Texas Tech basketball: Good, bad, and ugly from win over SHSU

The bad: Peavy’s performance

Proving that freshmen simply aren’t going to take Division I basketball by storm without taking their share of lumps, Red Raider Micah Peavy had a forgettable day in his second game as a collegiate.

Making his second-straight start, the 6-foot-7 Duncanville native played only 17 minutes and scored no points.  What’s more, he was replaced in the second-half starting lineup by junior Jamarius Burton.

For the game, Peavy was 0-2 from the floor and 0-2 at the line.  He pulled down just one rebound and he dished out two assists while picking up three fouls.

It was a dose of reality for a young man who played extremely well in his first college game.  Wednesday night he scored 14 points on 7-10 shooting while grabbing six rebounds, handing out three assists, and coming up with three steals.

Perhaps Sam Houston paid more attention to taking him out of his game than Northwestern State did.  Or perhaps Peavy simply suffered from the normal ups and downs that almost every freshman to have ever played the game has experienced.   But for whatever reason, he played poorly on Friday and now, one has to wonder if he will have the same role on Sunday against Houston that he has had in these first two games.

His poor showing against SHSU is no cause for alarm.  It happens to freshmen. But it was disappointing to see given his sterling debut.