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Mar 22, 2024
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Big-Q
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I think it has to do with toughness.
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I think BYU's issue on 'the big stage' is mainly psychological
1984coug
Mar 22, 9:14am
That's a bunch of hooey
TNT
Mar 22, 9:15am
(sorry for the harsh language)
TNT
Mar 22, 9:15am
I think hooey is a pretty good descriptor of that
Lifer
Mar 22, 9:16am
RE: That's a bunch of hooey
SinkingQuffa
Mar 22, 9:30am
Ha. Miami Vice was a good show
TNT
Mar 22, 9:31am
RE: Ha. Miami Vice was a good show
SinkingQuffa
Mar 22, 9:38am
Bwahahahahaha.......TNT vaguely remembers that episode
TNT
Mar 22, 9:49am
That's better than me. I can remember he got in a show or two — but didn't think that's where that came from.
SinkingQuffa
Mar 22, 10:07am
Wait, so a church that tells all men their priesthood DUTY is to stand and bear
runnincoug
Mar 22, 9:17am
Tell this to all the scout masters and ym leaders telling kids they are going
1984coug
Mar 22, 9:24am
I've never met a scoutmaster, youth leader, or bishop like that.
runnincoug
Mar 22, 9:41am
Wow - that was a bizarre topic correlation.
BYUDM93
Mar 22, 10:33am
Maybe he's talking about this kind of emotion and not the kind you referenced?
Undefeated
Mar 22, 9:40am
Nope. We need nba talent or defense first mentality
Idacoug
Mar 22, 9:22am
There are plenty of teams who win in the NCAA tournament without this
CameronG
Mar 22, 9:40am
It’s not full proof. But byu needs this according to their history.
Idacoug
Mar 22, 9:47am
yeah, I dont buy that assessment of it being a result of "LDS culture"
LeonMarek
Mar 22, 9:24am
what? Turn the other cheek is totally a part of LDS Culture with a long..
icecougar
Mar 22, 12:14pm
Great points.
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 12:41pm
It's athleticism.
maYbe
Mar 22, 9:28am
Oakland must be vastly superior than Kentucky...
1984coug
Mar 22, 9:28am
Anybody can get lucky in one game. BYU's problem has lasted too long for that.
maYbe
Mar 22, 9:33am
What does that even mean? Did BYU win 23 games this year on luck?
Team Chaos
Mar 22, 9:35am
It's like the Jazz with Don and Gobert. Great regular season but terrible playof
maYbe
Mar 22, 9:40am
No, it's not. BYU playing the 11-seed, 6th-place A-10 team is not like two...
Team Chaos
Mar 22, 9:43am
Can't just athleticism, but that is certainly a factor in general. We played and beat lots of teams that were as
DrBYU
Mar 22, 9:37am
This. We struggle against pressure and we can’t pressure other teams.
texbird33
Mar 22, 9:47am
It's a coaching and preparation issue. Pope has struggled immensely in post-seas
Team Chaos
Mar 22, 9:30am
It's not just a Pope thing, it's a BYU thing.
foofcoug
Mar 22, 9:34am
I can't disagree with that. I'm just saying he has fallen into the same problem.
Team Chaos
Mar 22, 9:35am
Right, when 3/4 of BYU's NCAA wins in the last 30 ish years are from Jimmer
1984coug
Mar 22, 9:43am
I agree with you, Team Chaos.
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 12:37pm
What about Islamic culture?
Great38
Mar 22, 9:37am
Missions and culture tend to not bring out a killer mentality.
FT487
Mar 22, 9:38am
if anything it dulls it considerably
icecougar
Mar 22, 12:21pm
You have to have strong guard play in the Tournament
TNT
Mar 22, 9:49am
BYU by nature has a high floor but a low ceiling. That explains why we very
Lord Jim
Mar 22, 9:52am
A lot of people in our culture grow up soft.
SLC-Durham
Mar 22, 10:06am
athleticism is a big thing, but yes, they always come out scared in big spots
Beggar
Mar 22, 10:06am
I think it's a combination of a lot of things but a lot of it is just mental
CameronG
Mar 22, 10:13am
I totally agree with you, CameronG. Especially these points:
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 12:52pm
I think Pope treated the game like a regular game. He played the same rotations
Benfica1
Mar 22, 10:30am
To me, sometimes Pope gets in a rut, saying, "This is what we are,
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 1:00pm
I think it has to do with toughness.
Big-Q
Mar 22, 10:45am
For sure it’s mental. Can’t wilt on the big stage. Sports psychology could help.
BlooCoug
Mar 22, 11:15am
Should have started Jaxon over Knell to start faster
B Blue
Mar 22, 11:49am
Softness comes from coaching. And that doesn't mean BYU coaches necessarily, but when has Quincy Lewis ever
mokelembembe
Mar 22, 12:08pm
Great points about coaching, mokelembembe.
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 1:05pm
LDS Culture...we're too nice. If someone mean takes our coat, we give them our..
icecougar
Mar 22, 12:20pm
I remember 7 or 8 yrs ago we had 3 teams playing in National Championships on...
icecougar
Mar 22, 12:37pm
Great examples, icecougar. Do you think coaching contributed
BYUJoJo
Mar 22, 1:09pm
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