NIT Preview: Talking UNM Lobo Hoops With Jeremy Mauss from MWC Connection
by Adrian Mac on Mar 15, 2011 10:00 AM MDT
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Miner fans, it could be a lot worse than playing in an NIT Game. Just ask Tulsa, Southern Miss, or Marshall. What better way to get over the sting of the Memphis loss than by beating up on our old rivals in Albuquerque? What better way to learn about the Lobos than to talk to our old friend Jeremy Mauss from the Mountain West Connection? Here's what Jeremy had to say about Steve Alford's boys.
Miner Rush: Both teams are coming off tough losses. UTEP was 7 seconds away from the NCAA Tournament. The last time UNM played, they fell victim to a ridiculous 52 point performance by Jimmer Fredette. Do you think motivation will be a factor for UNM?
Jeremy Mauss: It will be tough for New Mexico to be motivated since they hung close to BYU despite Fredette's big game and lost Dairese Gary to his knee injury. Being at home helps a lot, but I don't think the offense will be run as smooth with Gary on the sidelines.
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Looks like a good matchup....
But hard to know which team is going to show up?! Both teams are attempting to pick up the pieces of their last outing but it sounds as though UNM may end up having a more significant emotional Mountain West to climb given the loss of their floor leader. Bill Knight had a good piece up today On the march: Miners use humor to forget, go forward peaking into the psyche of our squad. Initially, all roads suggest a Miner win albeit probably not an easy one.
Possibly a great matchup
I don’t know how many of the current players have played in The Pit. I know Tim Floyd has been there. When UNM’s fans fill it up, and historically they do, it’s quite an advantage for the Lobos.
If there’s one player I think might really step up for this game it’s Jeremy Williams. This could very well be his last basketball game and last season when UTEP played at Memphis he was an animal: driving, dunking, 3-pointers, rebounding. Yes, Caracter gave the Tigers a lot to be concerned with, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Williams have a big game. And when he does light it up that opens up a lot of other players to score. Of course I have no hard evidence to support this, but ESPN’s butt-brained bracketologist doesn’t either and he’s paid to mouth-off.
Hopefully UTEP can jump on these guys early. The first-half defense has been spectacular lately. And again, hopefully, they can hold on through the second half.
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