Worst thing is we will probably get a nine seed now. Holding this on the teams own home court is pretty shadey. I imagine the MWC does it to save money. So UNLV took down some banners and covered some floor markings. It is still the court they have practiced on all year long. I hope the other MWC teams and fans are just as steamed.

imuakahuku wrote:

Worst thing is we will probably get a nine seed now. Holding this on the teams own home court is pretty shadey. I imagine the MWC does it to save money. So UNLV took down some banners and covered some floor markings. It is still the court they have practiced on all year long. I hope the other MWC teams and fans are just as steamed. :angry:

Agreed - what can we do as fans? Shouldn't the tournament be played on a neutral court, or on the court of the 1 seed going into the tournament? That would make the most sense!!

NikeFootball wrote:

imuakahuku wrote:

Worst thing is we will probably get a nine seed now. Holding this on the teams own home court is pretty shadey. I imagine the MWC does it to save money. So UNLV took down some banners and covered some floor markings. It is still the court they have practiced on all year long. I hope the other MWC teams and fans are just as steamed. :angry:

Agreed - what can we do as fans? Shouldn't the tournament be played on a neutral court, or on the court of the 1 seed going into the tournament? That would make the most sense!!

Yes, the tournament should be on a neutral court, but the world isn't fair. I hope I don't hear Rose complaining about where the tournament is held. The good teams show up and play whether the game is in their home court, a neutral court or their rival's court. We didn't do that tonight.

You're right. UNLV showed up regardless of where the game was played. They do it this time of year - every year.

From Wrubell's blog:
After its win over Utah, UNLV has now advanced to the tourney finals every year the tournament has been staged on the Rebels' home floor (five times in five years--UNLV was ineligible in 2001).

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=498&sid=2860681

cougarfan144 wrote:

You're right. UNLV showed up regardless of where the game was played. They do it this time of year - every year.

From Wrubell's blog:
After its win over Utah, UNLV has now advanced to the tourney finals every year the tournament has been staged on the Rebels' home floor (five times in five years--UNLV was ineligible in 2001).

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=498&sid=2860681

Sure, having the tournament on UNLV's court helps UNLV play better. No question. But why should that mean we play less or not to the potential we can play at? We are better than UNLV. We should show up and play and whether we do so shouldn't be contingent on what court it is. Look at the best teams in the country. They show up and play regardless of where the game is being played at. They don't let the crowd or the refs affect them.

It's easier to point a finger and lay blame on the refs or where the game is played at than it is to blame our team for poor play. If you blame the refs or tournament officials you can still feel good about your team, in fact you can feel closer to the team because you're mad that they got "screwed." It's much harder to accept that your team played bad or under performed.

We played pretty well the 2 games prior to this one, on that court. It isn't a matter of not showing up. They didn't play their best basketball tonight. No question. Give UNLV credit. They showed up and played a pretty darn good ball game, on their home court.