"We may not win many games, but these guys are great wingmen in the club."Originally Posted by Scorcho
Krystko was quoted in the SL Trib that "our team culture is off of the charts" that's exactly what I needed to hear from a team with 1 Jr. and 1 Sr. both of whom are unknowns. Is this code for buckle up, it's going to be a long year?
If it makes you feel better, Gach said something similar to Ashley Adamson on the Pac 12 network about everyone this year being bought in, and that not being the case last year. FWIW.
“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Night with the Utes was fun. Obligatory grain of salt because, as you'll remember, I am a paid shill for the program.
-Gach looks much more comfortable this year. He is still a scorer first/passer second but he made some really nice passes to find open teammates.
-Allen attacked the rim like crazy. He had a decent amount of success, even among the trees.
-The red team started Carlson, Battin, Allen, Gach, and Rylan Jones. If I was a betting man, I would bet on that being your starting 5.
-Rylan Jones probably gets darn near 30 minutes a night this year. His vision and passing were as advertised. Its his defense that surprised me. He played the passing lanes well and got a few deflections off of double teaming a big at the right time.
-Matt Van Komen will have a role on this team. Hes got a ways to go offensively, but he reminds me a lot of Kelley up at OSU.
-Lahat Thioune (pronounced La-hot Toone) is very athletic and long.
-I think Jantunen, Plummer, and Thioune get most of the minutes off the bench. Wenzel maybe gets some filler time here and there. Brenchley may need a year to get into the swing of things. MVK, again, probably has earned a role for himself.
Kragthorpe alluded that we were miserable from the newly extended three. I think he tweeted that we missed our first 21 three's. Do we have good long range shooters?
Most of the game, yes, it was brutal. And it wasn't just "good" misses either, there were some badddd misses (oh whoops, that is going to get my paycheck cut........)
There was a stretch in the second half where everyone caught fire. Battin hit a couple. Wenzel hit a couple. Rylan got in on the fun.
Why did you leave this part out of your original report, Ash?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8jv1M6Y2g
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--Albert Einstein
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Be kind to all, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
--Philo
If Rylan stay healthy, he'll be one of the greats before he's done. His court vision and intelligence is off the charts.
This team can't shoot. At least last night they couldn't throw a rock out a boat and hit the water, although I'm sure they're rusty and could come around. Plummer could be a pleasant surprise from beyond the ark.
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"Three-time Pro Bowler Eric Weddle the most versatile, and maybe most intelligent, safety in the game." -- SI, 9/7/15, p. 107.
Thanks for the summary. I wasn’t able to make it up unfortunately.
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Utah State ranked #17 in first AP poll
Preseason AP Top 25*
1. Michigan State (60)
2. Kentucky (2)
3. Kansas (3)
4. Duke
5. Louisville
6. Florida
7. Maryland
8. Gonzaga
9. North Carolina
10. Villanova
11. Virginia
12. Seton Hall
13. Texas Tech
14. Memphis
15. Oregon
16. Baylor
17. Utah State
18. Ohio State
19. Xavier
20. Saint Mary's (California)
21. Arizona
22. LSU
23. Purdue
24. Auburn
25. VCU
Utah freaking State
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