Parsing The WAC: Previews of Saturday's games plus good news about The Refraction

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Previews of Saturday's games plus good news about The Refraction

The Idaho edition -- a two pager at that -- of The Refraction is up and what might be the last edition goes out with a bang. No, wait........the spawn of Kraig Williams and Matt Sonnenberg are in place so there will not be a void next season in our WAC basketball lives. The Refraction lives! But there are big shoes to be filled.

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Josh Wright leads off the UI - USU preview coverage. Here are Kraig Williams, Shawn Harrison and Tony Jones also are present and accounted for.

Don't forget that it is going to be Senior Night for six Aggies, another obstacle for the Vandals. Shawn Harrison highlights this sextet.

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The Irish in the Rainbow Warriors comes out as Dayton Morinaga reports. Dayton also offers a UH - New Mexico State game preview. NMSU is rocky and Hawaii is rolling so don't count Gib Arnold's squad out on this one.

Brian McInnis reports that it's senior night in Honolulu and that should give the hometowners even more fire in the belly. Brian also serves up a WAC tourney outlook at his Court Sense blog.

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Jason Groves quotes Coach Marvin Menzies about must-win games in his preview of tonight's matchup. Jason also has posted a "Luck of the Aggies" (as we continue with the 'Irish' theme) blog entry.

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Daniel Lyght writes that Fresno State is in the WAC tourney but it's certainly been a conference run of streaks for the Bulldogs.

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A hot (even in this weather) Boise State team finally made it to Reno as Nick Jezierny reports. Say La'Shard Anderson continues his points barrage and the Broncos win their last two games -- does that top shelf him into most valuable player consideration?

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Here is a preview of the host San Jose State University - Louisiana Tech matchup.

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Mark Rauh at Silver and Blue Sports has posted a bevy of Nevada - Idaho game photos.

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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."

BleedCrimson.net

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."