El Foldo Broncos Lay Another Egg

[xiaoxue]

broncos go from bad to ugly bad this week.

it's one thing to get blown out by a good team like the jacks.

but tonight sets a new low.

from undefeated conference leader to el foldo.

blown out by the so-so seawolves.

i can't bear to watch the massacre over at san bern tuesday.

we are done. greatest fold in bronco history. ugh.

and we led for the first 18 minutes with some fire.

then we flopped. back to free throw funk too.

even the girls team did better.

anybody for watching bronco tennis?

[jayandbutton]

you can't score a pathetic twenty points five minutes into the second half and expect another miracle comeback on the road. this was another horrible shooting night from the field and the line as well as on the glass. perhaps our worst outing of the year from every aspect of the game.

this is the first time in memory that a bronco team seemingly has failed to improve as the season progressed while others have. the only difference is the loss of melvyn nicholson, who did provide some senior leadership and maturity when he was on the floor.

our role now has fallen from conference leading team to beat to spoiler. thanks to a weaker GNAC and PacWest we very well may back into the playoffs as a low seed, and we have done damage from that position before.

but an entirely different bronco team will need to show up for that to happen. we haven't seen that team since december in las vegas.

[xiaoxue]

coyotes get outscored by 15 in the second half and lose to jacks 89-78.

that puts humboldt in lead all alone.

and that hurts our cause even more.

a regional at east gym is a recipe for disaster.

even if we get there it will as eight seed.

we are done, foldo bronco.

[lakdod]

I know were all disappointed that the Broncos got swept, but all will be forgotten if we somehow pull the upset on Tuesday. We are acting like they have no shot of making the tourney. I am going to make a gurantee that the Broncos will be in the tournament. After tuesday game the tough part of the schedule is over. In my opinion as long as we get in anything can happen in the tournament. This team has to take it one game at a time. I trust Coach K will fix the problem and this team will be a tough team to beat in the tourney.

Even if this team is slumping we still got to support this team in San Bernardino and the rest of the season. All I got to say I just have a feeling since the beginning of the year that the Broncos will beat the Coyotes in their home gym.

[lakdod]

Originally Posted by xiaoxue

i can't bear to watch the massacre over at san bern tuesday.

Are you still going to San Bernardino? I hope people are not disappointed about this road trip and cancel their plan to SB.

I just realize when the Broncos beat the Coyotes the team played with confidence and they could not be stop. After there break and lost to Monterey they been playing inconsistent. I think if they beat good team like San Bernardino they will regain their confidence and be a hard team to beat.

[jayandbutton]

you have the right attitude, lakdod. the fat lady isn't close to singing yet, and remember xiaoxue that we won two regionals as a lower seed. it would appear that we go either 19-8 or 18-9 for this campaign assuming coach k. can correct course and we still qualify, possibly as a four or five seed which are essentially the same. that scenario would allow us to lose at a nasty place like warrior gym, but not allow us to get swept on both ends of another road series.

i am concerned however of the nature of these losses, which have been that of total domination, with humboldt throughout and with sonoma for the entire second half. that hasn't happened in recent years and leaves coach to consider other options, like benching somebody as a wakeup call. in order for this playoff scenario to happen we likely will need to win out at home, preferably on a roll.

inasmuch as a coyote upset would be satisfying, i'd rather see us lose there, witiness several jack upsets while we go 8-1 the rest of the way as part of a eight game winning streak and jelling at just the right time on the yote floor for the playoffs. we don't want another piece of east gym.

as inconsistent as we have been of late, on the other hand, we could continue losing more than we should and fail to qualify again at 17-10 should sonoma and stanislaus both go on rolls. then xiaoxue you can talk smack with a bit more authority given a mediocre .500 run of 9-9 after being alone in first place early. i somehow think dion simply has too much in him as a leader to let that happen. he has more weapons to employ than last year's seniors, and like bonds and sybesma he may just need to use will to make a difference in a key game.

[lakdod]

Originally Posted by jayandbutton

you have the right attitude, lakdod. the fat lady isn't close to singing yet, and remember xiaoxue that we won two regionals as a lower seed. it would appear that we go either 19-8 or 18-9 for this campaign assuming coach k. can correct course and we still qualify, possibly as a four or five seed which are essentially the same. that scenario would allow us to lose at a nasty place like warrior gym, but not allow us to get swept on both ends of another road series.

i am concerned however of the nature of these losses, which have been that of total domination, with humboldt throughout and with sonoma for the entire second half. that hasn't happened in recent years and leaves coach to consider other options, like benching somebody as a wakeup call. in order for this playoff scenario to happen we likely will need to win out at home, preferably on a roll.

inasmuch as a coyote upset would be satisfying, i'd rather see us lose there, witiness several jack upsets while we go 8-1 the rest of the way as part of a eight game winning streak and jelling at just the right time on the yote floor for the playoffs. we don't want another piece of east gym.

as inconsistent as we have been of late, on the other hand, we could continue losing more than we should and fail to qualify again at 17-10 should sonoma and stanislaus both go on rolls. then xiaoxue you can talk smack with a bit more authority given a mediocre .500 run of 9-9 after being alone in first place early. i somehow think dion simply has too much in him as a leader to let that happen. he has more weapons to employ than last year's seniors, and like bonds and sybesma he may just need to use will to make a difference in a key game.

I was upset like xiaoxue right after the game, but I calm down and saw the bigger picture. If I have to guess this team will go 18-9 for the season if they lose to San Bernardino. 20-7 if we beat the Coyotes. I think the two games I am worried about after the Coytoes gamie is the away games at Chico, Stanisulas, and Bakersfield. The Broncos will win all the games at home the rest of the season which will leave the five road games to determine whether the Broncos are in the tournamnet or out. If they lose 0 games they will be a 3 seed, 1 loss- 4 seed, 2 loss- 5 seed, 3 loss- 6 or 7 seed, 4 loss 8 seed with some help from other teams.

[xiaoxue]

20-7 will be next to impossible for this team.

you can't beat staniwhoo state at home and you're talking 20 wins?

what are you smoking?

it's another blowout tomorrow, fans. bank on it.

but maybe jay is right. we back into the playoffs.

guess we could get to 18-9 though if the guys toughen up and dig deep.

okay, broncos, prove me wrong and lakdod right. please?

[jayandbutton]

Let me set the record straight. What I said was that unless Coach K. can get the fire back we could back in, or limp in, as an eight seed. I know from years of watching this program that it's far more likely that we trot in as a three or four and win at least one round at the dance.

The computer rankings still have us as the 20th best program in the nation. Yes, it's hard to believe we were talking about being 11-1 going into the road swing not long ago and now we are likely to be 12-7 and fading as we head toward the final eight games, but let the guys show us what they're made of. maybe lakdod is right and we pull the upset, even though it would seem almost nobody from our campus is going to the game, not even the band.

[lakdod]

Originally Posted by xiaoxue

20-7 will be next to impossible for this team.

you can't beat staniwhoo state at home and you're talking 20 wins?

what are you smoking?

it's another blowout tomorrow, fans. bank on it.

but maybe jay is right. we back into the playoffs.

guess we could get to 18-9 though if the guys toughen up and dig deep.

okay, broncos, prove me wrong and lakdod right. please?

I only say 20 wins if we beat San Bernardino, but if the Broncos lose it will be 18 wins.

I am going to say the Broncos will win on a last second shot by Deon Cook in overtime. Broncos 76 Coyotes 74.

[lakdod]

Originally Posted by xiaoxue

20-7 it's another blowout tomorrow, fans. bank on it.

okay, broncos, prove me wrong and lakdod right. please?

Well your prediction look golden at the 6 min mark in the first half when the Broncos were down by 13, and I guess from there on they proved you wrong.

Jay there was a nice crowd from Pomona and even two great Broncos were at the game in Sybesma and Boyd.

Okay I got to start making more prediction on the game I think I am perfect when giving a final score.

[CPP Hall of Fame]

Originally Posted by lakdod

Well your prediction look golden at the 6 min mark in the first half when the Broncos were down by 13, and I guess from there on they proved you wrong.

Jay there was a nice crowd from Pomona and even two great Broncos were at the game in Sybesma and Boyd.

Okay I got to start making more prediction on the game I think I am perfect when giving a final score.

great prediction lakdod. I have to give you props on that one!