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By DAVID WINDER
The Battalion
I f Hakeem Olajuwon played in
New York, Chicago or Los Ange
les, he would be a front runner
for the Most Valuable Player award.
But Olajuwon plays in Houston,
which at last count was just four
games over the .500 mark. Even
though it has nothing to do with the
MVP, geography' will probably cost
Hakeem the most cherished individ
ual award in the NBA.
This season, Olajuwon is averag
ing 25.2 points a game, good enough
to lead all other centers in that cate
gory and place him sixth in the
league. He is currently in the top
five in rebounding and blocked
shots, and in the top ten in field goal
percentage.
Hakeem is having a MVP year,
but I have only read two articles
about his slim hopes of capturing
the award. If those were Patrick Ew
ing's numbers, he would already be
writing his acceptance speech.
1 have read tons of stories that
Charles Barkley should win because
he is having a great year and means
the most to his team. There is also a
lot of campaigning again for Michael
Jordan because the Chicago Bulls
would be only mediocre without
him. So what would the Rockets be
without Hakeem?
Without Barkley, the Suns would
still have Dan Majerle, Kevin John
son and Danny Ainge. The Bulls
would still have Scottie Pippen, Ho
race Grant and John Paxson without
Jordan. If you took Hakeem away
from the Rockets, then you would
have Kenny Smith, Vernon Maxwell
and Otis Thorpe. If there was a
three-on-three competition, I do not
think that the Rockets would win
many games.
See Winder/Page 6
TCU next road obstacle for Aggies
Barone, team hope
to erase memories
of near-misses
By MICHAEL PLUMER
The Battalion
Last Tuesday night Texas A&M almost
upset the University of Nevada at Las Ve
gas, which would have ended the na
tion's longest home winning streak at 55
games.
But the Aggies came up on the short
end of a 98-96 score in overtime and now
they must turn their attention to Satur
day's resumption of Southwest Confer
ence play.
The Aggies (5-9, 0-2 in SWC action)
play Texas Christian University (3-10, 0-3
in SWC action) at 12:00 Saturday in Fort
Worth.
A&M head coach Tony Barone said
that while he was disappointed with the
loss to the Running Rebels, he was happy
with the Aggies' effort.
"We knew Vegas would come back
like they did, and I think we handled it
real well," Barone said Thursday. "The
physical effort has been outstanding, and
I could find no fault with it."
The loss to UNLV was A&M's fourth
consecutive close loss, but Barone said he
thinks the team will learn from the de
feats.
"I think we can learn from losing, al
though that is tough," he said. "We need
to win those close games at some point."
A&M forward Chuck Henderson
agreed with Barone that the Vegas loss
was a tough defeat, but one that could
prove beneficial later in the season.
"We were disappointed that we lost
because we had the lead throughout and
then let it get away," Henderson said.
"We knew that we had played a great
game, so maybe something good will
come out of it.
"The game is still in the back of my
mind, but it is time to move on and play
TCU."
A&M forward Damon Johnson had a
slightly different tone than Henderson
Battalion file photo
A&M forward Damon Johnson grabs a rebound in a game earlier this season.
Johnson, who scored 22 points in Tuesday's overtime loss to Nevada-Las Vegas,
is one of several Aggies hoping to end a string of near-misses against Texas
Christian in Fort Worth tomorrow.
concerning the loss.
"After the game, I dropped my head
between my hands and kept saying that
this can't be happening to us over and
over," he said. "In fact, I am still having a
hard time putting this game out of my
mind, because it was really frustrating for
them to tie it up like that in the final five
seconds."
Johnson said that it is time for the team
to win a close game, and that he is look
ing forward to the TCU game.
"This team is waiting to explode, and I
think playing TCU on Saturday will give
us the chance," he said. "TCU is a good
team and, taking nothing away from
them, if we come out and play the way
we have in the past, it will be interest
ing."
For A&M to make it intriguing, the
Aggies must contain Horned Frog point
guafd Brent Atwater, who is averaging
eight points and five assists, and forward
Allen Tolley, who chips in 14 points per
contest, Barone said.
If A&M is successful in shutting down
those two, Barone said he feels there are
two other things that must occur.
"First of all, we have to go in there
confident," he said. "Confidence gives
you tremendous enthusiasm, which is
See Aggies/Page 6
A&M women
look to continue
streak at home
By DON NORWOOD
The Battalion
Anyone who was witness to the 8-5
Texas A&M Lady Aggies' 58-57 win over
Louisiana State Wednesday night would
be hard-pressed to argue the fact that the
contest was full of emotion. The two
squads traded major scoring runs in the
second half, carrying a thunderous G.
Rollie White crowd along for a wild ride
before A&M forward Beth Burket scored
the winning layup with 24 seconds left in
the game.
As might be expected, A&M head
coach Lynn Hickey was still keyed up
Thursday about the Lady Ags' third
straight home win, which could provide
the type of confidence boost the Lady
Aggies might need after blowing a lead
in a 60-58 loss to the University of Hous
ton Jan. 18.
"I think we're going to know more
Saturday night," Hickey said about
whether her team will be able to keep a
high confidence level. "I'm anxious to
see how they react tomorrow in practice.
"It should (build confidence). The
danger is you don't want to rest on your
laurels."
Texas Christian might be able to pro
vide Hickey's squad with the perfect op
portunity to gain even more confidence
when A&M hosts the Lady Horned Frogs
at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
TCU enters the game 7-7 overall, but is
0-4 in Southwest Conference play, com
pared to A&M's 1-1 mark in the league.
The Lady Frogs' latest SWC loss came
Wednesday when they lost narrowly to
Southern Methodist, 86-82.
Despite their record, Hickey said that
TCU has a few weapons, the most power
ful of which are in the backcourt.
"They have some guards that are real
hard workers," Hickey said. "They're
very scrappy.
"It (TCU) is a team where you think,
'Well, we should win this one.' That gets
dangerous."
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