We may be underachieving. BUT your analogy is seriously flawed.

Jan 20, 2017
6:54:15pm

PJMort All-American

BYU had a coach who coached JUST LIKE YOU DESCRIBED. He is now calling the games from the sidelines. He was an awesome re-builder, but his style hit a much lower ceiling than Dave Rose's.

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Sorry guys, it's coaching

Roko's Basilisk

1/20/17 4:33pm

This man speaks the truth... get rid of hero ball @ BYU.

DK-

1/20/17 4:36pm

That pretty much nails it. BYU's offensive strategy is basically hero ball.

Machiavelli

1/20/17 5:07pm

Not a fan of hero ball at all

Heinz57

1/21/17 9:18am

Well thought out post. Hard to disagree. I just wonder if part of it isn't

AFCougK9

1/20/17 4:44pm

Interesting, thought-out take. Thanks for sharing.

Harrison0Yfan

1/20/17 4:46pm

Too tired to read all that. Is their a Cliff's notes version?

PJMort

1/20/17 4:58pm

He compares and contrasts the playing styles of Wichita St and BYU and

Harrison0Yfan

1/20/17 5:03pm

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Buffalo

1/20/17 5:28pm

Comes to CougarBoard to... NOT read??? I think I'm gonna go to InNOut for pizza

cougfromcali

1/21/17 10:41am

I'm not impressed with BYU's overall team concept, but Wichita may have had more

cwilke1

1/20/17 5:03pm

Is it possible that a Wichita St. has 2 alums in the NBA

jbcoug

1/20/17 5:06pm

RE: I'm not impressed with BYU's overall team concept, but Wichita may have had

Roko's Basilisk

1/20/17 5:17pm

If there was a coach that could predictably turn non-NBA talent

BYU'01

1/21/17 7:37am

you get what you pay for? Gregg Marshall makes 3.3 million a year.

cwilke1

1/20/17 5:11pm

While the overall level of talent may be similar, the overall level of

StantonMac

1/20/17 5:17pm

yeah. Cleanthony Early would not have been a cultural fit for BYU

cwilke1

1/20/17 5:33pm

Hard to say for sure...

Roko's Basilisk

1/20/17 6:14pm

It's absolutely coaching.

Gerald-DeGroot

1/20/17 6:04pm

RE: Sorry guys, it's coaching

PJMort

1/20/17 6:07pm

RE: Sorry guys, it's coaching

thebruce

1/20/17 6:32pm

RE: Sorry guys, it's coaching

PJMort

1/20/17 6:51pm

That's not the team referred to in his post. Nice try.

macaroni

1/20/17 7:22pm

Hmmmm, first post compared Witchita State

PJMort

1/20/17 7:31pm

you brought up skin color out of left field....and guess what....

thebruce

1/20/17 7:39pm

here's the guy that chose us over Wichita St.

thebruce

1/20/17 7:42pm

Too tired to read all that, can someone paraphrase?

Ktar

1/21/17 9:23am

Yes-- quit bashing coach Rose. Have some patience.

PJMort

1/21/17 9:33am

reading is hard.

thebruce

1/20/17 7:26pm

RE: Sorry guys, it's coaching

Roko's Basilisk

1/20/17 6:43pm

We may be underachieving. BUT your analogy is seriously flawed.

PJMort

1/20/17 6:54pm

Coach cleveland? Oh jeez.

thebruce

1/20/17 7:29pm

I strongly disagree

bigjohn

1/20/17 7:50pm

Agree w the Cleveland parallel here - but underachieving?

Blue streak

1/21/17 6:34am

Yep, they all wear suits just like a lot of Byu guys

BYUfan92

1/20/17 7:53pm

Phew, I thought it was my fault for embracing true royal blue.

Q-grr

1/20/17 7:39pm

Hmm. This reminds me that I wish Ron Baker was Mormon

gurt

1/21/17 12:10am

Of course you are right. It is frustrating

idacoug

1/21/17 6:28am

Interesting - but not convincing - unless you're in the impatient antiRose crowd

Blue streak

1/21/17 6:29am

The fact is the fastest turtle in a turtle race is still a turtle

CarolinaCoug

1/22/17 5:25pm

Great post!!

wilsdad

1/21/17 7:01am

Could you be a little more specific?

BYU'01

1/21/17 7:26am

RE: Could you be a little more specific?

Roko's Basilisk

1/21/17 10:39am

So based on that distribution then...

BYU'01

1/21/17 8:12pm

Yep

PortlandCoug

1/21/17 10:39am

It's players and coaches

Prickly Heat

1/21/17 11:30am

race and culture are not the issue

Roko's Basilisk

1/21/17 12:17pm

RE: Sorry guys, it's coaching

Undefeated

1/21/17 1:07pm

It's Dastrup not being in game shape.....Period!

chirocoug

1/21/17 1:07pm

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