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...this fall. But after his showing in a scrimmage, I realized he was the man to fill the job," Scalise said recently. "I said all along this team would be as good as its goalie, and Lech hasn't let us down once. He's solid proof that a player can make it if he's willing to invest time and energy...
Spending a summer in Cambridge, Lechner played in two different leagues, earned a Most Valuable Player award and invaluable experience. Former Harvard All-American midfielder Kevin McCall drilled Lechner through June, July and August, providing him with a chance to defense against the hardshooting style he'd see in regular season play...
...nearly a decade, such a showdown has been the stuff of a hoop fan's dreams. Abdul-Jabbar, the N.B.A.'s five-time Most Valuable Player, the compleat center whose size (7 ft. 2 in.) does not diminish his grace. Julius Erving, the flashy, 6-ft. 6-in. forward from the now defunct A.B.A., whose rafter-clearing leaps and fluid moves earned him the sobriquet Dr. J (as in, watch him operate). Only after a merger of the warring leagues and four years of playoff eliminations did Abdul-Jabbar's Lakers dominate the West and Erving...
...official All-Star team for the first time in his career. His pride stung, Erving came roaring back. He averaged 26.9 points this season, his best in the N.B.A., added 355 assists and blocked 140 shots. In one computer survey, he was rated the most productive and consistent player in the league. "I thought the reputation I had built up over all these years was slipping away," Erving said of his turnaround. "It is important to me to be recognized as one of the best players in the game...
...fate of number two player Howard Sands, who has a slightly better record than Pompan and is the New England bracket "A" champion, is still undecided, and rests in the hands of the NCAA selection committee. The fact that Sands has played number two all year may hurt his chances of being chosen for tournament play...