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By Willie T. Smith III
Gamecock Staff Writer
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ballhandler in history was, you'd
get several answers. If you asked
the people of South Carolina, the
choice would almost unanimously
be Jackie Gilloon.
Gilloon is playing professional
basketball in Buenas Aires,
Argentina and enjoying it. "The
first two months I was down there,
1 was lonely," Gilloon said. "It's a
lot like going to college for the first
time and being from far away. Of
course you're going to get lonely.
"I had two Americans living
with me, so it wasn't too bad. I'm
also starting to pick up the
language which is a tremendous
advantage," Gilloon said. "I
started to go out with some girls.
and that always helps."
Although the league Gilloon
plays in is trying to limit the
number of Americans, there are
three on his team. "John Ribbock,
who played for (JSC, is our plavercoach.
We also have a guy from
Columbus, Ga. named Robert
Herd who is our best player. He's
v0ry good," he added.
GILLOON SAID his team didn't do
as well as it could have, but the
record is very deceiving. "We
w?re seventh out of ten teams,
although we were in third place
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Gilloon said.
*4In my opinion, and in a lot of
other people's opinions, we had the
best talent in the league. We only
got blown out once," Gilloon said.
"We lost a lot of games when we
were up by four or five with a
minute or two to go and something
would go wrong. The guard who
'But he's learning, and
be much better next
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adjust to. "They're international
rules, which are the same as the
Olympics'. We have a 30 second
clock. There is no one-and-one; it's
usually three to make two.
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which was a big change for me
after playing under coach McGuire
who believes in a slower paced
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which keeps the game moving."
Like most players, Gilloon has
nothing good to say about officials.
"The game is very physical, and
the referees are terrible," he said.
"You can't say anything to them
either. If you say anything to them,
you're out of the game. If you get
thrown out of the game, you get
suspended and go before a commission.
We had a few players get
suspended."
The salary range is hard to tell
because according to Gilloon,
"most players are secretive about
what they make. I would say it
ranges anywhere from $1,000 to
$2,400 a month. Clarence Metcalf,
a point guard, is supposed to be the
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and some teams pay for that also."
Payment is a problem on some
teams, but Gilloon reports it's not
on his team. "We get paid on time
every month, no problems."
AS FAR AS USC goes, Gilloon
says there are several things he
misses. "I miss playing ball the
most. Watching the guys play
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memories," he said. 4,I'm still
emotionally involved with a lot of
the guys on the team, which makes
it hard to just sit and watch them.
"It was also hard to get adjusted
to paying for meals," Gilloon said.
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"It's like living in a fantasy world
when you're on scholarship,
because all the necessities of life
are paid for."
The official league season in
Argentina lasts from September to
December, but the unofficial lasts
a bit longer. "Before and after the
regular season we have what are
called 'friendly games.' These are
just for prestige, because you don't
get paid for them," Gilloon said.
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learned to appreciate things that
are taken for granted in this
country. "You really learn to
appreciate things such as water
fountains and toilet tissue in
bathrooms. We're pretty spoiled,"
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