Floor General
Rebels Stare Down Injury, Tough Opponent, and Live to Tell the Tale
December 10th, 2012
After a fast start by the California Bears on Dec. 9, UNLV responded like a team beginning to find its identity and pulled out a tough road win, 76-75. Not only could the win be important for the Rebels' RPI later this season—Cal is one of the favorites in the Pac-12—but it was an important gut-check in front of a hostile crowd. Read more »
Rebel Road Resilience
December 7th, 2012
The National Finals Rodeo has come to town, and, as always, that means the Rebels hit the road. The extended time away from Thomas & Mack is always an interesting early-season challenge, and this year there was additional adversity: As the Rebels faced their first road game of the year at Portland on Dec. 4, they had to do it without Mike Moser, their leading rebounder. Read more »
Coming Together
November 30th, 2012
The preseason talk was of the Rebels potentially having a dominant front line, and Wednesday’s game against UC Irvine gave a glimpse of what that might mean. Mike Moser and Anthony Bennett simply took control of the game. Read more »
Now the Rebels Know What to Work On—and Fast
November 26th, 2012
Thanksgiving weekend was tough on the Rebels. On Friday night, they lost to Oregon at the Thomas & Mack Center, 83-79. The next day—the last of the Global Sports Classic—they beat Iowa State 82-70. It was an instructive pair of games for the Rebels and their fans. Read more »
Talented, But Young
November 16th, 2012
The early returns on the Rebel youth movement are impressive, but UNLV fans will also have to be patient as the quality of competition improves. Freshmen Anthony Bennett, Katin Reinhart and Savon Goodman could probably start on almost any team in the country. Read more »
Comfortable at Home, Rebels Show Some Firepower
November 14th, 2012
After a sluggish one-point exhibition win over Dixie State, the Rebels reassured their fans that all of the preseason excitement was justified with a 92-54 thrashing of Northern Arizona on Nov. 12. The defensive pressure was much better, and the offense was—with occasional exceptions—more disciplined. Read more »
Can Anthony Marshall Run The Show?
October 31st, 2012
When you have a team with as much hype as the 2012-13 Rebels, it’s very important to have a conductor—i.e., a point guard—who can keep the show running smoothly and make sure the chemistry is right at all times. That job falls to Anthony Marshall, who has been primarily a two-guard in his UNLV career. Read more »
Fun With the Legends
October 25th, 2012
While we looked to the past at the UNLV Legends Game, we were also excited about UNLV’s future, and all of us agree on one thing: that this 2012-13 team has loads of talent—and that with the right chemistry, this group should do well this season, creating more legends for the future. Read more »
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 »
