We missed this earlier

There been a bit of shift in the team dynamics at Fresno State and it seemed to pay off last night:

'Dogs learn lesson in tipping Aggies
Daniel Lyght
The Fresno Bee
February 21, 2009

Fresno State players finally had enough Saturday night.

Enough of the missed opportunities, the mistakes, the close losses.

The locker room at halftime was heated, with players on each other about all three.

"Guys are fed up and tired of losing," junior forward Sylvester Seay said. "We have to hold each other accountable. We can't hold the coaches accountable because it's our fault. It's about time we realized that and got on each others' butts in a positive manner."

The scene was long wished for by coach Steve Cleveland, who saw players speaking intelligently about mistakes made with a competitive fire. He said it was a "huge step" in the right direction for the team as it inched over nonconference foe UC-Davis with a 71-70 win.

Cleveland said the team has never been vocal about anything and that they're reserved teammates and good friends.

"There's always a hesitancy [to get on a teammate] when you have good friends out there," he said. "Tonight they had a little bit of an edge. That can be controlled. There's nothing wrong with a teammate challenging a teammate..."

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