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Jan 13, 2018
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thebruce
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He's finishing his degree in Europe.
He will still graduate soon.... Byu independent study...
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Should we be worried that Bryant might leave after this year?
Dangerous
1/12/18 7:55am
Only if he served a mission overseas.
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 7:56am
You can laugh, but rarely have we had this type of production out of a player
Dangerous
1/12/18 7:59am
Sorry, I just don't see it. Not as an NBA prospect. Not yet.
Indy Coug
1/12/18 8:04am
Maybe after next year. This year, no chance.
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 8:57am
He’s a little young to be a senior couple missionary eh?
Cougforgood
1/12/18 7:59am
He might leave as a graduate transfer after this year
4mack
1/12/18 8:06am
I don't think so. He seems really loyal to BYU. His twitter says he'll
Dangerous
1/12/18 8:08am
If he wants to go the NBA, he'd be smart to leave to a program that can
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:09am
That is a patently ridiculous statement.
Indy Coug
1/12/18 8:15am
Is it? BYU barely puts players in the NBA. Ever. It's just not something
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:20am
That's not a function of BYU's conference standing, it's a function of the players on the team
Indy Coug
1/12/18 8:23am
It's both, Indy. If Elijah was the 6th man on a good P5 team he'd be much more
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 8:59am
You think 6th men on good P5 teams are better prospects than the leading scorer
Broda
1/12/18 9:24am
Kentucky gets what, 4 or 5 kids drafted every year? So yes, I do think that's
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:09am
Gonzaga's 6th man was a lottery pick.
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:10am
Ahead of starters on his own team
AC_Coug
1/12/18 10:30am
exactly
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:44am
Not sure that supports your point. Gonzaga’s sixth man last year
AC_Coug
1/12/18 1:50pm
You think he would be the sixth man on Kentucky?
Archaea
1/12/18 10:17am
He wouldn't even be the 15th.
Belboz
1/12/18 10:55am
Trey Lyles was the 6th man on Kentucky
tboneonline
1/12/18 10:13am
Guys, he said a good P5 team, not the elite of the elite. Not talking about the
Broda
1/12/18 11:34am
and BYU gets guys drafted too.
Belboz
1/12/18 11:44am
Don't lump BYU in with Gonzaga. No comparison.
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 1:04pm
Says the guy lumping Duke and Kentucky in with "Good P5 teams"
Broda
1/12/18 2:04pm
Not likely.
JuicyJam
1/12/18 9:27am
If you have NBA talent the NBA will find you, wherever you play.
Return of the Yeti
1/12/18 9:49am
You would think, but not really
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 1:29pm
Bruno Caboclo is evidence that they will look everywhere for players.
wjman11
1/12/18 4:37pm
I'm not sure of the ability to patent
dratax
1/12/18 8:31am
I’m sure the scouts are well aware of him.
wjman11
1/12/18 8:18am
That's not how NBA scouting works.
Crush4
1/12/18 8:21am
Show me any current mock drafts that have him or Yoeli mentioned. I'll wait.
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:22am
And why do you think they should be mentioned?
Indy Coug
1/12/18 8:23am
Which mock draft is out there that was prepared by NBA scouts?
wjman11
1/12/18 8:24am
I'm not talking about those two individually I'm talking about NBA scouting
Crush4
1/12/18 8:26am
I'm confident the scouts were well aware of Eric Mika and Brandon Davies as well
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:32am
Maybe it's because guys that have played at BYU just aren't NBA players?
RaggaeCoug
1/12/18 8:35am
So, Frank Jackson would've been a first round pick after 1 season had he
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:40am
No way of knowing that. But Lillard was the 6th overall pick out of Weber.
RaggaeCoug
1/12/18 8:45am
It's not a direct translation, you're right. But look at BYU's history.
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 8:49am
It's the job of a scout to find talent wherever it is.
Belboz
1/12/18 9:07am
The idea that he would not have had the same exposure to NBA scouts
wjman11
1/12/18 10:39am
The NBA makes top 3 picks of guys in the middle of freaking nowhere in Europe
Indy Coug
1/12/18 8:52am
Come on now....how would Trump have phrased that statement? 😃
ByuMba90
1/12/18 8:55am
Probably not. Given he wasn't a first round pick.
JuicyJam
1/12/18 8:58am
He was on the radar of scouts already.
Belboz
1/12/18 9:05am
...and he chose a program with a rich history of putting kids in the NBA
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 9:13am
So all other 225 band members are really the ones out of step?
ByuMba90
1/12/18 9:15am
Kentucky recruits better than BYU
Belboz
1/12/18 9:22am
You're proving my point
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:07am
Not as I've understood your point. Your point seems to be that Kentucky CREATES
ByuMba90
1/12/18 10:30am
Anthony Davis would have been a top pick if he'd come to BYU.
Belboz
1/12/18 10:39am
Why did Frank Jackson choose Duke over BYU?
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:41am
A coach at BYU spent more years developing Jackson than any coach at Duke.
Belboz
1/12/18 10:43am
And that still wasn't good enough for him to stay at BYU. We aren't a program
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:51am
because of the coaches?
Belboz
1/12/18 10:52am
100% because of the coaches.
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 10:55am
Quincy Lewis spent more years with Frank Jackson than any coach at Duke
Belboz
1/12/18 10:58am
So, High School coaches, not college coaches are the ones responsible for
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 11:52am
No. That's not what I wrote.
Belboz
1/12/18 11:54am
But you started this crazy thread by saying "noticed". Coaching is different.
JJCoug
1/12/18 10:45am
One year is insufficient time for a program to develop a player's skills from
ByuMba90
1/12/18 11:02am
KC, Mika, and Davies have proven that they shouldn't have been drafted!
JJCoug
1/12/18 8:37am
Davies was better in the NBA than nearly half of all players drafted...
BYUCLA
1/12/18 6:59pm
These days you basically know who is going to be an NBA kid in high school.
JuicyJam
1/12/18 9:04am
So, you're saying BYU is a program that doesn't put players in the NBA because
SlippinJimmie
1/12/18 9:08am
I'm saying BYU is not an elite basketball program that is routinely
JuicyJam
1/12/18 9:16am
If they have NBA talent, they'll get a chance.
Belboz
1/12/18 10:50am
Truth hurts.
Ocho Cuatro
1/12/18 8:58am
What truth? There was no truth in that post. Just drivel.
Turnpike Lane
1/12/18 9:43am
That is absolutely false, just like like college football.
TheLoneCougar
1/12/18 11:47am
Chicken or egg? Bama gets all 4 and 5*,which have higher draft potential. So it is still the player.
Turnpike Lane
1/12/18 12:15pm
That isn't what I am disputing. Fact is, if you want to get a chance to play in
TheLoneCougar
1/12/18 12:23pm
Do mean like Paul George who played at Fresno St.?
wjman11
1/12/18 12:58pm
Like I said, an exception/outlier.
TheLoneCougar
1/12/18 1:04pm
You're calling it an exception --- I view it as evidence that NBA
wjman11
1/12/18 1:18pm
Yes, because it isn't the normal case. The majority of NBA players
TheLoneCougar
1/12/18 6:18pm
You’re mixing correlation and causation
wjman11
1/12/18 7:39pm
Would anyone agree with these points? If you disagree, which points?
dratax
1/12/18 11:35pm
One example: Frank Jackson
TheLoneCougar
1/16/18 7:12am
Do you think scouts only knew about Jackson because he went to Duke?
wjman11
1/16/18 9:42am
Because they were at BYU. Point. Set. Match.
TheLoneCougar
1/16/18 3:07pm
I'll take that as you conceding the point since you offered nothing up.
wjman11
1/16/18 3:31pm
Sure, ok.
Turnpike Lane
1/12/18 9:42am
Seems like you are more likely to be drafted higher at BYU.
CosmoK
1/12/18 9:50am
Nah. It's his game, not his team that hinders him.
QBarrister
1/12/18 1:18pm
Once and for all: if you have to ask, then the player is not NBA material. No
BYUlv
1/12/18 9:33am
Yup. And its not even 40 best players...it's 40 players with most NBA potential
Return of the Yeti
1/12/18 9:51am
Exactly. I wanted to add that, but I didn't want to go too long. I have seen
BYUlv
1/12/18 10:19am
Good points, but the OP said nothing about the NBA. Overseas is a possibility.
ArchbishopMitty
1/12/18 1:12pm
No
Adrielle
1/12/18 10:02am
to join Mika in Italy?
vabeachcoug
1/12/18 10:38am
No
Gerald-DeGroot
1/12/18 10:56am
Elijah is having a monster year. He’s not on NBA teams radar.
dwhitebud
1/12/18 11:08am
I'm not worried. I'll start getting worried if he puts up 50 or has a 20 rebound
buckeyecougarguy
1/12/18 1:02pm
LOLOLOLOL. No. Unless he pulls a Mika and leaves for Euro ball.
indojoe
1/12/18 1:16pm
There is always a risk of losing a very good player that has a degree
thebruce
1/12/18 3:03pm
RE: There is always a risk of losing a very good player that has a degree
btown87
1/12/18 4:07pm
I doubt he would go to a lesser bball program with a worse education.
4mack
1/12/18 4:11pm
Leave to go where?
zerome4sooners
1/13/18 5:53am
No. Not at all.
StalwartBraveTrue
1/13/18 9:17am
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DaCougEye
1/13/18 9:19am
HAHA, exactly.
zerome4sooners
1/13/18 10:33am
Guys that don't go to the NBA leave early all the time
thebruce
1/13/18 10:55am
And Mika's decision from a pragmatic standpoint was a stupid one.
Adrielle
1/13/18 11:06am
He's finishing his degree in Europe.
thebruce
1/13/18 11:12am
If I were Bryant and I read this board, I would leave early
Jizosh
1/13/18 9:32am
His middle name is Brigham...so no!!
Wear Blue
1/13/18 12:21pm
Bryant should be more worried than us if he leaves after this year
SlantRoute
1/13/18 1:04pm
Leave where? Italy?
BYUvermont
1/13/18 1:43pm
No. He’s not an NBA talent. He’s doing great though.
IronPotato
1/13/18 2:23pm
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