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MikeWaters · 01-26-2015, 07:57 PM

you know, the experiment of can BYU win with intramural-level bigs.

Can't win enough to sniff winning the WCC.

This is now the 2nd year that BYU has been so undermanned that they had to trot out football players. I consider Corbin to be a football players, even though he has committed to basketball. He was no more prepared than his older brother.

Oh well. I think I will check back in for the remaining games of St. Mary and Gonzaga and the tournament.

I expect BYU to lose the first two handily, and I give BYU <5% chance to get to the tourney final, and less than 1% chance of actually winning it.

Archaea · 01-27-2015, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

you know, the experiment of can BYU win with intramural-level bigs.

Can't win enough to sniff winning the WCC.

This is now the 2nd year that BYU has been so undermanned that they had to trot out football players. I consider Corbin to be a football players, even though he has committed to basketball. He was no more prepared than his older brother.

Oh well. I think I will check back in for the remaining games of St. Mary and Gonzaga and the tournament.

I expect BYU to lose the first two handily, and I give BYU <5% chance to get to the tourney final, and less than 1% chance of actually winning it.

You are a bigger optimist than I.

MikeWaters · 01-27-2015, 02:06 PM

I was in a generous mood.

BlueK · 02-02-2015, 08:11 PM

I wouldn't say it was an experiment, but rather the result of a gap in recruiting that happened 3-4 years ago.

It was finally fixed when they signed Mika and Dastrup who are legit high major recruits. But because of missions we only saw one year of Mika and none of Dastrup so far. Other recent signees like Worthington, Neilson and Andrus, even from BYU's perspective, were never recognized as more than reserve level players. Kyle Davis will at least get us scoring in the paint next year along with hopefully Jamal Aytes.

MikeWaters · 02-02-2015, 08:28 PM

I watched a few minutes of the game against Santa Clara. I liked seeing Andrus getting boards.

I read later that Rose is going away from this 1-big lineups.

BlueK · 02-03-2015, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I watched a few minutes of the game against Santa Clara. I liked seeing Andrus getting boards.

I read later that Rose is going away from this 1-big lineups.

Andrus getting 8 rebounds and 5 points in just 11 minutes of play was a nice surprise. At this point there is nothing to lose by giving him more time. We've been getting hurt badly on the boards with the 4 guard lineup, even with Collinsworth in there. Taking away offensive rebounds by the other team would have helped us win against Pepperdine and St. Mary's. I hope we go bigger against them this time around.

01-26-2015, 07:57 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	well the experiment is over you know, the experiment of can BYU win with intramural-level bigs. Can't win enough to sniff winning the WCC. This is now the 2nd year that BYU has been so undermanned that they had to trot out football players. I consider Corbin to be a football players, even though he has committed to basketball. He was no more prepared than his older brother. Oh well. I think I will check back in for the remaining games of St. Mary and Gonzaga and the tournament. I expect BYU to lose the first two handily, and I give BYU <5% chance to get to the tourney final, and less than 1% chance of actually winning it.

02-02-2015, 08:11 PM	#4
BlueK Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 2,368	I wouldn't say it was an experiment, but rather the result of a gap in recruiting that happened 3-4 years ago. It was finally fixed when they signed Mika and Dastrup who are legit high major recruits. But because of missions we only saw one year of Mika and none of Dastrup so far. Other recent signees like Worthington, Neilson and Andrus, even from BYU's perspective, were never recognized as more than reserve level players. Kyle Davis will at least get us scoring in the paint next year along with hopefully Jamal Aytes. __________________ I am a libertarian Last edited by BlueK; 02-02-2015 at 08:23 PM.

01-27-2015, 02:06 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I was in a generous mood.

02-02-2015, 08:28 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I watched a few minutes of the game against Santa Clara. I liked seeing Andrus getting boards. I read later that Rose is going away from this 1-big lineups.