Why isn't Marvin Menzies a saint in the city of the crosses?

KrimsonKrazy has a post up on the Aggie Alert Sports Trough MB about NMSU AD McKinley Boston hoping to sweeten Coach Marvin Menzie's Las Cruces bank account as Colorado State appear majorly interested in getting the Aggie coach to change addresses.

It doesn't matter what league, the level of competition or whether you recruited all your guys, or not -- you get your team to a pair of very recent Big Dance appearances (damn near taking down Michigan St.) and a halo rightfully appears above your head. Period.

Criticize all you want (as some but certainly not the majority) are doing on message boards about Menzies' abilities or lack thereof, the reality is he has succeeded. That cannot be argued.

Evidence triumphs what ifs.

Thursday's WAC hoops roundup

VanGator has posted on the forum at the GoVandals site about yet another Vandal hoops commitment. This one is a big big (no that's not a typo) out of the Iowa community college ranks. It sure looks like Coach Don Verlin is finishing early with his shopping for next season.

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Marvin Menzies has completed his coaching staff.

We're waiting for a hoops hire or the landing of new basketball recruit to be described as nailing a three-pointer (or even a four-pointer) rather than the baseball phrase of hitting a home run (as is used in the article).

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Chris Murray is getting prolific even though we're in the midst of football season. He offers an overall look at the Wolf Pack as a team (PTW didn't know that Malik Story donated 20 pounds to Jerry Evans) and then looks at the each player on the roster.

Dan Hinxman also checks in with a Wolf Pack feature.

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Jason Groves heads to Reno for his fifth best talent in the WAC and then double dips for #4.

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Teddy Feinberg blogs about New Mexico State hoops.

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Coach Gib Arnold makes two coaching moves.