1,000 Words: Things about to get real for Nevada basketball

Nevada basketball coach Eric Musselman discusses his team's 104-103 double overtime loss at Wyoming on Wednesday. Chris Murray/RGJ

(Photo: Troy Babbitt/USA TODAY Sports)Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.

* WOLF PACK BASKETBALL HAS HAD a fantastic season to date with an eight-game winning streak, a seven-game winning streak, two appearances in the Top 25, an 18-4 overall record and a 7-1 Mountain West mark, good for first in the conference by a half game over Boise State entering the weekend. But, things are about to get real for…