
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 1, 1990                   TAG: 9005010532
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 
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MILWAUKEE'S PIERCE TOP SIXTH MAN

Milwaukee's Ricky Pierce had a special incentive for winning his second NBA Sixth Man Award.

"I think the second one is better than the first because of the commitment I made to my dad about it," Pierce said at the Bucks' practice for Game 3 in their opening-round playoff series against Chicago. "That makes it special."

Pierce's father, Carl, died last summer of leukemia.

"It's something my dad and I discussed," Pierce said. "It's something I wanted to win for him. It's a great honor for me. I'm especially happy for my dad because I told him that the award was going to be for him if I won this year."

Pierce, a 6-foot-4 swingman, led the Bucks in scoring with a 23-point average, the best in the league among sixth men.

Indiana's Detlef Schrempf was second, followed by 1989 winner Eddie Johnson He received 77 of 92 votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

by CNB