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Date Posted: 03/11/03 9:33am
Author: Stangman
Author Host/IP: 66.17.48.78
Subject: Re: Loss to CSUF. . .a good thing?
In reply to: BudManPoly 's message, "Loss to CSUF. . .a good thing?" on 03/ 9/03 8:29am

>I think the Mustangs have, justifiably so, a great
>deal of confidence heading into Thursday's match up
>with Idaho. However, as Varnie mentioned, Idaho is
>the team the 'Stangs were least anxious to meet. We
>won five in a row on the road before dropping last
>night's contest to Fullerton. Because of our lack of
>success against Idaho this year, I don't think the
>Mustangs were feeling OVERconfident, but in case they
>were, the Fullerton loss brought them back down to
>earth. The loss shouldn't have demoralized the team
>though--because we were in position to win at the end,
>having fought back after a horrible first half.
>
>Bottom line, I think the team likely has the right mix
>of apprehension/respect and confidence to perform well
>enough to beat the Vandals.
>
>If we mix up the defenses (tossing in some of the
>newly instituted zone) I think we have a good shot at
>advancing to the second round. While we may be an
>underdog against the Vandals and possibly in all three
>rounds, I think we could win the tournament.
>
>After Shane's 32 point performance last night, I don't
>think Idaho will develop a special defense to slow him
>down, but Shane is a wildcard that could draw defenses
>out of the paint. Shane has the most points in a
>single game in conference this year (32) and he has
>the most rebounds in a game in conference this year
>(17). The problem is, he is as likely to score 20+ as
>he is to score 6 or 8. If he comes to play, he can
>present problems for anyone--especially when our
>guards are hitting their shots too. This team has
>shown late in the season that it can stop or at least
>slow scorers (Nate Carter/Ralphy Holmes/Tony Darden).
>I like their heart defensively. This, in my opinion,
>is the biggest difference from years past.
>
>Play loose, play tough defense, hit the glass, play
>with confidence--and I think we can win Thursday.


Great post Budman, my sentiments exactly. I would only add that we have to hold our TO's down to around 12 or less. I just knew Schilling was set to go off on a tangent sooner or later. We could use a couple more in the coming week. Didn't someone say it is really hard for a team to win three games straight against the same opponent? Ask ucsb.

Go Mustangs.......

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