Why expectations have been Florida Atlantic basketball’s toughest opponent
New York TimesBOCA RATON, Fla. — Dusty May and his assistants carry plates of lasagna to the coaches office on a recent Thursday night. “Our favorite food,” May says, pausing as assistant Todd Abernathy swings open the refrigerator door, then finishes his buddy’s sentence, “is free.” The coaches belly up to a conference table and rehash the night’s festivities. “Then first five minutes, they feel us,” Abernathy says, “and they’re like, holy crap, these guys are legit. “They’ve always been the marked man when they walk into a gym, and our guys growing up, they were the guys that were doing the marking and going after certain guys,” May says. The highlights — and that lowlight — played that night on “SportsCenter.” “Sometimes you look and you check, Oh, who’s watching?” junior guard Nick Boyd says.
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