So what is everyone expecting from this tournament? Up until the UNR game I was hopeful that our seeding would align well for a favorable bracket and a team that is ready to make a serious run at the championship. The UNR loss pushed us into the seeding with SDSU and imo that’s the worst seeding for us. Just a bit too much to ask of this team and coaching staff to beat SDSU twice in a row within a couple weeks, even with a healthy team. If Ka. Boone is a no go any win by UNLV would have to be classified as a major upset.
If it’s not us I’d like to see USU complete its run and win the MWCT with SDSU and UNR losing as early as possible. Can’t stand BSU’s coach and I just don’t have much respect for UNM.
Short of a run in the MWCT I’m at least hoping for an NIT bid, which would at least still be a very positive step for a program that has done nothing in the post-season for over a decade. Who knows if the team is healthy for the NIT we could make some noise and perhaps help a few key transfers see the potential in brining their games to UNLV for the 24-25 season.

my guess is 0

Average 17Pts. 8 Rebounds. Does anyone know the story on how this one got away?

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That was just one of those 50-50 games that you could have won just as easily as you lost. The Rebels had quite a few of them this season and they probably won half of them.

Effort was good, the IQ aside from DJ, was abysmal. The lack of any sort of depth really showed today. Dedan looked completely gassed by the end and that may have impacted his shot late. But what a monster player for the Rebels. I knew he’d be good, I didn’t expect him to be this good. He just had nobody of consistency on the team and had to shoulder almost all the offense. This season is going to pay off for him, he got 5th year senior minutes, duties and all the shots he could handle. And he did well with it. The lack of a bench is expediting his growth.

It was a good effort today. Too many low IQ players in the floor. But they fought back, coulda-shoulda-woulda … I’m not overly excited about the future but I don’t have that Marv impending feeling of doom about it either.

I think I stated this a few times after the first game. SDSU went up big early and coasted to the win, but it wasn’t their doing. It’s not like they were getting easy buckets or were red hot. It was because UNLV missed everything. After that, UNLV was better than them, which they showed last week … and today, short handed, we woulda coulda shoulda … this was a good year to sweep SDSU or at least go 2-1 and we only went 1-2. Not beating SDSU down when they are down as much as they’ve been for awhile, sucks.

I’m not going to beat the horse of fire or keep. Plenty of time and threads for that discussion.

FWIW, I was notified and given a “guarantee” Dedan is staying here.

Discuss.

Here we go

Who here thought DTJ would be our only scoring option?

My geez OMG Thomas, if if the last play invgalf

If he doesn't have worst basketball IQ, he's horrible, horrible shot before that pass. He has rebounded really well.

Up 5, should be 8. Webster huge 11, need Rodriquez to get some points.

Team ball, aztecs just horrible again.

If Ka. Boone is out and you were the coach what strategy would you use to beat the Aztecs?

USU going to survive, foul problem got them. Watching Yap, wow, he has no handles at all, having him in OT really hurt. Cockroach Hudson will be gone, he's horrible

Constant pressure, getting layups and shooting 3's. I could get behind that!

So does the MW move games to Th/Fri for TV? Discussion starting on my Board about this. I guess you control our away games (where Th/Fri would be ok with us), and I would assume the Pac-2 controls our home games - or do your teams have a say?).

WSU in general hates Th/Fr games. A significant portion of our fan base resides 280 miles away (Seattle area) and 75 miles away (Spokane, with a 2-lane highway connecting us, going through the biggest speedtrap 25MPH small town on the planet). Plus our quite popular RV lot takes up large student/staff parking lots right by the stadium. In the past the TV lords and Pac-12 office have controlled game times and dates. Will be interesting to see this develop. My opinion is that we will be getting a shit TV deal for home games anyway. I say F-that in favor of trying to cater to our battered actual fan base.

They will be playing for an ACHA National Championship tomorrow at 6pm against Adrian College. They beat Missouri State, Pittsburgh, and tonight vs. University of Central Oklahoma to get there.

There'a a stream behind a pay wall on something called FloSports, but regardless, the boys play tough, smart, quick team-oriented hockey and I think that deserves a shoutout.

Interesting comments from CKK at the Coaches Show last night. He was asked about the future and he didn't hesitate to say he thought there would be more stability going forward. Said that there would be a good core coming back to go with his recruiting class and the program hasn't had that recently. He didn't seem too concerned with a mass exodus.

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.