Not interested enough in basketball to follow it nationally, but Alex Jensen and Chris Burgess are two local names likely to be bandied about.
Wtf??? Did Dr Hill give him like a 10 year deal after his only Sweet 16 season?? My God.
yes, exactly
The thing about basketball is the 3 point shot ruined it. It didnât initially. But somehow it took coaches 30 years to figure out that 3 points is 50% more than 2 points and the odds of an offensive rebound off a long 3 pt attempt approaches 50%, whereas offensive rebounding off close and midrange shots are below 25% because of defenders that block out. So really a three point attempt is advantageous on every possession unless youâre certain of getting a layup or dunk.
I remember watching Bobby Capener drain 3âs in 1987 with his stylish California bowl-cut, thinking wow, this is revolutionaryâŚwhat a disaster California, bowl cuts, BYU, and the three point shot became. Ruined everything.
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You might be right. If so, I suspect we will have to go through one more struggling coach after Larry before fans will come to terms with the reality that not only will Utah basketball never again be what it was, but neither will college basketball ever again be what it was. I donât believe that, yet, but it may well be the reality we need to face.
Boy, Iâm a cheerful guy tonight, arenât I?
For me it is officiating. Pro basketball is barely recognizable as basketball anymore. College basket can still be fun but the officiating is truly horrible. Itâs difficult to discern if breathing on someone is a foul, or if a violent assault is required. Both, and neither are called during the course of an average game. It is easily the worst called game of the 3 major sportsâat least to me.
Iâll just come out and say itâŚ
One of the biggest frustrations for me last night was watching Lohner and picturing him in a 3 man big rotation on our roster. He rebounds, can move, and can hit from the outside. He has some things to improve of course, but man what an upgrade.
I didnât like the way things went down this summer with him. I was hoping we would rise and take some payback. Probably as hard of a loss to take as I can remember.
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I wasnât able to watch the game last night, so my question is based strictly from the boxscore. Utah took 10 more shots than BYU but made 7 fewer baskets. Did Utah have good shots that they just couldnât get to go down or were they consistently taking consisted? If the former, those nights happen.
I couldnât watch most of the game but your description sounds depressingly familiar. Larryball.