Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, tweets, videos and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday’s 84-77 Lobos loss to visiting UNLV in the Pit:
So, about that improved defense…
Sure, the Lobos are defending better than they did last season. But let’s not pretend the bar was set particularly high during that 13-win campaign that included a first-day exit from the Mountain West Tournament.
And UNLV’s 46-34 second half showing against the Lobos on Saturday — kick started by that 9-0 run to start the second half that the Lobos never recovered from — seems to highlight a rather troubling trend for the Lobos since Mountain West play began on Dec.