UNLV Game Thread

[ShockerFever]

Now now, aren't you just the fiery little nancy.

GOOD NIGHT. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Loser.

[ShockerFever]

Now that we got that sore loser douche outta here, let's talk about the game.

Free throws should have lost us the game. 11-22? Seriously? With Fred missing 3 of 4? Ron missing 2 late ones? Wtf? Connor's throws didn't even touch net. I'm kinda surprised we didn't find him more late.

The defense was stifling. We had our hands all over the ball and in the lanes. UNLV looked like lost little puppy dogs, tripping all over the place. They the most athletic team on planet earth, but look undisciplined and one-on-one-ish. That'll get em a decent record and should give us a quality win later on. Don't book on them making it very far in the tournament though.

I've never seen more crowd anticipation on one guy's shot than Conner's first 3 3-point attempts. It was crazy. The entire arena was on their feet before his shot hit the utmost trajectory. I really wish he would have hit 1 of them. That's all he'll need to go off IMO.

Fred in the first half was vintage Fred. He looked 100% in that half. Just so fun to watch. He dominated. Thank god we got that when we did. We needed as many points as we could.

Ugly win, but damn it, it's a win. We needed that. Gonna need a better effort on Saturday though.

[CBB_Fan]

If the PoY trophy went to the most valuable player, I don't think anyone could make an argument against Fred Van Vleet. The difference between this team and the team that lost four in a row is simply unbelievable. Fred showed today how good he is by himself, but his real talent seems to be making others better. I don't understand how it happened, but since he came back Wessel is playing like a man possessed, Shaq seems to enjoy the game, and our defense went from 9th in the MVC to holding a team 33 points below their season average.

The shooting will come. Every year we are god awful at the beginning and then end the year shooting a solid 36-38% in our last few games. I don't have an issue with the shots were shooting, so the issue is just getting comfortable. It is encouraging to see Frankamp and the freshmen playing pretty good defense; by March those guys will have a chance to really contribute if they get their legs underneath them and start making shots. Little worried about playing Utah with this much of a cold streak going on, but we've prove we can win ugly.

[Shocker-maniac]

Congratulations on a great game Shockers, your guys completely took us out of our game. On a side note, that was one of the most one sided officiating I've seen all year. Good luck the rest of the season and hope to see you guys at the Mack someday.

Waaaaaaaaa!

You guys need to work on a halfcourt offense and handling the ball. We need to work on shooting the ball and free throws.

The most one sided thing about the officiating was in the second half Fred was hammered on every drive to the basket and no calls. Every time Zimmerman drove to the basket they would call touchy fouls.

I hope UNLV completely falls apart. You guys suck.

[Gator 82]

LMAO, I'll admit WSU had some benefited calls but tally up the foul totals. It's wasn't that one-sided. Besides, if we would have hit a normal percentage of throws, you would've been pounced by about 15.

You guys looked completely ****ed up thanks to our defense. And I mean, completely ****ed up.

and only lost by 6 in your house. Both sides played like crap.

[SHOXAAC]

Way to go fellow Shocker fans. We were there when the team needed us. I want to take most of the credit since I have very little voice right now, but I know you all were right behind me.
:-)

[Jon Hall]

OK, The Shockers won, almost fair & square. But, whether because of WSU defense, or not, UNLV played, by far, their worst game of the season, and yet, they had a reasonable shot to win this game down the stretch. Down 3 with a minute left is not exactly a blowout.

So I wouldn't be crowing too loudly were I a Shocker fan. Take the win and hope that major improvement is on the way...That said, congrats on the "W".

[ShockerFever]

and only lost by 6 in your house. Both sides played like crap.

And we played like less crap. And more importantly we got the win. I'll take a crappy win over a crappy loss any day.

You guys are polite and happy before the game, but man, rack up the L, and you start getting an edge. You lost, ok? Lost at a team that's better than yours. Learn how to win on the road and play as a team. Oh and not turn the ball over every other possession.

[ShockerFever]

OK, The Shockers won, almost fair & square. But, whether because of WSU defense, or not, UNLV played, by far, their worst game of the season, and yet, they had a reasonable shot to win this game down the stretch. Down 3 with a minute left is not exactly a blowout.

So I wouldn't be crowing too loudly were I a Shocker fan. Take the win and hope that major improvement is on the way...That said, congrats on the "W".

Wait, are you suggesting that WSU just played their Super Bowl and played their best game of the year? lol, no. Works both ways buddy.

[wusphlash]

The bigs need to be stronger and finish around the basket. Fred would have had 8 assists with a little help.

Ron is still in a Florida funk.

I'm glad UNLV did not press us more. Our continual throwing the ball into the corner played right into their hands.

Fred was spectacular in the first half. Too bad we were forced to play him over 30.

Again, it was not pretty but it was needed.

Edit: Offensive funk. His defense was really good.

[ShockerFever]

And I absolutely loved the rebbbbbbbbbbbels cheer late in the game. Did the Rebels even lead tonight? At all?

Honestly, that's one of the lamer chants I've ever heard. I almost went straight narcoleptic when that started going on.

[Kung Wu]

OK, The Shockers won, almost fair & square. But, whether because of WSU defense, or not, UNLV played, by far, their worst game of the season, and yet, they had a reasonable shot to win this game down the stretch. Down 3 with a minute left is not exactly a blowout.

So I wouldn't be crowing too loudly were I a Shocker fan. Take the win and hope that major improvement is on the way...That said, congrats on the "W".

Yes! The "our worst shooting night ever" broken record is playing once again! Four seasons in a row and this is like the 20th team that "had their worst shooting night of the season".

Oh how I LOVE our defense.

[ShockerPhi]

Man what is with all these UNLV fans coming out of the woodwork just to b**** and moan? Definitely a poor showing from that fanbase. Also heard that some UNLV fans had to be restrained by the event staff after the game. Anyone else see that?

[Dave Stalwart]

OK, The Shockers won, almost fair & square. But, whether because of WSU defense, or not, UNLV played, by far, their worst game of the season, and yet, they had a reasonable shot to win this game down the stretch. Down 3 with a minute left is not exactly a blowout.

So I wouldn't be crowing too loudly were I a Shocker fan. Take the win and hope that major improvement is on the way...That said, congrats on the "W".

You do understand that ALL of the negative UNLV comments you are seeing were brought on by the troll job we just had to endure, right? We are very respectful of your team. I consider this a very valuable, hard fought win against a very good team and program. But there was a lot of puffery brought over here by some of you guys before the game and then a game long badgering job followed by immediate complaining about officiating. Give me a break.

[Shocker-maniac]

and only lost by 6 in your house. Both sides played like crap.

You guys want to talk about crap? How about freakin' 19 rebel turnovers. That's a lot of crap right there. Pack your bags losers.