THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1979
Page 9
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eezer,’' pt haven’t lost two games in a
renovatiosi, 0 ^ season, so I wouldn’t say
fthc wheels are coming off of the
encounlol machine.’’
than a; Texas A&M basketball coach
e’re cune® Shelby Metcalf
3or spacejfter suffering their fifth loss of
year Tuesday night, the Texas
5 f? e t nes hit the road bound for Lub-
and a contest with the Red
Saturday night. It will be
Aggies’ second straight road
Kagainst a conference title con-
|f|P|der and the second of three
Hvljght big ball games.
Rere’s nothing wrong with our
jn, ’ Coach Shelby Metcalf ex-
fined. “All we’re going to do is
V/llf bur usual, hard ball game. And
;’s all you can ask of this team,
rears, we lose, all that means is that
F and caught Tech and Arkansas on
tion. Ik a( l nights on the road. But
ically, both Tech and Arkan-
playing as well as anyone in
gue.”
Red Raiders, 8-4 in confer-
e ballots I play, are a game (in the loss
inance unn) behind the Aggies and two
ilocatiorfcs behind the league-leading
AcitysRLonghorns. The Raiders are
iat eitkjg a four-game winning streak
be starting some new faces
line-up against the Aggies,
ey have improved consid-
since we played them (Jan.
Metcalf said. “(Jeff) Taylor,
eshman out of Hobbs, N.M.,
[ting for them now along with
ill. They’ve gone back to their
ntrol offense. They’re careful
Ifheir shot selection is very
They’re a sound team,
peopl Taylor was considered the top
school guard in the state of
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:s for$S§er-of-intent Feb. 14 with Texas
appoints!
Sckerson, a 6-3, 210-pound tail-
who rushed for 5,862 yards and
uchdowns at Sealy, said he had
ded on Oklahoma University
nesday but later changed his
in favor of Texas A&M.
tmenti'^Sometimes I wish I never played
all. This thing has gotten too
ic. I just came to a decision and
pt to get it out in the open,”
i ickerson said.
plgMy mind’s still open, I guess,
it I d say this commitment is pre-
•ksolid.’’
|0jlllt)icke r s on was unavailable for fur-
ier comment Thursday. Texas
athletic officials would make
fiil df comment on Dickerson’s verbal
mmitment.
pe national signing date is a
k later on Feb. 21 so Oklahoma,
possibly Southern Cal, could
ge his mind. The Feb. 14 SWC
r binds only other conference
ols.
just like A&M’s coaches and
ffense,” said Dickerson. “I con
ed USC (Southern California)
I don’t think I could adjust to
New Mexico last season, choosing
Tech over a multitude of schools
wishing his services. Hill is a junior
college transfer who came off of the
bench to earn all-tournament hon
ors in the Sun Bowl Tournament
earlier this season.
“They only start one senior (guard
Geoff Houston) along with two
freshmen, a sophomore and a
junior. So they’re going to be strong
for a long time.”
But the present is what worries
Metcalf about the Red Raiders.
“Yea, I’m nervous about this
game,” the coach admitted. “I’m
nervous about every game we play.
But now we re in a position where
we can mathematically finish any
where from first to fifth in the con
ference. That’s how tight a race
we re in this season. And this is just
another big game.”
The Aggies’ last big game, the
four point loss to Arkansas, made
the trip to Lubbock much more im
portant. Before the Arkansas game,
Metcalf said Texas A&M had to win
two out of the next three games,
with one of those victories over
Texas Monday night.
‘The loss to Arkansas was a great
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disappointment to these guys,”
Metcalf said, “but it hasn’t really af
fected them that much. They’ve all
had disappointments in their lives
before. But the way to get over
something like that is to go out and
make sure it doesn’t happen two
times in a row.”
The Aggie attack for Saturday
night’s game will include a heavy
full-court press against the Red
Raiders. Also, to try to do a better
job rebounding than they did up in
Fayetteville Tuesday night.
“Well put a lot of pressure defen
sively on Tech, with a lot of full-
court pressing, ” Metcalf said. “Tech
isn’t as vulnerable to the press this
year as it has been in the past. It can
handle the press better than Arkan
sas can.
“And we need to improve our
board play. Arkansas did an excel
lent job rebounding against us in
that game. They were blocking out
well and moving their feet.
“Rudy’s fallen off a bit rebound
ing. He only had four against Arkan
sas and four against Houston the
game before. So we need to get him
back into the picture.”
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