This ain't no goldfish, bitches. Meet Sparky, the Coach's pet Tylosaurus (he's in the middle)
Coach O'Brien and company look to beat NAU and Sac State to finish the regular season 9-7 with a potential first-round home game like last year. Idaho State needs to do several things to pull this week off and get a good send-off to the tournament:
1.) Play with heart. ISU needs to get passionate and downright crazy to finish strong. Forget the fact that this is Sac State (who actually ended their embarrassing losing streak by beating a very relaxed Bengal squad who came in a little overconfident after burying NAU with a 20-1 run to win in Flagstaff) and NAU, ISU needs to come out with the good kind of swagger and play to *brace yourselves, ye sensitive defenders of image-obsessed sportsmanship* run up the score. If we get these guys down by 20 at the half, win by 40. No mercy. No prisoners. Be the Visigoths to the sleepy Roman villages and towns of NAU/Sac State. If things look bleak, just keep fighting on. We kept fighting NAU and lo and behold, we got to execute the Run of Doom that got us a great win in Flagstaff.
2.) Simply put, don't do anything stupid. Don't put up shots that only Jesus could make. Take your time, set up the play and pick NAU apart.
3.) Get physical. Busma and Steijn MUST beat the hell out of people and like it. They need to become enforcers who will defend the post and become a legit threat offensively.
4.) It's very important that everybody shows up to play. We cannot rely on just Amorrow or Stucki to win. Donnie has to keep playing like he has (i.e. he must not only dunk the ball, he must also cure several diseases and get to the moon and back while doing it) and AK will need to light it up from the outside. Chron and Sherrod are out for the week, so everyone needs to step up.
5.) Oh, and it's also important that ISU utilizes the crowd and Sparky, Coach O'Brien's pet Tylosaurus. How coach got a hold of him is a mystery, but it's cool nonetheless. Sparky will need to be a factor tomorrow night. A factor as in "Oh shit, Mike Adras is going to be eaten alive if he doesn't get off of Coach O'Brien's case" kind of factor.
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Ross, we at ISU are damn lucky to have you... Trust me, plenty of people read your blog, and you should make a sign for the NAU game that advertsies it... There is some funny stuff here, keep it coming and start rounding up the troops and mercenaries for a trip to Weber for the Semis. We need a contingent including the band and the cheer squad, so get it going...
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