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"They called and told me they really liked the way I played in Chicago and wanted me to in 11 Watcnn cairi "T G+ill Kqvo in rln mxr vuuiv ill) iiuiIOV11 uuiUi x umil hut v vu uu mj job when I get there and play well. It's a great opportunity for me." Because of the owner's lockout of the players, Watson was unable to finish the camp and will have to go back once the lockout is over. Watson, who watched the draft from his house in Charleston, said he was disappointed with the draft. "Yeah, I felt that way," he said. "I had a lot of friends around me. My brother came down from Atlanta. My mother really wanted it for me. That's why it hurt so much." When the Los Angeles Clippers took Michael Olowokandi with the first pick, Vancouver seChilds aces 1 senior writer TONY ISAAC TViov cnv ouflrvnnp Vina IK minnfoa nf * ^ " fame, and if that's the case, Clarissa Childs' minutes came Friday at the 1998 U.S. Women's Open. The assistant coach of the USC women's golf ] team made a hole-in-one on the par-3,152-yard 1 eighth hole at the Blackwolf Run Resort, 1 earning her the Panasonic Replay of the Day on CNN's Sports Tonight show. UT iL.lj: L JTil' 1.1 i was jusi iiuiumg my iimsn, anu i uuiut 1 heard it hit the stick," said Childs, who used a 5-iron. ! Don't worry abow FOLKS continued from page six 1 i actually looking forward to it." With his beloved coach, Phil Jackson, already out in 1 Chicago, Jordan's departure from the game J now seems more iimiiiiieiiL uiaii ever. > Again, he is at the pinnacle of his profes- i sion. Again, the world would hate to see him < go. But isn't it time we shift our concern away 1 from the man and turn it toward the game he. < leaves behind? To the problems that must be 1 addressed and solutions that must be found if DRTS ITie Gamecock Page 7 :k taken in draft lected guard Mike Bibby in the No. 2 slot. Watson said the Grizzlies wanted a guard and knew his draft chances were gone when they took Bibby. "T knew rijrht. then that, the chances were slim," he said. "I still had to wait and see what happened. I got a couple of calls from teams after the draft. I just need to find the best team that gives me the best opportunity to make it in the NBA." Philadelphia, Seattle, Phoenix and the Clippers have all shown interest in the 6-foot-1 Charleston native. "I'll definitely go where I can make some money," Watson said. "I'm out of school now so I need money to pay the bills and stuff. I just can't sit around." Watson averaged 11.4 points and became USC's all-time assist leader in his final collegiate game, a 62-61 loss to Richmond in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Both Watson and Stack, who shared a house this past year, feel the other will make it in the NBA and had nothing but good things to say about each other. "Playing in the NBA is something we always talked about," Watson said. "Ryan was stressing after the season, and I told him not to worry. Ryan's going to be fine. I'm happy for him. He has a lot of skills, and people don't appreciate Ryan until they play with him." Stack was equally complimentary of his old teammate. "I was shocked not to see him go, but sometimes it's better not to get drafted," Stack said. "He's a talented kid, and I think he'll make it. Hopeftdly, we'll get to play against each other, but it'd be awesome to play on the same team." lole in Open Childs, 24, became the 14th golfer to ace a hole in the 53-year history of the U.S. Women's Open and the second in two days. Helen Alfredsson aced the hole in the opening round on Thursday, so when Childs did it in the second round, it marked the first time two players have aced a hole in the Women's U.S. Open. It was the second hole-in-one in Childs' career and the first in competition. Childs, playing in her first Open, shot rounds of 76 and 79 for a plus 13, failing to make the cut at the 6,412-yard, par-71 course in Kohler, Wis. Childs played at South Carolina from 199396. t Michael Jordan ;he NBA is to survive into the new millenniam? Don't worry about Michael Jordan. He'll se just fine. He has a family, good friends and ie should have enough money to last a little vhile. So instead of turning his decision-mak??i ??1 j jig piuicas liiLu ouiiic DUII ui opui cowunu auap ipera, why don't we allow him to decide for limself, and focus our thoughts and energies >n the very real-life task at hand: Restoring die NBA and its tarnished reputation. Right or wrong, that's the way I see it. .1 v * > V/ / I H **, Wd ^ Serving > lunch & dinne mon. - sat.. m EVER' 920 LAD' COLU I Z55 Nice -<4 V) MfiiS Mill i TUESDAY IT STREET MBIA nnd9