How To Blow Local Sports Coverage
UH applies the pressure: Cougars force 34 turnovers in win over McNeese (W.H. Stickney Jr., Houston Chronicle)
The Cougars (7-3) turned to their pressure defense during a sluggish first half in which they were stung by the 3-point shooting of guard John Ford.
With Ford making his first three attempts from beyond the arc, the Cowboys had no reason to fear the outside shooting of Lafayette and Lamar Smith.
Lafayette had a pair of treys during an 11-0 run that helped the Cougars mount a pair of 13-point leads in the first half.
Houston led 41-33 at halftime as the Cowboys shot 50 percent (13-for-26) from the field (5-for-7 from the arc.)
Smith (10 points, five assists) had a pair of treys during an 11-2 run early in the second half as the Cougars inflated the lead to 52-37.
The problem with this story (written by Stickney and not normal beat writer Michael Murphy)?
There is no Lamar Smith on the team. Stickney is referring to the Cougars' big playmaker Lanny Smith, a name that any local journalist who is going to cover local college basketball really ought to get right.
Oops.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/01/06 08:58 | Sports | Technorati
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Murphy has been doing a good job on UH athletics. Stick probably took over during the holidays and had a brain fart. Overall, I think the Chron has been doing a pretty good job with UH compared to the Baylor Mafia days.
Posted by Vernon Guy @ 19:42 on 01/03/06
I really like the job Murphy's been doing (even without comparisons to Wizig, who was just horrible). I see that a different writer covered last night's UH game. I wonder where Murphy is.
Posted by Kevin @ 08:23 on 01/04/06
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