I don’t disagree guys will step up. What I think is unrealistic is expecting

Mar 15, 2020
10:22:51am

ataylor Truly Addicted User

this team to replace the guys it did and do something it hasn’t done in March since the program had the top player in the country.

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Selection Sunday: BYU may not be better next year, but it will be better rounded

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 8:43am

Sadly, I think we'll take a major step backwards. Makes the cancellation that

Mr. Scoobs

3/15/20 8:59am

They’ll be worse

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:07am

Who expected a major step forward this year? I’m optimistic Pope will field a

UMWolverine

3/15/20 9:58am

I expect competitive as well. I don’t expect NCAA tournament noise when we lose

ataylor

3/15/20 10:01am

We had a bunch of proven guys in TJ, Toolson, Childs etc. Senior-led group. Of

Mr. Scoobs

3/15/20 10:01am

BYU will be well coached for sure. That is really

idacoug

3/15/20 9:02am

Which tournament do you expect BYU to make noise in next year?

ataylor

3/15/20 9:04am

NCAA. We won't be a bad or even an average team next year.

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 9:08am

Who replaces Childs, Haws, Toolson, Nixon, and Seljaas?

ataylor

3/15/20 9:25am

It'll be a more rounded team. Things will be good. We won't be so dependent on

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 9:36am

BYU will control the paint now IMO

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:37am

When has BYU ever controlled the paint and been elite defensively?

ataylor

3/15/20 9:39am

It’s much different to be dominant down low in the small ball era

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:47am

Remind me how stifling Barcello was at the end of BYU’s last game.

ataylor

3/15/20 9:57am

He was good the whole game

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:59am

Good does not equal stifling.

ataylor

3/15/20 10:41am

Yeah but the guy isn’t going to be asked to do as much work defensively

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 10:53am

Wasn’t that pretty much all he was asked to do this season? It wasn’t scoring or

ataylor

3/15/20 11:06am

So in place of the guys who scored 22, 15, 14, 8, 7 PPG we get five guys who get

ataylor

3/15/20 9:43am

Given more play time, etc., we'll have guys who will step up and surprise. It

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 10:00am

What happens almost every year? Losing the amount of senior production we did?

ataylor

3/15/20 10:02am

Not the total number of seniors; but believe it or not, the season isn't

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 10:13am

I don’t disagree guys will step up. What I think is unrealistic is expecting

ataylor

3/15/20 10:22am

I understand. I'm just a bit more optimistic.

mrphotogenic

3/15/20 10:25am

Go team! Happy to eat crow if Pope pulls off 1–2 tourney wins next year with the

ataylor

3/15/20 10:36am

Defense will be much better

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:36am

Much better? It better be otherworldly to replace the offensive production this

ataylor

3/15/20 9:38am

It will be top 50 IMO

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:45am

We ended this year #60. Offense at #7.

Mr. Scoobs

3/15/20 9:48am

I guess it jumped a lot near the end

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 9:51am

We will be bigger but Pope teams will always shoot the 3 well and share the

PortlandBlue

3/15/20 10:01am

Harward, Lowell, Baxter, George could be on the floor at the same time, that's some crazy length right there

boyblue

3/15/20 10:41am

Unlikely

puntersarepeople

3/15/20 10:53am

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