{"id":440,"date":"2005-02-27T04:42:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-27T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/centre-daily-times-frustrations-continue-to-mount-as-nittany-lions-lose-ninth-straight\/"},"modified":"2005-02-27T04:42:00","modified_gmt":"2005-02-27T04:42:00","slug":"centre-daily-times-frustrations-continue-to-mount-as-nittany-lions-lose-ninth-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/centre-daily-times-frustrations-continue-to-mount-as-nittany-lions-lose-ninth-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Daily Times: Frustrations continue to mount as Nittany Lions lose ninth straight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/11003170.htm\">Centre Daily Times | 02\/27\/2005 | Frustrations continue to mount as Nittany Lions lose ninth straight<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;UNIVERSITY PARK &#8212; Mike Walker trotted to the Penn State bench and sat down dejectedly. Assistant coach James Johnson patted Walker&#8217;s knee, but the usually upbeat freshman would not be consoled, shaking his head and staring into space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moments later, Geary Claxton, the Nittany Lions&#8217; unflappable Freshman-of-the-Year candidate, could be seen mouthing &#8216;Oh, my God&#8217; as he headed back up the floor following a call that didn&#8217;t go his way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frustration is mounting upon frustration in Happy Valley, and it reached a new apex Saturday as Penn State spotted Iowa a 27-point halftime advantage, eventually falling 78-56 on a subdued Senior Day at the Bryce Jordan Center.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Nittany Lions (7-20, 1-13 Big Ten) lost their ninth straight game, this one to a group of Hawkeyes (17-10, 5-9) that hadn&#8217;t won a conference road game all season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Guards Adam Haluska and Jeff Horner, Penn State&#8217;s primary points of focus in practices this week, scored 22 and 19 points, respectively, many of them in transition &#8212; the Nittany Lions&#8217; other focus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;We really didn&#8217;t execute the things we talked about needing to execute,&#8217; Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said, &#8216;and I think that&#8217;s the most disappointing thing to me.&#8217; &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre Daily Times | 02\/27\/2005 | Frustrations continue to mount as Nittany Lions lose ninth straight: &#8220;UNIVERSITY PARK &#8212; Mike Walker trotted to the Penn State bench and sat down dejectedly. 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