.44caliberkiller
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1. Basketball is a game of momentum, is reason 754 why you should start your best players. Maybe if we start our best lineup we don't fall into such a massive hole. When James came into the game we were already down big, and you could see he was pressing. If he starts the game 0-0 he might not feel the weight of the world on his shoulders.
2. Momentum is a funny thing. It can't be quantified or seen, but it's as real as a cold Wyoming winter. Once Air Force had the momentum they fed off it and played relaxed. Once Wyoming saw the momentum slipping away they felt the pressure and played tight. One mistake lead to two mistakes, and so on and so forth. Before we knew it we where down 15-0, and instead of trying to chip away at the lead we compounded our problems and started chasing the score. Inducing yet another mistake. It truly was a cavalcade of blunders that lead to the worst start in Wyoming basketball history.
3. Make no mistake about it the more deserving team won. Wyoming played awful and in no way am I making excuses for their performance. But the officiating in this conference is ATROCIOUS and needs to change. Their is just no consistency in the foul calling. One thing is called a foul on one possession and isn't called on the very next possession. And by no means am I saying that Wyoming wasn't the beneficiary of some bad calls, because we certainly were. Too many times it seems that the officials have their own agendas and aren't concerned with preserving the integrity of the game.
4. Say what you want about our performance, but in no way did I see a lack of effort today. I saw a bunch of guys that were frustrated and playing poorly but giving it all they had. In the second half I thought we actually played tremendous defense but it was far too little too late. I sat just behind the players bench and I could see the hurt in their eyes. I know this should be expected but I have seen far too many teams give up and act like they don't give a damned. I appreciated that they were feeling the same hurt that I was.
5. Give Barnes and Marshall credit. They are the teams biggest cheer leaders and are constantly pumping up players and providing support.
6. What a sad way for Mcmanamen to go out. A horrific game on the heels of a bad season. I will always appreciate his contributions to our program. But I'm looking forward to more production from his spot next year. Unless of course Edwards plays Gorski 30 minutes a game.
7. Edwards is getting crucified right now, and much of the criticism is justified. He's done a 1,000 things throughout the season that have made me pull my hair out. But at the end of the day we are what our record says we are, which was better than last year. I like Shyatt as much as the next guy but his last team was out performed by Edwards first team, while Edwards had less talent. Does this excuse Edwards for his many blunders? Absolutely not. I just think a first time ever head coach who improved the team in his first year deserves a little more time. If were still seeing some of the same basic fundamental mistakes next year and he can't learn from his mistakes after a catastrophe like we just witnessed, then it will be time to get out the pitchforks.
2. Momentum is a funny thing. It can't be quantified or seen, but it's as real as a cold Wyoming winter. Once Air Force had the momentum they fed off it and played relaxed. Once Wyoming saw the momentum slipping away they felt the pressure and played tight. One mistake lead to two mistakes, and so on and so forth. Before we knew it we where down 15-0, and instead of trying to chip away at the lead we compounded our problems and started chasing the score. Inducing yet another mistake. It truly was a cavalcade of blunders that lead to the worst start in Wyoming basketball history.
3. Make no mistake about it the more deserving team won. Wyoming played awful and in no way am I making excuses for their performance. But the officiating in this conference is ATROCIOUS and needs to change. Their is just no consistency in the foul calling. One thing is called a foul on one possession and isn't called on the very next possession. And by no means am I saying that Wyoming wasn't the beneficiary of some bad calls, because we certainly were. Too many times it seems that the officials have their own agendas and aren't concerned with preserving the integrity of the game.
4. Say what you want about our performance, but in no way did I see a lack of effort today. I saw a bunch of guys that were frustrated and playing poorly but giving it all they had. In the second half I thought we actually played tremendous defense but it was far too little too late. I sat just behind the players bench and I could see the hurt in their eyes. I know this should be expected but I have seen far too many teams give up and act like they don't give a damned. I appreciated that they were feeling the same hurt that I was.
5. Give Barnes and Marshall credit. They are the teams biggest cheer leaders and are constantly pumping up players and providing support.
6. What a sad way for Mcmanamen to go out. A horrific game on the heels of a bad season. I will always appreciate his contributions to our program. But I'm looking forward to more production from his spot next year. Unless of course Edwards plays Gorski 30 minutes a game.
7. Edwards is getting crucified right now, and much of the criticism is justified. He's done a 1,000 things throughout the season that have made me pull my hair out. But at the end of the day we are what our record says we are, which was better than last year. I like Shyatt as much as the next guy but his last team was out performed by Edwards first team, while Edwards had less talent. Does this excuse Edwards for his many blunders? Absolutely not. I just think a first time ever head coach who improved the team in his first year deserves a little more time. If were still seeing some of the same basic fundamental mistakes next year and he can't learn from his mistakes after a catastrophe like we just witnessed, then it will be time to get out the pitchforks.
