Wolf Pack vs Broncos Thread

[BSUTOP25]

@mugtang and the Wolf Pack are looking forward to tomorrow night. 

[renoskier]

On 1/28/2025 at 8:30 PM, BSUTOP25 said:

@mugtang and the Wolf Pack are looking forward to tomorrow night. 

can't speak for mugtang but I don't think most Pack fans are very excited about anything lately...

when does baseball start? 

[4rowsup]

The battle of the disappointing. 

 

[Bigd]

We've been a lot more disappointing than Boise 😑. This team just doesn't have it. 

And now our NET has fallen (and will continue to) so this won't be a Quad 2 win for Boise.

[4rowsup]

On 1/28/2025 at 9:59 PM, Bigd said:

We've been a lot more disappointing than Boise 😑. This team just doesn't have it. 

And now our NET has fallen (and will continue to) so this won't be a Quad 2 win for Boise.

We will see tomorrow. I really think this game can go either way. 

[NVGiant Waste of Time]

On 1/28/2025 at 8:59 PM, Bigd said:

We've been a lot more disappointing than Boise 😑. This team just doesn't have it. 

And now our NET has fallen (and will continue to) so this won't be a Quad 2 win for Boise.

It’s wild to think where they were after the first month of the season, especially now that Vandy is apparently a really good team. What a free fall.

[Swoll Cracker]

I didn’t expect the falloff by Nevada after such a solid start in the non-conference. They were very much an at-large candidate and virtually everyone had them in their top 3 in the MWC. They’re big and they’re experienced but they have not handled the transition to the intensity of the conference schedule where the preparation of opponents is 10x the non-con. I think a lot of us are waiting for them to begin a turnaround but it seems like the season is degrading much like it did a few years ago.

I think Boise is about to start heading north in the conference standings. The disappearance of Omar Stanley has plagued them but Im guessing that they fixed a lot of things during their bye week and will start to look better and better. They have a lot of solid players to provide the proper support to Degenhart.

If Nevada shows up I think it’ll be a good game. If the Pack stays on their recent trend, I think the Broncos smoke them.

[renoskier]

On 1/29/2025 at 6:55 AM, Swoll Cracker said:

I didn’t expect the falloff by Nevada after such a solid start in the non-conference. They were very much an at-large candidate and virtually everyone had them in their top 3 in the MWC. They’re big and they’re experienced but they have not handled the transition to the intensity of the conference schedule where the preparation of opponents is 10x the non-con. I think a lot of us are waiting for them to begin a turnaround but it seems like the season is degrading much like it did a few years ago.

I think Boise is about to start heading north in the conference standings. The disappearance of Omar Stanley has plagued them but Im guessing that they fixed a lot of things during their bye week and will start to look better and better. They have a lot of solid players to provide the proper support to Degenhart.

If Nevada shows up I think it’ll be a good game. If the Pack stays on their recent trend, I think the Broncos smoke them.

Although it looks very similar to a few years ago I think this is a different situation. The 20-21 team had great talent with Sherfield, Cambridge, Baker, Washington, and Blackshear; along with 2 of the same role players, Foster and Coleman, who are still role players. That team obviously had some very major chemistry issues and is easily the most disappointing Nevada team I've watched.

I don't really think chemistry is the issue this year but just an overall lack of talent and athleticism. In the last two home games our front court has been completely manhandled, first by Vaihola from San Jose and last Saturday by SDSU's Gwarth; who's turning into a beast and probably won't be around for long, maybe another year. The first month of the season was fun when it seemed like everything was going in, now they struggle to get open looks.

[Soupslam]

On 1/29/2025 at 7:55 AM, Swoll Cracker said:

I didn’t expect the falloff by Nevada after such a solid start in the non-conference. They were very much an at-large candidate and virtually everyone had them in their top 3 in the MWC. They’re big and they’re experienced but they have not handled the transition to the intensity of the conference schedule where the preparation of opponents is 10x the non-con. I think a lot of us are waiting for them to begin a turnaround but it seems like the season is degrading much like it did a few years ago.

I think Boise is about to start heading north in the conference standings. The disappearance of Omar Stanley has plagued them but Im guessing that they fixed a lot of things during their bye week and will start to look better and better. They have a lot of solid players to provide the proper support to Degenhart.

If Nevada shows up I think it’ll be a good game. If the Pack stays on their recent trend, I think the Broncos smoke them.

Boise State has two huge problems. Lack of athleticism to play good defense and poor coaching on offense. Plus the regression of Omar Stanley for unknown reason(s). We’ve lost three games on three point buzzer beaters. Win those and we wouldn’t be complaining. And as you say the schedule becomes relatively more favorable from this point forward. We get Nevada, Fresno, SJSU, USU, CSU, and New Mexico at home and travel to Air Force, Fresno, UNLV, Nevada, and SDSU. 

The good news as the schedule winds down is we have a lot more depth than we’ve had in the past so fatigue shouldn’t be as big an issue as it has been in prior years. 

[BSUTOP25]

On 1/29/2025 at 7:32 AM, NVGiant Waste of Time said:

It’s wild to think where they were after the first month of the season, especially now that Vandy is apparently a really good team. What a free fall.

UNR 113

Boise 67

[renoskier]

On 1/29/2025 at 11:04 AM, BSUTOP25 said:

UNR 113

Boise 67

[Bigd]

On 1/29/2025 at 9:42 AM, renoskier said:

Although it looks very similar to a few years ago I think this is a different situation. The 20-21 team had great talent with Sherfield, Cambridge, Baker, Washington, and Blackshear; along with 2 of the same role players, Foster and Coleman, who are still role players. That team obviously had some very major chemistry issues and is easily the most disappointing Nevada team I've watched.

I don't really think chemistry is the issue this year but just an overall lack of talent and athleticism. In the last two home games our front court has been completely manhandled, first by Vaihola from San Jose and last Saturday by SDSU's Gwarth; who's turning into a beast and probably won't be around for long, maybe another year. The first month of the season was fun when it seemed like everything was going in, now they struggle to get open looks.

Yeah in hindsight that year is still such a mystery. The next year we essentially traded Sherfield, Washington, and Cambride (all became starters in the Big 12) for Lucas and went from 13 wins to 22 wins and making the tournament. 

On paper that 13 win team was one of the most talented we've had. Just couldn't play together. 

[Bigd]

On 1/29/2025 at 11:04 AM, BSUTOP25 said:

UNR 113

Boise 67

Haha our offense plays at one of the slowest paces in the country. We couldn't score 113 on HS JV team.

[Swoll Cracker]

On 1/29/2025 at 2:02 PM, Bigd said:

Haha our offense plays at one of the slowest paces in the country. We couldn't score 113 on HS JV team.

I pointed out on our Mountain west weekend stream that Nevada plays at the slowest tempo in the MWC. 352nd in the country. Slower than Air Force! While Alford’s teams have been methodical half court style teams, they’ve never been that slow.  

I’m not sure what’s caused it but some of it points to Kobe Sanders who came from Cal Poly, a team whose average tempo rank over the past three seasons was 300+.

[Bigd]

On 1/29/2025 at 3:31 PM, Swoll Cracker said:

I pointed out on our Mountain west weekend stream that Nevada plays at the slowest tempo in the MWC. 352nd in the country. Slower than Air Force! While Alford’s teams have been methodical half court style teams, they’ve never been that slow.  

I’m not sure what’s caused it but some of it points to Kobe Sanders who came from Cal Poly, a team whose average tempo rank over the past three seasons was 300+.

Yeah and in recent interviews, Alford doesn't seem thrilled with the slow pace either.

[BSUTOP25]

On 1/29/2025 at 2:02 PM, Bigd said:

Haha our offense plays at one of the slowest paces in the country. We couldn't score 113 on HS JV team.

K ….

Reno 99

Boise 67

[4rowsup]

On 1/29/2025 at 4:31 PM, Swoll Cracker said:

 

I’m not sure what’s caused it but some of it points to Kobe Sanders who came from Cal Poly, a team whose average tempo rank over the past three seasons was 300+.

Sanders is an interesting one to me. When he gets the ball,it sticks and all ball movement stops. He definitely has talent and can score. I think he gets his season high tonight. 

[Bigd]

On 1/29/2025 at 4:59 PM, 4rowsup said:

Sanders is an interesting one to me. When he gets the ball,it sticks and all ball movement stops. He definitely has talent and can score. I think he gets his season high tonight. 

I think a lot of people would prefer to see Rolison run the point and move Sanders to the wing. 

But Rolison's minutes have been continuously decreasing. 

 

Alford said there will be a lot of changes, so it will be interesting to see what he comes up with. 

[renoskier]

On 1/29/2025 at 5:27 PM, Bigd said:

I think a lot of people would prefer to see Rolison run the point and move Sanders to the wing. 

But Rolison's minutes have been continuously decreasing. 

 

Alford said there will be a lot of changes, so it will be interesting to see what he comes up with. 

that's because he's a defensive liability

when he's in, the opposing guard will usually go right at him or isolate him in the post

[renoskier]

On 1/29/2025 at 4:37 PM, BSUTOP25 said:

K ….

Reno 99

Boise 67

Nevada better get busy because 4 minutes in the have... 1