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Yeah maybe and this is a "careful" maybe this team is tourney bound if they stay healthy
yeah, careful is the right word. It is so early in the season its hard to tell just how good a lot of teams are. Especially with so many question marks going into the season for UNLV. That said they have impressed so far we will see how they do against some of the teams coming up.
 

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The Runnin' Rebels look good last night. I like those uni's they were wearing.
 

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Is there ever an inappropriate time to say Dave Rice is an asshole? Dave Rice is an asshole.
 

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Is there ever an inappropriate time to say Dave Rice is an asshole? Dave Rice is an asshole.

Wasn't a fan of him being hired and letting him coach as long as he was there.
Some guys are fantastic recruiters, and that's he's niche, but head coaching, hell no !
 

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Wasn't a fan of him being hired and letting him coach as long as he was there.
Some guys are fantastic recruiters, and that's he's niche, but head coaching, hell no !
He was able to recruit pretty well but wasn't able to get everything out of those good recruits. Menzies already seems like a better coach and is still able to recruit at a high level. I consider this season as Menzies first, hard to count last year as being anything more than a complete shit show that he got thrown into.
 

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6-0 dont mean shit at this point. They havent played anybody yet. I guess Utah was the one everyone thought would be a test. They have been blowing teams out though, and that is something that Rice never seemed to make happen. They havent been playing down to competition like they have in years past. Menzies is bringing it this year so far, and the team seems to not only play well together, but having fun. Managing expectations, managing expectations.
 

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6-0 dont mean shit at this point. They havent played anybody yet. I guess Utah was the one everyone thought would be a test. They have been blowing teams out though, and that is something that Rice never seemed to make happen. They havent been playing down to competition like they have in years past. Menzies is bringing it this year so far, and the team seems to not only play well together, but having fun. Managing expectations, managing expectations.
All good points. The lack of competition early is making me a little nervous, makes me think they will experience a bit of shock when they play someone good. I did think Utah would be a tougher game, and the Southern Utah game was pretty close until the last 5 minutes or so. I want to see this team on the road before I start making too many judgments. @Northern Iowa and home against Arizona should be good tests.
 

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All good points. The lack of competition early is making me a little nervous, makes me think they will experience a bit of shock when they play someone good. I did think Utah would be a tougher game, and the Southern Utah game was pretty close until the last 5 minutes or so. I want to see this team on the road before I start making too many judgments. @Northern Iowa and home against Arizona should be good tests.


Looking forward to checking out the Runnin' Rebels tonight. Gotta watch it on Watchespn but that's better than nothing.


U-N-L-V...GO/FIGHT/WIN!!!
 

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What do you think of the Runnin' Rebels court this year? I think it looks silly.

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I actually like it. They are trying to spice things up, it adds a little Vegas flair without being too over the time. Some of these college courts look like an optical illusion, those courts I hate.
 

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I actually like it. They are trying to spice things up, it adds a little Vegas flair without being too over the time. Some of these college courts look like an optical illusion, those courts I hate.

I guess it'll just take some time to get use to it. Although I like the old court better.
 
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