CSUN NOTEBOOK: DEFENSE COULD HELP BURRELL.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer If there's one thing John Burrell John Buster Burrell (born November 22, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for Rice University. can do, it's score. Lately, however, the shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. has struggled even in that area, though that's not what has Cal State Northridge coach Bobby Braswell Bobby Braswell, an American basketball coach, is currently the head coach for Cal State Northridge. Braswell was named the fourth head coach in Northridge history on April 30, 1996, succeeding the retired Pete Cassidy. concerned. It's Burrell's defense. Burrell was on a tear at the start of the Big Sky Conference season, scoring 28 and 27 points, respectively, in CSUN's first two wins. Over the last three games, however, he's shot 36 percent from the field. He scored 15 points but was 5 of 14 against Montana and was held to six points on 3-of-10 shooting against Montana State. ``What happens sometimes is John is such a good offensive player that he focuses so much energy and attention on that, that he begins to press when people try to take things away from him,'' Braswell said. ``What I've tried to get John to understand is that when all else fails, your defense shouldn't fail. Just relax, make some plays on the defensive end and you'll end up with a lot of easier shots. ``He needs to concentrate on being a complete player on both ends of the floor.'' Braswell said Burrell had a good day of practice Monday, which means he could be back in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes today when Big Sky co-leader CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge (13-8, 6-2) plays host to struggling Sacramento State (3-14, 0-6). Burrell has admitted to ``dogging it'' in practice sometimes, something he said he's trying to change. He said he has a hard time finding a rhythm when he doesn't start. ``It's something that affects me, I'm going to be honest,'' Burrell said. ``It is frustrating as a scorer, especially coming off the bench. I'm cold. My legs aren't warm. But that's something I'm working on. I'm trying to go harder in practice and I'm working on my defense.'' --No place like home: CSUN, which has won 21 of its last 23 games at the Northridge gym, has two home games this week but on back-to-back days. After today's game, CSUN plays Weber State (11-6), also in first place at 6-2, on Thursday. --Hitting home: The chartered plane that crashed last weekend, killing two Oklahoma State basketball players, has caused some schools to revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. their traveling policies. CSUN has no plans to make any changes because it flies only commercial flights. It charters a bus from airports to cities like Missoula, Mont., and Pocatello, Idaho Pocatello (IPA: [po kə tɛ lo]) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock CountyGR6 , despite the three-hour commute times. CSUN vs. SACRAMENTO STATE Tipoff 7:05 p.m., at Northridge gym. TV/Radio Internet broadcast at www.GoMatadors.com. CSUN (13-8, 6-2) update: CSUN moved back into the Big Sky Conference lead with a sweep of the Montana schools - its first since joining the Big Sky in 1996. If the Matadors are going to win the Big Sky, they have a chance to pull away this month since they play five of their next six games at home. Sacramento State (3-14, 0-6) update: The Hornets haven't won a conference game and last won - against Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Menlo College The sprawling campus is on the border of affluent Atherton and Menlo Park, and is adjacent to its former partner institution, Menlo School. In 1927, the college program became a separate junior college from Menlo School and continues to share the same campus. - one month ago. - Jill Painter CAPTION(S): box Box: CSUN vs. SACRAMENTO STATE (see text) |
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