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Wilson called it right
EDITOR:
My (extended) family has been going to Aggie basketball
games since the late 1960s and has held season tickets since the
late 1970s.
I agree wholeheartedly with Craig Wilson's Jan. 31 assess
ment of the current team and the new arena. This school has
never put emphasis (read money) on its basketball program.
During the early 1980s, we watched 17 current NBA players
come through the Southwest Conference —- three on the All-
Star team this year — and not one of them is from A&M. Oh,
we had a sole and a shared SWC championship and played all
but Houston of the Drexler/Akeem era well — but no NBA-
quality players.
From the Regents to the Athletic Director — especially John
David Crow — there has been little interest shown in basketball
dnd it has shown.
I think it might take a death penalty for us to be able to im
prove the program. At the end of the penalty, we'd have the
arena and I bet we'd spend money to get a coach of some pro
ven ability.
Kay Woodley
Class of 78
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Williams
“The only time it gets hard is
when we start playing Tuesday and
Friday games,” Williams said. “Espe
cially if they are out of town and it’s a
test week.
“But, I always find the time to get
my studying in.”
Although Williams is a stellar
third baseman, he worked out at
catcher in the fall. He had never
really played catcher before, but he
and head coach Mark Johnson de
cided to give a try.
“It was a new experience for me It
is like a totally different ballgame
back there,” Williams said. “It was al
most like taking up a new sport be
cause I had never played it before.”
The only problem Williams said
he had with catching was that his
knees got tired.
“It’s a position my body has never
been in,” Williams said. “But other
than that I enjoyed it.”
Still, Williams will not be han
kering to be behind the plate this
spring.
“On, its hard to beat third base,”
he said with a big«mile. “I’ve always
played that and shortstop, and
(third) is my favorite position.
“I was just looking toward the fu
ture that maybe catcher might be my
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position later on down the road, so I
decided to give it a try.”
Taking a step toward his future,
Williams has set many goals for this
season.
“I really need to start dedicating
myself to my defense,” Williams
said. “I feel like that’s going to be a
big part of me, being consistent on
third base.”
Another one of his goals is to try
to keep the team offense together.
“I also need to contribute at the
bat,” he said. “(And) try to be consis
tent the whole year, instead of
streaky like I was last year.”
Another area he feels is important
is fullfilling the role as a leader.
“It’s going to be real important to
keep the team pumped up during
the games,” Williams said. “But also
to keep the young guys’ confidence
up.”
Confidence is a key factor that
Williams was able to build early here
at A&M.
“My best moment had to be my
freshman year, when I was MVP of
the Aggie Invitational,” said Wil
liams. “We had such a great team
that year, and just being able to have
a series like that really did boost my
confidence.”
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Rebs unanimous again
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) —
UNLV was a unanimous choice as
the top team in the poll for the
fourth time in five weeks. The
Runnin’ F.ebels, who whipped
Arkansas, last week’s runner-up,
112-103 on Sunday to improve to
20-0. UNLV was picked No. 1 by
all 63 votes in the nationwide
panel of sports writers and broad
casters.
Ohio ^ State (19-1), which
blasted Northwestern in its only
game last week, climbed over Ar
kansas into the No. 2 spot. Arkan
sas (23-2) dropped back to third
place, followed by Indiana (22-2)
and Duke (21-4), which climbed
from sixth to fifth after whipping
two top-25 teams, Virginia and
’ ina.
LSU, as well as Marylat
Lady Ags
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in the win over TCU.
The Lady Mustangs are led bi
sophomore forward Shanell
Thomas, averaging 14 points and
4.9 rebounds per game.
Thomas scored 20 points on the
Lady Aggies in their previous meet
ing this season.
Lady Aggie starting guard Shen
Dillard (9.8 ppg) has been playing
with more confidence and leads the
starters in field goal percentage, ai
44.7 percent.
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Nerd Hot
So, I decided to use that method
whenever I saw somebody doing
poorly, and I knew they could do
just a little better.
It just so happened that the Texas
A&M basketball team was winless in
Southwest Conference play and was
playing sloppily this season and I got
fed up with it.
So, as a motivational tool, I crit
icized every aspect of that team, and
hoped for improvement.
Later, I was approached by an an
gry team member who argued the
point I had brought up concerning
the suspensions and walk-ons.
I attempted to explain that I was
trying to motivate through criticism,
but I don’t think he understood.
I decided, with some basketball
buddies of mine, to go watch prac
tice a couple of weeks ago.
One friend said, “I don’t know
why they’re practicing when we
could be in there shooting some real
ball.”
That did not make me feel good
at all, which is contrary to what I
think most of the team thinks.
Upon entering the coliseum I felt
like E.F. Hutton because a lot of peo
ple looked and listened, but I had
nothing to say.
So 1 just watched as players
inotner,
glared, whispered to one anotr
and looked at me like THE ENEMY.
But I didn’t mind, the column was
supposed to make them angry at me.
I wanted them, though, to reafize
that I’m not the only one who feels
this way about the program.
Several students and alumni I
know seemed willing to let me marry
their daughters as a result of that
opinion column, so I assumed it
served its purpose: to let the athletic
department know that more money
and time should be spent improving
the A&M basketball program.
*1 think my column, and school
opinion, eventually will serve its pur
pose: to improve the team.
I, as well as other Ags that sat in
the senior section at the t.u. game,
were hurt by the loss the team suf
fered.
Although many of us agree that
the program is lacking, we bleed ma
roon just as much as the next Aggie
and it should be noted that most of
us are behind the team just as much
as most of us are behind the troops
coming home safely from foreign
soil.
This team, despite its drawbacks
and personnel problems, has proven
that it can stay in ball games, and
even win a few.
Although turnovers and dutd
shots missed down the stretch havt
been a major problem this year, tht
ef fort seems to be there.
Brooks Thompson already gee
my vote as the Aggies most valuablt
player.
His shooting {percentage is good
and his court awareness is great.
But his ability to pump this lean
up when it’s down and to get anal
ready yell-leader-led crowd to ge;
even louder is uncanny.
All it lakes is a fist in the air, on
look into the stands to get Aggies to
roar with even more pride.
And Thompson knows that.
All it takes is the simple will
compete in order to compete.
And the crowd indeed makes i|
difference (HINT!). Just ask Duke
UNLV, or Indiana students..
I would love to think my opinio:
helped more than it hurt, just liki
my dad’s explosion years ago.
And after seeing the anger in ih(
Aggie team’s eyes directed towari
me, and rightfully so, I’m ready nk
fhsit anor#»r nut nr >1,
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see that same anger taken out oi \ aoror .
SMU and the rest of the Southwes ibTBTKT t HIDIU
Conference.
9TH ANNUAL RUN FOR THE ARTS
5K and IMile Run
Saturday, February 16, 1991
Hosted by: MSC OPAS and TAMU ROADRUNNERS
WHERE: Texas A&M University at G. Rollle
White Coliseum In College Station,
Texas
COURSE: Mostly flat through Texas A&M
campus on paved streets
START TIMES: 1 mile: 9 A.M.
5K (3.1 miles): 9:30 AM
ENTRY FEE: $10.00
PACKET PICKUP: Memorial Student Center
on campus February 13-15 from 9AM
to 4 PM and on race day. Map of the
course will be Included. The OPAS
office is located in "SPO West," Room
223 of the MSC.
Mail Entry Form with check payable to MSC
OPAS to:
MSC OPAS
P.O. Box J-l
College Station, TX 77844
T-SHIRTS: Guaranteed to the first 200 entries
RACE RESULTS: Full race results will be
mailed to each runner and to Inside
Runner.
AWARDS:
5K: Trophies for the 1st Overall male and female and top 3 in each age category
1 mile: Trophies for the 1st Overall male and female and ribbons to the next 5
males and 5 females
AGE GROUPS:
Men: 15 and under; 16-19: 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60+
Women: 15 and under; 16-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50+
For further Information, call David Ortiz at (409) 693-6368 or OPAS at (409) 845-1661
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ENTRY FORM FOR RUN FOR THE ARTS
(One entry per form, please. This form may be duplicated)
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administrators, and my heirs, against all ofllcials, sponsors, and organizations connected with the Run for
the Arts 5K and 1 mile run for injury or Illness which may directly or indirectly result from my participation
in this event. I further verify that I am physically fit to compete in this event.
Signature:.
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