Mojo Wins the Ugglies OPT (01/04/24)

[Austintacious]

UTEP 53 - 63 NMSU
NEXT GAME:  Chicago St., Sunday (1/7/24), 1 pm, Haskins Center
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UTEP   Opp   NAME            Differential
63      71   Minermojo             18
67      70   ATL-Miner              21
62      77   MinerInWisconsin   23

67   75   kyyote   26
71   74   Austintacious   29
113   63   zyxwvutsru   60
63   113   SisyphusMiner   60
73   65   Alaska Miner   22
72   66   Miner91   22

[SisyphusMiner]

I am a much happier person for my decision a while back not to watch any more Golding basketball.  Life is too short for bad basketball.  I've had much more enjoyment from watching some 3A middle school basketball than the nightmare that is UTEP basketball.  Not having watched since somewhere in early Dec, I could be wrong, but this might be worse than watching Rab ball.

I was a big supporter of hiring Golding, and I could not have been more wrong.

[Alaska Miner]

I know it is hard to keep backing Golding right now, but I?m still not convinced it?s him. Well, not directly, anyway. He just flat out needs to recruit guys who can shoot! It would be hard for any coach to win with guys who can?t throw it in the ocean from outside. I think we still need to let him recruit another year, and see what happens.  It?s very simple, now. Recruit some shooters!!

[SisyphusMiner]

The underlying assumption here is that he could land shooters if only he knew that making shots was important?

I know this sounds unnecessarily harsh but think about it.  Either Golding really has no idea what skills are needed and what each recruit brings, or he is incapable of landing them.

Is there a 3rd option I?m missing that gives hope?

[Alaska Miner]

Yes, I see your point, Sis. I?m still trying to be positive, because good lord. Are we really having to deal with a Dimel situation already, only in basketball? It?s exhausting. I know we?re all tired of this.

[Minermojo]

Yes, I see your point, Sis. I?m still trying to be positive, because good lord. Are we really having to deal with a Dimel situation already, only in basketball? It?s exhausting. I know we?re all tired of this.

I hope that AD who is about as wise as Dimel doesn't give Pyrite a raise and extension. That's what they do. *sigh*

[Alaska Miner]

Well, in fairness, Dimel fooled everyone with that bowl season. That is how he got his hooks in with the contract extension.  For basketball, we haven?t seen any sort of even mild success yet.

[SisyphusMiner]

Dimel's bowl season it did appear that we were turning the corner.  Warning signs were there though, but we all drank the kool aid