Great Job Cowboys

Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:11 pm

Great win over SDSU; the Aztecs were supposed to be amoung the top of the conference and you knocked them down a peg. Keep up the good work, at least until you meet my Cougars, then watch out.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:13 pm

We still made a lot of mistakes, lots of poor ball handling, but we did get the tempo moving in the 2nd half which helped, and pulled out the W. SDSU was minus a player.

I'll take all the wins we can get. Go Pokes.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:32 pm

This game shows an improvment from last year. No way we win this game last year. This win could help us get into the NIT if we end up on the bubble. When its all said and done, SDSU will end up towards the top of the league.

On another note, I absolutely can't wait to see M'Baye in a Cowboy uniform next year. I finally got a chance to watch some video on this guy. He belongs in the ACC. Straight up. Next years squad will be heads and tails above this years team. The exciting thing is, I think this years team will challenge for a conference crown and end up no lower than fourth. Say what you want, but we aren't as bad as everybody was saying. Go Pokes!

Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:51 pm

Definitely the best win of the year so far! but....in all fairness, SDSU was without their best player. Does he change the outcome if he is healthy? probably. We really need to pick it up on the boards, but all in all a good effort. I think Ewing is the best player in the Mountain West Conference.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:52 pm

TheRealUW wrote:The exciting thing is, I think this years team will challenge for a conference crown

Cant say I agree with this assessment at all.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 pm

[quote="nirv117"]SDSU was minus a player.[quote]

And we weren't? We have been playing with a short roster all year. Our 3rd leading scorer, and one of our best defenders (Dermody) went down before the season started.

I like the win and think we can build on it. Some sloppy play and bad turnovers, but I'll blame some of that on an 11 days break.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:06 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote:
TheRealUW wrote:The exciting thing is, I think this years team will challenge for a conference crown
Cant say I agree with this assessment at all.

Why? There will be some very good talent in Laramie next year. There is no reason to believe we can't be in the hunt next year....especially now.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:08 pm

JimmyDimes wrote:
OrediggerPoke wrote:
TheRealUW wrote:The exciting thing is, I think this years team will challenge for a conference crown
Cant say I agree with this assessment at all.
Why? There will be some very good talent in Laramie next year. There is no reason to believe we can't be in the hunt next year....especially now.

???? read closer...there is no discussion of next year

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:08 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote:Definitely the best win of the year so far! but....in all fairness, SDSU was without their best player. Does he change the outcome if he is healthy? probably. We really need to pick it up on the boards, but all in all a good effort. I think Ewing is the best player in the Mountain West Conference.

Dermody.....we've been short all year.

Why don't you just give the Pokes some credit? Jeez.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:09 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote:
JimmyDimes wrote:
OrediggerPoke wrote:
TheRealUW wrote:The exciting thing is, I think this years team will challenge for a conference crown
Cant say I agree with this assessment at all.
Why? There will be some very good talent in Laramie next year. There is no reason to believe we can't be in the hunt next year....especially now.
???? read closer...there is no discussion of next year

Please accept my apology.

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:09 pm

JimmyDimes wrote:
OrediggerPoke wrote:Definitely the best win of the year so far! but....in all fairness, SDSU was without their best player. Does he change the outcome if he is healthy? probably. We really need to pick it up on the boards, but all in all a good effort. I think Ewing is the best player in the Mountain West Conference.
Dermody.....we've been short all year.

Why don't you just give the Pokes some credit? Jeez.

??? I did, I said it was a great win. Lorenzo Wade is a great player. You aren't seriously compaing Dermody with Wade?

Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:11 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote:
JimmyDimes wrote:
OrediggerPoke wrote:Definitely the best win of the year so far! but....in all fairness, SDSU was without their best player. Does he change the outcome if he is healthy? probably. We really need to pick it up on the boards, but all in all a good effort. I think Ewing is the best player in the Mountain West Conference.
Dermody.....we've been short all year.

Why don't you just give the Pokes some credit? Jeez.
??? I did, I said it was a great win. Lorenzo Wade is a great player. You aren't seriously compaing Dermody with Wade?

I'm just not willing to call it a loss even if Wade does play.

Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:20 am

With Dermody 100%, he gives us depth and we sure could have used it last night. I don't think we played as good a game as we are capable of - we started out the game showing that we hadn't played a game in 11 days. We weren't rebounding, there were unforced turnovers, and we were missing easy shots. We also fouled out two of our good players early. Even with all that, we still got the win.
The main thing that stands out to me is this team is improving just about every game (with the exception of UCLA and Utah). Not all the teams in the MWC can say that. I don't think UNLV, SDSU, BYU, or Utah can say that. I saw marked improvement in our defense. Our youngsters went to school last night and I think they will get better because of that experience.

Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:07 am

My observations from watching on TV:
1) Waddell is a real animal - everyone should play that hard.
2) Can Linskens do more than just get in the way? Look at his pathetic picks and flat feet.
3) Ewing was the worst percentage shooter of the starters- 50% (Thiam worst overall at 2-4)
4) Finally, defensive pressure, but a good 3-point shooter, like UNLV's Darger, will hurt the Pokes.