said they would not play for
another Israeli or European
team for two years. Then, in
essence, they would be free
agents. That rule has since
been amended, possibly to
stop the flow of basketball
stars to the United States.
The rule now states that to
leave an Israeli team, the
player cannot shoot a
basketball for any team,
anywhere, for two years. It is
expected that the new rule
will be tested in court.
"The main reason they are
here is because they want to
run away and then come
back and get drafted by a
better team," said Coach
Dorsman. "They get experi-
ence here for two years.
They can become better and
more marketable and then
try and get more money
when they go back."
"I wanted to come here so
much," insisted Arditti, who
is in his last year of el-
igibility because he is 23
years old. "It (the rule)
didn't matter to me. I had
thought about playing here
long before I knew of it (the
rule). I tried to come here
before I went into the army,
but they wouldn't let me
go."
"I have been planning this
(playing in America) since I
was a teenager," said
Barnea, who pointed out
that he did not have to sign
any papers and thus can
play anywhere he wants.
While the players and offi-
cials might differ on exactly
why they chose to ply their
trade thousands of miles
from home, they agree that
the American style is much
harder.
"You have to run much
more on the court and the
defenses are much better,"
said Arditti, who, along with
Henefeld and Barnea, was
somewhat familiar with the
American playing style be-
cause of involvement in
international tournaments.
"The presses are much
harder here. The players
against you are much better
athletes. You can't rest for a
second. But I knew all this
when I was coming here."
"Everything we do in prac-
tice is different," added
Dinerman, a 6-foot-3 for-
ward-center from Haifa.
"We practice for 2 to 2 1/2
hours. In Israel we'd practice
maybe an hour. I'm still in
the process of getting used to
it all."
"It is much harder here,"
said Grossman, a 5-11 guard-
forward. "They are much
behind us in Israel. There
wasn't much competition
back there. Every game here
will be a war.
Aluma .Goren:
5-10 guard, Maryland.
"You have to play real
hard every game," she said.
"In Israel I could just come
and play, not have such a
good day, and still score 25
points. Here you have to
prepare for every game. You
need to sleep well."
Grossman, who is from Tel
Aviv, certainly got her sleep
before UConn's opening
game.
She came off the bench to
score 25 points in 28
minutes, making 11 of 19
field goal attempts, 3 of 6
from 3-point range and ad-
ding four assists, four re-
bounds and two steals in an
87-75 win over Holy Cross. It
earned her Big East Rookie
of the Week honors. This is
from someone who, only
days earlier, had her nose
broken during an exhibition
game against a team from
the Soviet Union.
"I was very excited before
the game, but I wasn't ner-
vous," Grossman recalled of
her debut. "I just played and
did what I could. I had a good
day. I hope to continue."
Also at Connecticut, Katz,
a 6-3 junior guard from Tel
Aviv, is battling Steve
Pikiell for a spot in the star-
ting line-up.
Meanwhile, Aluma Goren,
a 5-10 freshman guard at
Maryland by way of
Givatayim, is one of several
young Terps vying for play-
ing time.
But at Boston College,
1990 has been a frustrating
year for Arditti. With ankle
and heel injuries, it has
taken him awhile to get into
the swing of things.
Last year, Arditti, who
hails from Herzliya, quickly
made it known that he was a
player to be reckoned with.
He led Boston in scoring in
four of its first six games, in-
cluding an 18-point effort in
his debut. His career high
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