LAS VEGAS — Suffice to say, this isn’t what Josh Pastner had in mind when he returned to the sidelines from the television studio.
Pastner’s first year as UNLV’s coach can be summed up in a single word — inconsistent. The Runnin’ Rebels will go through long periods of sleepwalking before waking up and realizing it’s time to play and get going.
It has resulted in a mediocre season, a sea of empty seats inside the Thomas & Mack Center and yet another year of needing to win four games in as many days in the upcoming Mountain West tournament if it hopes to play in the NCAA Tournament, a place UNLV last visited back in 2013 when Dave Rice was the coach…