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FarWestTexas said:

Kap is THE sports authority when it comes to EP sports. As good sports reporters come and go, Kappy has and will continue to be here. With that said, he’s just the tenured professor coasting it. As the authority he can call attention to or apply some heat for local sports and I just don’t see him doing that.

I assume the ad executive side of Kap is a force, because of the success of Townsquare. But sports Kap and Sports Talk is just ultra generic sports show. Thing is there is just no competition for Kap to elevate his game. 1380 had Tipton, but it’s just another iheart afterthought. And that’s pretty much the local competition he’s had. The Sports Grind on 1380 has always been a San Antonio staple, but they are not going to talk UTEP or anything local.

I just can’t imagine Kap competing versus the hosts on the Ticket in Dallas or San Antonio - past or present.

AB moves the needle for me. It’ll be interesting to see his growth. Hell, give him his own show! The station doesn’t need more national programming hacks providing hot takes! Give me a non-westsider, puro El Pasoan that visits a carnecería for his cookout while listening to Mike Guerrero on Sundays, while helping the Ysleta JV baseball team fundraise for new equipment - to have his own show!

In the end, traditional sports radio will die off soon with all these podcasts. I’d listen to a Colin and Andy podcast if they had one.

Kap would absolutely be the lazy UTEP hire to replace Jon. It should be Tim Hagerty’s if he hasn’t already left.

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UTEPMiners8106 said:

the question of who replaces Teich is an interesting one. His official title is Assistant Athletic Director. So if they expect the next play by play guy to handle administrative duties on top of radio duties that may eliminate several prospective candidates.

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groundrounds said:

I vote for Mondo ☠️😂🤣

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MinerMambo said:

We definitely need a big. We’re overloaded at 1-3 and underwhelming at 4-5.

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JeeberD said:

That's at least three of those types of posts I've seen this week, but haven't seen any new commitments yet. Hopefully they're coming soon!

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axingfools1 said:

Barnes, Ahamad and Thomas are smaller guards. Terrell, Camper and Horton go 6'4" to 6"5 and Frazier is 6'6". If we go this small then Golding needs to implement the center into the half court offense with pick and rolls and lob plays to keep the defense honest. Also the center has to rebound and block shots which are for the most part impossible when hedging all the time. There would be no backside help either. We would have to shoot and defensive rebound WAY better than last year. Personally I don't think this will work.

Playing Jones at the 4 gives us more size and versatility. He is very efficient on offense, rebounding and blocking shots. With a year under his belt and some more strength I would imagine him as a big contributor this year. IMO Jones also allows us to use Hamilton more for some inside out game. I wonder if he could even play some SF too?

I think Terrell or Camper are big, strong and athletic enough to play the 3 some minutes if needed. I think Frazier could play a little 4 too, but he really needs to be a wing (3 and D finisher) player for this team to strive. Finding another 4 should be Goldings highest priority right now.

PG Terrell/Barnes, Thomas
SG Camper, Ahamad/Horton, Hebb
SF Frazier, Camper/Terrell
PF Jones, Frazier
C Kalu, Hamilton/Mbengue

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