Mississippi State (Butler or Northwestern) vs UNLV - Tempe AZ

[SDSUfan]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:18 PM, 4UNLV said:

That was the tv guys that said that after the game. 

But we know the truth.

[VincentVegaBond]

I haven't really been that engaged this year and have mixed feelings about it.

On the one hand, it's pretty nice not to be super invested in a mediocre team. Didn't watch a second of these last 2 games and didn't even check the score of either until late in the games. Have already willingly missed 2 games at the Mack also. They've just been so "meh" for so long now it's getting harder and harder to invest in the team. And does the UNLV admin even give a shit?

On the other hand, I truly miss the days where I had genuine excitement for the program. I wasn't even here for the glory years either, but Bayno, Lon, even Rice's first few years before it became clear how utterly incompetent he was, he'll even Spoonball was eons better than what we've been forced to endure for a dozen years now.

I truly like KK but it's pretty apparent he's a mediocre at best coach. Like I said in an earlier post, if he's extended the higher ups are waving the white flag for UNLV hoops.

[SDSUfan]

You guys have chance to be good.

MUST play more aggressive on ball defense.

MUST get your bigs to play in the flow of the game.

Have to find some depth.

[4UNLV]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:29 PM, SDSUfan said:

But we know the truth.

Take it up with them. 
 

But like it or not, our brand IS still there. Doesn’t mean we’re good now, but as good as you are now, you still have a long way to go to get where we were. 

[4UNLV]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:32 PM, VincentVegaBond said:

I haven't really been that engaged this year and have mixed feelings about it.

On the one hand, it's pretty nice not to be super invested in a mediocre team. Didn't watch a second of these last 2 games and didn't even check the score of either until late in the games. Have already willingly missed 2 games at the Mack also. They've just been so "meh" for so long now it's getting harder and harder to invest in the team. And does the UNLV admin even give a shit?

On the other hand, I truly miss the days where I had genuine excitement for the program. I wasn't even here for the glory years either, but Bayno, Lon, even Rice's first few years before it became clear how utterly incompetent he was, he'll even Spoonball was eons better than what we've been forced to endure for a dozen years now.

I truly like KK but it's pretty apparent he's a mediocre at best coach. Like I said in an earlier post, if he's extended the higher upside are waving the white flag for UNLV hoops.

It is just boring, poor basketball. 
 

I also miss good, fun basketball.

[SDSUfan]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:32 PM, 4UNLV said:

Take it up with them. 
 

But like it or not, our brand IS still there. Doesn’t mean we’re good now, but as good as you are now, you still have a long way to go to get where we were. 

It was a different time.  The success metrics are different today.

Grand mama left the building a lifetime ago.

[4UNLV]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:39 PM, SDSUfan said:

It was a different time.  The success metrics are different today.

Grand mama left the building a lifetime ago.

And yet, our ‘brand’ is still there. 

And that didn’t come from me. 

[B_Lootz]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:32 PM, VincentVegaBond said:

I haven't really been that engaged this year and have mixed feelings about it.

On the one hand, it's pretty nice not to be super invested in a mediocre team. Didn't watch a second of these last 2 games and didn't even check the score of either until late in the games. Have already willingly missed 2 games at the Mack also. They've just been so "meh" for so long now it's getting harder and harder to invest in the team. And does the UNLV admin even give a shit?

On the other hand, I truly miss the days where I had genuine excitement for the program. I wasn't even here for the glory years either, but Bayno, Lon, even Rice's first few years before it became clear how utterly incompetent he was, he'll even Spoonball was eons better than what we've been forced to endure for a dozen years now.

I truly like KK but it's pretty apparent he's a mediocre at best coach. Like I said in an earlier post, if he's extended the higher upside are waving the white flag for UNLV hoops.

Frustrating as hell to watch. I think they’re a lot better than what they’ve shown so far but I don’t have any faith in KK to put this together. In more capable hands this would definitely be a NCAAT squad.

[jdgaucho]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:23 PM, VincentVegaBond said:

That's not saying much. The new MW is on par with titan conferences like the Big Sky and Summit League.

 

GCU was a great long term add.  You'll see.

[VincentVegaBond]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:47 PM, B_Lootz said:

Frustrating as hell to watch. I think they’re a lot better than what they’ve shown so far but I don’t have any faith in KK to put this together. In more capable hands this would definitely be a NCAAT squad.

The 2nd half of the Memphis game was as you said, frustrating as hell to watch as Kruger snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after Penny's halftime adjustments flabbergasted him.

Far too many games like that resulting in close losses during his tenure (not to mention the horrendous blowouts vs crap teams!), Eerily reminiscent of recently fired Eberflus of the Chicago Bears.

[4UNLV]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:39 PM, SDSUfan said:

It was a different time.  The success metrics are different today.

Grand mama left the building a lifetime ago.

And btw, those rebel teams would chew up your teams of today and spit them out, metrics or not, lol.

Talk about fun to watch. No wonder we don’t forget, you wouldn’t either. Obviously the press hasn’t. 

[jdgaucho]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:01 PM, 4UNLV said:

And btw, those rebel teams would chew up your teams of today and spit them out, metrics or not, lol.

Talk about fun to watch. No wonder we don’t forget, you wouldn’t either.

 

Neil McCarthy's NMSU teams vs today's teams? Getcha popcorn out, sit back and enjoy the show.

[4UNLV]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:04 PM, jdgaucho said:

 

Neil McCarthy's NMSU teams vs today's teams? Getcha popcorn out, sit back and enjoy the show.

And those damn gauchos, lol

[Spot50B]

Y'all are blowing this UNLV. You need to start Jace Whiting to turn this thing around.

[ph90702]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:36 PM, 4UNLV said:

It is just boring, poor basketball. 
 

I also miss good, fun basketball.

I fell asleep in my bed watching the game.

[InnZoneU]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:04 PM, jdgaucho said:

 

Neil McCarthy's NMSU teams vs today's teams? Getcha popcorn out, sit back and enjoy the show.

Yeah I used to play against Sam Crawford in JC.  Dude was a machine.

[Qwelish]

On 11/29/2024 at 10:57 AM, SDSUfan said:

LOL.  If I cared to look on the old board, I could show you where YOU and the other delusional Rubble morons were having this exact discussion this time last year.  By the end of the season you were gargling his nut sack and declaring him the BESTEST EVAH.

But keep it up.

It's highly entertaining

 

I usually wait til after a few games into mworst play to determine what I think about the team.

But even then Rebs got destroyed at home v afa and KK survived. 

With that said, this is not looking good at all. The bar should be higher this season, but this team is not playing as well as last year's version. 

It's not looking good for Kruger. His guys are getting hurt too much and his star guard is playing pretty mediocre. 

They need to get healthy and just play better.

[Qwelish]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:23 PM, VincentVegaBond said:

That's not saying much. The new MW is on par with titan conferences like the Big Sky and Summit League.

I actually like it. The new coach or Kevin, should be able to actually win the conference for a change. Fans all want big time schedules,  but how about hitting a softball 1st? 

The new conference should be winnable and set UNLV up for postseason success. 

But if UNLV doesn't get it right, they'll be playing 2nd fiddle to gcu and utep. 

What we have now is not cutting it.

[Qwelish]

On 11/29/2024 at 6:32 PM, VincentVegaBond said:

does the UNLV admin even give a shit?

I'm most excited for mworst play this season. 

Taking 4 years to build a mediocre product is unacceptable. Somethings going to give. 

Kruger and his team are going to step it up, turn it on and finish at or near the top of the conference, or Erick Harper is going to fire and replace him. 

So far Erick Harper has shown that he is much better at his job, than Kevin Kruger is at his.

I'm ready for an epic run or a coaching search.

 

[VincentVegaBond]

On 11/30/2024 at 7:48 AM, Qwelish said:

I'm most excited for mworst play this season. 

Taking 4 years to build a mediocre product is unacceptable. Somethings going to give. 

Kruger and his team are going to step it up, turn it on and finish at or near the top of the conference, or Erick Harper is going to fire and replace him. 

So far Erick Harper has shown that he is much better at his job, than Kevin Kruger is at his.

I'm ready for an epic run or a coaching search.

 

Harper hit a grand slam with hiring Odom, but I'm still nervous as hell with any UNLV basketball coaching search and rightfully so. In my entire lifetime as a fan which stretches back 30 years to the mid 90's, they've only gotten it right once (Lon Kruger). Then they screwed that up by letting him bolt to Oklahoma when he happily would have stayed had they ponied up for him.

Most of the other searches have not only been failures but absolute embarrassments. I know Harper had nothing to do with those but it's almost like the program itself is cursed its been so bad.  And now with NIL and all the good teams leaving the MW I worry it's going to be even harder this time around.

Like I said before, they must find a way to hire a legit good coach otherwise might as well just keep Kevin or it'll be yet another 3-5 year cycle of crap.