tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post8120018533975563480..comments2023-03-22T09:16:14.682-06:00Comments on Basketball Diaries: UTEP 55, NMSU 54Jason Groveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865320061941648252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-86449502166521447422012-11-29T21:31:27.108-07:002012-11-29T21:31:27.108-07:00How about we play are bench and see what happens w...How about we play are bench and see what happens why dont we play Eric or remiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-60710392695568001602012-11-29T19:40:14.459-07:002012-11-29T19:40:14.459-07:00It looked like the team is still building chemistr...It looked like the team is still building chemistry. They have to play more tight teams in order to gel but thought they were competative. The turnovers make no sense and are always a sign of inexperience. MM has his hands full and his challenge will be to expose our guys to more schemes and stay focused with better communication. (yes even non verbal communication for those with jaws on the mend)<br /><br /><br />Antonio BBallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-43177847718708298462012-11-29T17:14:32.855-07:002012-11-29T17:14:32.855-07:00here we go again with that Meerscheidt style baske...here we go again with that Meerscheidt style basketball! 0-4 against unm & utep! this team WILL lose 20 games.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-53309439696292473052012-11-29T15:36:43.171-07:002012-11-29T15:36:43.171-07:00Well folks this was a tough one to take. The turn...Well folks this was a tough one to take. The turnovers and the our poor showing on the boards killed us. All the hype about our size is exactly that. Bhullar may be a freshman, but missing easy shots under the basket are inexcusable. Sure there may have been an issue with the Chili foul at the end or the double dribble call on Watson, but this game should not have been decided on two calls. We were beat by an inexperienced, but better coached and prepared team. 4out of our 5 starters have been playing together for at least a year. The mental errors (tunrovers) should not be happening. Nothing burns me more than when I hear Menzies say we still have WAC play ahead. Who cares? Tourney placement is based on quality wins. Besides Utah St who is a quality opponent in the WAC. We shouldn't be satisfied with a 12th or lower seed and first round loss. More importantly, beating your rivals is what gets you fan support. UNM is good this year and we'll be lucky to go 1-4 against our rivals this year. Something has to change.<br />Something that hasn't been mentioned is now that the WAC is full of a bunch of poor teams (next year), do we actually think we'll be getting any quality players in the future? Not going to happen. UTEP signed 2 solid players last week. We'll see how long they last now that C-USA is being gutted too.<br /><br />JH Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-52055616069886876592012-11-29T11:16:19.899-07:002012-11-29T11:16:19.899-07:00Menzies is becoming a better coach since day zero....Menzies is becoming a better coach since day zero.<br />He does get the the playing it's best in March and has gotten to the NCAA tourney 2 outa 3 years.<br /><br />My biggest beef with Menzies teams are the repetitive slow starts and losing to our rivals!!<br /><br />UNM is a Top 25 team. Why can't we be a good team from start to finish? These slow start are getting old!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-79797873705534064572012-11-29T11:15:37.113-07:002012-11-29T11:15:37.113-07:00Good question. They stick media under that basket ...Good question. They stick media under that basket so I had a good look at it. UTEP was denying everything and Watson did a good job not letting the Miners get their defense set up. Unfortunately he turned it over. But there were plenty of turnovers to go around. KC Ross Miller had five, point guard. The starting lineup combined for 18 of the 20 turnovresJason Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865320061941648252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319260418553490797.post-61549936684656588832012-11-28T23:49:42.056-07:002012-11-28T23:49:42.056-07:00You have the lead and the ball with a minute left ...You have the lead and the ball with a minute left and you turn the ball over twice...you deserve to lose. Period.<br /><br />And why was Watson bringing the ball up at the end? Our point guard should have the ball in his hands. (Not taking anything away from Watson, but really...)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com