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1,000 Words: Is Eric Musselman the second-best hire in Wolf Pack history?

The Nevada basketball team beat Colorado State, 92-83, on Sunday and cut down the nets at Lawlor Events Center. Chris Murray/RGJ

Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.

* WHEN NEVADA WAS LOOKING FOR a basketball coach in March 2015, one of the first names AD Doug Knuth circled was Eric Musselman. One big question, though, was whether the Wolf Pack could land him with its $400,000 budget.