(02-01-2021 11:00 PM)DZ1 Wrote:  

(02-01-2021 05:09 PM)ThunderDan49_2 Wrote:  

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(02-01-2021 04:02 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(02-01-2021 02:59 PM)gleadley Wrote:  Coach Drew has been tightening up the rotation, but the back end of the bench has a lot of young guys that Lopes fans should be excited about for years to come. It was a couple of those younger guys (Chance McMillan & Gabe McGlothan) that coach went to when starters looked like deer in the headlights at the beginning of Game 1. Guys like Rashad Smith, Liam Lloyd, and Jayden Stone who didn't see the floor vs. NMSU for various reasons will be as exciting to watch in the future as any of the seniors are now.

In short order, I think McMillan and Stone will crack the starting line up in the coming years. Blacksher with be the GCU PG the next two years and I see McGlothin manning the PF role. Lope fans will see if Drew can find a few more good grad transfers like Midtgaard and Miller-Moore this season.

As for NMSU, the effort was there but the team is unpolished offensively right now. Shots that normally drop did not find the bottom of the net this past weekend. And as I have said, there is a lot of room for improvement by many of the Aggie players. GCU's starting five is playing at the top of their game right now. But we are still a month out from the WAC tournament. We will see if GCU can maintain the momentum or if they have peaked too early.

GCU has definitely peaked. They're pretty much the same team as they were in November. GCU is solid but I could see them losing a few WAC games this month.

Lmao. Who do you see us losing to? A CBU team that got beat by Dixie who we played at home? or UVU who also lost at home to Tarleton who we beat on the road? Let's be real here, GCU may lose a game where they just come out flat and don't have it, but not really more than that. ESPN BPI says GCU has more than an 80% chance of winning every game left on the schedule.

I could see GCU losing to UTRGV since we have never played well there. The trip alone to get there is exhausting. If we can get through this coming weekend then we may run the table.

In 14 games Lopes are 10-4 with a +5.8 differential. Games are usually close

The 4 L's were

2020 @ GCU 88-80
2019 @ GCU 72-69
2018 @ UTRGV 83-81
2015 @ UTRGV 73-72