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Emptying the Notebook: Lobos must address their ‘bigs’ problem

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Here are a few extra notes, quotes, videos and whatever other odds & ends I could empty out of the old notebook for the final time this season after Wednesday’s 79-72 Lobos loss to Nevada in the Mountain West Tournament:

Paint problems…

Maybe there was no more fitting way for the Lobos to end this 2021-22 season than by having their most glaring deficiency exposed for all to see heading into to offseason.

Nevada dominating the Lobos in the paint.

The final stat line showed a 40-20 Nevada advantage in points in the paint and a 40-30 rebounding advantage.