Saturday, January 18, 2014

Playing after emotional games

The Western Kentucky game this week is a prime example of an emotional high. This has been a rival for many years, and we really needed this win to make a run for the conference title, and this was the last time we would be playing at Diddle arena as a conference member. So, it was a big, big game, And we won on overtime. Obviously a very emotionally-draining game. Then we have to pick up and go into Georgia State's arena, where we have never played before, to play the league leader and presumptive favorite (at this point) to win the conference this year.

The coaches have a tough, tough job. They do not want to rob the players of the enjoyment of the WKU win, but actually, they can only let them have a few hours (overnight) to do it. Then they have to completely turn their attention to Georgia State, completely start over on the emotional side, and hope they have some juice left to play another close game. There just is no let-up in the Sun Belt this year.

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