Are we as good as last year? Ahhhhh-No.
Missing Dastrup in the middle, Nixon is a bust as a starter, can’t pass, Dastrup was a very good passer.
For the record, I am on the record as of today that i could outcoach Rose ingame. Not saying by any means that could be a better coach then Rose, just that I could out coach him during live games. The first thing I would do is NOT wear out my horses (Childs, TJ) and make them useless for the tough end of game run.
I would have a set rotation, excluding fouls or injuries, where starters get timely rests and 2nds know that they have to run the show and are counted on to play and shoot the ball without hesitation.
I would bring up the new talent (Harding and Baxter) so they are ready to give you quality minutes and be a real value in late season, post season tournys when every thing is on the line. AND so they don’t quit and transfer to another school (Dastrup, Chatman etc…
So back to the state of BYU Basketball. Rose should have never been offered an extention. He has regressed from his MWC years, and not just a little. Other coaches I talk to say he looks tired.
We have two guys that will determine our wins and losses, Childs and Haws. If they are both on fire, BYU wins, if either stumble, BYU loses.
Seljaas is a not dependable as a 3 point specialist and that is his one talent. He as well as Nixon are 50/50 passers; Meaning, they turnover the ball half the time they pass it.
Nixon is no starter but a great 6 man. Worhtington is no starter so at this point I would bring in Lee at center.
TJ has a bad night and we lose, plain and simple. He also has no meat on his bones so when we play physical times, he is a no show. Everyone in the world knows how to play the kid, just rough him up.
Hardnett for some reason does not get aggresive until he sees that no one else is getting baskets. Wish he would stay aggresive no matter how the team is playing.
At this point, Yo is playing for $$ next year. He is going to take plenty of outside shots to prove he can make em. Kills our chances of winning but BYU is that bad and he has to woryy about his future.
Back to Seljaas…Harding should be the starter and Seljaas come in to spell him. Harding is a better outside shooter, A better rebounder, A better driver to the rim and a better defender. I would develop the kid but thats just me.
BYU COULD be a really good team but Rose is the coach. He will get Emery back (and I hate it) and Emery will make shots and be the difference in several wins/loses, all will be forgiven and life goes on.
BYU is a lock at 3rd or 4th in the WCC and iffy to go on to the NIT. No way will BYU beat Saint Marys and could be behind San Diego or San Francisco. book it, Danno.