Whether it’s concerns with officiating, playing in high altitude or preparing for a late tip-off, basketball coaches don’t like too make much of the circumstance.
They don’t want it getting in the players’ heads, but it doesn’t mean adjustments aren’t made.
Coaches still have to make the right balances for 8 p.m. starts, just as UNLV’s are doing for Wednesday’s against Boise State at the Thomas & Mack Center. CBS Sports Network will televise the game.
“It’s about getting the guys not to have to worry too much about that stuff,” coach Marvin Menzies said. “But the staff, we’re in the office, going, ‘Let do this and and let’s eat at this time.