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Shaq's 'ego
bigger than
his size 20s'
I t s
halfway
through
his second
NBA sea
son, and
Shaquille
O'Neal has
already
been in
two
movies,
recorded a
rap album
and writ
ten an au
tobiogra
phy. He
has his
own line of shoes, a killer ad
vertising style, is so rich it
hurts and is still only 21.
He also has no reliable out
side shot, can't hit free throws
if his life depended on it, has
an ego bigger than his size 20
Reeboks and gets used every
time he faces an all-around
center.
If he doesn't start improv
ing his game soon, the NBA
will quickly pass the Shaqman
by.
First of all, let's talk about
shot selection. While watch
ing Shaq in person last year
versus the Rockets, and on
television several times since
then, I've noticed O'Neal has
two patented shots; the dunk
and the oop (the completion
of an alley-oop).
The problem with taking
these shots is that you have to
be really close to the basket to
make them effective, a posi
tion that is difficult to attain
when there are three guys
guarding you. If Shaq could
develop a turn-around
jumper or a baby hook, his
game would actually be wor
thy of his over-inflated ego.
Because of his height and
bulk, Shaq probably never
needed an outside shot on the
high school or college levels,
but in the NBA, size means
very little. After all, if it did,
we'd all be wearing Air
Manutes.
See Shaq / Page 6
'Scrappy' Ferguson to start
against Lady Horned Frogs
By Kristine Ramirez
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women's bas
ketball team will face Texas Chris
tian University today at 7 p.m.
with their newest starter, "scrap
py" sopho
more Bambi
Ferguson.
Ferguson, a
5-foot-8 guard,
started against
Oklahoma
State on Jan. 3
and Oral
Roberts last
Saturday. Fer
guson is start
ing in sopho
more Donyale
Canada's spot.
Head coach Lynn Hickey said
the team is still trying to fit some
one into the fifth starting position
and Bambi has done a good job
coming off the bench.
"She's done good things for us
off the bench," Hickey said.
"We're trying to find the right
player for that spot."
Ferguson said the change from
a reserve to starter has not been a
Bambi Ferguson
major change.
"It's not really any different to
me," she said. "I'm getting the
same amount of playing time.
The only thing different is that I
don't get to see what the other
team is doing before I get out
there."
She said, however, she enjoys
the change because it allows her
to help get the team going.
"I enjoy it," Ferguson said.
"Our teammates have to depend
on us (the starters) to get things
started in the game."
Sophomore center Martha Mc
Clelland said Ferguson clicks with
the starters.
"She's really very determined,"
McClelland said. "At times, she's
fired up and at times, she is silent
and gets the things done."
Sophomore guard Lisa Branch
said Ferguson is an offensive
threat.
"Bambi is a scrappy player,"
Branch said. "Bambi brings en
thusiasm and motivation to the
team."
The team is ready to concen
trate on TCU, Ferguson said.
"We have to be a powerhouse
See Ferguson / Page 6
Cotton Bowl to stay 'strong'
no matter what SWC's future
The Associated Press
DALLAS — The Cotton Bowl
will remain strong no matter what
happens to its longtime South
west Conference partner, officials
for the New Year's Day game said
Tuesday.
"We're as strong as we have
ever been," said John Scovell, a
Cotton Bowl past president and
vice chairman of the game's team
selection committee.
"So certainly whatever hap
pens in this way, we are certain
that we're going to play football
on Jan. 1 in Dallas, Texas, for a
long time to come."
The SWC winner has earned a
berth in the Cotton Bowl for more
than half a century. But there may
no longer be an SWC as Texas,
Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Bay
lor are considering informal offers
to join the Big Eight.
"If this agreement goes
through on this new conference ...
the reality is we won't have the
Southwest Conference champion
playing every year," said John
Crawford, president of the Cotton
Bowl Athletic Association. "That's
the major difference."
No matter what, there will be
football in Dallas on Jan. 1
through 2000 because of a spon
sorship agreement with Mobil
Corp. and othep.businesses have
shown solid interest, game offi
cials said.
But having the Cotton Bowl
without an SWC team would be a
strange feeling, Crawford said.
All but one of the 58 games have
featured league teams, including
the last 54.
"When you start looking back
over 54 years, it's just enormous
the history and tradition you
See Cotton Bowl / Page 6
Forging a
Reunified Germany
Featuring:
Dr. Hildegard Boucsein,
Permanent Under-Secretary
for Federal and European Affairs with the Berlin Senate
A discussion on the tension caused by German Reunification
Thursday Feb. 24, 4:00 P.M
302 Rudder Tower
Sponsored by the MSC L.T. Jordan
Institute for International Awareness
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William Harrison/THE Battalion
A&M 6-foot-4 center Martha McClelland (54) shoots over Texas
Tech's Mitchi Atkins (55) during the Lady Aggies' 67-64 victory over
the then No. 4 Lady Red Raiders.
WHO: Aggies vs. TCU
Horned Frogs
WHEN: Wed. Feb. 23,
7:05 p.m.
WHERE: Daniel Meyer
Coliseum, Fort Worth
Probable Starters
Aggies
(16-6, 9-1 SWC)
Horned Frogs
(6-16, 3-8 SWC)
Player
PPG
Player
PPG
David Edwards
12.8
Kurt Thomas
21.3
Chuck Henderson
8.9
jentry Moore
11.6
T.ony McGinnis
10.0
Jeff Jacobs
9.5
Damon Johnson
10.5
Chris Foreman
3.2
Brett Murry
9.4
Byron Waits
9.6
A&M Sports
Notes
Baseball
The Texas A&M baseball
team's doubleheader versus
the Southwest Texas State
Bobcats has been rescheduled
for today because oFthe wet
weather.
The two teams will meet at
Olsen Field at 1 p.m. today.
Basketball
The tipoff for the Texas
A&M men's basketbal game
against Texas Tech University
on March 5 has been moved
to noon, from its original 7
p.m. starting time.
The move was made to ac
comodate Raycom television,
who will telecast the game.
Tennis
The Texas A&M's men's
tennis team match versus the
Michigan Wolverines was
post-poned Tuesday because
of the rain.
The match will resume to
day at 1:30 at the Omar Smith
Tennis Center.
A&M has a 1-0 lead after
the A&M doubles team of
Mark Weaver and Bernardo
Martinez won over Michi
gan's Dan Brakus and John
Constanzo 9-8 (15-13 in the
tiebreaker.)
Jordan selective
in first day at bat
The Associated Press
SARASOTA, Fla. — Michael
Jordan was selective Tuesday as
he sampled major league pitch
ing for the first time. He didn't
miss any of the 30 pitches thrown
to. him by veteran Jose DeLeon,
but he didn't swing at many ei
ther.
"He did OK," said DeLeon,
who estimated his top speed at
about 80 mph. "Today's the first
day and you want to throw
strikes and let them hit it."
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