First off, let me just say how excited I am about getting back into the Huntsman Center to watch another game. After last Saturday, I just can't wait to see our boys take the floor and find out if we can get that place rockin' again. I realize Texas State won't attract the same attention the BYU game had last week. But still . . . I can't help but think our fans are starting to come around. In any case, Thursday night should be a lot of fun.
As for Texas State:The Bobcats were picked to finish 8th out of 10 teams in the Sun Belt preseason poll. So far, they're off to a 3-7 start with losses at Texas, at Houston, at Oral Robert and at SMU. Their best win was an 18-point victory against Tulane.
Keep a close eye on senior forward Joel Wright. He leads the team with 14.8ppg and 6.3rpg. He did some nice things in a losing cause against Texas last week (19p/13r/3s). So this kid clearly knows what he's doing.
We beat these guys last year down at their place (San Marcos, TX), 74-69. Wright came off the bench and had 17p/11r in just 25 minutes. The Bobcats hit a couple three-pointers in the final 12-seconds to make the score look closer than it really was.
This year the Bobcats have a new head coach named Danny Kaspar. His last job was at Stephen F. Austin, where he took a team similar to Texas State and made them into a consistent winner. You may recall his Lumberjacks nearly beat Stanford in the opening round of the NIT last year (Stanford 58, SFA 57 at Maples Pavilion). His style is to play pressure defense; man-to-man and not a lot of zone.
I expect he'll have the same success for Texas State . . . just not this week.
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