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MikeWaters · 12-30-2014, 04:20 AM

I thought BYU played about as perfect a game as could be reasonably expected with the players they have.

They had a chance to take down #8 on their home floor and came reasonably close to doing so.

Gonzaga, however, played far below its potential. They didn't have a great answer for BYU's small ball and zone.

Doesn't it seem like Pangos and Gary Bell have been there for 10 years?

The quality came through for Gonzaga in the end, and they pulled out of reach.

When is BYU going to shoot free throws like that again? Hopefully many times. But it felt like that performance was at least a couple standard deviations above the mean.

One wonders if Nate Austin would have made a difference. We'll find out when they play again. But given that the game is on the road, I expect a blowout Gonzaga win. They'll have a better approach and be more prepared, and if they play to their average abilities, should win easily.

It just shows that when Gonzaga is rebuilding, it's just reloading, and they are a class above BYU. BYU trots out guys that Mark Few wouldn't even bother to look at the tape (our bigs). Rose has really failed in recruiting bigs.

But we already knew that.

It was refreshing also to watch a big game where it felt like Rose wasn't being outcoached. The problems with the throw-ins being the exception.

12-30-2014, 04:20 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	BYU vs. Gonzaga Dec 2014 I thought BYU played about as perfect a game as could be reasonably expected with the players they have. They had a chance to take down #8 on their home floor and came reasonably close to doing so. Gonzaga, however, played far below its potential. They didn't have a great answer for BYU's small ball and zone. Doesn't it seem like Pangos and Gary Bell have been there for 10 years? The quality came through for Gonzaga in the end, and they pulled out of reach. When is BYU going to shoot free throws like that again? Hopefully many times. But it felt like that performance was at least a couple standard deviations above the mean. One wonders if Nate Austin would have made a difference. We'll find out when they play again. But given that the game is on the road, I expect a blowout Gonzaga win. They'll have a better approach and be more prepared, and if they play to their average abilities, should win easily. It just shows that when Gonzaga is rebuilding, it's just reloading, and they are a class above BYU. BYU trots out guys that Mark Few wouldn't even bother to look at the tape (our bigs). Rose has really failed in recruiting bigs. But we already knew that. It was refreshing also to watch a big game where it felt like Rose wasn't being outcoached. The problems with the throw-ins being the exception.