Cowduck said:
I don't really have any x's and o's type insights into this game because that's not what the important takeaway is. What's important to me is that this was the gutsiest goddamn effort I have seen a Wyoming team put forth in a really long time. We've come a long way already from Adams being visibly pissed at his team in a press conference over perceived lack of hustle. Guys taking charges in big spots (and really taking the impact). Guys diving and scraping on the floor for loose balls. Guys putting in second, third, and fourth efforts on rebounds. Guys playing through injuries. Guys not named Adams taking and making big shots in crunch time. Our team absolutely left everything on the court and it was a goddamned joy to see in an early December non-conference game. This isn't about moral victories, this is about feeling good about our team identity and the buy-in we now have from the young players. This team is going to be fine.
Excellent post. Game still gives me goose bumps! Does anyone know if we are holding Marshall out to try for a medical redshirt or something? I know a regular redshirt is already burned because he played in the first 3 games of the year, although outside of Bristol was just garbage minutes. I thought especially with being banged up against Cal, i.e. Gorski barely playing, Adams, McManamen, and James all tweaking ankles or knees we might see him if nothing else to be a body in place of injured guys. Kinda ticks me off that there's been essentially no info whatsoever on him, and it doesn't seem like anyone in the media cares or notices since the issue has never been brought up. Maybe he's just that far behind everyone else that he doesn't warrant time on the floor.