I was at the Gonzaga game last night. They push the ball after most defensive rebounds. Positives - 1. they got several uncontested layups due to confusion on the defensive end. 2. They got a number of 8 foot jumpers as they were slowed near the basket. 3. They got several totally uncontested three's as the defense was not organized. 4. They picked up a few fouls due to the defensive player put in a bad defensive position. Negatives - two turnovers.

IMO, with DTJ there is no reason for CKK not to get two/three players who can benefit from running. There are probably 10 assists just waiting there if we can pick up the pace at appropriate times.

Rebs 68
Reno 62

I can't stand Reno.

If we you could choose any G5 opponent for us to play in a bowl game, who would it be?

Who is the better coach?

Big 3 games
UNLV-Aztecs
Reno-UNM
Boise-CSU

UNLV at 230pm, so I don't e pect huge UNLV fan base, but I figure UNM and other fans will cheer for UNLV.

UNM swept Reno, if Mashburn plays they match up well against them.

Right now semi finals:
USU-Aztecs
Reno-CSU

I don't see Aztecs shooting 28% again.
We need a big to come up big offensively.

Don’t know how credible. But this was tweeted by Swaim today.

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I really thought this would be the toughest game of the last 10, even moreso than SDSU. I hate picking UNLV to lose, unless it’s a UNLV at Michigan type of game (football). I typically pick the Rebs to win otherwise. Yesterday, I picked UNR.

My superstitions through the last month - don’t drink beer, stay off the net, hit a non-routine convenience store for little stuff I need. Check, check, check. Didn’t matter. Glad I didn’t drink, had a bad bleeder at work, all hands on deck, so I missed the game live and recorded it. So I’m glad I didn’t pop on the Net. Watched it really late (early) and slept a couple hours and here I am.

Was disappointed in the early focus/effort. Some guys looked like they were on a mental vacation. It’s tough to depend on a “big” that can go for 24 points and look dominant or he can be a no show with 4 points. But in all, just awful production from the bench and a couple of starters. You aren’t going to win on the road with two guys doing everything and nobody else chipping in. The recognition from post guys is still poor. They really do look like they’re trying to solve a quantum physics problem at times.

In the end, I don’t think the loss is the biggest of deals. Once we lost to Southern, LMU, and the disaster in Florida, at least for me, realizing we once again blew a shot at any at large chances - the new adjusted goal was finish in the top 5 of conference to avoid that dreadful first day. Yeah, that’s moving goalposts a ton, making it an 80 yard field instead of a 120 yard field, but I guess you have to adjust expectations as things are exposed, for the better or the worst. But they showed some fight, against UNR last night and when they were on the outside looking in for a top 5 MWCT seed. No, I’m not celebrating it as some great achievement, but it’s better than season over before the Super Bowl.

I do think we will rock the hell out of SDSU …

How are we with the NIT? I hope people get out to the SJSU and SDSU games.

Rebs 68
Reno 62

I can't stand Reno.

That win only raised us 4 places. UGH!!

What happens if there is a 3 team tiebreaker between

UNLV
Boise State
San Diego State

I know the tie break is head record between everyone but there is an uneven schedule with UNLV not playing Boise State twice. Does that matter?

If it doesn’t, it looks like UNLV is locked into that 3 seed for the most part in the MWC.

Every team, plays each team twice.

I am expecting a top 4 finish or am I way off base?


UNLV’s men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the annual preseason Mountain West poll released Thursday, a standing that would be unlikely to result in selection into the NCAA Tournament.

Finishing first per the conference’s coaches and media members is 2022-23 national runner-up San Diego State. The Aztecs received 25 of a possible 31 first-place votes to top Boise State (four first-place votes), New Mexico (one) and UNR (one). Colorado State is wedged between the Wolfpack and the Rebels, who finished 19-13 last season and seventh in the Mountain West with a 7-11 mark.

UNLV freshman point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. was honored as the preseason Freshman of the Year. The Las Vegas native and Liberty alum is expected to start for the Rebels this season.

How many on here going to games?

Thursday should be wild, tonight Reno game is for 3 or 4th, then look at tiebreaker.

I hope fans from Vegas will show up, I know 1st place has 1st game at noon, so depending on tonight, loss at 2:30 against Aztecs or UNM not sure on there tie breaker if UNM wins at UTST?

Come Out to the SouthPoint Tonight! Let’s support our new favorite coach, Barry “Bull Rider” Odom. It’s a fundraiser for the Unlv Foundation. $150 includes food and beverages and meet the coach. I hope to see the people on Rebel Net there.

I've got 8 tickets to the Monday Session of the Mountain West Women's Basketball Tournament. Looking to unload them for $5 a pop if anyone is interested. I won't be able to attend that day. PM me if interested.

Boyd Gaming is donating 6.5 million dollars to help with a new indoor practice facility.

Anybody just watch that 3 minutes off the bench he was the most dominant player on the floor...Keep Rolling Karl!

Really smart. Clog the center and dare them to take three pointers. They took 33 and usually take 22. There were 5 or 6 we couldn't close on but they just couldn't make enough to beat us. If we could shoot free throws the game never would have been in doubt. We average 73% and only shot 66%.

Interesting site. Has a bracketology predictor function.

1. Open the site.
2. Click on UNLV.
3. Click Teamcast ( in this function you can insert teams and project a win loss. It will show where your team projects for the NCAA Tourney. You can also pick any game in the schedule and change the win/loss. The program will then take that into consideration and project what the NCAA Tourney seed could have been. )

If you are in to this type of stuff it's fun to play around with.

Interesting site. Has a bracketology predictor function.

1. Open the site.
2. Click on UNLV.
3. Click Teamcast ( in this function you can insert teams and project a win loss. It will show where your team projects for the NCAA Tourney. You can also pick any game in the schedule and change the win/loss. The program will then take that into consideration and project what the NCAA Tourney seed could have been. )

If you are in to this type of stuff it's fun to play around with.

https://barttorvik.com/#

I used to use movie4kto.net and then it says I got infected..

So anyways, anyone here recommend a streaming website for movies and television . Must be apple compatible that streams to Apple TV.

I was dickin around and next thing you know all my Twitter feeds were going to the main television at the house. I was half mortified.


@XFactorRebel

Ugly basketball but found a way to win. Seems to be the recipe. Doing enough to win and making key FT’s at the end (yes I know we missed them too). I really did have a feeling about tonight. Went pretty much the way I was hoping.

makes the conference even crazier. Every game will be huge. Unreal. This is the craziest conference year in 24 seasons. Thank God they didn’t roll over when it seemed they might.

And though I haven’t heard anything specifically one way or the other for several weeks, this has to get KK off the hotseat. Which I’m glad for, too early for another search.

One more to close out the season … and the MWCT, odds climbed drastically … besides Utah State in a ripoff, who haven’t the Rebels beat? A gift to UNR, but payback is coming.

I saw jones, anyone else come in?

Great win, great defense!
Thomas at the end!
Offense is ugly ugly, so simple to defend, there's reason why offensive droughts happen.

That said major props for KK and staff.

Reno on Saturday, they are playing great, I expect aztecs to beat Boise at home, so UNLV-Reno could be for 2nd!
USU schedule and luck!

127am, need to calm down by 3 to get some sleep, lol. GO REBELS! AND F RENO