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 The metro area's largest selection of watches, bands and batteries! Full service watch and jewelry repair. For the area's largest seiection of watches. WATCH BANDS keeping Dctroiters right on time Nincc 192 Some models available in men's ankJ women's. 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