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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 23:45:49 GMT -5
I have seen many games and announced many games...this was a great come back and realm this team is one of the best miner squads ever...down 10 at the half...down 14 in the second half...your right realm they looked like they were in a fog, but like great teams do they woke up and beat a good uab team down the stretch...give them their due! For the 2nd game in a row between these two teams... it wasn't until Aaron Johnson was forced out of the game that Utep could make a run.
I give Utep some due... but also acknowledge Home cooking help from the officials had a lot to do with this victory.
It appeared Coach Davis was assigned a time out... even when Coach Davis insisted he never called one.
Strelz, I'm just thankful that UAB is not in our bracket because they MUST really be pissed... BUT very aware that the tournament will be a very tough one... and I would be very, VERY surprised if we win it.
That is why this game was so important... now I think we have enough on our resume to get into the BIG DANCE.
Aye...
Realm...
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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 23:18:09 GMT -5
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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 21:58:12 GMT -5
Down 10 points at the Half... 32 - 22.
Missed Dunks... Missed Free Throws(One "Brick")... 3 Point "Bricks"... Matador Defense
Aye...
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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 18:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 7:23:23 GMT -5
UTEP 83 UAB 69 The pressure if off for the Miners until the C-USA tournament. They can play with wreckless abandon. The Don will be packed and roudy. I got my tickets 5 weeks ago. Seeing this game on the schedule was like seeing a billboard on the highway saying "This game is going to be GREAT". 5 weeks ago !! uncle doug... you da man !!
Intensity will decide this game. Plenty of reasons for UAB to want this game... it may be their last chance for a good win to get into the BIG DANCE.
Utep needs this win to add to their resume on why they should get an At-Large bid (in case they don't win the tournament).
Realm thinks the sold out Don will rattle the visitors and it will be Utep's to take.
Utep 85 - UAB 75
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Post by Realm on Mar 6, 2010 7:18:38 GMT -5
That picture really creeps me out, Realm.. But I found I couldn't turn away from it... so I decided to use it.
Realm...
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Post by Realm on Mar 5, 2010 7:48:30 GMT -5
Realm has a BAD feeling you won't be able to recognize NEXT year's team...
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Post by Realm on Mar 5, 2010 7:44:26 GMT -5
But perhaps this was the Best... !!
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Post by Realm on Mar 5, 2010 7:37:24 GMT -5
We should be going to the Big Dance given that we've won the regular season with ease...
BUT the selection committee doesn't give out NCAA bids based on winning the regular season.
Only on winning the Cusa tournament.
The NIT would be a disappointment... BUT definitely an upgrade over last year's CBI tournament.
Realm...
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Post by Realm on Mar 5, 2010 7:16:00 GMT -5
Monster Jam fans will be filling up the Sun Bowl... that's for sure
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 16:04:28 GMT -5
Here is the link: www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html
Just a quick word of explanation... it is not the "Official" RPI that gets published every Monday... it is an unofficial "Real Time" RPI list. It will be interesting to see how close it mirrors the "Official" RPI.
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 15:39:01 GMT -5
Who on this team isn't looking to move might be the better question??
The Coach sets the tone... and he is already mentioned in College Basketball rumors on where he'll be NEXT season.
When he goes... any hope of keeping this team together will go down the drain.
strelz, great post. GREAT insider information !!
Realm...
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 10:57:28 GMT -5
two good teams going at it, Miners got it done! Really, who would have thought Claude would come in and give such productive minutes? Miners are deep! Would have to agree with the "Deep" aspect... must be great for Coach Barbee to have so many pieces to work with.
Moultrie disappeared... but Claude played incredible to pick up the slack.
Marshall easily won the rebound battle... and yet we won the war.
Wow... I'm still buzzing over last night's game.
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 10:53:09 GMT -5
I LOVE you people! Thanks for the link. I'm a UTEP alumni and live in the primitive moutains of southern New Mexico. No "over the air" TV, just radio from KFOX and 3G internet from Verizon. I was able to watch the 1st half with no problem, 2nd half was too slow. But, a big improvement from just listening to the radio. I've been listening since the stone ages before UTEP games were broadcast on FM. I listened to static for years with glimpses of glory and I was listening when Teicher had his "microphone malfunction". Anybody remember that? I'll give you a hint, there was a very loud "F" word at the end of a lengthy technical problem. Funniest thing I have ever heard. Thanks Teich! I'll always cherish that moment. I watched the '66 Miners win over Kentucky on TV in El Paso. I was there for Tim Hardaway, Antonio Davis, Greg Foster and so may others. I can't even remember all their names. I was there for the sweet 16 when Prince Stewart almost took us to the elite 8. He drove the floor and laid it up and almost in. uncle doug,
I was hoping this post would benefit YOU in particular but I was thinking you didn't have internet.
Really glad to hear it got you connected to this game because it was a Barn Burner.
FYI, the game feed in the 2nd half also deteriorated for me AND it was almost unwatchable... but since something is better than nothing... I stayed with it until the end.
Glad I did....
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 10:50:12 GMT -5
This one is about Big Claude Britton. Last year Claude was continuously out of breath with a chronic lung problem. He couldn't play extended minutes. This year he gets up and down the floor with no noticable problem and has a great shooting percentage. Obviously, CTB knew what he was doing by hanging on to the big guy, even as he publicly discussed Claude's breathing problems? Wazup? Good question... and I really don't know.
Was it lung problems?? I thought it was just a matter of getting the BIG guy into better playing shape & increasing his stamina.
Maybe Barbee got Britten a bicycle like he got Caracter to get into shape.
I have to admit... Britten looked GREAT out there and looked like he had done it ALL SEASON LONG. He certainly picked up the slack for Moultrie who really struggled in that game.
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Post by Realm on Mar 3, 2010 10:46:16 GMT -5
Final score was Utep 80 - Marshall 76
mel................ 12 + 11 = 23 MinerMan....... 10 + 8 = 18 uncle doug...... 6 + 12 = 18 doug in austin.. 2 + 6 = 8 Realm............. chose poorly
doug in austin is the winner of the OPT... doug, plz start the OPT 2 days before the game with UAB.
Pretty exciting stuff...
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 21:24:41 GMT -5
So many sub-plots within plots...
Just a GREAT game !!
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 20:14:07 GMT -5
Utep is the victim of bad officiating on both the offensive side and defensive side...
And they're up against a team that is capable of taking it to them in the blink of an eye...
And Utep finds itself down 39 - 26 at the half...
Can this team find it within themselves to come back in the 2nd half??
That's what I wanna see...
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 16:25:34 GMT -5
I am glad we are not ending the season with two cupcakes. Time to bring your A Game till the very end. Playing a cupcake before the CUSA tournament might have put them in a lazy haze. The Rice game was sloppy and that may have had more to do with Rice than Utep... but still...
I could almost *wish* for a loss today so that the Miners re-double their efforts to win every game from here on out...
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 14:26:35 GMT -5
From here on out every game should be tough. Maybe the easiest game will be the first game of the CUSA Tourney. Time to see what this team is really made of... I totally agree... that's why I'll be watching this one closely.
Lets see what this team is made of...
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 14:23:19 GMT -5
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 4:57:57 GMT -5
AP poll not much better just because Texas is nowhere to be found...
1. Syracuse (59) 27-2 1,618 2. Kansas (6) 27-2 1,550 3. Kentucky 27-2 1,493 4. Duke 25-4 1,415 5. Kansas State 24-4 1,377 6. Ohio State 23-7 1,232 7. Purdue 24-4 1,169 8. New Mexico 27-3 1,151 9. Villanova 23-5 1,143 10. West Virginia 22-6 1,024 11. Michigan State 22-7 960 12. Butler 26-4 762 13. Vanderbilt 22-6 741 14. Brigham Young 26-4 633 15. Wisconsin 21-7 625 16. Tennessee 21-7 615 17. Pittsburgh 22-7 612 18. Gonzaga 24-5 554 19. Georgetown 19-8 548 20. Temple 24-5 547 21. Baylor 22-6 393 22. Maryland 21-7 249 23. Texas A&M 20-8 210 24. UTEP 22-5 124 25. Xavier 21-7 101
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 4:49:03 GMT -5
Vegas says Marshall is slightly favored...
There has got to be some residule effect from having crossed 2 time zones, only resting for 2 days, already clinching a share of the title, and the Curse of the Top 25 list.
I smell an upset...
Marshall 70 - Utep 67
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 4:39:50 GMT -5
MOSCOW - A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday.
An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he fathered several baby chimps, learned to draw with markers and picked up his two vices.
"The beer and cigarettes were ruining him. He would pester passers-by for booze," the Komsomolskaya Pravda paper said.
It added he has now been transferred to the city of Kazan, about 800 km (500 miles) east of Moscow, for rehabilitation treatment.
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 4:22:34 GMT -5
Need some help with CUSA's tournament format. Does UTEP get a first round bye if they are the first seed? Why wouldn't they play Rice or Tulane or ECU first? Thanks... Yeah first four teams get a bye. 5 vs 12 - winner vs 4 seed 6 vs 11 - winner vs 3 seed 7 vs 10 - winner vs 2 seed 8 vs 9 - winner vs 1 seed Some conferences re-seed their tournaments after the first round, CUSA does not. Here is the real benefit of winning the Regular season. We play the winner of the 8th and 9th seeded teams.
But what's this !! We beat Rice... yet fell back from RPI of 45 to RPI of 49 !!
Aye!!
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Post by Realm on Mar 2, 2010 4:18:43 GMT -5
For anyone with a burning question... ask !!
Lots of knowledge on this site.
uncle doug brought up an interesting issue... game availability.
I will try and find out who will be showing the Utep-Marshall game and list it.
Another good way to keep the information moving along...
Thanks... Realm
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Post by Realm on Feb 27, 2010 23:52:21 GMT -5
Paul Torres did the honors tonight and for the first time I heard him because he was trying to separate himself from Ray Adauto's style.
I was wondering if you could give your perspective??
Why isn't Adauto working?? I heard this was because Cusa thought he was too much of a Cheerleader.
Isn't he supposed to be??
Is it a common thing for conferences to micro-manage like this??
If it was up to Realm... bring back "The Strelz"!!
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Post by Realm on Feb 27, 2010 23:27:31 GMT -5
OPT goes to mel for the closest score to tonight's final of Utep 78 - Rice 64
MinerMan......17 + 4 = 21 Doug in Austin 7 + 9 = 16 Realm.............3 + 1 = 4 Shy.................5 + 3 = 8 strelz............16 + 3 = 19 mel.................2 + 1 = 3 uncle doug....37 + 0 = 37 <--- Welcome to the NEW GUY !!
Congrats to mel. Plz start the next OPT against UAB 2 days before the game.
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Post by Realm on Feb 27, 2010 0:42:19 GMT -5
The cheerleading comment wasn't aimed at you...
Apologies if I sounded that way...
It was aimed at the cheerleaders in Digs / Den who STILL feel all we need to do is win the season championship... and then show up at the final.
Misinformation needs to be corrected ASAP or it develops a life of its own.
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Post by Realm on Feb 27, 2010 0:18:39 GMT -5
Already claimed one life...
Another narrowly averted....
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