Long night on the schedule?
While the Utes have been surprised by how much difficulty they have endured this season, the UNLV Rebels have been surprised the other way.
The Rebels expected to have a solid team. But they're 13-2 already, with a nine-game winning streak going into tonight's meeting with the Utes at the Thomas & Mack Center to open the Mountain West Conference schedule. The Rebels also have received votes in the AP Top 25, and rank ninth nationally in the power ratings at collegerpi.com.
According to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the reason is defense.
The Rebels have allowed just 57.5 points per game since coach Lon Kruger inserted 6-foot-8 senior Gaston Essengue into the starting lineup. That's a vast difference from the Utes, who have strained all season to manage a consistent defensive effort.
The Utes, by the way, are a ghastly 183rd in the Ratings Percentage Index that is reproduced at collegerpi.com. That ranks far below every other team in the state - including Weber State (147th), Southern Utah (148th) and Utah Valley State (152nd). And if they lose tonight, they will have their worst record at this stage of the season since 1972-73.
The Rebels expected to have a solid team. But they're 13-2 already, with a nine-game winning streak going into tonight's meeting with the Utes at the Thomas & Mack Center to open the Mountain West Conference schedule. The Rebels also have received votes in the AP Top 25, and rank ninth nationally in the power ratings at collegerpi.com.
According to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the reason is defense.
The Rebels have allowed just 57.5 points per game since coach Lon Kruger inserted 6-foot-8 senior Gaston Essengue into the starting lineup. That's a vast difference from the Utes, who have strained all season to manage a consistent defensive effort.
The Utes, by the way, are a ghastly 183rd in the Ratings Percentage Index that is reproduced at collegerpi.com. That ranks far below every other team in the state - including Weber State (147th), Southern Utah (148th) and Utah Valley State (152nd). And if they lose tonight, they will have their worst record at this stage of the season since 1972-73.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 9:29 AM |
1 Comments:
Well, here we are... worst record since the 70's. UTAH has finally hit a new low since I've been a student and a fan.
I find myself, for the first time in 20 years, not caring to even watch Utah Basketball.
Whatever...
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