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Do they have more money than I think? Gonzaga has a student population of just over 7300 and an endowment of $439M. SMC has a student population of just under 4K and an endowment of $215M. Utah has a student population of almost 33K and an endowment of $1.65B And yet, somehow, both Gonzaga and SMC can recruit better basketball players, of…[Read more]

He is also on the #10 ranked team. Pittino has made a big difference in his game. He looks like a true point guard and gets his teammates the ball.

Obviously the turnovers were the key. Right next to that was bench play. When your bench gets outscored 33-4 (wow!), it’s gonna be really hard to win a college game, especially on the road. We did a great job of containing their (by far) best player in Hall. Our bench played horribly. Shot 2-9 w/ 2 assists and 7 turnovers and poor defense. A…[Read more]

Remember, Deivon would still be at Utah if we just injected average money into the program. What would having Deivon this year make our sorry-ass guard situation look like?

1. They play in a garbage conference.
2. They have more money than you think.

It’s a chicken and egg problem. We can’t get boosters to step up if we don’t have a better coach, but we can’t get a better coach if boosters don’t step up.

The evidence suggests we aren’t going to luck into a great coach who can turn around the program with subpar resources. We’ve had a half dozen chances to do that since Majerus without…[Read more]

Another stupid loss to a bad team away from the road…another game that, with some decent play and taking care of the ball, would have been a win. How many times have we seen this play out? 19 turnovers in this game for Utah…now the Utes get to fly cross country to play a pissed-off Arizona team that will take out all of its aggression on…[Read more]

He’s playing for a better coach, yes, a legendary coach with a resume a mile long. He’s also a 5th year senior and averaging worse points and assists than last season with Utah – by a lot.

I think that’s the answer. Utah basketball fans are tired of two decades of mirages on the basketball court.

Maybe more boosters will step up if we get a coach that can recruit. No doubt money can make a difference but without a coach that can get talent and develop that talent it won’t matter.

16 turnovers with over 13 minutes left in the game!!! Disgraceful…

I definitely don’t think that we’re one coach away from greatness. What I can’t get over is seeing schools that have fewer basketball resources do better than Utah. How are Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s, both small Catholic schools with budgets dimensions smaller than the flagship university of the State of Utah, serial entrants to the NCAAs?

It’s folly to think that we’re one coach away from greatness. Modern college basketball is about having financial resources and Utah doesn’t have them. Or more accurately, Utah has them but chooses not to deploy them this way.

Average coach below average recruiter = average to below average team. Turnovers and poor FT shooting have plagued this team since Smith arrived. Give him 1 more year while you work on getting Bryant or Jensen.

Absolutely…I can’t understand how something like that isn’t reviewed.

bullshit goaltending call on a great block by mike

stupid substitutions is a big factor

Ridiculous…10 turnovers in 16 minutes of the 1st half…and most of them were of the unforced variety. Why do the Utes look like they’ve never played with each other whenever they go on the road?

I don’t know why Ausar passes up so many open shots within his range. He has to be assertive if we are going to win any close games.

can’t believe they called traveling on Little there