10/30 - 11/10/1979
Overall Record: 2-3
Position: 5th in Central (2.5 games back)
Power Rating: -5.004 (29th)
Results (2-3)
10/30 - Honkers 105, Chicago 97 - see above
10/31 - Honkers 90, Detroit 77 - 33 pts. for Good, 16 for Adkins. 11 rebounds by Adkins. 6 assists by John Black.
11/4 - San Diego 94, Honkers 79 - 21 points for Shannon Larios, 16 for Karl Molina. 7 rebounds by Adkins. 7 assists for Chadwick.
11/5 - Baltimore 117, Honkers 78 - 27 points for Good. 8 rebounds for Chauthen
11/9 - Houston 119, Honkers 101 - 20 points for Good, 18 for Sory, 17 for Adkins. 9 rebounds for Adkins, 8 for Pacau. 7 assists for Chadwick. Broderick Music scored 2 points in 16 minutes for Houston. Cauthen scored 6 points with 6 rebounds for us in 22 minutes.
Player Notes
* Good leading team with 20.0 PPG, followed by Sory with 14.8, and Adkins and Larios both at 12.2.
* Adkins averaging 8.8 rebounds, Sory 6.2, and Cauthen 5.8.
* John Black averaging 4.6 assists, Chadwick 4.4 per game.
* Cauthen averaging 1.2 blocks per game
* Sory leading in minutes with 36.6 per game, followed by Good at 31.8, and Chadwick at 30.8.
Other Team Notes
* We’re averaging 90.6 points per game, giving up 100.8
* 1-0 at home
* 1-3 on the road
Next Two Weeks
* 11/11 @ Los Angeles Greyhounds (0-5)
* 11/15 @ Boston Whalers (2-3)
* 11/16 vs. Los Angeles Greyhounds (0-5)
* 11/20 @ Cincinnati Royals (3-1)
* 11/22 vs. Chicago Stags (2-2)
Standings Notes
* In the Atlantic, New York leads Washington, Buffalo, and Philadelphia by 1/2 game.
* Minneapolis has a 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee in the Midwest Division. The Honkers are 2.5 games back.
* Atlanta has a 1 1/2 game lead over Cincinnati in the Central Division.
* San Diego leads Phoenix by 1 1/2 games in the Pacific Division.
Around the League
* Dallas Gunslingers center Reed Goodman was named PBL Player of the Week after scoring 25.9 points per game, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game this week. The Gunslingers went 0-3 on the week though.
* Atlanta Flames All-Star PF Jeff Smith is out for 28 days or so after dislocating his knee.
* After being named Player of the Week, Goodman then went out and suffered a dislocated shoulder, and is expected to miss about a month.
* Goodman leads the league in scoring with 35.5 PPG, followed by Darrick Morgan (ATL) at 30.2 PPG, and Brooklyn’s Edison Thomas at 28.2 PPG.
* Detroit’s Ellis Hall leads the PBL in rebounding at 15.0 per game, followed by Cincinnati’s Duane Harvey at 14.8, and Indianapolis’s Bryce Taylor at 14.2.
* Power Ratings Top 10
- Atlanta Flames (5-0)
- Milwaukee Muskies (4-1)
- San Diego Sailors (4-1)
- Minneapolis Loons (4-1)
- Baltimore Barons (3-2)
- Pittsburgh Ironmen (4-2)
- Buffalo Braves (4-2)
- New York Monarchs (4-1)
- Chicago Stags (2-2)