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LaPaz

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  1. Since 2005 you've managed such stellar records as 9-21, 16-13, 16-15 and 12-21 and yet you're suggesting that, by contrast, SLU is a "premier destination" for basketball talent? One tourney win and VCU going to the final four has done that much for your program? Keep talking...
  2. Hey SLU fans. I come in peace and I think I can at least partially attribute NMSU fans' over-sensitivity to your fan-board banter to our experience three years ago with Michigan State's "fans." Dozens of them stormed NMSU's message board prior to our tourney match up and riddled it with insulting racial epithets and, in general, extremely ignorant and demeaning commentary. To all of your credit, to my knowledge not a single SLU fan has done anything like that, though I shamefully cannot say the same thing for all of our fans. In general, NMSU fans tend to be very sensitive to the usual "respect" issues. We've got a final four and five sweet sixteen appearances, yet we're often confused with our arch rival, the UNM Lobos (who have never even advanced so far as a single sweet sixteen in their program history), in the basketball media and by fans. I certainly feel you have the right to be confident about this game. You won a better league outright. We finished third in a very mediocre basketball league. I get that. But consider this: you are also (I've seen you play) better coached than we are... period. Nevertheless, I have some optimism about our chances in this one. Our big X factors are, not surprisingly, our size and athleticism, which I guarantee all of you will impress the hell out of you when you see your team take the court with us. These elements keep us in every game against all levels of competition and I think they will make us competitive against you as well. We've had guys step up and make big shots for us lately, which was an element that was sorely missing early on this season. Of course, so has SLU, so we'll have to wait to see what happens. Until then, good luck, no injuries, and may the Aggies surprise you! I will definitely take ten points.
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