A Few Noteworthy Points of Interest

It’s funny. You would think that if the Gaels were the first, or even second best team in the conference, they wouldn’t have four conference losses. Losing to Gonzaga on the road with your best player hurt is excusable. Losing to Portland and Santa Clara is not. I can understand going on a slide when you lose your best player when you play in the Big East or ACC. But if you’re in the WCC, there is no excuse for going on a losing streak.

what to think. I was ticked off watching that game last night, an I don’t see a lot of positives.

 But I will say one thing… Patty Mills production was covered by Hunter and Hughes. When Mills went down, St. Mary’s didn’t lose his entire production… they only lost what could not be covered by his replacements, and Hunter and Hughes were simply phenomenal last night… they wouldn’t have gotten the chance had Mills been in.

So to say that St. Mary’s would have won yesterday if Mills was there is really quite dumb. We have no idea who would have won! If he was there, Hughes and Hunter don’t get the looks that they got, and again, those guys made the most of it.

If those two could do that every night, St. Mary’s would definately be in the top two in this division.

It seems like unlv has been coming up lately in the blog. From a local nevadan this is how I know Unlv to play. UNLV is a lot like memphis but with not as many big guys playing post positions. They are largely a perimeter shooting team that likes to push the ball and score off of defensive steals and transitions. They’ll run us up the court. Joe Darger, the senior is pretty consistent with the 3-point shot. and Wink Adams plays physically all around. Most importantly, Rene Rougue blocks probably as much or more than Austin Daye and he can shoot. Also Tre’von Willis, a transfer from memphis, plays like he comes from memphis, and is a huge scorer, plus all his tattoos are a bit distracting . UNLV is a great defensive team and can press like no other. From the past results of us getting pressed (uconn) (utah) I don’t know it we’ll be able to handle it. If this match up actually occurred, Gonzaga would have to play a different kind of basketball then how we’ve played in the last 3 games. Nonetheless I’d hope the Zags would pull through and destroy them and continue in the tournament.