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^isery continues for Aggies as they fall to Texas, 81-80
Vas A&M loses late fourth-quarter lead, misses last-second shot to drop tenth consecutive game
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Jeff Schmidt
StaffWriter
was deja vu all over again, only the
s Longhorns did not need former star
;ie| Freeman to bail them out. The
>horns (10-11, 4-5) held on to beat
s A&M 81-80 in men’s basketball ac-
Monday night.
her a missed shot by A&M point guard
n Barone and two timeouts, Texas
d Kris Clack missed a driving jumper
18 seconds to play only to have team-
3 Chris Mihm get the rebound and and
;ubsequent layup. This gave the Long-
isan 81-80 advantage. The Aggies had
more chances to take the lead, only to
; jumpers by Shanne Jones and Steve
ston draw iron.
mes was the star for the Aggies col-
ng a career high 32 points and 11 re
nds. Larry Thompson had 11 points
eight rebounds. Barone also proved
he is one of the scrappiest guards in
the conference with 10 points, seven as
sists and only one turnover.
Both Jerald Brown and Michael Schmidt
fouled out of the game. Brown collected
“I couldn’t believe
the hurt in that
locker room.”
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Larry Thompson
A&M Senior Center
his third foul with nine minutes left in the
first half.
While the Aggies had a big night from
Jones, the Longhorns used balanced scor
ing to win. Clack lead the way with 20
points and five dunks. Mihm scored 18
points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Nnadubem “Gabe” Muoneke and Bernard
Smith had 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Despite the victory, Texas Coach Tom Pen
ders feels lucky to have escaped with a win.
“I thought the Aggies played terrific. It
was a typical Texas-Texas A&M game. Both
teams played their hearts out. We’re very
fortunate to win,” Penders said.
“I feel for Tony (Barone). He’s had a lot of
hard luck. I’ve never seen them (Aggies) give
anything less than 100 percent,” Penders said.
Brian Barone feels the team will keep
their head up.
“I don’t think we can do anything else. The
coaches are still proud of us,” Barone said.
Larry Thompson felt the pain of losing two
straight home games, both by one point.
“I couldn’t believe the hurt in that lock
er room,” Thompson said.
This was Texas’ fourth consecutive win at
G. Rollie White and their first conference road
win. The Aggies travel to Lubbock Saturday to
take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Sophomore Brian Barone makes a pass in
last night’s loss to the University of Texas.
.bdur-Rahim heads list of should-be NBA All-Stars
)ur tireless, overpaid professional heroes
1 a vacation soon with the NBA All-Star
4kend peeking its head around the cor-
. This is the time we should settle down
S I give thanks to this bastion of entertain-
nt; ? all the while wondering why David
n has trashed the fan-favorite Slam Dunk
itest in favor of the shameless WNBA pro-
tion shootout with NBA bailers.
I -Snub Team
Aith every All-Star Team comes the list of
I yers that were on the cusp of making it;
vever, it seems that there are some All-Star
Snubs this NBA season,
r j - Rod Strickland - Washington Wiz-
r s - He is head-and-shoulders above
1 r one in assists at 10.5 a game. A tiff with
mmate Tracey Murray probably turned
coaches against this bona fide playmaker.
G - Allen Iverson - Philadelphia 76ers -
Probably didn’t deserve Rookie of the Year
honors in 1997, but has eliminated his
turnovers, and when he doesn’t carry the ball,
is the best in the league at breaking his man
down off the dribble.
F - Dennis Rodman - Chicago Bulls - Has
been lacking on defense a little, but who hasn’t
in the league? No one can do better than his
15.7 rebounds a game. Worm was the glue that
held the Bulls together until Pippen came back.
F - Charles Barkley - Houston Rockets -
Year after year, the chunky forward is good for
20 points and 15 boards in the big ones. Rock
ets could be 10 games under .500 if Chuck
hadn’t strapped the team on his back.
F - Shareef Abdur-Rahim - Vancouver
Grizzlies - This is simply a crime. Until the
NBA gets rid of McDonald’s balloting for
the starters, Penny Hardaway (who played
less than 15 games before being voted in)
and Kobe Bryant (who doesn’t even start
for his own team) will waste spaces that
should go to players like Shareef. He scores
22.8 on a team that has no other offensive
players to take the heat off of him. And if
you saw some of the moves he put on Karl
Malone in their last match-up with the
Jazz, you would be a believer too. Give
Kobe’s spot to this kid.
Rocketship Down
The Houston Rockets (21-23) would be
facing the Sonics on the road if the playoffs
started today, which means a long golf sea
son for Sir Charles and company. Perhaps ur
gency beckoned when, in the Rocket’s loss to
the Orlando Magic, their leading scorer was
Matt Bullard with 20 points. The Magic
played without second option Rony Seikaly
in the 95-88 victory.
Houston’s 102-86 victory the next night
was a relief, but sucked too much energy out
of those aging bodies due to the frantic
Boston press. Antoine Walker tallied a triple
double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10
assists to down the Rockets who have until
Tuesday to figure out how to rise above .500
and that eighth playoff spot. Next two? Van
couver and Detroit. Looks like a two-game
winning streak is near.
Pass The Buck
Dallas voters passed a bill that institutes a
tax to raise money for a new $125 million
home to replace Reunion Arena. The so-
called “tourist tax” will affect hotels and rental
cars. I suppose Mavericks fans are saying that
a new arena is fine ... as long as the tourists
are the ones paying. This is a probable back
lash due to the Mavericks losing 110-98 to the
Nuggets. Next up? Vancouver, Boston and
Toronto could use a win against the Mavs.
Because The Clips Are On My List
The Spurs found themselves fortunate
enough to face the Clippers twice in the past
week. The first meeting resulted in a 109-86
victory for San Antonio and the tune did not
change as the Spurs cruised to a 97-87 victo
ry in the second meeting. Monday night’s
game against Sacramento saw prolific scorers
David Robinson and Mitch Richmond square
off. Robinson’s bunch came away with the
103-97 win to go 3-0 in the trash-time week.
Trade Bait
After Damon Stoudamire rumors swirled
about, Kenny Anderson of the Blazers opined
his dislike of the Toronto trade idea. He rein
forced that statement by leading his team to
a 97-90 win over the hot Raptors.
Other players on the block are Miami’s Ike
Austin and Sacramento’s Mitch Richmond,
who has always said he wants to go to a con
tending team. Now in the mix is forward
Christian Lattener of the Hawks. Due to At
lanta’s struggles, Lenny Wilkens said the team
needs a boost to their chemistry, and stars
Steve Smith, Dikembe Mutombo and point
guard Mookie Blaylock are untouchable. Alan
Please see Webb on Page 10
Barone shows
true grit in loss
By Jeff Webb
Staffwriter
A crowd of6,065 witnessed an ex
hibition of pure emotion and ener
gy on the court last night that likely
will never be matched in the future
of the storied Texas-Texas A&M ri
valry in old G. Rollie White Coliseum.
In a game that provided count
less lead changes and numerous
big plays down the stretch, No. 12
in tire maroon and white jersey was
the one who let his will dominate
the game. Five rebounds for the
diminutive Brian Barone, 10 points
on 5-12 shooting, seven assists to
only one turnover and three steals
is how his numbers read. But his
heart only shows on the court.
The floor burns acquired after
diving for lose balls, the pain en
dured from a broken thumb and
the 39 minutes he played are the
badges of hustle the young man
wears. Barone said he feels pain af
ter a game like the loss to Texas.
“It hurts, it hurts bad,” Barone
said. “I don’t know. You think about
what you could have done better,
but I guess you can’t get yourself
up about it. We’re going to get it,
though. I think everyone put it out
there. I’m spent.”
Texas A&M Coach Tony Barone
consoled the team in the locker
room after the game and ex
pressed the pride the coaches have
in the players and their effort. Bri
an Barone said the locker room
was hushed and all the players
could do was think about what
could have been.
“ (My head) was in my lap the
whole time,” Brian Barone said. “It
was quiet. No one said anything.
The coaches said they’re still proud
of us, which is good to hear. My
dad (Coach Barone) said we had
nothing to hang our head about.”
Tough losses are hard to take, but
Texas A&M and the famed Twelth-
Man spirit keeps people from losing
hope. The only thing Coach Barone
can do is ask each player to give his
best and hope for a win.
“I asked the kids to expand all
their energy in the game and when
they came back into the locker
room, they should not to have one
ounce of energy left,” Coach
Barone said. “I think we did that.”
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