Juiston impact

[jdlr33]

when we first lost juiston, it didn't seem like it was a huge impact because it seemed like JTT and Ntambwe could soak up those minutes and it wasn't a huge drop off as juiston didn't seem to be flourishing as the go to option.

The more i think about it though, i think juiston is more of a Robin type / not a Bat Man. When he was thrust into the bat man role he didn't look so great. I think if he was still playing right now, that the development of Ntambwe after the first few games of adjustment would have helped juiston settle into a better role and I think the two of them would be working together really well - with juiston finding Ntambwe from the inside out and with juiston picking his spots when the opponents' defense is reacting to Ntambwe.

i know "wait till next year" sucks - but, if juiston is still with us, a super experienced front line of Diong (jr.) Juiston (sr.) and Ntambwe (soph) should be a solid core to build around.

Not saying it's great - but it looks like coach MM is developing a pretty solid core of mediocrity. Mediocrity that - in this crap conference - should have us challenging for reg. season titles in the next few years.

 

[BornRebelRed]

Mediocrity is not something UNLV should strive for. Unfortunately, we have been below medium ever since Coach Menzies has been here. Somethings gotta give....

 

[lvhiker]

I think one of the things that needs to give is the unrealistically high expectations that are supposed to be met instantaneously, if not faster. We would all prefer a more consistent trajectory upward as opposed to this roller coaster ride of good game bad game but good game bad game is better than bad game, bad game, bad game, etc.

Hoping the next game is a good one!! Go Rebels.

 

[BornRebelRed]

Wake up hiker. We are #159 in KenPom here in Menzies third year. High expectations? Cmon, we are an embarrassment to our history. We should be a whole lot better. Mind boggling that anyone sees some methodical improvement. Bucknell hammers us, then Air Force, then SDSU. I’ve seen enough. So has most of our fan base. Almost any other coach could do better. Quit apologizing for his mediocrity. I’m gonna start calling him Coach Vanilla. Our home court record is atrocious. Why would anyone want him back?

 

[Pistol Pete 1]

Wake up hiker. We are #159 in KenPom here in Menzies third year. High expectations? Cmon, we are an embarrassment to our history. We should be a whole lot better. Mind boggling that anyone sees some methodical improvement. Bucknell hammers us, then Air Force, then SDSU. I’ve seen enough. So has most of our fan base. Almost any other coach could do better. Quit apologizing for his mediocrity. I’m gonna start calling him Coach Vanilla. Our home court record is atrocious. Why would anyone want him back?

You are on fire toniight my man. Calm down, we’re gonna win the tourney and go dancing this year.

 

[UNLVINMD]

We have some solid pieces moving forward, however the biggest concern is, can MM coach? Winning in the WAC is nice, he's shown nothing at UNLV, very poor in-game coaching, the defense is garbage.

 

[RebelScrub]

No impact whatsoever.

We got our asses handed to us last year with McCoy.

I fear he may be done. A knee injury with surgery is something where u can bounce back and be the same..

I dunno, we’ll see next year how he does with Pitino as our coach.