Rothstein on SMU: SMU will remain a player post-Larry Brown

by **Harry0569** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:11 pm

http://www.fanragsports.com/cbb/rothste ... rossroads/

1. SMU will remain a player post-Larry Brown

The whispers were there all summer long following the unexpected resignation of a Hall-of-Fame coach who made the Mustangs’ program relevant.

Could SMU remain a national player after Brown, who led SMU to a 25-5 record a season ago, was no longer on the bench?

If Thursday night is any indication, the answer is a resounding yes.

The Ponies may not have nearly the sizzle that they possessed when Brown was on the sidelines, but his replacement — Tim Jankovich — is well respected as a tactician and has proven out of the gate that SMU is still going to share the ball and “play the right way”.

The Mustangs proved on Sunday that they could win with efficiency when they recorded 26 assists on 29 made field goals in a rout over Eastern Michigan.

Then on Thursday night against Pitt, SMU showed that it could also win in the mud as Jankovich’s squad out rebounded Pitt 40-27 in a 76-67 win in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.

The Ponies will face Michigan in the title game on Friday night.

This team doesn’t have household names that we’ve seen in the past with guys like Nic Moore or Markus Kennedy, but SMU still has enough star power with Shake Milton and Duke transfer Semi Ojeleye to again compete with the teams at the top of the American Conference.

by **Charleston Pony** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:21 pm

Rothstein should add a BTW the Mustangs are 12-0 with Jank as their head coach

by **PonySnob** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:19 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:Rothstein should add a BTW the Mustangs are 12-0 with Jank as their head coach

And his first loss was a total embarrassment

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by **Charleston Pony** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:56 pm

bad match up for us tonight. Move on

by **smusic 00** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:13 pm

Put it in the rear view mirror.

by **StallionsModelT** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:29 am

Lot of teaching moments from last night's game. College basketball is fickle and Michigan has some serious talent. I still think we are a 20 win team.

by **sadderbudweiser** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:32 am

Lemonade from lemons:

That was a 10-15 rank range team we lost to so no biggie on selection day.
I think we'll all be rooting for them this year.