I haven’t had a chance to see Northern Iowa play, but I have a good report on them from other coaches. They are a solid team that will give UNLV a test in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They are a veteran team with all five starters back, and they are disciplined on offense.

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I never got caught up in the seeding part of the NCAA Tournament. No matter where the committee placed you, it was always going to be a tough game and you were always going to have to play your best.

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I received a technical foul on the first play of a game one year while I was coaching at UNLV, but it was the right thing to do.

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I thought Saturday’s win against BYU was one of the better games I have seen a UNLV team play. It compared to some of the quality games my teams had over the years at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Everyone knows how much I love the San Diego Chargers. I was just sick when they lost that playoff game to New York because I really thought they could go all the way and win a championship. So, I’m rooting for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday to win the Super Bowl.

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The one thing that makes the Mountain West Conference such a tough league is playing road games against high-altitude schools such as Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming. Even if those teams are having a down year, it’s a challenge going into their building and coming out with a win. That’s what makes UNLV’s victory against Colorado State on Wednesday so impressive.

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We had some great games with New Mexico over the years at The Pit. That’s one of the toughest places to play in college basketball and I just loved the atmosphere in that arena. The gym is built under ground and you feel like their fans are looking down on you the entire the game.

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Matt Othick would have played much better for us at UNLV than he did for Arizona. We had Matt committed to us and he would have been a great Rebel. But when we got Greg Anthony to transfer in that pretty much sealed that Matt wouldn’t sign.

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I don’t miss coaching. I loved it during my career, but at some point it just became a hassle. Don’t get me wrong, though. I was very fortunate to make a living doing something I loved. I wouldn’t have traded it, especially my years at UNLV, for anything in the world. I just loved coaching at UNLV and the players we had.

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Mark Wade was a great point guard for our 1987 Final Four team. But he couldn’t shoot the ball, and we didn’t want him to shoot it.

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