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Don't knock Spokane, boys. They make a mean mushroom burger!
englishgriz
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diacanthus
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mods move this thread to the smack forum where it belongs. no basketball being talked about here.
mtgrizrule
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hell move every gonzaga thread to smack. 1 out of 10 posts are actually worthwhile basketball posts.
Grizbacker1
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diacanthus said:
Kind of like all the Zag threads of last season.
Coach Tinkle said that the Zag coaches are saying this is their (Zags) most talented team ever...
IntuitiveGriz said:
The bigger they are the harder they fall.
Grizbacker1
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EverettGriz said:
Ask Kentucky about that. :thumb:
Montana Joe 16
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Irony Lou is you getting all big chested and talking about how the Zags are 5-0 vs. the Griz since 2000 but, if you were to do some research you'd discover that the U of M leads the series of GU vs. UM. When Jud, Brandenberg, and Monte were in Missoula the Zags couldn't buy a W against the Griz and they were in the Big Sky with them for some of that time Matter of fact the Zags left the BSC because, it was a too tough of a league for them to compete in. You have Bravehearts as your pic you might want to actually read that book. I have Fitz's numbers if you want to call him and he can tell you how tough it was for the Zags to compete in the Big Sky and with the Griz. Here is some more irony for you I'm a Zags alum. :horse:
I don't know whether Montana will beat the Zags, but I know this: the Zags are going to have 9 or 10 guys in maroon all over them on Sunday afternoon. I'm willing to bet the zags leave the kennel glad the Griz are not in their conference this year as well.
Silvertip said:
Now hold on a sec. As I am not a proponent of the football schedule how many game are there in a season compared to football. All things must line up for teams to face off in football. Basketball is a much different story as there are 30 games and you can play on any given night. The schedule excuse is pretty lame here in my opinion.
AtHomeInTheDahlbergDen
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Yeah, but basketball also scheduled multiple tough games. Football couldn't manage to schedule one.bigtyme said:
Lou
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Montana Joe 16 said:
Once a member of the Big Sky, Gonzaga leads the series 101-48. Montana has not won since 1996, and has lost nine straight in the series.
If you want to read the article you can find it at: http://gozags.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111107aab.html
You are a freakin joke Joe
it may be a short bus ride from missoula to spokane, but when it comes to college basketball, gonzaga is in a different universe from us. they were bigger, quicker, faster and deeper than we were at every position. they blasted a team that had just annihiated colordo state, and they did it without three of their players, including their starting center. we were introduced to a genuine star in austin daye, while pargo's dunk on qvale was reminiscent of the one baron davis threw down on karilenko of the utah jazz during last year's n.b.a. playoffs. now i know what it must feel like to be fort looie coming into missoula to play us in football. gonzaga's bench would win the big sky.
in life, we prosper from mentors, and i hope our team will see this as a mentoring experience, and learn from it. here's what i would take from this game:
1.) good teams attack, as gonzaga did relentlessly, as we did when we went after fazekas in the nevada game two years ago. with heytfelt out, i was hoping strait could draw some fouls on their bigs early, but there seemed to be no strategy to get the ball to him. i thought we might get staudacher off early, but i don't think he took his first three till after halftime. if montana had any plan to attack the zags, it was either completely thwarted, or not evident. the first few minutes it was a triumph for our kids just to complete a pass, let alone grab a rebound or get a loose ball. while our kids never backed down, neither did they show that they expected to win, or had any plan to do so. meantime, gonzaga plays like pit bulls. they are relentless in their attack. they play to win.
2.) good teams never stop playing hard, and always go for the jugular. up twenty just before half, the zags were still pressing, and few was still fuming on the bench. the griz need to learn to play with that intensity.
3.) finally, against quality competition, you can't miss free throws, and you can't miss threes. those early misses at the line were exasperating, while we went one for nine on threes the first half. you won't win many games shooting like that.
a few silver linings: martin played exceptionally well, qvale is going to be a wonderful player for us, sharp had his moments, and i thought elgin-taylor showed some much-needed athleticism and ball-handling skill. the team chemistry seems to be much better than what i witnessed in sacto last february. our kids didn't back down, and while they didn't attack like i wish they had, neither did they play with fear. come conference, we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. but all in all, props to the zags, and even to that odious lout lou. daye lived up to his four-star billing, and the zags may well be an elite eight or even final four team. and while we were humbled, we were humbled by the best the country has to offer, not the best of the sub-prime genre.
in life, we prosper from mentors, and i hope our team will see this as a mentoring experience, and learn from it. here's what i would take from this game:
1.) good teams attack, as gonzaga did relentlessly, as we did when we went after fazekas in the nevada game two years ago. with heytfelt out, i was hoping strait could draw some fouls on their bigs early, but there seemed to be no strategy to get the ball to him. i thought we might get staudacher off early, but i don't think he took his first three till after halftime. if montana had any plan to attack the zags, it was either completely thwarted, or not evident. the first few minutes it was a triumph for our kids just to complete a pass, let alone grab a rebound or get a loose ball. while our kids never backed down, neither did they show that they expected to win, or had any plan to do so. meantime, gonzaga plays like pit bulls. they are relentless in their attack. they play to win.
2.) good teams never stop playing hard, and always go for the jugular. up twenty just before half, the zags were still pressing, and few was still fuming on the bench. the griz need to learn to play with that intensity.
3.) finally, against quality competition, you can't miss free throws, and you can't miss threes. those early misses at the line were exasperating, while we went one for nine on threes the first half. you won't win many games shooting like that.
a few silver linings: martin played exceptionally well, qvale is going to be a wonderful player for us, sharp had his moments, and i thought elgin-taylor showed some much-needed athleticism and ball-handling skill. the team chemistry seems to be much better than what i witnessed in sacto last february. our kids didn't back down, and while they didn't attack like i wish they had, neither did they play with fear. come conference, we are going to be a force to be reckoned with. but all in all, props to the zags, and even to that odious lout lou. daye lived up to his four-star billing, and the zags may well be an elite eight or even final four team. and while we were humbled, we were humbled by the best the country has to offer, not the best of the sub-prime genre.
