Just starting this thread for a place to comment on tonight's game.
UTEP v Sul Ross Game Thread
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This season is already better than last - no Mondo!
I was just thinking the same thing!! My ears are so thankful!!
Of course it looks easy. They're playing a D2 team
.... and we've actually been playing horribly against inferior talent these past couple of minutes
I'm not happy with these droughts against D1 teams. Against D2 ...
Same, seems to be a golding thing. I believe it comes from their defensive intensity play, their shots fall flat like if they’re fatigued from playing defensive hard and being in transition so much. Golding has to notice that and sub at those times to keep everyone’s legs fresh. Especially since he thinks this is his most deep team and wants to play 10 guys.
Halftime tboughts:
I like the way that Bynum and Horton are shooting.
OF3 still bringing the intensity
Kalu should be dominating against a front line that is shorter and much less athletic than he is. So of course he has no 1st half points
Otherwise, we're playing Sul Ross. What do you expect?
I like the way that Bynum and Horton are shooting.
OF3 still bringing the intensity
Kalu should be dominating against a front line that is shorter and much less athletic than he is. So of course he has no 1st half points
Otherwise, we're playing Sul Ross. What do you expect?
What does your comment have to go with NMSU?
"At least one of our teams makes it look easy vs a D2"
Miners did what they were supposed to do. Hopefully we will be significantly better against real teams than we were last year, but we'll have to play some real teams to know.
Good to see 3s falling. Seems like there is some guard depth. I can foresee us playing 5 guards at some point in the season when our bigs are in fould trouble. That's about all I can take from this game.
Neither is Sul Ross, but I'll go out on a limb and say "Div II" is a euphemism for not the highest level of competition.
Sul Ross just moved up from D3 to D2 this year
The thing about Sul Ross....
While it is EASY to complain about playing them, Haskins started it a billion years ago. A LOT of El Paso kids go there to play and get an education. It gives their family a chance to come watch them AND they get to play in the Don, which most never get to experience growing up. My buddy's son is now an assistant at Sul Ross. He went to El Dorado, then some small school and graduated. He never got to play in the Don, but now he got to coach there. That's cool.
It was basically a practice game for us, but every school does this to work out kinks and start working out rotations.
Chillax...
While it is EASY to complain about playing them, Haskins started it a billion years ago. A LOT of El Paso kids go there to play and get an education. It gives their family a chance to come watch them AND they get to play in the Don, which most never get to experience growing up. My buddy's son is now an assistant at Sul Ross. He went to El Dorado, then some small school and graduated. He never got to play in the Don, but now he got to coach there. That's cool.
It was basically a practice game for us, but every school does this to work out kinks and start working out rotations.
Chillax...
It’s not even about Sul Ross, it’s the level. It’s the lack of excitement for the home opener. UTEP did nothing to promote the game. Could have been ENMU, Washburn, Tuskegee, YMCA Bible College, or some other trash team.
It’s not interesting or compelling basketball. It’s a dunk fest - with full price tickets and concessions for an inferior opponent. There’s two more of these!
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