if there was one player UH could not afford to lose, it w23as Bill Amis. As I stated in prior blogs, this team lacks talent and depth upfront, and the loss of Bil is a real problem for this team for the next month ( let's hope its only a month).  It's even more of a shame when you consider how hard Bill has worked to rejoin the team after his medical red shirt year. And with the other guy the team cant afford to lose,  Hiram Thompson,  banged up,  the depth of this team will be severely challenged over the next several games.

Bill's absence shouldn't make much difference tonight. Ark Pine Bluff is road fodder, but the two games after that on the road will pose a real challenge, particularly the game in Salt Lake against BYU. The team then comes back for two easy games before a difficult Diamond Head Classic.

Spent yesterday in Maui. Some observations. One, The tenth best team in the Big East, at least according to the media preseason's predictions, beat the number two team in the nation. UConn's win over Mich State was a shocker at first glance, but when you have a guard like UConn's Kemba Walker, anything is possible.

Kentucky beat Washington in a sloppy game. Bad officiating didnt help. Twice, the officials  missed obvious intentional fouls, and after protests by the coaches, they went to the monitor and called the fouls. Kentucky is young, and lots of one on one play, but they have great talent.

And is there a better place to watch a big-time basketball game than the Lahaina Civiv Center. That place was rocking with 2400 hundred fans a few feet from the court. I guess Cameron at Duke rivals that.