Parsing The WAC: It's not Cyber Monday, it's Chris Murray Monday

Monday, November 30, 2009

It's not Cyber Monday, it's Chris Murray Monday

Chris Murray/Reno Gazette-Journal covers the Wolf Pack game against North Carolina from every possible angle. So grab your coffee, chai or tea and be prepared to be here for awhile. Tell your boss that the Reno newspaper has some critical-to-your-industry information today and that you are volunteering to stay abreast of every last detail.

Nevada's upset falls short at UNC
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
November 30, 2009

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- It's a safe bet Luke Babbitt and his Wolf Pack teammates didn't get a good night's sleep Sunday.

They were likely up most of the night replaying the game against North Carolina through their heads.

The Wolf Pack had the defending national champion Tar Heels right where it wanted them -- trailing by a basket with 7 minutes left in the game.

But Nevada couldn't hold the lead and UNC went on an immediate 7-0 run before holding off the Wolf Pack, 80-73, in front of 17,321 fans at the Dean Dome...

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and

Johnson has another big game vs. UNC
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
November 30, 2009

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Big players make big plays in big games. That's what Nevada's Armon Johnson says he learned while growing up playing basketball.

And that's what he's done in his two games against North Carolina in the Dean Dome.

Johnson rebounded from a 3-for-18 effort in his last game with a team-high 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting in the Wolf Pack's 80-73 loss at No. 11 UNC on Sunday night...

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and

10 observations from Nevada-North Carolina game
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
11/29/2009

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Ten observations from the Wolf Pack's 80-73 loss to North Carolina on Sunday night at the Dean Dome...

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Plus, he has his WAC team rankings for this week:

Idaho slips ahead of Nevada in WAC rankings
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
11/30/2009

Ranking the teams in the Western Athletic Conference. Included are team record and previous rank in parenthesis...

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08/25/2011: Want to also thank Kevin, who writes what I consider to be next to my blog, (just kidding), the best college basketball blog in the country and trust me, I read them all, http://parsingthewac.blogspot.com, it is always fresh and always important info, plus Kevin has often referenced my blog and it is not forgotten and greatly appreciated. Too many bloggers think their you know what does not stink and are not willing to recognize other people. So thank you Kevin and keep up the awesome work.

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02/25/2009: Nevada paper rates WAC players: "Once again I must give credit where it is due – I pulled these articles off of Parsing the WAC,...an almost daily updated blog run by Kevin McCarthy. It is the authority on all things WAC men’s basketball. If there is a feature or game story put out about one of the schools in the league he will have a link to it (and a corresponding editorial comment). It is one of the first places I go on the Internet each day. We are very lucky to have a fan in this a midmajor league willing to put the time and energy in bring all this great information to all of us. Thanks Kevin."

Silver and Blue Sports

02/17/09 12:24 AM: re: Tyrone Hanson...Stuck in Seattle said: "Hey, Nevada Proud. Chris Murrey snatched up your Hanson scoop without so much as a hat tip, but Parsing the WAC has put your name up in lights...Kevin McCarthy...Parsing the WAC...he was probably the one guy awake in the “Ethics of Journalism” class...or maybe he decided to skip class the day the “There is no ethics in Jouranalism” lecture was given...either way he’s a credible guy."
02/17/09 1:49 AM: "Kevin M. is a good buddy of mine, and a class act all the way. I’m really proud of him for doing the things he’s done, because SJSU has been real hard to work with from a media standpoint despite what his recruiting coverage work could offer the hoops program."

02/12/09 10:58 AM: In the WAC, defense is king: "Kevin McCarthy has an insightful look at team defense in the WAC over at Parsing the WAC, and conference results so far are playing out his prediction: the team that gets the most stops, gets the most wins...Taking a game-by-game look at the Vandals’ conference season proves Kevin’s point. In all four of Idaho’s WAC wins, the team held opponents under .400 shooting."

The Bulldog Bounce

02/06/09 10:26 PM: High praise for incoming hoops recruits..."Ran across some nice nuggets of info on the Parsing the WAC blog, which I must say is a very active and informative one. Kevin McCarthy talks Fresno State quite a bit in it, which is cool with me...So let’s get to the point...McCarthy talked ’Dogs recruiting with Carl Foster, who’s been around a few of the soon-to-be Fresno State players, and he had some pretty impressive things to say."

11/04/08 1:10PM: "Parsing the WAC is a great blog for news on West Coast Hoops. Thanks to Kevin McCarthy, who does a fine job there himself. If you are a fan of a WAC school or just want to keep up with players with local interest like Adrian Oliver at SJS, the Seattle kids at Nevada, or NW schools like BSU and Idaho, this is the place to be."

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12/05/08: The Daily Aggie: "The weekly check-ins are co-authored by us and Kevin McCarthy from the outstanding WAC blog Parsing The WAC."

Reno Gazette Journal

11/01/08: LOUISIANA TECH UPDATE: "Kevin McCarthy over at Parsing the WAC, an excellent source of WAC basketball news, was contacted by somebody familiar with the recent departure of four Louisiana Tech basketball players (which we touched on last week). For those who don't know, Drew Washington, Dwayne Lathan, Orrim Tims and Brandon Mims were dismissed after meeting with coach Kerry Rupp two weeks ago. Lathan said he was blindsided by the decision. McCarthy’s source, who remained anonymous, said there was more to the story than met the eye."