Utopia

He also got some time early in the 2H and made back to back bad passes, the second directly leading to a turnover and fast break bucket; then he got pulled for good.

Even when he was playing well in the first few games there were clear signs physicality was likely going to be an issue/weakness for him. He would get bullied on the defensive end -…[Read more]

This team is woefully underskilled. I have never seen an entire team miss so many layups.

The frontcourt is especially bad. We have six 6’8″+ players that have played significant minutes and not a single one of them have decent offensive skills. The word that comes to mind in describing their shooting coordination is “fling”. It is truly painful…[Read more]

Just to add: Sharavjamts vs BYU’s Egor Demin is going to be a really interesting matchup of 6’9″ point guards. They have similar skillsets, but I think Demin has superior athleticism and strength/physicality. If Mike has a glaring weakness it’s that he lacks muscle to play more physically. Even against the cupcake competition so far, he’s been…[Read more]

You’re right, that’s a good pass. I misremembered Rose as throwing that pass while scrambling under pressure and remembered in the replay the ball just floating right to the safety.

You can’t overlook how Rose’s head jerked in a manner completely consistent with a facemask grab/pull. I think what logically happened was that it started with a facemask grab/pull, but the hand then slid down and ended up on the jersey, which is the part that could be seen in the replay. There wasn’t a full view of where the hand started and…[Read more]

I agree the receiver was at fault on the INT (I think it was King); however, there was also a safety waiting right in the target area to make a defensive play and Rose threw a weak ball under pressure, so I highly doubt that play converts even if King makes the right cut. Nonetheless I think that play was a major confidence/momentum killer.

Rose…[Read more]

I think they were opening up the playbook (mose passing plays) when things were working in the 2Q, but the positive plays didn’t carry over into the 2H. Then Rose threw that horrible INT at midfield and that really killed the confidence and the offense regressed. Rose has great mobility but his passing was mediocre at best.

Also I think we really…[Read more]

50 3PA out of 65 FGA for the game is crazy. I watched the first half – all 3s. There was a stretch where they must’ve shot a dozen 3s in a row. It was about as one-dimensional as it gets and seems like it was mostly more of the same in the 2H. They made a great %, but was not that great to watch and would expect them to able to create more…[Read more]

I previously said he reminds me a lot of Mike Dunleavy Jr. Just average athleticism, but really good all-around skills, IQ and feel for the game. Non-conference schedule is very weak, so will have to wait to see if he can compete at power conference level.

Sharavjamts reminds me a lot of Mike Dunleavy Jr in physique and skillset.

Whitt has already said it will be Wilson or Rose; Huard seemingly isn’t in the picture unless those two become unplayable.

I think it’s plausible that Whitt guaranteed Wilson his place in the depth chart in order to secure his commitment. After seemingly whiffing on Zach, there was probably a lot of pressure to secure Isaac’s recruitment. Being b…[Read more]

I think it’s entirely plausible that Whitt guaranteed Wilson his place in the depth chart in order to secure his commitment. After seemingly whiffing on Zach, there was probably a lot of pressure to secure Isaac’s recruitment. Being basically handcuffed to favoring Wilson even if Rose or Huard are outperforming him in practice would fit the rum…[Read more]

I mean I think it’s entirely plausible that Whitt guaranteed Wilson his place in the depth chart in order to secure his commitment. After seemingly whiffing on Zach, there was probably a lot of pressure to secure Isaac’s recruitment. Being basically handcuffed to favoring Wilson even if Rose or Huard are outperforming him in practice would fit the…[Read more]

Yeah in any case I think everyone is just ready to be done with and past the Cam saga, but what has happened to the team in the last couple years could have devastating effects on the program.

Rising is not a coach, he was a player, which means “his job” when he is not playing is supporting his teammates.

Fair, but he didn’t seem to be doing much supporting last night. In the several times he was shown, only once was he seen interacting with players (high-fiving Bernard after the TD); he was otherwise always sitting off with the sam…[Read more]