Brian Fish may be a fish out of water, but the new guy at Montana State does not seem to be out of his depth as a coach. I like what he's doing down there, and I think it bodes well for a return to the intense rivalry we used to feel back when basketball was so big at both schools.
For starters, he's brought in a real stud true freshman in Tyler Hall, while currently redshirting a kid we were on, Mandrell Worthy (great basketball name) out of Washington. In the wings is a 6'10" kid out of Arizona, Devin Kirby, whose length is what we've been pleading for on this board, together with a point guard out of Norway, Harald Frey. Don't know what you can expect from Norway, but after watching St. Mary's build an entire program around Aussie imports, I'm not knocking it. These kids get plenty of experience playing for their national teams, at all age levels, so he might turn out to be pretty good.
Me, I'm not the Bobs hater you see on our boards. I've always liked the people I've met from there, with their characteristically outgoing Montana personalities, and their distinctive dress--flip-flops and hoodies for the guys, mostly pigtails, braids and jeans for the women. Good solid earthy people. And it's in that spirit I look forward to our budding basketball rivalry.
For starters, he's brought in a real stud true freshman in Tyler Hall, while currently redshirting a kid we were on, Mandrell Worthy (great basketball name) out of Washington. In the wings is a 6'10" kid out of Arizona, Devin Kirby, whose length is what we've been pleading for on this board, together with a point guard out of Norway, Harald Frey. Don't know what you can expect from Norway, but after watching St. Mary's build an entire program around Aussie imports, I'm not knocking it. These kids get plenty of experience playing for their national teams, at all age levels, so he might turn out to be pretty good.
Me, I'm not the Bobs hater you see on our boards. I've always liked the people I've met from there, with their characteristically outgoing Montana personalities, and their distinctive dress--flip-flops and hoodies for the guys, mostly pigtails, braids and jeans for the women. Good solid earthy people. And it's in that spirit I look forward to our budding basketball rivalry.
