Praise for Lobos, Pitino, House

Congratulations to the 2023-24 MWC conference (tournament) champions NM Lobos. To defeat the current national runner-up is truly an amazing accomplishment. The Lobo fans at the Pit West Arena (formerly know as the Thomas & Mack) were in rare form all weekend. Our fans truly showed up, showed out and willed our team to a magical, euphoric win that the Lobo Nation will be talking about many years from now. On to the March Madness of the NCAA Tournament. How ‘bout them Lobos! GEORGE SCOTT

When UNM men’s basketball lost to Air Force at home, out came the Richard Pitino detractors. Particularly those who believe they have the unique ability to diagnose that something’s “off” but they’re not quite sure what it is or that because they’ve had season tickets for decades and multiple degrees blah blah ... yet here we are. I wonder if they’re as willing to praise coach Pitino.

Pitino has done a tremendous job turning this program around. His on-court demeanor is professional. No yelling, jumping up and down, craziness, slamming clipboards (Alford). He clearly has the players’ respect and he respects them. I hope we can keep him. Jack Pitino’s the best Lobo fan.

DAVID L. PLANTE, REGULAR OLD LOBO FAN

--Jaelen, I’m writing this to thank you for being a Lobo. Lobo fans love this team, win or lose, because we appreciate not only the obvious talent, but more importantly the effort and team togetherness, and it starts with you (and your sidekick Jamal). I believe this is what Lobo fans crave — not just wins, but having players of your caliber give such amazing effort and have each other’s backs. We will miss you dude. KENNETH SANDERSON