They've been pretty consistent this year. Only lost consecutive games once. They don't match up well with the Cats' style of play, and Qvale had strep throat the second game which threw the team chemistry out the window. @EWU, the Eagles happened to sink 12 of 19 3-pointers. There's nothing they could have done to stop that. They had an off game @ISU and lost on a last second miracle score (which almost happened to the football team this year.)
I've caught pretty much every game this year, for the first time, and I can say with confidence that this team is nothing like Tinkle's first 3 seasons. They've could have EASILY won 25 games this year including a win over a top 15 ranked team. The season isn't over yet, but if it was, I'd be happy with the direction of the program, with the young talent on the roster and coming in, with a coach that I don't think is using UM as a stepping stone.
.) Actually, it was a pretty involved and appreciative crowd. It was was very loud when Tinks took the seniors out at the end of the game. The final Banny slam off of a nice pass by Cherry, and seeing Cherry's smile after Banny slammed it was worth the price of a ticket. You have to remember that no season ticket sales numbers (whether the ticket holder is there or not) went into this crowd count. Making judgments about crowd enthusiasm while watching on tv is probably not a good idea. :thumb:
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