...players. I think we saw a different energy level on the field and with the game managing by coaches that's been missing in quite a few games. Kalani was asked post-game about how BYU does in close finishes and he said something to the effect that he likes it that way and intimated that it seems to bring out the best in him and the team.

Whitt is good at creating a culture of fake outrage in his team so they come out angry and play off of that emotional energy. It's an off-shoot of the natural smoldering intensity and competitiveness that always burns inside him.

Kalani's natural state is quite the opposite and as a result he struggles with consistent results. He can get up for a game vs a ranked opponent or a Pac12 opponent on the road but then when it comes to a ho-hum team like Toledo or USF he can't get it going and as a result the team has a tendency to meander aimlessly through the game.