oppor tunity to get some playing time and get in front of some Nevitt 32 is averaging 8 points per game for the Miami Tropics He probably has seen the last of the NBA but ready to retire received any invita tions to free agent Nevitt said received a lot of compliments from scouts at games cautiously optimistic If things don't work out over here probably look into the European Another former NBA player with his sights set on Europe is World ree who lit up oppos ing guards with his rainbow jumper ree averaged 20 points per game in a 13 year career with Philadelphia San Diego Golden State Cleveland and Houston thatendedinl988 talked with Darryl Dawkins who was playing in Milan said ree who played with Dawkins at Philadelphia never been to Milan and Darryl told me they were looking for a shooter an experienced guard to come in and be exciting for the people and do Now 37 ree owns two liquor stores a video store and a tele phone answering service in Ral eigh NC which is good because the USBL pay much Most players make the league mini mum of $300 per week a summer said Dwight Moody a guard with the Empire State Stallions con centrating on playing some good ball and then see what Travel conditions much better After a game at New Haven the Tropics had to sleep at Bradley Airport in Hartford because of a motel reservations mixup The league itself has had it? share of problems ounded in 1984 by current commissioner Dan Meisenheimer III the USBL suspended operations after the 1988 season The league returned with five teams in 1990 but the Philadelphia Aces and New York Whitecaps were unable to find home arenas and folded after six games With smaller arenas more re alistic budgets and a boost from sponsors who provide meals and lodging in exchange for free advertising the USBL expanded to eight teams in 1991 The league uses NBA rules al though one clock operator had to be reminded that the 24 second clock get reset on every dead ball Each team must have four rookies on its 10 man roster According to Bovino about half the players are invited to NBA rookie and free agent camps want to show people that I can do quite a few Moody said looking for bigger and better things for play a real demanding Classified 873 1451 1 Travel Will Run AD One Month OnCampers or 'Motorhomes 1 15 WORDS $2000 SEE COUPON OR MAIL IN PAYABLE IN ADVANCE ROM INDIVIDUALS STATESVILLE RECORD BOX 1071 222 BROAD ST 4 Health Services ABORTION UpTo20Weeks Pregnancy Test HALLMARKCLINIC Colwick Towers 4401 Colwick Rd Suite 201 Charlotte NC 28211 704 364 3714 TOLL REE NUMBERS 1 800432 6066 1 6004364094 13 Personals SHARE AMERICA! 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2494 Callafter 6pm schedule and the quality of play is said Earl Cureton a former NBA player now with New Haven nowhere near NBA quality but the quality is The 6 foot 9 Cureton forged a nine year career with Philadelphia Detroit Chicago the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte as a backup center He has been out of the NBA for a year and is hoping NBA general managers forgotten him want to keep my name in their Cureton said being 33 years old im portant to keep in shape and show the scouts that I'm taking care of But the opportunity of the USBL extends beyond the players Last month the Tropics named Kevin Mackey as their new coach Mackey was arrested last year after leaving a suspected drug house He later admitted that he abused drugs and alcohol for years and was fired by Cleveland State Mackey spent three months in rehabilitation programs and says he used alcohol dr cocaine since last July Since Mackey took over the Tropics have won seven straight games This week Sandhi Or tiz DelValle 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