12/23 - 1/2/1980
Record: 11-17
Position: 7th place (9.0 games behind Houston )
Team Points Per Game: 93.2 (27th in PBL)
Team Points Against Per Game: 98.3 (3rd in PBL)
Home Record: 5-6
Road Record: 6-11
Power Ranking: 0.017 (27th in PBL)
Results (1-6)
12/24 - lost to California 110-99 - 33 points from Good. 20 points from Sory. 15 for Adkins. 10 rebounds by Sory. 6 assists by Chadwick. Cauthen was a non-factor in this one. Scored 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 of 8 shooting, with no free throw attempts.
12/26 - lost to New York 115-92 - 20 points for Adkins, 14 for Cauthen, 13 for Good and Molina. 6 rebounds from Cauthen. 3 blocks by Adkins. 7 assists by Chadwick. Sory was in foul trouble for much of this game. Played 22 minutes, was 0-6 shooting, 6 points on free throws, 4 rebounds. 8 turnovers by Chadwick. Monarchs PF Norbert Douglas scored 45 points in the win.
12/28 - beat California 112-106 - 25 points each from Good and Sory, 18 points from Cauthen, 16 from Adkins. 11 rebounds by Cauthen. 8 assists by Chadwick. Redwoods PF Ahmed Jones scored 32 points and 8 rebounds.
12/30 - loss to Atlanta 105-77 - 12 points by Chadwick and Molina to lead the way. 7 rebounds for Cauthen. 8 assists by Black. Really poor game by the Honkers. Shot 33% as a team - Good was 4 for 15, Molina 5 for 15, Larios 2 for 14. Atlanta PF Jeff Smith scored 38 and grabbed 10 rebounds.
12/31 - loss to Brooklyn 89-83 - 27 points for Good. 13 rebounds for Cauthen, 12 for Sory. 6 assists for Chadwick. 4 steals by Good.
1/2 - loss to San Diego 106-64 - YIKES!! This was a horrendous game. We scored 14-21-11-18 points in each quarter. We shot 33% as a team. Molina 6 for 15, Sory 2 for 12. Cauthen with 15 points, Molina with 12. Sory had just 5 points. 7 rebounds for Shannon Larios. 4 assists by Larios as well to lead the team.
1/4 - loss to Phoenix 99-96 - 21 points for Adkins, 20 for Cauthen, 18 for Good. 8 rebounds by Cauthen. 10 assists by Chadwick.
Player Notes
* Pacau still unhappy with playing time and demanding a trade.
* Scoring Leaders - Good (19.0), Sory (16.5), Adkins (15.5), Cauthen (12.6)
* Rebounding Leaders - Cauthen (9.2), Adkins (7.6), Sory (5.9)
* Assists Leaders - Chadwick (6.0), Black (4.0), Sory (3.2)
* Minutes Leaders - Sory (37.4), Good (34.6), Cauthen (33.7), Chadwick (31.9), Adkins (31.0)
* Chadwick is shooting just 36.8% from the field.
Other Team Notes
* Received a trade offer from the LA Greyhounds - Arthur Good for their SF Thomas Merriman. Uh, no. Merriman is in his fourth season, and is starting for the first time. Averaging 13.9 points per game.
Next Two Weeks
* 1/6 - vs. Phoenix Rattlers (15-12)
* 1/8 - @ Washington Capitols (19-9)
* 1/9 - @ Buffalo Braves (15-15)
* 1/11 - @ Minneapolis Loons
* 1/13 - vs. Seattle Sockeyes (7-23)
* 1/15 - @ Brooklyn Nationals (13-14)
* 1/17 - vs. California Redwoods (15-12)
* 1/18 - vs. Washington Capitols (19-9)
Standings Notes
* New York leads the Atlantic Division with a 19-8 record, 0.5 games ahead of Washington.
* St. Louis leads the Midwest Division with a 20-8 record, 3 games ahead of New Orleans.
* Pittsburgh leads the Central Division with a 21-5 record, 1.5 games ahead of Atlanta.
* San Diego leads the Pacific Division with a 19-8 record, 4 games ahead of Phoenix.
* Power Ratings
- Atlanta Flames (20-7)
- Pittsburgh Ironmen (21-5)
- San Diego Sailors (19-8)
- St. Louis Hawks (20-8)
- New York Monarchs (19-8)
- Washington Capitols (19-9)
- New Orleans Buccaneers (17-11)
- Phoenix Rattlers (15-12)
- Chicago Stags (16-12)
- Miami Tropics (15-13)
Around the League
* California Redwoods SF Ahmed Jones was named Player of the Month for December. For the month he averaged 29.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.3 steals per game.
* Baltimore Barons rookie PG Edgar Maus was again named Rookie of the Month, this time for December. In this festive season he averaged 15.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 8.9 assists per game.
* Interesting news - Houston rookie SG Broderick Music has already requested a trade from the Marshalls. He is averaging just 3.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game in limited playing time.