11/25 - 12/8/1979
Record: 5-10
Position: 7th place (5.5 games behind Houston )
Team Points Per Game: 93.3 (28th in PBL)
Team Points Against Per Game: 97.7 (4th in PBL)
Home Record: 3-3
Road Record: 2-7
Power Ranking: -0.289 (23rd in PBL)
Results (2-3)
11/25 - loss to Indianapolis 97-95 - 26 points for Good, 17 for Sory. Cauthen with 10 rebounds, 9 for Sory. Good with 6 assists, 4 for Chadwick.
11/26 - loss to Baltimore 108-90 - 22 points for Sory, 13 for Good and Adkins. 13 rebounds for Cauthen. 7 assists for Chadwick. 27 points, 11 assists for Baltimore’s rookie PG Edgar Maus.
12/1 - loss to Atlanta 106-96 - 19 points for Sory, 18 for Adkins, 13 for Good. 8 rebounds for Cauthen. 8 assists for Black. 29 points for Atlanta’s Charles Leach, 27 for Darrick Morgan.
12/2 - beat Portland 99-85 - 26 points for Sory, 22 for Good, 19 for Adkins. 13 rebounds for Adkins, 12 for Cauthen. 6 assists for Adkins.
12/5 - beat Denver 100-90 - 26 points for Adkins, 19 for Good, 18 for Sory. 14 rebounds for Adkins, 9 for Cauthen. 7 assists for Chadwick.
Player Notes
* Scoring Leaders - Good (18.8), Sory (18.3), Adkins (15.9), Cauthen (11.4)
* Rebounding Leaders - Cauthen (8.1), Adkins (7.8), Sory (5.7)
* Assists Leaders - Chadwick (5.6), Black (4.0), Sory (3.0)
* Minutes Leaders - Sory (38.4), Good (35.7), Cauthen (34.0), Chadwick (32.0), Adkins (30.7)
* Chadwick averaging 6.1 PPG, down from 10.1 last year.
Other Team Notes
* We are 21st in Field Goal % at .454
* We are 26th in Free Throw % at .700
* We are 16th in 3-Point % at .323
* We are 28th in Offensive Rebounding, and 26th in Defensive Rebounding, so obviously not good.
Next Two Weeks
* 12/9 - vs. San Diego Sailors (13-3)
* 12/10 - @ Chicago Stags (11-5)
* 12/14 - @ Miami Tropics (8-9)
* 12/18 - @ Philadelphia Quakers (10-6)
* 12/20 - vs. Cleveland Hornets (3-14)
* 12/22 - vs. Toronto Huskies (7-9)
Standings Notes
* New York leads the Atlantic Division with a 12-4 record, 1.5 games ahead of Washington.
* Chicago leads the Midwest Division with a 11-5 record, 1 game ahead of St. Louis.
* Pittsburgh leads the Central Division with a 14-3 record, 2 games ahead of Atlanta.
* San Diego leads the Pacific Division with a 13-3 record, 4 games ahead of Denver.
Around the League
* Ahmed Jones of the California Redwoods was named Player of the Week November 26th after averaging 28.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists for the week.
* SG Grant Anderson of the Minneapolis Loons has demanded a trade due to lack of playing time. He is averaging 6.2 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game this season.
* St. Louis Hawks SF James Hernandez also demanded a trade due to lack of playing time. He is averaging 3.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
* Darrick Morgan of the Atlanta Flames was named Player of the Month after scoring 26.5 points per game this month, 8.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.3 steals during November.
* Baltimore Barons point guard Edgar Maus was named Rookie of the Month after a 19.2 PPG, 3.4 rebounds per game, 8.1 assists, and 1.1 steals per game performance.
* PG Octavio Quevedo of the Baltimore Barons has demanded a trade due to playing time concerns. He is averaging 5.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game this season.
* Power Ratings Top 10
- San Diego Sailors (13-3)
- Atlanta Flames (12-5)
- Pittsburgh Ironmen (14-3)
- New York Monarchs (12-4)
- Chicago Stags (11-5)
- Milwaukee Muskies (10-7)
- Washington Capitols (11-6)
- St. Louis Hawks (10-6)
- Phoenix Rattlers (8-7)
- * Buffalo Braves (9-7)