Staples replied to the topic Wow…worst crowd of the year or so I thought in the forum Basketball (Men) 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Keita is worth the price of admission by himself. Guaranteed to see 2 or 3 plays every game that bring you out of your seat.
Staples replied to the topic 2 tickets to Oregon game on Sunday up for grabs in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months ago
They are indeed still available. You now have first dibs on them.
Staples started the topic 2 tickets to Oregon game on Sunday up for grabs in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months ago
Topic says it all – I won’t be attending the Oregon game on Sunday and would like my tickets to go to a good home. Utes will need all the help they can get against the Ducks. First come, first serve if anyone is interested.
Staples replied to the topic Basketball Parking in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months ago
For future reference, there’s also parking and a shuttle at the Eccles Broadcast building (southeast of the softball field.) Honestly, given the limited amount of parking that is available on campus, I think the U actually does a pretty good job between the shuttle service and Trax.
Staples replied to the topic IT'S GAME DAY!!!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Sunday game is always going to be a lower attended game. Not as low as if BYU was playing a Sunday game….., but still, lot of people (such as myself) skip out on a Sunday game. I donated my tickets at least so hopefully they were put to good use.
Staples replied to the topic Game Day!!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 2 months, 4 weeks ago
I’ll be there! Even by our standards I’m guessing this one is lightly attended. Week of Christmas, weekday game, no-name opponent, all ingredients for a game where a few hundred of us diehards show up. I’m hoping to see Deivon Smith get a few more minutes tonight and show what he can do.
Staples replied to the topic Maybe we will see Deivon Smith in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
And now the NCAA came out today and said that if an athlete plays in the 14-day window, it will count against their redshirt if the court case is overturned on appeal. Can’t see many (if any) teams playing someone for a couple of games if there’s the risk they burn an entire season in doing so.
Staples replied to the topic Ian Martinez had 28 points tonight for Utah State vs Santa Clara in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
Totally agree, I always liked playing Utah State and Weber State, even on the road. Would be nice to bring that back. I ran into Brock Miller (who played for the Aggies) at Hires during the first year that Craig Smith was here. His thought at the time was that he thought Craig was open to playing Utah State down the road, but he guessed it…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic Ian Martinez had 28 points tonight for Utah State vs Santa Clara in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
A solid team. Wins over Stanford and Oregon, NET ranking in the 130s.
Staples replied to the topic Maybe we will see Deivon Smith in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
Ha ha, I was having the same issue at work, that’s why I finally just typed out the statement rather than posting a link.
Staples started the topic Maybe we will see Deivon Smith in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
Federal judge just issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA involving 2-time transfers. Per X (and Yahoo Sports), NCAA released the following statement:
“As a result of today’s decision impacting Division I student-athletes, the Association will not enforce the year in residency requirement for multiple-time transfers and will begin…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic Keita in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months ago
Basketball Reference has the advanced stats for a few years back at least. Exacte last year had a BPM of -2.1 (OBPM -2.7, DBPM 0.6). Erickson so far this year is also at -2.1 (OBPM -2.1, DBPM 0.0.) Pretty even LOL
Staples replied to the topic Rumors are… in the forum Football 3 months, 1 week ago
Haven’t heard anything, but I wouldn’t hate it.
Staples replied to the topic Keita in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months, 1 week ago
I agree that Hunter has been serviceable at times, but most of the advanced metrics have him among the worst on the team. WS/40, Box Plus/Minus, etc. he’s 9th on the team if you remove Brandon Haddock from the rankings (because he’s apparently done really well in his 2 garbage time appearances.) It’s mostly because of an incredibly high turnover…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic TSPP fans already claiming they beat themselves and of course moral superiority in the forum They So Poo Poo 3 months, 1 week ago
Honestly I thought the refs were fairly decent for the most part….other than a couple of those fouls on 3 pointers. That last one on Keita was horrible, Khalifa was already falling down before there was anything resembling contact. The one towards the end that Robinson made (and missed the free-throw, ball don’t lie) was also questionable.…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic Replay BYU game in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months, 1 week ago
Worster has proven to be a solid point guard. Not elite, and his shooting leaves much to be desired, but his toughness is huge for this team. Erickson on the other hand is not a point guard. He’s much more of a combo guard who can run the point on occasion but that shouldn’t be his role. Unfortunately the seeming perfect compliment to Rollie…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic Replay BYU game in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months, 1 week ago
I think Erickson playing as much as he did down the stretch was a combination of foul trouble with Bajema and defense. I haven’t watched enough of BYU this year to know if they typically post their guards, but they started doing that with Hall and Johnson since we were running them off the three point line. Erickson and Worster both did an…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic MBB wins vs SUU last night in the forum Basketball (Men) 3 months, 1 week ago
It was certainly an interesting game. Scored 88 points yet felt like we left a lot out there, we missed a TON of shots at the rim, basically everyone not named Keba Keita. Defensively we didn’t play well, SUU wasn’t supposed to be a good shooting team and they lit us up. Yes there was some luck (4 banked-in threes) but they got a lot of good…[Read more]
Staples replied to the topic Nice choice Keller!! in the forum Basketball (Men) 4 months ago
Agreed, the waiver process is completely broken and it’s not fair to the players or the teams. If they can’t make a ruling by the time the season starts, the kid should be eligible.
Staples replied to the topic after watching the highlights of last nights game in the forum Basketball (Men) 4 months ago
Smith also made some excellent adjustments at half-time, particularly on defense. Wake Forest torched us in the first half so he switched things up and went with a variety of zone looks. Completely took Wake out of their offensive flow. They still hit some shots but nothing was coming easy.