THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 27, 1995 TAG: 9510270677
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Column
SOURCE: Bob Molinaro
LENGTH: Medium: 59 lines
Futurewatch: I feel safe in predicting that Albert Belle and Eddie Murray will not spend the winter starring in a revival of ``The Sunshine Boys.''
Say what? You wonder who laughs harder, Red Auerbach or Bill Russell, when NBC's Bill Walton says that the Chicago Bulls with Dennis Rodman have a chance to be ``one of the greatest teams in NBA history.''
Flaunting immaturity: Tar Heel-turned-Washington Bullet Rasheed Wallace wants us to believe that he is cultivating a bad-guy image on the court because it will make him more marketable. Like it's such a big stretch.
In passing: Had Mark Fuhrman really wanted to make O.J. look bad, he'd have planted a Hooters card.
Road kill: The farther from home a football team strays, the greater the chances it will be hosed by the officials. That's the lesson Virginia learned in Texas.
Ho-hum: Being taken for granted, as the Cowboys' Emmitt Smith is, may be the finest compliment a great athlete can have.
On his way: Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jerry Stackhouse is this season's Grant Hill.
Wake-up call: When the Miami Heat's No. 1 draft pick, Kurt Thomas, lists one of his hobbies as ``sleeping,'' it sounds as if Pat Riley has his work cut out for him.
Moving backward: Dick Motta of the Dallas Mavericks and the L.A. Clippers' Bill Fitch are neck and neck in the race to see who is the first NBA coach to lose 1,000 games.
TV timeout: Do the ESPN and CNN scoreboard updates running along the bottom of the screen really need to include partial scores from NBA exhibitions?
Tar Heels home: Where does the time go? North Carolina's Dean Dome is beginning its second decade as shrine and basketball palace.
On the bright side: With Shaquille O'Neal out until Christmas nursing an injured thumb, the only thing for certain in Orlando is that the Magic's free-throw shooting percentage will improve.
The way we were: For creating interest among the masses, the 1973 ``Battle of the Sexes'' between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King remains the most compelling tennis match of all time. And people think sports are crazy today.
Big Least: The Big East's Negative Note of the Week is provided by Boston College. The team that knocked off Virginia Tech in September was beaten last week by Army 49-7.
Idle thought: Vinnie Testaverde deserves better.
Hurting: Not that long ago, the NFC East featured some of pro football's most complete teams. Now it's got three clubs - Washington, New York and Arizona - that need lessons in how to tackle.
For what it's worth: Herschel Walker is a modern anomaly, an athlete who went to New York and became less visible.
Late night: It's been an entertaining World Series. Hope somebody remembers to tell the kids about it. by CNB