CLOSING IN ON 20 WINS
FSU Men's Basketball
A lot's happened since that magical night in Moscow, ID when Ja'Vance Coleman led the Bulldogs to a thrilling 72-70 overtime victory. Well, let's see, where should I start.....oh yeah. Ja'Vance was kicked off the team right after that. Undisclosed reasons. My best guess is that he's the one that's causing global warming. I don't have any proof or anything, just a hunch.
Then there was a home loss against Nevada, 81-69. The Wolfpack is just that good. It's tough to win on the road in the WAC, but Nevada's pretty close to a legit elite team.
Since then it's been three wins. The first came at home against New Mexico State, 75-69, and that's a pretty good win. Not as great as some around here would lead you to believe, because NMSU is on the outside looking in unless they win the conference tournament. But they are the next best thing in the WAC after Nevada, so it speaks well of the Bulldogs to be able to pull that one off.
Next stop was a supposed bracket-buster against Sam Houston State and nothing in the 78-60 FSU victory is worth noting. Not even Eddie Miller's 28 points. The opponent was more along the lines of the pre-conference schedule.
And tonight, the Bulldogs pulled out a 64-63 win at Louisiana Tech. Obviously there was no Paul Milsap in the La Tech lineup and the....uh....crowd was smaller than most family reunions. But this crazy collection of basketball players from Fresno pulled off a last-second win on the road. Dominic McGuire had six second-half blocks to pass up Melvin Ely as the school's single-season leader in that category.
Fresno State sports a deceptive 19-8 record and doesn't have a ghost of a chance to get into the NCAA tourney. But we all get to dance naked in the streets when that NIT invite comes in, all the while acting like it still has the prominence it did back in the middle of the last century.
A lot's happened since that magical night in Moscow, ID when Ja'Vance Coleman led the Bulldogs to a thrilling 72-70 overtime victory. Well, let's see, where should I start.....oh yeah. Ja'Vance was kicked off the team right after that. Undisclosed reasons. My best guess is that he's the one that's causing global warming. I don't have any proof or anything, just a hunch.
Then there was a home loss against Nevada, 81-69. The Wolfpack is just that good. It's tough to win on the road in the WAC, but Nevada's pretty close to a legit elite team.
Since then it's been three wins. The first came at home against New Mexico State, 75-69, and that's a pretty good win. Not as great as some around here would lead you to believe, because NMSU is on the outside looking in unless they win the conference tournament. But they are the next best thing in the WAC after Nevada, so it speaks well of the Bulldogs to be able to pull that one off.
Next stop was a supposed bracket-buster against Sam Houston State and nothing in the 78-60 FSU victory is worth noting. Not even Eddie Miller's 28 points. The opponent was more along the lines of the pre-conference schedule.
And tonight, the Bulldogs pulled out a 64-63 win at Louisiana Tech. Obviously there was no Paul Milsap in the La Tech lineup and the....uh....crowd was smaller than most family reunions. But this crazy collection of basketball players from Fresno pulled off a last-second win on the road. Dominic McGuire had six second-half blocks to pass up Melvin Ely as the school's single-season leader in that category.
Fresno State sports a deceptive 19-8 record and doesn't have a ghost of a chance to get into the NCAA tourney. But we all get to dance naked in the streets when that NIT invite comes in, all the while acting like it still has the prominence it did back in the middle of the last century.
posted by Green V Watchdog | 10:07 PM
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