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Last month, when 7-ft. 4-in. Ralph Sampson of Virginia and 7-ft. Pat Ewing of Georgetown locked planes and angles for the first time, Celtics General Manager Red Auerbach observed, "These young guys actually love being tall." He sounded amazed. "I love it now," says Walton. "It took me a while to get used to standing out in the crowd, looking awkward, feeling uncomfortable. But I've grown into it." He has grown out of other things, condemning the Government, for instance, and has even developed some affection for meat. "I've matured a lot." This...
...Carrabino, basketball on Saturday will probably be no more than a game played by Ralph Sampson and Pat Ewing on a Stillman television screen...
...reason for going pro is simple--money, as much as possible. That's why Worthy waited until after Sampson announced to make his own decision. He knew that he would be worth more in a draft that didn't include Sampson, so when Sampson stayed, Worthy went...
James Worthy was the last of the big stars to make the jump, joining Terry Cummings, Dominique Wilkins, Clark Kellogg. Quentin Dailey & Co. The only top returning next year will be Ralph Sampson, and he would have gone too it the Los Angeles Lakers had been able to put together a deal to guarantee the Virginta center that he would end up in the smoggy city...
Another dark side of the sport this year has been the unkindness shown Georgetown's 7-ft. freshman center, Patrick Ewing, including a death threat. Although Ralph Sampson of Virginia is two years older and 4 in. taller, Ewing is the awesome figure in college basketball now. He figures to play Bill Russell to Sampson's Wilt Chamberlain in pro seasons ahead. But for the present, Ewing has been a focus of cynicism. Records have been broken this year for cruelty in the stands, and the normal expression on Ewing's face has been a bolt...