And no one has even mentioned Novak, who has really become a contributor. He's starting to figure out how find the open man when he is double-teamed -- as evidenced by his turnovers going down and assists going up. The Montana State commentators on the video feed repeatedly commented on how athletic he is for a 7-footer.
This team should be very good for the next few years. If Coach Evans can just find that elusive, athletic, rebounding-fool of a power forward, and a point guard to back up or play along side Brandon, we should be in the hunt next year.
My Griz friend from Missoula emailed me this morning and asked me to give him 10 points on Saturday's game. That was tongue-in-cheek of course, but who knows. They aren't playing for anything, and they might even rest their starters in preparation for the tournament. So, anything is possible. Regardless, we are playing our best ball right now, and I'm hopeful that if Gary is back for the tournament, we might do pretty well.