Even if those teams didn't have NBA bigs, they had very good

Apr 1, 2020
8:43:45pm

Plato Intervention Needed

college bigs who likely were much better than BYUs average big.

I'm only arguing against the silly proposition that "bball is about guards now" and the implication that it doesn't matter if you have good bigs.

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Tell me again why Lowell and Harward should make me feel good about next season

Forzaitalia

4/1/20 8:04pm

Tall

BigYfan

4/1/20 8:04pm

I have nothing. We are losing one of our best teams ever.

Mr. Scoobs

4/1/20 8:06pm

Because they are both better than Baxter and Lee.

byubyu

4/1/20 8:08pm

Disagree

kC Cougar

4/1/20 10:03pm

Why not let the transfer season play out first....

JoeExotic

4/1/20 8:10pm

For me, it's that BYU has Lowell, Harward, Baxter, and Lee.

ag4cougs

4/1/20 8:10pm

B-ball is about guards now

TarCoug

4/1/20 8:13pm

I think Harding is going to be great the next two years

Charles Darwin

4/1/20 8:19pm

Name a great team without great tall guys. Maybe there is one. I don't know.

Plato

4/1/20 8:22pm

2019-20 BYU

rggee

4/1/20 8:23pm

Yoeli isn't a big man? I'm confused.

Plato

4/1/20 8:26pm

He plays down low, but he's not particularly tall

LiveCoug

4/1/20 8:29pm

1. Hes not super tall. 2. We were great without him as well. He missed half the

rggee

4/1/20 8:30pm

He missed half the season AND we were far from great without him. He is

Plato

4/1/20 8:37pm

BYU this season.

byubyu

4/1/20 8:23pm

Great is relative but BYUs last great team didn’t have great bigs

Charles Darwin

4/1/20 8:28pm

Virginia didn’t really have great bigs last year

Charles Darwin

4/1/20 8:38pm

Going back so far proves the point that BBall is still a tall man's game and

Plato

4/1/20 8:39pm

He wasn’t great on that team though.

Charles Darwin

4/1/20 8:42pm

Even if those teams didn't have NBA bigs, they had very good

Plato

4/1/20 8:43pm

That team lost in the sweet 16 because they had to play K. Collinsworth at the 5

ayfan

4/1/20 8:59pm

No bigs is a significantly different than great bigs.

Charles Darwin

4/1/20 9:07pm

KC wasn't playing the 5.

byubyu

4/1/20 9:11pm

KC absolutely played the 5, and was guarding their Center a lot of the 2nd

ayfan

4/1/20 9:17pm

Edited: I was wrong

Plato

4/1/20 9:19pm

Florida didn't have a center. They played 2 forwards.

byubyu

4/1/20 9:25pm

It wasn't just Tyus, It was both him and Macklin. And the switch happened part

ayfan

4/1/20 9:38pm

Macklin had just 4 FGs and 5 rebounds in 32 minutes.

byubyu

4/1/20 9:54pm

Here is a link to a timestamp

ayfan

4/1/20 9:51pm

Right, and only Lowell will play out on the perimeter. The other three

ag4cougs

4/1/20 8:28pm

No it’s about athleticism and skill whether you’re tall or short

puntersarepeople

4/1/20 9:00pm

It doesn't break down so simply. Both college and the NBA disagree that it's

Lip Gallagher

4/2/20 12:10pm

What he should’ve said is basketball isn’t about height

puntersarepeople

4/2/20 12:17pm

Lowell is 6'10" and shoots 38% on 3-pointers. Harward is an NBA-sized center.

Game Changer

4/1/20 8:50pm

Most importantly, with an attitude.

rockyrd

4/2/20 10:02am

Harward will be a beast. The story I heard is that in practice Yoeli didn't want

rockyrd

4/1/20 10:42pm

I wouldn't say Yo didn't want a piece of Harward but Harward could hold his own

BYUheaven

4/1/20 11:55pm

Just telling you what I heard from inside the program.

rockyrd

4/2/20 10:01am

That would be a good sign. Wasn't it Harward who took out Baxter in practice?

Forzaitalia

4/2/20 10:19pm

Watched some practice this past season and heard from others who did the same.

basman

4/1/20 10:54pm

Because Pope is their coach, and because Rose is no longer coaching the Bigs (no offense to his greatness, Rose)

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