Long Beach State is an interesting opponent for the first game. They have a 6-9 transfer from the Florida Gulf Coast team that made the sweet 16 a couple of years ago and have some athleticism at the PG and wings and will be more athletic than most WCC teams we'll be facing.
I like the defensive effort I saw in the last exhibition game. They played a tight man with a lot more pressure than I've seen from BYU in a while, along with some full court press, which I've never seen from Rose's teams. 16 steals in a game is not bad. Of course it was against a D2 Seattle Pacific, albeit one of the better teams in D2. I'm looking forward to see how it translates against a D1 team that has some quickness tomorrow night. If tomorrow night the defense looks good and improved from last year, it's going to be a very good sign for the rest of the season.
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Last edited by BlueK; 11-13-2014 at 09:39 PM.
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