The Agony of Sport

[citygriz]

Yesterday at this time, I could not have been filled with greater anticipation of a special day in the life of a basketball junkie. It was all I could do to concentrate on a few office issues, because at 3 p.m. our beloved Griz would be taking on Washington, a team that got killed by a Gonzaga team that we'd lost to by three. At five, I'd be able to watch Tres Tinkle play--my first time ever-- and get an assessment of how Tinks's team was looking. And then the Grand Capper, the dazzling Warriors beating the Bucks to become the first team in NBA history to sweep a seven-game road trip, on their way to a record 34 straight NBA wins.

Well, that's life, isn't it? High highs and low lows. Everything is cyclical. So yesterday, I got one low out of the way.

As for our Griz, take note: Almost half our points were scored by true freshmen, DeCuire's recruits. With two more, plus Ahmad Rorie, on the way, we soon will have athletes like Montana has never seen before, to battle these bigger programs. And, boy, will we need them. That Kansas defense looked formidable. They play at another level, far higher than Washington or the Gonzaga team we just played. Look out!

 

[putter]

Yesterday at this time, I could not have been filled with greater anticipation of a special day in the life of a basketball junkie. It was all I could do to concentrate on a few office issues, because at 3 p.m. our beloved Griz would be taking on Washington, a team that got killed by a Gonzaga team that we'd lost to by three. At five, I'd be able to watch Tres Tinkle play--my first time ever-- and get an assessment of how Tinks's team was looking. And then the Grand Capper, the dazzling Warriors beating the Bucks to become the first team in NBA history to sweep a seven-game road trip, on their way to a record 34 straight NBA wins.

Well, that's life, isn't it? High highs and low lows. Everything is cyclical. So yesterday, I got one low out of the way.

As for our Griz, take note: Almost half our points were scored by true freshmen, DeCuire's recruits. With two more, plus Ahmad Rorie, on the way, we soon will have athletes like Montana has never seen before, to battle these bigger programs. And, boy, will we need them. That Kansas defense looked formidable. They play at another level, far higher than Washington or the Gonzaga team we just played. Look out!

I agree city....definitely looking like a brighter future. More players like Oguine on the floor who aren't afraid of anyone and can play with anyone as a freshman will have this program in an exciting place. Look at Boise, they just beat a ranked Oregon team, so this team has talent. Hopefully these games place Montana at a level that they will have a lot of success in conference = there is no one who will play like Kansas, Washington and Gonzaga. Makes these kids better players and who knows what happens come March

 

[cmtgrizzly]

I completely agree with regard to Kansas. We don't match up well with them and I think this is going to be tough. several people are going to have to step up in this game. So far we have been getting one or maybe two players stepping up per game. Someone will have to guard the heck out of Seldin and we will need big offense from multiple players including Bruenig, one or both guards and then a Gfeller or Lopez. I don't expect to win but I think we struggled with Washington more than we should have and I think this could at least be closer than that.