Don't think they'll get it, and not because of you. Correct me if I'm wrong Heel faithful, but I feel like we don't do very well in these early tourneys.
UNC is 18-3 in the Maui Invitational & has won the championship 4 out of 7 appearances.
What about the others? You can only do Maui once very three years right? And now that you mention it, we do well in Maui. It's the others, or maybe it's just been recently. I could also just be wrong. Lol.
The Maui classic is in Asheville? Where is the Pacific? Where is Chaminade? Where is any good teams?
UNLV had 4 double digit scorers last year, they lost 3 of them in the off-season (including their top 2 assist guys) from a 17-15 team. They have a 7-man freshman class coming in. Of those guys the only one that appears ready to contribute right away is a top 50 PG. Other than that they also have 5 or so transfers coming in, none of which did much at their previous stops other than Jenkins (SDSU). I don't think they'll be very good this season.
Yeah, other than Jenkins, all the rest are kind of head-scratchers. Jenkins is good, but he was also playing in the Summit League. They'll need more than 2-3 capable players to have a decent team.
I wouldn't say EML was a difference maker. His overall numbers were pretty pedestrian and he's a turrible jump shooter. He was decent, but he made the biggest strides at MSM before he transferred to Texas.
Not really sure about the other tournaments. I had just read an article a few days ago about UNC’s success in Maui.
Chaminade is no longer a permanent fixture...Play in alternating years. They will be in next years field.
Yep, I like how disruptive they can be on defense. I think their back court will be strong, just not completely sold on the front court other than Diong. I hope they smack UNC around, but I am skeptical. With the key departures along with all the frosh and transfers it might take UNLV a bit to mesh.
UNLV plays and beat San Diego State in San Diego with a healthy EML. Ruined the Aztecs undefeated season
Good comparison, Lon Kruger doesn’t like the AAU game. His recruiting is limited but the man took every team he had ever coach deep into the tournament because of his system. Coach Otz is the same way, he’ll win a few 4 stars here and there but he will never be a K or a Self or a Cal. It’s his personal choice. Otz teams play defense hard and most of the players he have on the court can shoot. Coach Tark can write his own checks and if Otz is successful he can too. UNLV and Vegas is second to no one if you’re a winner.
I know Dedan. And Ice or Plastic Man was the two times National Defensive POY for two consecutive years. He’s still working for
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