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	February 8 Events in History
		February 8, 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
		February 8, 1998 NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
		February 8, 1986 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
	www.brainyhistory.com /days/february_8.html (2051 words)

	Steel Kaleidoscopes: Sports
		While the NFL worries about its image because a desperate housewife heats up the pre-game show, the NBA has to deal with a felon vaulting into the premium seats with flying fists.
		Just three outs away from failing for the 86th straight season to embrace baseball's most coveted prize, the Red Sox found a way to battle back, shocking the world with an eight-game winning streak against their rival Yankees and the heralded Cardinals, two teams that combined for 219 victories this season.
		His regular-season coaching record was 114-62, and he was 10-5 in the playoffs.
	steelkaleidoscopes.typepad.com /steel_kaleidoscopes/sports (11929 words)

	Bryant secures scoring title in win
		They lost 19 of their final 21 last season in finishing 34-48 and missing the playoffs for just the second time in 30 years.
		Bryant scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half to officially win his first NBA scoring title, and the Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 115-95 Wednesday night to clinch seventh place in the Western Conference and a playoff matchup with the Suns.
		The Lakers have won five straight games - their longest winning streak in more than two years - and 11 of their past 14 to put them a season-high eight games over.500 at 45-37.
	www.azcentral.com /rsslinks/150508 (354 words)

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		The Senators had their best season in franchise history in 2002-03, winning the Presidents' Trophy as the top team in the regular season before reaching the conference final for the first time.
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		The Senators won four of 12 playoff series and two of their last four under Martin.
	www.covers.com /articles/articles.aspx?TID=40&theArt=15664 (585 words)

	Chuck Person
		Person’s second season in Indiana was the first for Reggie Miller, who had been drafted in the first round (11th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft.
		He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 1986—87 after averaging 18.8 points per game, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists.
		A first-round draft pick of the Indiana Pacers, his averages of 18.8 points and a career-high 8.2 rebounds per game earned him the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and helped the Pacers to the playoffs for the second time in their history.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/8895/person.htm (585 words)

	Padres may follow in some shaky footsteps in playoffs
		Nine teams from the NFL, NBA and NHL finished without a winning record and won their divisions.
		The National League West has been the NL worst all season, but if former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle were alive, he'd applaud the division.
		The Padres, relatively speaking, have no right being in the playoffs and should be no match for the Cardinals or Braves.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/10/02/SPGS5F1DD91.DTL (974 words)

	Rick Majerus Named USC Men's Basketball Coach For 2005-06 Season :: Trojans hire one of college's top basketball coaches.
		Marquette made it to the post-season each Year, including 11 trips to the NCAA tourney, and the Bucks were in the NBA playoffs.
		After resigning from his Utah job this past January for health reasons (his team was 15-5 at the time), Majerus worked for ESPN in recent months as a studio and game analyst.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stories/121504abq.html (1186 words)

	The Seattle Times: Sports: A longtime NBA figure, Weiss knows how to rebound
		Nate McMillan, left, and Bob Weiss led the Sonics to the playoffs last season.
		Bob Weiss (smiling in uniform on left) celebrates with Wilt Chamberlain (second from right) and teammates during the Philadelphia 76ers' NBA title run.
		Forty years ago, Bob Weiss looked up at the large clock high up on the back wall of the ancient Palestra and thought he saw the final seconds of his basketball playing career ticking away.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002389062_kell19.html?syndication=rss (1374 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Steve Nash wins NBA MVP Award for 2004-05
		He is also the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and win the MVP award in the same season (Cousy, Robertson and then Johnson in 1986-87).
		Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2004-05 season, the NBA announced today.
		Their 33-game improvement this season (62-20,.756) ranks as the third greatest turnaround in NBA history behind the Spurs of 1989-90 and 1997-98.
	www.insidehoops.com /nash-mvp-050805.shtml (1374 words)

	Romar adds Schoene to staff
		He spent the next two seasons playing in Italy before returning to the NBA with the Sonics for the 1986-87 season.
		Schoene, selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft, was traded to Indiana during his rookie season and stayed on the Pacers' roster the following year, despite an injury that prevented him from playing.
		A 6-foot-10 forward, he helped lead UTC to back-to-back Southern Conference Championships in 1981 and 1982 and was named the tournament MVP as a senior.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /cbasketball/67902_umen25.shtml (1374 words)

	LakersWeb.net: Los Angeles Lakers Retired Jersey's Numbers
		* led the NBA in assists five consecutive seasons (1982-83 thru 1986-87), highlighted by a career-high and single-season club record of 13.1 during the 1983-84 campaign
		* was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history during the league's 50th anniversary season in 1996-97.
		* was the first-ever draft choice in L.A. Lakers history (second pick overall in the 1960 NBA Draft)
	www.lakersweb.net /lakers_retired_numbers.htm (1236 words)

	Fleer Milwaukee Bucks Terry Cummings 1986-87 Rookie Card
		The Milwaukee Bucks Terry Cummings rookie card is number 20 in the 1986-87 FleerÂ® set.
		Worthy went on to several NBA championships and the Basketball Hall of Fame while Wilkins became known as the human highlight film because of his dunks.
		Rating 4/5 There was considerable debate over the top three picks in the 1982 NBA draft, a topic made all the more interesting because all three players were forwards.
	www.camping-first-aid-kit.com /prod/B0001DA7UO/Fleer_Milwaukee_Bucks_Terry_Cummings_1986-87_Rookie_Card.html (1236 words)

	NBA.com: Steve Nash Named 2004-05 NBA MVP
		He is also the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and win the MVP award in the same season (Cousy, Robertson and then Johnson in 1986-87).
		Attached are the voting results for the 2004-05 NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
		The NBA MVP trophy is named in honor of the late Maurice Podoloff, the first commissioner of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.
	www.nba.com /news/nash_mvp_050508.html (729 words)

	Former Basketball Great: Alvin Robertson
		Holds the NBA single season record for steals per game with 3.67 in 1985-86, and is fifth on the list with 3.21 in 1986-87...holds the NBA single season record for steals with 301 in 1985-86...was named Most Improved Player in 1986...was the defensive player of the year in 1986-87.
		On February 25, 1993 Detroit acquired Alvin Robertson from Milwaukee for Orlando Woolridge...on November 19, 1994 Detroit acquired Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty from Denver for Alvin Robertson....Alvin was on the 12-man active roster that opened the inaugural season for the Toronto Raptors and was in the starting lineup.
		Robertson represented the Spurs in the All-Star Game, won NBA Most Improved Player honors, led the league in steals, and was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
	www.geocities.com /minorshogs/greats/robertson.html (488 words)

	USA Basketball: Bio - Mens - McDyess
		McDyess' performance did not go unnoticed as he was tagged All-NBA Third Team and in earning third team honors, McDyess became the first Denver Nugget to capture All-NBA honors since 1986-87 and just the fourth Nugget ever to be named to an All-NBA team.
		One of just six players to finish the 1999 season averaging double figures in scoring and rebounding, he ranked among the top 10 in the NBA in scoring (ninth), rebounding (tied for seventh) and blocked shots (10th).
		McDyess' fifth season in the league left no doubt that he belonged among the league's elite.
	www.usabasketball.com /biosmen/antonio_mcdyess_bio.html (863 words)

	AllSports' NBA News - Grizzlies coach Lowe resigns; Hubie Brown named successor
		The 69-year-old Brown, a former coach of the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks, has been working as an NBA analyst for Turner Sports since he was fired as Knicks coach during the 1986-87 season.
		Brown took the Knicks to the playoffs twice in four full seasons before being fired 16 games into the 1986-87 campaign and was 142-202 overall.
		He led the Hawks to three playoff appearances and a division title in five seasons, compiling a 199-208 overall record from 1976-77 to 1980-81.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=36335 (890 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Steve Nash wins NBA MVP Award for 2004-05
		He is also the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and win the MVP award in the same season (Cousy, Robertson and then Johnson in 1986-87).
		Nash is in the company of Bob Cousy (1956-57), Oscar Robertson (1963-64), Johnson (1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90), Michael Jordan (1990-91, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1997-98) and Allen Iverson (2000-01) as the only guards in NBA history to be named NBA MVP.
		Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2004-05 season, the NBA announced today.
	www.insidehoops.com /nash-mvp-050805.shtml (781 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		Jackson left the Patroons after the 1986-87 season with a 117-90 career record and landed a job as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls.
		Jackson stepped up the emphasis on defense, and the Lakers responded by winning an NBA-best 67 games in the regular season and more importantly going all the way in the playoffs.
		Jackson guided the Lakers to three titles in his first stint as their head coach from 1999-2004, and guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in his nine years as head coach from 1989-1998.
	www.nba.com /coachfile/phil_jackson?nav=page (1943 words)

	UC Irvine Athletics
		As a senior in 1986-87, Brooks led the western U.S. in scoring with an average of 23.8 points per game and he was second in the nation in three-point field goals made per game with a 4.0 average.
		After playing on a CBA championship team at Albany (N.Y.), Brooks went on to play 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association and in 1994, he was a member of the NBA-champion Houston Rockets.
		He grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the win at Pacific and scored a season-high 20 points in the Jan. 11 win at UC Riverside, tying his career high with four three-pointers in that victory.
	www.mbball.uci.edu /Archive/2002-03headlines.html (11151 words)

	Woodenaward.com
		Navy All-American David Robinson enjoyed a stellar season in 1986-87, ranking fourth in the nation in scoring (27.5) and rebounding (11.8) and first in blocked shots (4.6) entering the NCAA Tournament.
		Is the only player in NBA history to be named to both an All-NBA Team and an NBA All-Defensive Team in each of his first seven NBA seasons (since the NBA started the All-Defensive Team in 1968-69)
		He's the only male basketball player to represent the United States in three Olympics, having done so in 1988, 1992 and 1996, and was chosen as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
	www.woodenaward.com /playersDetails.cfm?PlayerID=2 (647 words)

	NBA Team History - History of NBA Basketball Teams, NBA History
		After the 1986-87 season Dick Motta unexpectedly resigned as head coach, and the reins were turned over to John MacLeod.
		At season's end, Dick Motta was replaced by Bulls' assistant coach Jim Cleamons, and controlling interest in the club was sold by Donald Carter to a group of investors headed by Ross Perot, Jr., son of the former presidential candidate.
		A good teacher and a basketball disciplinarian, Motta had arrived in the NBA as coach of the 1968-69 Chicago Bulls and transformed the club into a winner.
	hollywoodsportsbook.com /basketball_history/nbahistory_mavericks.cfm (8759 words)

	Hardwood Classics-Sacramento/ Kansas City Kings
		The 1986-87 season did not very successful and 9 days after the end of the regular season, Sacramento introduced Bill Russell as the new coach of the Kings.
		In Kansas City's first season, Nate Tiny Archibald averaged 34 PPG and 11.4 assists/game, He was the only player in NBA history to lead the league in those two categories in the same season.
	www.dugout-memories.com /hardking.html (72 words)

	NBA.com: Michael Jordan Career Retrospective
		Hoop looks back on Jordan's smashing 1986-87 season, when he averaged 37.1 points per game.
		Jordan discusses everything from his unexpected attention as a rookie to overcoming the Detroit Pistons to his decision to leave and come back to the NBA in Part 1 and Part 2 of the 1996 NBA at 50 interview.
		Jordan's transition from college star to the big leagues is chronicled in his first-ever NBA training camp.
	www.nba.com /jordan (656 words)

	SportsPickle.com - The Sports Humor and Satire Site on the Internet
		Baylor was hired to the position in 1986 in hopes of turning around the struggling franchise, but three dismal seasons – including a 12-70 season in 1986-87 – led to his dismissal after the 1989 season.
		Despite the obvious shock to Baylor, NBA insider think the incident will be positive for Baylor’s legacy.
		Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Clippers’ presumed vice president of basketball operations, is reportedly just learning of his 1989 firing from the position due to a clerical error that occurred in relation to his dismissal 15 years ago.
	www.sportspickle.com /features/volume3/2004-0721-baylor.html (491 words)

	FIU - Athletics: Men's Basketball Arena
		It began early in 1986-87, while FIU was still a Division II program, with an overtime win over Dartmouth and has continued with exciting Division I victories over Big Ten Michigan, Trans America Athletic Conference champion College of Charleston and in-state rival South Florida.
		The Arena was the summer home of the NBA’s Miami Heat for three years.
		Since Golden Panther Arena opened on February 1, 1986, opponents quickly discovered that winning basketball games in South Florida would be no easy task.
	www.fiu.edu /orgs/athletics/newsite/basketballm/stadium.htm (491 words)

	AllSports' National Basketball Association (NBA) News
		Harper began his career with Cleveland and averaged a career-high 22.9 points as a rookie in the 1986-87 season.
		One of the few holdovers from the title team, the free agent averaged 11.2 points and 5.1 rebounds last season, his 13th in the NBA.
		Harper was a member of Chicago's NBA championship teams from 1996-98.
	www.allsports.com /nba/news/09-17-1999.htm (298 words)

	NBDL: NBDL's Vincent Named Head Coach of 2003 South African National Team
		Vincent played for seven years in the NBA and averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.9 assists per game with the Boston Celtics (1985-86 — 1986-87), Seattle Supersonics (1987-88), Chicago Bulls (1987-88 — 1988-89) and Orlando Magic (1989-90 — 1991-92).
		Vincent, a member of the 1986 NBA Champion Boston Celtics, will guide the South African National Team through the upcoming All Africa games qualifying event and the chase to secure a birth in the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece.
		Vincent, who was named to his current position on May 9, 2001, in his second season as head coach of the Revelers in the NBDL where he has compiled a 39-37 overall record.
	www.nba.com /nbdl/nbdl/vincent_south_african_team_030108.html (298 words)

	Adams Is Taking His Shot Courtside (washingtonpost.com)
		Adams averaged 7.2 points as a reserve for Washington in the 1986-87 season.
		Adams retired from the NBA in 1996, and put his communications degree to work by becoming a radio and television analyst for the Bullets.
		Adams played in the Continental Basketball Association and then hooked on with the Washington Bullets in the summer of 1986.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A46484-2004May21.html (697 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Basketball - Grizzlies coach Lowe resigns - Wednesday November 13, 2002 02:19 AM
		West declined to give details of Brown's contract with Memphis except to say "it's for more than one year." Brown last coached in the NBA in the 1986-87 season with the New York Knicks.
		Brown spent 10 seasons coaching in the NBA with the Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks.
		MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies brought back Hubie Brown from the broadcast booth, picking him to coach the NBA's only winless team after Sidney Lowe resigned Tuesday.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2002/11/12/lowe_resigned_ap (728 words)

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