Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 9, 1990 TAG: 9005090027
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: MIAMI LENGTH: Medium
"If I had my game all set now, I think I would be tired of playing," the second-year pro said. "I would have nothing to strive for. There are so many aspects I still have to improve on. I'm still learning."
Seikaly received 37 of a possible 92 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters - three from each of the league's 27 cities and 11 representing the national media.
Reggie Miller of Indiana finished second with 30 votes. Miller was followed by Minnesota's Tony Campbell with 13, Phoenix's Jeff Hornacek with four, Philadelphia's Hersey Hawkins with three, and Chicago's Scottie Pippen, Phoenix's Mark West, Philadelphia's Derek Smith, Dallas' Roy Tarpley and Indiana's Detlef Schrempf with one each.
Seikaly, the first college player ever drafted by the Heat, was inconsistent in his rookie season, averaging 10.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He didn't make the league's all-rookie teams and didn't receive a mention on the All-Star Game ballots before last season.
"I had a rough rookie year because there was no veteran ahead of me I could learn from, so I had to learn on my own," Seikaly said. "I'm patient. I'll get better with time."
In the 1989-90 season, Seikaly led Miami in scoring with a 16.6 average and ranked sixth in the league in rebounding average with 10.4 per game. He also improved his field goal percentage from .448 to .502 and finished 16th in the league in blocked shots with 124.
Miller, in his third season in the league, finished eighth in the league in scoring with an average of 24.6 points, an improvement of 8.6 over last season. He also was ninth in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at .414 and his 150 3-pointers were the third-highest total in the league.
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