KFDM COOP Posted November 12, 2008 Report Posted November 12, 2008 Poor first half play dooms Seahawks to first setback By Cody Pastorella The Port Arthur News After a 2-0 start including a win at Southern University, the Lamar State College-Port Arthur Seahawks were feeling pretty good going into their home-opener against SU on Tuesday night at the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center. Instead of continuing to impress, however, the Seahawks had their bubble decimated. LSC-PA fell completely apart in the first half Tuesday nighton the way to an 89-76 oss to the Jags. And the score actually suggests the Seahawks were not all that bad. But they were. Even after starting the game with an 11-5 advantage, the Seahawks were taken to the woodshed for the remainder of the half. They forced shots and turned the ball over 14 times, watching SU take a 52-29 lead into the locker rooms. Trying to make sense of it all, LSC-PA first-year head coach Jerre Cole said he felt as if there were a number of contributing factors that played into his Seahawks meltdown. Perhaps SU was just looking for revenge after suffering its first home loss in two seasons at the hands of Port Arthur. Perhaps the Seahawks were just off or nervous about being at home for the first time. Or maybe Tuesday night’s loss was a better indication of the level of opponents LSC-PA should get used to seeing in their new home in the NJCAA Division I Region XIV conference. “I think a lot contributed to this,†Cole said. “I’m just sorry people had to see it. We obviously weren’t ready for them. They made adjustments from our first game and we weren’t ready for those adjustments.†All things considered, Port Arthur had a relatively hot start in the second half by using an 11-3 run to cut the score to 55-40 with 11:13 to play. With 7:55 left, the Seahawks had whittled the game down to 64-55 but that’s as close as they would come. Cole said he felt most of his team’s comeback was caused by the intensity of SU. He said they were playing to, “just protect a lead while we were attacking with everything we had.†“We just did not have much on offense, we didn’t finish anything tonight,†Cole said. “I knew we had a lot that we needed to improve on before this game. I knew we weren’t anywhere close to where we needed to be in order to be a successful team. “I think we were kind of fat cats tonight. You hate to say that since it was just a 2-0 start but I think that was the biggest factor in the way we played.†Cole added that starting Wednesday he will be expecting and demanding a lot more from his players in practice. He also said this was a great time for a wakeup call. Among the problematic issues for Port Arthur, was the Jags’ Whitworth Treasure who sank in 32 points, leading all scorers. LeMario Harris was also a threat for SU. He scored 21 and hit five treys in the contest. LSC-PA freshman forward Adrian Fontenot was one of the few highlights for the Seahawks. He dropped in 24 points and also hauled in 12 boards on the night. Point guard Jemel Douriso, though struggling from the field, contributed with 17 points. And Stephen Moten added 11. All of Moten’s points came in the second half.Moten also had six boards. With the loss, Port Arthur falls to 2-1. The Seahawks will be back in action Friday when they travel to play Lone Star College in Cy-Fair. LSC-PA beat Lone Star College on Thursday to claim its second win of the season.
THEBRAIN Posted November 13, 2008 Report Posted November 13, 2008 Or maybe it was indicative of coaching getting beat on skip passes and not going to 1-3-1 or 3 -2 defence and oh yeah the most disturbing was the starting 5 and rotation yo they need a past first point gaurd 4 the system they're trying to run .think Nash ,Paul ,Kidd or Billups.The only good thing i can say 4 coaching was nice suits. Seemed like he had an agenda .You can't be Bobby Knight w/o wins.
Guest DickVitale Posted November 14, 2008 Report Posted November 14, 2008 Boy I tell ya....ONE loss and the sideline experts come from everywhere! Record is 2-1. it happens. Bad nights happen. Make corrections and move on to the next game. By the way, there's no such thing as a PAST first point guard but, a PASS first point guard is probably what you are searching for. You are a bright one, aren't you. They did NOT throw a single skip pass the entire game. Their point was driving the lane and kicking it or popping off screens and nailing treys....Give them credit, they played harder, partly because they had revenge on their minds and the guys just did not respond. IT HAPPENS. No excuses from here, but don't come on here and point blame and not have a CLUE as to what you are speaking of......See you at the next home game!
BLUEDOVE3 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Posted November 17, 2008 Boy I tell ya....ONE loss and the sideline experts come from everywhere! Record is 2-1. it happens. Bad nights happen. Make corrections and move on to the next game. By the way, there's no such thing as a PAST first point guard but, a PASS first point guard is probably what you are searching for. You are a bright one, aren't you. They did NOT throw a single skip pass the entire game. Their point was driving the lane and kicking it or popping off screens and nailing treys....Give them credit, they played harder, partly because they had revenge on their minds and the guys just did not respond. IT HAPPENS. No excuses from here, but don't come on here and point blame and not have a CLUE as to what you are speaking of......See you at the next home game! Like Senior like Junior!
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