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Basketball starts today!

KaneFan29
utep2step said:
Yup, it "Bronzing" year. It's been less than spectacular, the bar is very high for UTEP basketball and it should. Unlike football which goes wild over a first win over FIU, we look past wins over PAC 12 teams (and not on UTEP soil) and tough WCC squads. CUSA tourney title loss? For football that a major milestone, for UTEP basketball, that's failure......total failure. "Bronzing" has UCSB, Utah Valley, Seattle, Louisville, San Jose State, Tarleton State, solid WAC, west coast and ACC schools in tough mid major conferences; but damn you "Bronzing"!! You have UTPB and Jackson State, those don't deliver the tequila! Some east coast schools will not touch UTEP with a ten foot pole which has been explained for years....but damn you anyways "Bronzing!". At UNM exhibition loss that Pitino, Jr. had to take out the bench and use starters the remainder of 1st half and entire 2nd? Total failure. "Nothing done since '92".

So buckle up Minerfans, it's Monday but it's the start of the '24-'25 season. Get ready for "Mr. Crabs" Corona & "Ain't a thang since '92, what's your handle in '25?" Kanefane as they break down UTEP basketball all year long with their comparison and contrast analysis against would've, could've, should've stats and basketball events around the country.

Don't worry, Fili, 'citer and myself will provide the continuous social media posts that make you all go "hmmm?! What?!".
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Here’s the thing that you don’t understand, the win vs Cal meant absolutely nothing. #1 because UTEP lost their next 5 games to D1 opponents and then finished 7-9 in CUSA. #2 Cal finished 13-19.

What WCC team did UTEP beat last year? Unless it’s Gonzaga or St Mary’s, nobody cares.

Making the CUSA championship and losing isn’t an accomplishment if your record is 18-16. Result is the same, no tournament, too many losses. It doesn’t negate the poor performances that happened during the season.
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Basketball starts today!

utep2step
JCorona said:
I believe him. If we can get past Jackson State, who had a net ranking of 300 last season, then a championship game at home against either Akron (ranked 108) or Yale (81) is totally within reach.
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Yup, it "Bronzing" year. It's been less than spectacular, the bar is very high for UTEP basketball and it should. Unlike football which goes wild over a first win over FIU, we look past wins over PAC 12 teams (and not on UTEP soil) and tough WCC squads. CUSA tourney title loss? For football that a major milestone, for UTEP basketball, that's failure......total failure. "Bronzing" has UCSB, Utah Valley, Seattle, Louisville, San Jose State, Tarleton State, solid WAC, west coast and ACC schools in tough mid major conferences; but damn you "Bronzing"!! You have UTPB and Jackson State, those don't deliver the tequila! Some east coast schools will not touch UTEP with a ten foot pole which has been explained for years....but damn you anyways "Bronzing!". At UNM exhibition loss that Pitino, Jr. had to take out the bench and use starters the remainder of 1st half and entire 2nd? Total failure. "Nothing done since '92".

So buckle up Minerfans, it's Monday but it's the start of the '24-'25 season. Get ready for "Mr. Crabs" Corona & "Ain't a thang since '92, what's your handle in '25?" Kanefane as they break down UTEP basketball all year long with their comparison and contrast analysis against would've, could've, should've stats and basketball events around the country.

Don't worry, Fili, 'citer and myself will provide the continuous social media posts that make you all go "hmmm?! What?!".
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Quotes from Bronzeing

"We want to compete for championships," said head coach Joe Golding as he prepares for his fourth year at UTEP. "There's no question with so many guys back and the guys we've brought in, we want to compete for a championship."

"This is our best team depth-wise," Golding said. "It's easier to hold kids accountable when they aren't doing what they are supposed to do because there is so much competition. It will also allow us to play 10 or 11 guys."

"We returned some guys who can shoot the basketball and we've recruited some guys who can shoot the basketball," he said. "The guys coming back have worked on that - Corey Camper, David Terrell, Baylor Hebb, Otis Frazier, Trey Hornton. Trey's an elite shooter, we need him to shoot at a 40% clip, he's made a ton of improvement."

"Rebounding is our biggest concern, especially coming out of the exhibition," Golding said. "I've been worried about it all summer. We're going to have to be careful with our lineups. Sometimes we play lineups, and we are just small."

He’s confident the scoring will be there, worried about rebounding, and they’re going to compete for the championship. This will be his best team “depth wise”, which doesn’t even mean it’s his actual best team. Lol

www.elpasotimes.com

'Good pressure': UTEP men's basketball eyes CUSA championship with veteran team

With 10 returners mixed with a few new pieces, UTEP looks for first league title since 2010
www.elpasotimes.com
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If Utep loses to Kennesaw State...

jq_miner
shyminer81 said:
We don't know if Smith can or cannot... Walden stinks of loyalty to "OKG" of course we don't see practice. Either way, Shay Smith has 1 game left to play in, hopefully he gets his shot next week at home. Knowing Walden, he won't even consider it. Walden is a dud, stubborn, and pretty clueless on game management. They'd be 0-9 if not for the defense. KSU is going to whoop UTEP, sadly.
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With 3 games left, Pickles starts two more games and Shay Smith should start 1 (Tennessee). I wanna see Smith play the entirety of the Tennessee game. No reason to play Locklear anymore this year.
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If Utep loses to Kennesaw State...

shyminer81
FiliUTEP said:
I think Walden needs to win next season. In CUSA you can afford to give a coach 4or 5 years, or sometime schools don't have a choice. They can't afford to buy out a coach. Utep will now be making more money and the pressure will be higher to win right away. I think a coach needs to win by year 2, Walden needs 6 wins next year . I don't think Walden gets 6 wins with the QBs he has right now, Chad Warner probably won't be ready next season. Shay Smith can't even beat out Pickles who can't throw. So i Walden needs a Grad Transfer or transfer for next year.
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We don't know if Smith can or cannot... Walden stinks of loyalty to "OKG" of course we don't see practice. Either way, Shay Smith has 1 game left to play in, hopefully he gets his shot next week at home. Knowing Walden, he won't even consider it. Walden is a dud, stubborn, and pretty clueless on game management. They'd be 0-9 if not for the defense. KSU is going to whoop UTEP, sadly.
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shyminer81
Dmanminer said:
Soda are 6.00 for medium 6.50 large.
Attendance was bad and will be worse next week.
Scotty has a lot of learning to do after the season!
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Good job, hiring a coach that may be young, but actually has been coaching for a while now... That still has "a lot" of learning to do! Terrible. Walden better give up play calling for next year... I remember early on he said " Why would I give up play calling? When it's worked, don't fix what's not broken"
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OT: Cowboys

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Dak's injury came about a month too late. Would have maybe given them a chance to see if they could anything out of/for Lance prior to the trade deadline.

Still should. If he's out any appreciable amount of time, they need to start Lance over Rush. Rush is a good backup that you can trust to keep you on track if you're a winning team. Not so much this year. They need to play Lance and see if they can do something with him.
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If Utep loses to Kennesaw State...

FiliUTEP
JCorona said:
Pretty sure Fili didn’t say to fire him after the first year. He said he needed to bring in a grad transfer for the following season.
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I think Walden needs to win next season. In CUSA you can afford to give a coach 4or 5 years, or sometime schools don't have a choice. They can't afford to buy out a coach. Utep will now be making more money and the pressure will be higher to win right away. I think a coach needs to win by year 2, Walden needs 6 wins next year . I don't think Walden gets 6 wins with the QBs he has right now, Chad Warner probably won't be ready next season. Shay Smith can't even beat out Pickles who can't throw. So i Walden needs a Grad Transfer or transfer for next year.
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