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RAMS
vs SAINTS: NEWSLETTER
by Piet Van Hasselt
22 May 2002
1 . THE DICKEL & BROOKS
SHOW COMES TO CANTERBURY
by PIet Van Hasselt
Tall Black hero Mark "Sparky" Dickel
is set to hit town this Friday with his new NBL team the
Wellington Saints to take on the Scenic Circle Hotels
Canterbury Rams, at the WestpacTrust Centre. Another
recent Saints recruit is Kevin Brooks
who has three seasons experience in the NBA with the
Denver Nuggets and is regarded as one of the best
Americans to hit our shores.
The Rams sit in second place in the Burger King National
Basketball League Championship with 6 wins and 2 losses
after completing half of the regular season. Canterbury
have been led by the outstanding play of the
"Thunder and Lightning" duo of John
"Pope" Whorton and Terrence
Lewis. Whorton is number one in the NBL in
points (26.3 per game) and rebounds (13.3 per contest).
Tall Black Lewis is averaging 22.5 points, 5.0 rebounds,
2.3 steals per game and will be keen to play at his best
against his former Saints' teammates of seven seasons.
The "energizer bunny" Tim Edmonds
has been the find of the season for the Rams thus far,
with his usual hustling style on defence as well as a
growing offensive game.
Canterbury are unbeaten at home in the WestpacTrust
Centre this season in three matches. So make sure you're
there to cheer on the Rams in this vital match up.
2. RAMPAGES UPDATE
New photos from the Rams vs Kings home game have been
added (5 pages):
https://rams.org.nz/22photos_kings1.htm
Canterbury Knights and Quest (2nd Division) schedules
have been added:
https://rams.org.nz/22knights.htm
Rams Statistics have been updated to the half-way point
in the season:
https://rams.org.nz/22stats.htm
3. ALL CANTERBURY ENCOUNTER IN CBL
Canterbury's two entries in the Conference Basketball
League (2nd Division) will meet in the curtain raiser to
the Rams vs Saints game this Friday at 5:30pm. Both teams
feature members of the Rams squad as well as the best of
Canterbury's up-and-coming players. The Knights are
coming off their first win over the Kaikoura Whale Riders
last weekend, 85-81. The Knights were trailing 30-43 at
half-time, but a combined 38 points from Gerard
Bowden and Ritchie Howell in
the second half, was enough to outgun the explosive
Kaikoura offence. The Quest have a 1 win - 2 loss record
thus far this season and are coming off a 84-42 thumping
of Nelson College.
4. BOWDEN IN CANTERBURY U20 MENS TEAM
Promising Canterbury Rams shooting guard Gerard Bowden has been named in the
Canterbury U20 Team for the National Finals to be held in
Christchurch at Cowles Stadium 31 May - 3 June. The team
also features two players from the Canterbury Knights,
Edan Hanley and Joel Hart, and two from the Canterbury
Quest, Jeremy Kench and Isaac Heremia. Canterbury also
has two teams entered in the Women's side of the
tournament. Good luck to all teams.
Canterbury U20 Men's Team: Gerard Bowden
(Rams & Knights), Ben Eves, Kennedy Hamilton, Edan
Hanley (Knights), Joel Hart (Knights), Isaac Heremaia
(Quest), James Ireland, Jeremy Kench (Quest), Wade McKay,
Cain Paranihi, Tony Pattinson, Sam Paulin.
Coach: David Harrison. Assistant Coach: Caleb Harrison.
Manager: Michael Taylor.
5. NBA DOWN TO FOUR TEAMS
The American NBA is down to four teams with the two-time
defending champion LA Lakers taking on the Sacramento
Kings in the Western Conference Final (best of seven
series). The Lakers won the first game in Sacramento, but
the Kings won the game two yesterday to level the series
at 1-1 with the next two encounters in Los Angeles. In
the Eastern Conference finals, the surprising New Jersey
Nets won the first game against the Boston Celtics
courtesy of a triple-double from Jason Kidd. Game Two is
being played today.
6. RAMS UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 24 May (HOME) vs Wellington Saints (2-4)
Queen's Birthday Weekend - all Teams have a bye, Tall
Blacks tour China
Fri 7 June (HOME) vs Auckland Stars (3-4)
Sat 15 June (AWAY) vs Wellington Saints (2-4)
 SCENIC CIRCLE HOTELS
RAMS SUPPORTERS: WEEKEND SPECIAL
Stay at any Scenic Circle Hotel New Zealand Wide and pay
only $99 incl. GST per room (2 person per room), extra
person rate applies. Please make your bookings through
0800 NZ Owned (0800 69 69 63) and quote 'RAMS'. Special
conditions apply. Subject to availability. Special valid
from 1/4/02 - 1/9/02.
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