Mika is a huge, cratering, black hole loss

Jun 27, 2017
10:21:45pm

OU Cougar All-American

He was the guy no one could deal with. It took pressure off the other guys on offense, and allowed us to extend and guard the baseline with Mika to control the boards.

I don't think we beat Gonzaga with out him but maybe St. Marys

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Looks like 2017-18 roster is all set now

wisconsincougs

6/27/17 9:19pm

Reading through those names.... so glad Football is on the rise because bball

kotacoug

6/27/17 9:28pm

In December of 2015 I thought BYU football was about dead and basketball was

Backcountry

6/27/17 9:29pm

Really? I think the overall team performance caused many to overlook how strong

wisconsincougs

6/27/17 9:35pm

You make a great point about Haws... I can't stand Emery's game though.

kotacoug

6/27/17 9:39pm

I wouldn't say he's a rare type of player for BYU. If anything they get more

Lip Gallagher

6/27/17 9:39pm

If you look at Emery's game log from last year, notice how his shot attempts

wisconsincougs

6/28/17 8:49am

It is remarkable that TJ's shot % was so good for he took many poor shots. i expect him to change that for the better

roseyscenario

6/28/17 9:30am

I'm not so against 25 footers.

thebruce

6/28/17 9:57am

Sure, with all of those conditions, that's a good shot if they don't have a better one. i think they can get more 20'

roseyscenario

6/28/17 10:49am

You couldn't be more right. People are way overlooking TJ.

slatecoug

6/27/17 10:51pm

overlooking him in what way?

Lip Gallagher

6/27/17 10:55pm

TJ is way more athletic and has way more upside than his brother, but listening to most on here you'd never know it.

slatecoug

6/27/17 11:27pm

If by way more athletic you mean lateral quickness then sure. But TJ doesnt

TBabyCougs

6/28/17 12:18am

Yep, Tyler could jump through the roof. He was a pogostick

thebruce

6/28/17 6:38am

And by listening to most you mean listening to a handful of complainers.

Lip Gallagher

6/28/17 8:19am

I have seen very few people post anything complimentary of TJ and his frosh campaign.

slatecoug

6/28/17 10:42pm

TJ was awesome as a freshman. Add me to your list.

Plato

6/29/17 11:31am

I'm just amazed how many have lumped TJ's and Nick's seasons into the same comment.

slatecoug

7/1/17 8:51am

Good summary. Agree offense should be better. Defense is a concern. Having a hard time seeing D improving.

roseyscenario

6/27/17 9:42pm

I basically have zero expectations for the B-ball team...

PortlandCoug

6/27/17 9:47pm

Echoes my sentiments. No expectations and no excitement.

Archaea

6/28/17 9:49am

Mika is a huge, cratering, black hole loss

OU Cougar

6/27/17 10:21pm

i think Seljaas, Hardnett, and new PNR/half court system will make BYU offense better, but defense could suffer.

roseyscenario

6/28/17 7:28am

You would think Schroyer would be able to help our defense improve vs regress

beauso79

6/28/17 10:31am

Interesting. I read this thinking you were negative on Mika

Big Daddy D

6/28/17 9:47am

What insanity

Plato

6/28/17 3:09pm

You're gonna have to add more detail if you want anyone to know what you're

Big Daddy D

6/28/17 4:19pm

I love your optimism

gurt

6/27/17 10:51pm

I really hope we see a total overhaul of the defensive mindset, as well as

Harrison0Yfan

6/27/17 11:43pm

Wait...what?

Heinz57

6/28/17 5:36am

I believe Schroyer coming in will be huge

RICoug

6/28/17 1:24am

Show me the...

Heinz57

6/28/17 5:35am

I think this team will be better than last year by quite a bit

gww687

6/28/17 7:52am

I think Schroyer's impact on the team is going to surprise some people.

Mark320

6/28/17 1:04pm

It still looks and feels like a third place WCC team.

Archaea

6/28/17 9:48am

You have to project BYU at #3, given that SMC and Zags are projected to be top 20 teams. Cougs can still be improved.

roseyscenario

6/28/17 10:07am

I'm trying not to be too optimistic about next season... But I think the team

thebruce

6/28/17 10:24am

Rosey, surprised you question winning 20 games next year

gww687

6/28/17 11:39am

What evidence do you have it wasn't on straight and what evidence do you

Archaea

6/28/17 12:07pm

Surprised you took that from my post. Others have said BYU won't win 20, which i think is < 1% chance. My view is

roseyscenario

6/28/17 12:52pm

Why do you believe the offense will improve?

Archaea

6/28/17 5:26pm

Gotcha, I thought you were giving us a 20 win base and I was like, "whaaaaaaat?"

gww687

6/29/17 4:37pm

Without knowing more, my prediction is:

Archaea

6/28/17 12:05pm

I think this team will be worse than last year.

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