BronkoBob gives his Boise basketball thoughts

We apologize for the tardiness but here's the famous or infamous BronkoBob with a basketball report on the game between Boise State and San Diego:

I happened to be at the hoop game pre-bowl (Ouch, Horned Frogs are tough skinned). The San Diego gym seemed more like a home game for Boise than most home games at Boise! I'd love to see the football faithful take up the hoop game in the off season. They really know how to bring it.

On the under reported side a.k.a. "There is more to the game than offense."

The score was 19-23 SDU up, and they were on a run. The seldom played Moritz entered the game and made a rare basket. If you read the play by play of the game his efforts seem not worthy of mention. But if you were at the game you suddenly realized that SDU stopped scoring inside and BSU went on a run that ended at the half 39-32 BSU up. Had Moritz made his shots it could have been 43-32. But who really cares Pomare was stopped cold. That's a 20-9 to swing against a strong SDU team.

For the 9:53 he played in the 1st half Moritz stopped the penetration game that gave Pomare 22 for the night.

The 14 minutes (his most this year) Moritz played were a solid showing and could be a precursor of more to come from the sophomore big man. I only wonder two things as I review the current rotations - how do you get five big guys in the game and when can we see what Rouse has to offer?

The rest of the Broncos performed as they are capable. What the heck does that mean - the strengths; passing and shooting the 3's very well - the weakness; turnovers and getting the ball up court; continue to need work. Thomas is just a joy to watch when he is on. Anderson will be more than just fun for the next four years. Cunningham and Sanchez gave us their typical games; both capable of knocking down exciting shots - but generally soft on defense. Garner a solid game not reflected in the box. The same can usually be said for Greene - he does an excellent job defending and that rarely gets noted. Ike and Sean limited with Moritz grabbing their time.

Two good road wins for the Broncos - I have no idea how they did at Cal Bakersfield but a W is W. Let's hope that they continue to grow and then they will challenge in what looks to be a wide open WAC.