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Why do people think this Hugo Gonzalez kid wants to play college basketball?

TCuz Coastal Elite

12:09am

It's not rare, many of the top euro's that play college ball played pro ball in Europe first...

JOPE

12:12am

I’m struggling to name even one lottery pick that did that. Help my memory.

TCuz

12:15am

Off the top of my head, Enes Kanter. Although he was ruled ineligible with UK

tacallaway

12:19am

But international players have way more hurdles with NIL payments. And I don’t think competition is better

TCuz

12:26am

Outside of Wemby, there has been stigma with guys who haven’t played college

arcawley

12:27am

I don’t think that’s true at all. There are often multiple foreign lottery picks in a single draft

TCuz

12:35am

Bet if you look back though several well known ones played college here first

arcawley

12:52am

Luka went third and a team traded up to get him. The only reason the Kings

califcougar

12:51am

I guess it really depends on the specific circumstances of the player

tacallaway

12:35am

Lauri Markkanen, Joel Embiid, Bennedict Mathurin, Franz Wagner, Rui Hachimura,

kimdaddy35

12:42am

I'd say that's a pretty good list.

jaba166

12:46am

Jakob Poetl, Alex Len, Lauri Markannen. It is rare though and I think unlikely a

califcougar

12:45am

Possibly for NIL money and better development?

richvan

12:54am

Alaska airlines experience?

Icelandic Cougar

12:02am

Alaska is one of the better airlines for custumernen experience. So it will be

cougarfann888

12:04am

your airplane will have a cool skin

BaseCoug

12:06am

Whenever I fly Alaska they pass out free booze!

Natedog916

12:11am

RE: Whenever I fly Alaska they pass out free booze!

BlooCoug

12:29am

Great experience in the one round trip flight I’ve booked with them.

spugeddy24

12:35am

Million miles flying with them.

SouthAnch

12:51am

They’re the only ones I fly with

KingDave

1:01am

i know they had an issue with a few Boeing 737 Max plane(s). It was only an

calblue

1:02am

Man, that lady was not happy... 😂

westsidecoug

Apr 23, 11:48pm

Probably a Ute player’s momma.

Trent

Apr 23, 11:58pm

Maybe a player’s mom.

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 11:59pm

Ute pitcher's Mommy?

Groom's Cake

12:54am

Not the one that I know.

Q-grr

1:00am

What’s this NIL thing I keep hearing about with college football/draft prospects

missourijok

Apr 23, 11:33pm

Person of Interest

TNT

Apr 23, 11:27pm

Was TNT thinking like this?

paulb

Apr 23, 11:31pm

First one doesn't show up

TNT

Apr 23, 11:32pm

Fixed

paulb

Apr 23, 11:33pm

Oooooooooooooooooooooo.......Dawn of War II was such a fun game

TNT

Apr 23, 11:34pm

TNT Warhammers?!?

paulb

Apr 23, 11:40pm

Just Dawn of War II

TNT

Apr 23, 11:53pm

Who thought this was a good idea? I get that the Nationals kinda have a long running gag that Teddy Roosevelt always

cheezedawg Properly rated

Apr 23, 11:25pm

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andrewg3

Apr 23, 11:23pm

Had a great time at the game tonight. Met a great family of BYU fans. They even

Q-grr

Apr 23, 11:20pm

Glad you could have this night too. Hang in there.

Soupie

Apr 23, 11:41pm

Good luck.

jdub

12:03am

It was great to meet you!

Joel Tilton

1:05am

I thought Pope should have started Saunders most of the season. Why he would

Hinta

Apr 23, 11:16pm

My bet

Blueto

Apr 23, 11:18pm

I doubt that. He's more likely to RS, imo.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 23, 11:27pm

Not official yet, right? That article got pulled down.

4thand19

Apr 23, 11:22pm

No decision yet from Richie

PumaFanatico

Apr 23, 11:39pm

Yep.

BlooCoug

12:00am

Also Saunders fouls a lot. That’s one advantage to him coming off the bench.

wjman11

12:46am

What's with NIL money, for what, 1-2 years?? The real money is in the pros, even

jaba166

12:53am

Article: 🔒 BYU Football Player Insider Report, The O Line Room View

[CougConnect] cougconnectjake

Apr 23, 11:10pm

Mavs win!!

realtall Class of '95

Apr 23, 11:01pm

Well wishes for Jaxson Robinson but I fear he'll follow same path of other BYU

SoValleyCOUG

Apr 23, 10:57pm

I love the guy…but just don’t see him working out in the NBA

Blue Panda

Apr 23, 11:04pm

Feel the.same

SoValleyCOUG

Apr 23, 11:06pm

If he teams up with the right people, he could have success.

Q-grr

Apr 23, 11:09pm

TNT said this all season and took a lot of heat on here for it

TNT

Apr 23, 11:27pm

I’ll take living in Europe making great money any day. Sign me up!

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 11:06pm

What kind of money do euro leagues actually pay?

PumaFanatico

Apr 23, 11:41pm

Depends on the team and league. Good players make well into the 6 figures. I’m

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 11:56pm

To be fair, he's being a lot more realistic than many BYU guys in the past

tacallaway

Apr 23, 11:07pm

Why oh why couldn’t Collinsworth shoot 3’s? He was so good at everything else

Rhubarb

Apr 23, 11:25pm

All the more reason to be excited about KY

tacallaway

Apr 23, 11:51pm

He played four seasons, and guys aren’t bursting up draft boards in their

DieHarder

Apr 23, 11:07pm

I definitely think he can make the league and he’s not getting any younger. This

CougFan4EverEver

Apr 23, 11:10pm

If Jalen Williams can do it, why not Jax?

andrewg3

Apr 23, 11:28pm

One more year COULD = millions more $ over the next several years. It may not

jaba166

12:33am

Ether 12:26

Ron Mexico

Apr 23, 10:55pm

Seems like these officials overturn replay reviews way too easily now

missourijok

Apr 23, 10:52pm

The NBA needs to fix their crap. This is a great game but they keep cutting to commercials. I get that timeouts and

RealTaysomHill All-American

Apr 23, 10:52pm

The Clippers are hanging in there. Hard to kill.

Japan Coug

Apr 23, 10:50pm

Cushing is the winning pitcher vs Utah. Question: How many pitches did he throw?

cvd6262

Apr 23, 10:43pm

I was thinking earlier today about how useless win/loss stats could be and this

cougaman

Apr 23, 10:49pm

There is a lot of fun to be had with all the ins and outs of the game.

Q-grr

Apr 23, 11:27pm

Doncic’s mean mugging just isn’t that nasty

missourijok

Apr 23, 10:42pm

Doncic. Pravi MVP.

Ned Schneebly

Apr 23, 10:41pm

That was cold

HingleMcCringleberry

Apr 23, 10:41pm

Incredible player - amazing pass and then amazing dagger

RWaters

Apr 23, 10:41pm

just got lost on the switch though…..LOL

Bonoman

Apr 23, 10:42pm

Pravi=Wannabe?

kimdaddy35

Apr 23, 11:11pm

What was/is your culinary hang-up?

Cougar Junkie

Apr 23, 10:32pm

can barely handle spicy food anymore. Used to be able to eat spiciest food at any restaurant. any is too overbearing now

Flyingdolphin

Apr 23, 10:34pm

Cow milk. Never knew how creamy and delicious it could be!

DieHarder

Apr 23, 10:35pm

Did you avoid milk entirely before that, or prefer something like goat milk?

Cougar Junkie

Apr 23, 10:36pm

Milk is trash.

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:40pm

Ah, breast milk guy. I feel ya.

Russell Feathers

Apr 23, 10:40pm

Nature says animals outgrow drinking milk.. Its a human flaw that they continue to drink that crap.

TheLost

Apr 23, 10:47pm

Amen.

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:48pm

Dairy products make life worth living.

Ted Lasso

Apr 23, 10:56pm

Do you not eat chocolate or breakfast?!

Nakedbootleg

Apr 23, 10:59pm

I drink milk for every meal I can. If that's a flaw, I'm broken!

CSoul

Apr 23, 11:00pm

ew what? every meal?

Flyingdolphin

Apr 23, 11:05pm

That's just wild to me. I haven't had a cup of milk in probably decades (not

fattycoug

Apr 23, 11:07pm

dude should be jailed

Flyingdolphin

Apr 23, 11:11pm

Haters gonna hate!

CSoul

12:30am

Nature doesn't season or cook their food either

Great38

12:02am

Peas. I can’t eat anything with peas.

Tare

Apr 23, 10:36pm

yes you can

Flyingdolphin

Apr 23, 10:40pm

RE: yes you can

Tare

Apr 23, 10:44pm

How does a fresh pea taste good and cooked peas taste like butt.

Methusaleh22

Apr 23, 10:47pm

You’re doing it wrong.

Swish

Apr 23, 11:06pm

Mayo is nasty and if it's on a hamburger I will respond this way......

crimedog

Apr 23, 10:40pm

Agreed. Gross and unhealthy. Rare combo.

Methusaleh22

Apr 23, 10:42pm

Mayonnaise is another one that I avoided until well into adulthood. I used to

Cougar Junkie

Apr 23, 10:43pm

Onions. Hated them for 40 plus years. Now put them on everything.

Methusaleh22

Apr 23, 10:40pm

beets. No can do beets.

BYUFBDAD

Apr 23, 10:41pm

Escargot - tried it but couldn’t get it down. Never again

WashingtonCoug

Apr 23, 10:41pm

Sheep testicles. Never been able to eat them, because I don’t know where to get

Russell Feathers

Apr 23, 10:42pm

You get them from sheep.

Methusaleh22

Apr 23, 10:42pm

In the back area

ochobeeguy

Apr 23, 10:50pm

Careful

RealTaysomHill

Apr 23, 10:51pm

It’s always the last place you look.

Russell Feathers

Apr 23, 10:59pm

RE: Sheep testicles. Never been able to eat them, because I don’t know where to get

crimedog

Apr 23, 10:43pm

Psst.

Ted Lasso

Apr 23, 10:43pm

Man, the whole world of food available and you chose sheep testicles

RealTaysomHill

Apr 23, 10:49pm

That's more of a culinary hang-down

Great38

12:05am

Shaved coconut mostly. Completely avoid it, even though I love coconut flavor

cougaman

Apr 23, 10:42pm

I don’t enjoy avocado or tomato

BYU Fan

Apr 23, 10:46pm

What about guacamole and pasta sauce? 😛

Cougar Junkie

Apr 23, 10:46pm

No on guacamole, tomato sauce is fine

BYU Fan

Apr 23, 10:48pm

That is a terrible shame.

jdub

Apr 23, 10:47pm

The textures & flavors just weird me out

BYU Fan

Apr 23, 10:50pm

You wouldn’t have done well in Chile. We ate avocado every day and “salad” in

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:52pm

Tomatoes and raw cucumber are my odd ones. Hate chicken hearts!!!!!

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:48pm

Raw onions. Salsa is OK or like them when fried or grilled but not raw.

Malathion

Apr 23, 10:48pm

Shrimp. I don't like the taste and I am deathly allergic to it. Don't want to

Shihan

Apr 23, 10:56pm

Raisins.

byujdmba

Apr 23, 10:56pm

Can I eat them if I call them sultanas?

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:58pm

RE: Raisins.

Ungoy

Apr 23, 10:58pm

Cilantro ... evidently, I have the good gene. 🙂

ManicBlue

Apr 23, 10:59pm

That's really the only one I have, but I've grown to tolerate it. I also don't like celery that isn't in a soup base

CSoul

Apr 23, 11:02pm

Hate Cilantro. Reminds me of getting grass in my mouth when emptying clippings.

Phreddy

12:01am

I can’t do cooked broccoli. So nasty. Raw broccoli I like.

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 11:13pm

Funny, I'm the opposite. I prefer cooked broccoli to raw and raw cauliflower to cooked. 🙂

ManicBlue

Apr 23, 11:15pm

Broccoli makes me gassy. I don't mind it but my wife doesn't like it.

Shihan

Apr 23, 11:16pm

Shellfish, allergic

BYUFootballisBack

Apr 23, 11:24pm

Pears are just vile. I am only person I know who feels this way

Ycrazy

Apr 23, 11:25pm

liver

lightmann

Apr 23, 11:26pm

Canned green beans, holy yuck

PortlandCoug

Apr 23, 11:33pm

Water chestnuts. They don’t really have a taste but I still hate them

maxpowers

Apr 23, 11:42pm

I’ve still never figured out what these are.

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 11:57pm

Overcooked meat. Any meat that isn’t the perfect temp for the cut of meat I

kotacoug

12:12am

Today's update- Astros season long quest to catch the A's:

Methusaleh22

Apr 23, 10:24pm

As a side note to this, mariners are first place in the division.

cougaman

Apr 23, 10:35pm

M’s looking good. And they’re not even hitting all that well yet.

Little Mac

Apr 23, 11:04pm

Polonco, Raley, Garver, Crawford and Julio all hitting what is probably career

cougaman

Apr 23, 11:40pm

playoff time machine this year. Feels like mid 90’s

Bonoman All-American

Apr 23, 10:23pm

"Open gym" and similar in the off-season for high school sports

Goliath CB users union organizer

Apr 23, 10:17pm

Varies from state to state but AZ did away with restrictions.

blueaussie

Apr 23, 10:22pm

I think they can do them, but they are truly “open”.

Eddie

Apr 23, 10:24pm

Correct, in Utah they do have “moratorium” dates that coaches can’t be involved

ProvoSoprano

Apr 23, 10:31pm

What state?

shimmy

Apr 23, 10:27pm

Nice try!

Goliath

Apr 23, 10:32pm

Nice try what?

shimmy

Apr 23, 10:43pm

“Can’t” be mandatory. Coach can be there but has to be skill based learning

reagan21

Apr 23, 10:55pm

I don’t know why I thought of this but Maxi Kleber has been a Mav like forever.

missourijok

Apr 23, 10:06pm

Early ‘25 mock draft may interest BYU fans

CougarCanuck76

Apr 23, 10:05pm

Wow 4 of those five guys are rumored by someone close to the program to maybe be what someone else thought

Blue2thebone

Apr 23, 10:14pm

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AdamChase

Apr 23, 10:04pm

Phoenix struggles offensively primarily because of depth issues. They don't have

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 10:04pm

A 4 man bench rotation isn’t uncommon in the playoffs.

robin

Apr 23, 10:15pm

Not a lot of offensive firepower in that group overall. Compare them to the

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 10:18pm

The money they're paying KD is far better than what they're getting for Beal. Next year they'll have 3 guys making over

ManicBlue

12:17am

I forgot to add Beal. Yes.

BlooCoug

12:21am

Suppose Young will be here the next couple days between Suns games. Hoping that means we get some announcements going.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

Apr 23, 9:50pm

I'm hoping for the Suns to get swept. No offense Suns fans, but we need our

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 9:59pm

I don’t care about the NBA, just BYU

Archaea

Apr 23, 10:00pm

If the Suns could win it all, I'd be okay with that. But they won't, so I hope

Ted Lasso

Apr 23, 10:13pm

I may well be wrong, but it's possible we won't have any further coaching announcements for another week.

CalGTR

Apr 23, 10:53pm

Asked my wife what the new Taylor Swift album was about. She said "breakups".

WJCougar

Apr 23, 9:40pm

Got to perpetually feed the fire.

Longseason

Apr 23, 9:47pm

It seems to work

TNT

Apr 23, 11:30pm

What are pretty much all Taylor Swift songs about?

Future_Tacos

Apr 23, 9:53pm

RE: Show her this and report back.

Zedhead

Apr 23, 10:09pm

So the same thing all her other albums are about.

John Doe

Apr 23, 10:11pm

Seems like the theme of all her songs is the same: crushes, dating, & breakups,

BlooCoug

Apr 23, 10:22pm

Yep, sounds like Taylor, lol

CougMAGA

Apr 23, 10:35pm

With ALOT more F bombs

RIGAMORTIS

Apr 23, 10:47pm

Seriously?

TNT

Apr 23, 11:31pm

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