The Upbeat Wizard Of West U
Basketball team 'knocking on door': Coach says Owls peaking as C-USA tournament nears (Moisekapenda Bower, Houston Chronicle)
We're knocking on the door of being a very, very good team," Wilson said. "We're not far away. The last few steps are little things."
The Owls (10-12, 4-5 C-USA) have struggled with consistency, but they were on the cusp of winning the five games they've dropped in conference. They lost in overtime at SMU and Tulsa, led Tulane 47-46 with 5:03 remaining, trailed UAB by six points with just over one minute left, and were within 80-77 of No. 3 Memphis in the final minute.
"I feel like we're playing good basketball, but we've got to be five to seven possessions better on any given night," Wilson said. "If we're two to three possessions better on any given night, we're probably standing a lot better when you consider (the narrow losses).
They are not "knocking on the door of being a very, very good team," but you do have to credit Willis Wilson for always being upbeat despite the fact that his administration won't help him recruit better players by building him a decent place to play basketball.
Rice is a team that could easily surprise someone in the C-USA tourney, but they aren't good enough to make a deep run.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/16/06 22:14 | Sports | Technorati
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