I am getting super stoked for this game. Yes SDSU is the favorite but I was doing a little thinking and I say we have a real chance.
Yes we are 4-7 in MWC play, but not to play the would coulda shoulda game but we are 2 shots away from being 6-5 like sdsu and already having 20 wins. Boise buzzer beater, and NM hitting that game winner with 7 seconds left.
We are not a "bad team". We had a slump. We lost a star player and it has shown but we are not a crap team. Last time we played these guys, they never even had a chance against us. We dominated them start to finish.
We have recently gotten out of our slump winning 3 out of 4 and winning 2 straight. Yes we will be without Leonard but I believe we have the players that can step up. I am sick of the whole "sdsu lost 2 straight so they are mad". I think it is time for them to start slumping, and they didn't have much time from their saturday game to fix their problems. We will play a slow game and frustrate them on D and can pull this off. Just have to hit some 3s tonight.
Nance has to show he can take this team under his wing without Leonard. Tonights game might be a little preview into next year, seeing what it is like with Nance and Cooke.
Go Pokes, we win in a sloppy ugly crazy game, 51-48.