I'm laughing because the reason he is not entering the draft is not because of

Apr 19, 2019
7:40:25pm

byubyu All-American

coaching philosophy or culture.

It's because he would not get drafted.

Great college player. Not an NBA player or prospect.

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Another example of why coaching philosophy and culture are the most important

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 4:33pm

Sam Merril is a far worse athlete than Mika, Bryant, or Childs

DieHarder

4/19/19 4:37pm

By NBA standards, I agree, but not by much. None of them should be leaving

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 4:43pm

He had one game this season where he was held under 10 pts. Haws had 6...

icecougar

4/19/19 7:29pm

Merrill is a team-first guy and has always been that way. Haws is a talented

AltaCougar79

4/20/19 6:46am

Lol. That's the same reason I didn't go pro. Loved my Jr. Jazz coach.

byubyu

4/19/19 4:39pm

Brilliant.

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 4:44pm

The coach is not the reason he's staying. It's the culture.

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 4:47pm

Ya, that's the reason he's not entering the draft.

byubyu

4/19/19 5:46pm

Question. Why does this topic seem to elicit sarcastic and smug responses?

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 6:40pm

likely because the naysayers either never played sports other than church ball..

icecougar

4/19/19 7:35pm

honestly it seems deeper than that

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 8:31pm

I'm laughing because the reason he is not entering the draft is not because of

byubyu

4/19/19 7:40pm

he could certainly leave early to go to 2nd tier Europe like our guys do...

icecougar

4/19/19 7:49pm

Did you read the article?

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 8:03pm

So basically... Mika, Bryant, Childs.

COACHdrn

4/19/19 8:35pm

Coaching in college Football and Basketball is king. It’s the biggest factor.

Gerald-DeGroot

4/19/19 6:35pm

Right. It’s odd that the NFL is more of an administrative/owners game.

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 6:56pm

I agree except you left out QB too. QB is second in both college

Gerald-DeGroot

4/19/19 8:01pm

Oh totally true

Punk Philosopher

4/19/19 8:04pm

Culture eats strategy for lunch every day of the week.

icecougar

4/19/19 7:36pm

We saw just a bit ago the tall freshman for USU who was also a key component of

cwilke1

4/19/19 7:50pm

I think it’s entirely different if the player has legit NBA talent &opportunity

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