The first couple weeks of practice consisted of us getting acclimated to a new system, which means coaching style and plays.
I don't want to go too in depth with explaining our plays, but in our offense we are going to have a lot of movement with both the ball and players.
Practices are made hard so the games will be easy. Hopefully, that will be the case for us.
The practices have been real challenging. The coaches have a good way of putting us in adverse situations. They do this to see how we will respond. Our responses to those situations need some more adjusting but by seasons start we should be fine.
Tonight we play our first game of the season. It is really an exhibition game against an EA Sports All-star Team. It does not count on our record. Our first real game is against the University of California at Berkeley on Nov. 23.
The purpose of exhibition games is to prepare us for the regular season by playing in
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game-like situations and to play against different players other than your teammates in practice.
EA Sports is a team consisting of ex-college players who continue their playing career if they haven't made the NBA or have not yet traveled overseas to play.
It is fun to play these teams because you get a chance to play against players who you
have watched growing up and now you are playing against them. It is fun but also competitive and the ultimate goal is to win. I do not know yet who is on this team but I assure you those who are on the team can play.
Well, I really do not have anything else to talk about at this time in the season, because there is nothing going on. In the next couple of weeks, as the season progresses, there will be more to talk about and write about.
UNM plays the EA Sports All-stars tonight at 7 p.m. at The Pit. Tickets range from $21 to $12 for the general public. UNM students can buy tickets for $5 with valid ID at The Pit ticket office.For more information, call 925-LOBO (5626).
