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Originally Posted by BluffMyNuts
That game almost gave me a heart attack. Glad Thames stepped up and hit his free throws. This team has had enough moral victories and now they have a signature win.
Yes, yes and yes.
Awesome game yesterday. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was the biggest non-conference road win in school history. Win over Gonzaga a few years back was big for the West Coast and they beat Arizona in Tuscon when the Wildcats were struggling. Thumping UCLA last year in Anaheim was sweet but I can honestly say yesterday was sweeter. Even if Kansas isn't their usual beast self it is still a real big deal to roll into the Phog and come out with a W.
Aztec defense is legit. Spencer is a fly swatter inside (6 blocks yesterday) and Davis is a beast on the glass. Offensively they are, well, offensive at times. O'Brien's shooting percentage has been horrific. I think his hand injury still hasn't healed. Davis takes some of the ugliest looking shots I've ever seen. Sheppard dribbled the ball out of bounds off of body parts as many times as he put the ball in the hole yesterday. Spencer should never take a shot more than 2 feet from the rim. Thank God for Thames.
Lost in the euphoria over beating Kansas was the road win over CSU to open the conference slate. Road wins are huge in the MWC. Next up Boise at home on Wednesday. Boise has a nice squad (picked to finish ahead of the Aztecs in the MWC preseason poll) and is more guard oriented on offense which SDSU does not defend as well. Should be a good one. Hope the Aztecs don't have a let down after the KU win.