I absolutely agree that his defense is overrated by CB

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Apr 21, 2017
7:35:31am

yakkamole Contributor

Steals are fine, but not when you often give up open drives as a consequence.

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Nick Emery

kC Cougar

4/21/17 7:05am

His biggest problem this year is that he literally

Dangerous

4/21/17 7:14am

I absolutely agree that his defense is overrated by CB

yakkamole

4/21/17 7:35am

Defense is a team effort

BYU Fan

4/21/17 8:09am

amen

icecougar

4/21/17 10:29am

Actually literally he did show up. Unless by literally you mean not literally.

(Private)

4/21/17 8:08am

RE: Actually literally he did show up. Unless by literally you mean not literally.

Chambana Coug

4/21/17 10:20am

Nick made some big shots to beat Gonzaga the last two years

BYU Fan

4/21/17 8:19am

hopefully vs Utah he's not "too" motivated. We don't need a hero, just 5 guys ..

icecougar

4/21/17 10:31am

Don't forget

kC Cougar

4/21/17 9:22am

He cheats on defense for two reasons 1. No guard could stay in front of their

BYUheaven

4/21/17 9:53am

Everybody in the nation struggled offensively against Gonzaga and SMC.

Gentleman Stan

4/21/17 10:23am

Also, he spends too much time in the paint when the guy he is defending is on

ptcougr

4/21/17 11:57am

Consistency is what I want from him. Hope that becomes the norm with more

oryguncoug

4/21/17 12:27pm

I agree completely. How many 3's from the corner were because of his cheating.

oldrugger

4/21/17 6:48pm

Works his tail off as evidenced by his recent strength & condition All American award.

soupie

4/21/17 7:37am

I love watching Nick play

BYU Fan

4/21/17 7:47am

Nick just needs to reduce his variance on both ends

Big Daddy D

4/21/17 7:48am

Agree. He has shown to be GREAT GREAT GREAT defensively when ...

cujo22

4/21/17 8:06am

If he'd just remove those 4 bad shots he takes every game, I'd be all in

HootnHoller

4/21/17 8:48am

I would like to see Nick play point and focus on distribution and running the

Gene Frenkle

4/21/17 9:00am

The problem with this is Haws and Bryant are both better ball

Dangerous

4/21/17 9:15am

I used to think this, but I really think every player and position is up for

Gene Frenkle

4/21/17 10:23am

This post is sentiment of vast majority on CB and in Cougar Nation! anti-Emerys give new meaning to the term "the 1%."

roseyscenario

4/21/17 9:55am

No doubt.

BYUheaven

4/21/17 9:58am

Nick is a competitor to the core. Gotta love him. Dude is only a sophomore.

Gentleman Stan

4/21/17 10:22am

He needs to be much more efficient. Even if he becomes a top 10 scorer,

Bostonblue

4/21/17 10:24am

He's already very good, and players get better with time. With a normal progression, he'll finish his

Gentleman Stan

4/21/17 10:26am

Hope you're right. You state it as fact though, which I think is a reach.

Bostonblue

4/21/17 10:29am

Yes, he started to mature last season. I was pretty critical of him but...

icecougar

4/21/17 10:28am

Love nick's game... excited that he's only a sophomore

Ryan M

4/21/17 10:58am

Uhhhh🤔

gurt

4/21/17 11:17am

He plays with heart. Kind of pushes his limits. Not necessarily a bad thing. Has anyone else wondered why he

lightmann

4/21/17 12:49pm

I agree he is the best defender on the team. That's a horrible indictment on the

Lance71

4/21/17 1:10pm

He has the talent. Needs to be more consistent and mature a bit.

Real Men Wear Blue

4/21/17 2:20pm

These are not young players...they have been playing ball for 17 years

idcougarfan

4/21/17 3:17pm

I bet this will be reposted after next season too

Heath Squashwell

4/21/17 3:44pm

April basketball comments are classic on CB. This one is up there.

Cougarfan777

4/21/17 9:46pm

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