The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1985 Page: 8 of 12
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cashaw overcomes frustrations on road to success
Being a perfectionist in an
imperfect world can be a
frustrating experience. Just ask
Terrence Cashaw.
To this point, Cashaw's
basketball career at Rice has been
one frustration after another. As a
freshman two years ago, he was
playing well before missing 12
games with torn ligaments in his
left ankle. Last year the Houston
Lamar product started the first 19
games and was averaging 7.8
points and 5.3 rebounds before
being relegated to a reserve role
when the Owl coaches decided to
go with a quicker lineup. He
finished the season with a 5.8 point
and 4.3 rebound average.
Things were no better early this
season. With the fanfare
accompanying the arrival of junior
college center Dave Ramer,
Cashaw appeared to be the
forgotten man. Cashaw was
playing less than 13 minutes per-
game and averaging less than five
points and four rebounds in Rice's
Hogs bump Cagers
by Chris Lowrance
It was not an enjoyable outing
for the Rice Owls Wednesday
night, as they succumbed to the
Arkansas Ra/orbacks 67-56.
Unfortunately, the final score was
not indicative of how poorly Rice
played: it could have easily been
much worse, sports fans.
The stars were crossed against
the Owls before the game even
began. Rice had played well in its
last game, a tough four-point loss
to Cougar High, and Arkansas was
coming oil a two-game losing
streak on the road.
Needless to say. the Swine
(oops, the Hogs) were fired up for
this contest. It showed early, as 6-
1 1 freshman forward Andrew
Lang blocked Rice's first two shot
attempts. Lang was playing in
place of 6-7 starter William Mills,
who was benched for disciplinary
reasons. This was the same
Andrew Lang who fired seven
successive airballs a week ago
against Houston.
By the 11:28 mark in the first
half, the Pine Bluff Behemoth had
stuffed four shots. He and
Olympian .loe Kleine dominated
the game inside, especially in the
first half.
1 ndeed. the game was won in the
opening stanza, as Arkansas raced
to a 14-4 spurt en route to building
a 26-12 cushion with about five
minutes left in the first half. The
halftime tally was a bleak 32-18.
with Kleine pumping in 14 of his
game-high 27 points.
The second half was fairly even,
but Rice was too ineffective
offensively to mount any kind of
comeback. Tony Barnett's lour
first half fouls crippled the offense,
as Rice was outmuscled
underneath and outshot from
outside. In fact, Arkansas hit an
amazing 61 percent from the field
for the game. Charles Balantine. a
6-8 senior forward who normally
bangs inside, only occasionally
shooting from about 15 feet away
from the basket, pumped in ten
second half points, most from
beyond 20 feet. The Owls, who got
almost no points from the guard
position due to Arkansas' fierce
man-to-man full-court pressure,
finished the game shooting a
respectable 44 percent from the
field. Center Terrence Cashaw led
the Owls with 14 points while
forward Greg Hines chipped in 13.
Surprisingly, the lone bright spot
for the Owls was rebounding: we
outrebounded the Razorbacks 25-
18. The refereeing crew was a
typical Barnhill group, consisting
of three U of A faculty members
(just kidding. Actually, three
faculty members would probably
have been more consistent and
impartial). But enough bitching.
Rice plays their next game at home
this Saturday afternoon at two.
and they would greatly appreciate
your support in beating the
Baptists.
Pizza inn
Cashaw goes for two
first four games, after being beaten
out by the 6'9 Ramer for the
starting nod.
"It was a big letdown not to be
starting this season after starting
19 games last year." admitted
Cashaw. "I wasn't consistent and 1
didn't play up to my capabilities
during the preseason, so I
understood why 1 wasn't starting,
but it was still disappointing."
"At the time the coaches were
determining the starting lineup, 1
wasn't playing that well. Dave was
the best post man at that time, plus
he was two inches taller and we
needed the height."
But when Ramer's face was
crushed by a Karl Malone elbow at
Louisiana Tech, Cashaw was
thrust into the limelight. In his first
start against Tulane, Cashaw
contributed 10 points and five
—M. Gladu
rebounds while guarding the
Metro Conference Player-of-the-
Year, John Williams, as the Owls
upended the previously unbeaten
Green Wave, 58-55. In his next
outing at Texas-San Antonio,
Cashaw scored 15 points and
grabbed a career-high 15
rebounds.
"We felt all along Terrence
could play like he has in the last
two games. We knew he was a lot
better player than he had been
showing," said head coach Tommy
Suitts. "For Terrence, I think it
was just a matter of relaxing so he
can play as well in the games as he
does in practice."
Cashaw's new found ability to
relax came during a meeting with
Suitts prior to the Tulane game. At
that time, the coach suggested
Cashaw spend all his mental
energy concentrating on defense
and rebounding. Suitts hoped this
approach would leave the anxious
Cashaw little time to worry about
any possible offensive shortcom-
ings.
"Coach Suitts was right. In
terms of confidence, the Tulane
game was like being back in high
school. I actually could feel my
confidence level rise," noted
Cashaw.
Suitts was hoping Ramer's
presence in the lineup would slow
Olympic centers Joe Kleine of
Arkansas and Jon Koncak of
SMIJ and the other post players in
the Southwest Conference. Now
that burden falls solely on
Cashaw's shoulders, and one
would assume that responsibility
would create additional unwanted
pressure for the engineering major.
Cashaw sees the situation
differently. "In a way there is more
pressure, but in a way there is less.
When I make mistakes, I have a
tendency to look over at the
sideline and expect the coach to
take me out. Now I know I have to
go ahead and play," he said.
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OWLOOK/by Steve Mollenkamp
Owlook gives advice
Most People would have you
believe the life of a big time sports
journalist is a leisurely one. Yes, it
might seem that way when you see
them sipping Shirley T.'s,
surrounded by many a bikini clad
native, on Maui or dancing until
the wee hours with Bianca and
Brooke at New York's famous
Tavern on the Green Restaurant.
But it's always there, at the back
of your head, that question: How
can I better serve my public? How
can 1 give the community back
something for all they've given me?
How can I do good forall mankind
and still make a healthy profit for
myself. Sometimes it just gives you
a headache, and you have to sip a
couple more Shirley T.'s just to
dull the pain.
Well, the Owlook staff and I
have wasted no time this semester
in coming up with some wing-ding
ideas to serve our public. The
Owlook Swimsuit Issue was
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as "How to Date Owlook Staff
Members for Fun and Profit". But
the idea we're really proud of, and
the one we introduce today, is
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answer the questions of young
coaches just making their start
who want the right answers right
now.
You say "Steve, have you had
one Shirley Temple too many?
You don't have any coaching
experience." The boys on the staff
raised this objection as well, but if
you want to stay ahead in the
bigtime sports journalism game,
. see Owlook. page 9
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