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No, it's not exactly Linsanity, but Julyan Stone's young NBA career has to make UTEP fans happy.  'Juju' is not filling up the stat sheet or bringing the crowd at the Pepsi Center to a frenzy, but he's earning the trust of head coach George Karl

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As I've mentioned before, post game press conferences are largely awkward.  Coaches don't really want to be there and rarely say anything of import.  Members of the media posture to see who can ask the most inane question (myself included)

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Fueled by a strong defensive performance, UTEP was finally able to snap a four game losing streak.  It was hard to tell whether Tulsa was ice cold or bothered by the Miners' defense.  One thing was certain; D'Von Campbell and Julian Washburn did a great job locking down Tulsa's two leading scorers, Jordan Clarkson and Scottie Haralson

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The 2011 UTEP Miners have been no strangers to heartbreaking losses.  UTEP dropped their fourth straight game, 61-60, to UAB.  As bad as the Miners have been on the road this season (WINLESS!!!), they have been equally good at home

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After nearly two weeks of hype, it's finally time for the big game.  For their weekend edition the boys give their Super Bowl predictions and talk about all the crazy prop bets.  In part two Chad and Andy discuss Josh Hamilton relapsing, hit on the English Premier League, and some NBA

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For the first time this season, UTEP eclipsed the .500 mark with a solid 70-56 win over East Carolina.  The Miners had a very balanced scoring attack.  Four of the five starters finished with double figures

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College basketball coaches will always tell you there are two seasons, non-conference and conference.  Some coaches like to pad their non-conference record with a cupcake schedule, but most coaches like to battle test their teams with a variety of opponents

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The UTEP Miners had to come back from Hawaii feeling pretty good about themselves.  They downed Clemson and Auburn and hung tough with a talented Kansas State team.

Always the diplomat, Tim Floyd was concerned about facing Colorado State in the opening game at the 50th edition of the Bank of the West Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational

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The basketball gods couldn't have drawn up a better Christmas present for UTEP hoops fans.  The Miners will be facing Tony Barbee and the Auburn Tigers in the third place game at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu

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The UTEP Miners took another huge step forward with their 61-48 victory over Clemson in the opener at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.  It's hard to believe this is the same team that struggled so mightily in their first four games

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