Floor General
Down in the Pit
March 19th, 2012
Every loss hurts, but when you lose in the NCAA tournament, the pain seems be a little deeper. When I left The Pit in Albuquerque on March 15 after the Rebels fell to Colorado, I had that empty feeling in my stomach—and as I watched the coaching staff and the players board the bus, I knew we all must have felt the same. Read more »
Righting the Wrongs
March 7th, 2012
As the Rebels head into the Mountain West Conference tournament at 25-7, many fans are still wondering what was behind their sluggish finish to the regular season, which included road losses to Wyoming, TCU, New Mexico and Colorado State—often complete with strange second-half collapses. Read more »
The Race Is On
February 28th, 2012
A little more than a week ago, many people were saying the Rebels chances of winning the conference race were finished. After losing by 20 points to New Mexico in Albuquerque, the Rebels were down two games, and it seemed the team would have to settle for anywhere between second and fourth in the league. Read more »
The Agony of Defeat
February 27th, 2012
The two recent Rebel losses at TCU and New Mexico were very tough. I’ve never been able to handle losing games, as a kid it was something I couldn’t deal with—my high school coach once threatened to sit me out of games because I would lose it after a loss. Read more »
Lady Rebels in the Hunt for March Madness
February 22nd, 2012
After starting the season 17-5, the UNLV Lady Rebels dropped three straight games in mid-February. But what’s impressive is the way they bounced back the following week to win tough games against TCU and New Mexico. Read more »
The Steve Alford Experience—a Father’s Story
February 15th, 2012
The Rebels have already learned the cold, hard realities of life on the road in the Mountain West this year, but the toughest challenge of all may come on Feb. 18 at New Mexico. Read more »
The Real Reggie Smith: Coming Soon
February 7th, 2012
Reggie Smith, the lightning-quick transfer from Marquette, got off to a late start for the Rebels, but look for him to be an important part of the mix as the postseason approaches. Read more »
The Best of the Best
January 23rd, 2012
A UNLV fan recently asked me which of the school’s Final Four teams I thought was the best. It made me stop and think and even reminisce a little. Of course, I have a vested interest in the team I was on—the 1976-77 that went to the Omni in Atlanta and lost an 84-83 heartbreaker to North Carolina. Read more »
Lighting it Up in the Islands
January 12th, 2012
It was Feb. 19, 1976, and my UNLV teammates and I had flown to the islands for two games. We’d all heard of our second opponent, a tough University of Hawaii team we would be playing two days later, but most of us had never heard a thing about the University of Hawaii-Hilo, a small Division II school. Read more »
The Second Chapter Begins
January 9th, 2012
Coaches look at the basketball season in four phases: first, the non-conference season; next, conference play; then the conference tournament, and, finally, if everything turns out well, the NCAA Tournament. Read more »
