BYU will be a great team next year

[rblack]

Even without Carlino.
I will miss Carlino, however, I think he did BYU a favor. Guard is the position that BYU could most afford to lose a player.
The single factor that hurt BYU all year was the lack of enough quality big men. Once the two starters went out due to foul trouble (and they almost always did), BYU was forced to play 4 guards and a raw freshman, which worked well enough in most games, however, it cost us several games this year.
Next year, BYU will have more players to throw at the 4 and 5, this will keep them in games longer.
BYU will have multiple senior leaders, they will miss Carlino, however, in reality, BYU gains more by having stronger post players than it loses by losing him.

[Brayden Green]

How do you figure that *guard*, and more specifically, POINT GUARD is the position that byu could afford most to lose a player?

Not attacking, honestly asking.

And I don't think we will be a great team (25+ wins). I don't even think we will be a **good** team (20+ wins). I think that we will be lucky to be an average team (14+ wins) and that most of those wins will come from the bottom rungs of a bad WCC. The only caveat here is if Fischer and/or Chattman can combine to give us what we lose with Matt transferring.

I would be happy to be wrong, but I am willing to put a bet of a good steak dinner on not being wrong.

[rblack]

I am planning on Collingsworth being available. He averaged 33 minutes per game. He played a lot of that as a 4 because our bigs couldn't stay out of foul trouble. With a better front line, he won't have to. It is a 7 minute per game problem. The rest of the production problem will be covered by the other guards. So, yes, it is a guard issue not a point guard issue.

[mizzoucoug]

I think I'm higher on Aytes than most people here. If we have a legit post scorer and some shooters then we're a tourney team. So, that's the question. Can Chatman and Fischer shoot 3's?

[Cougs_Rule]

BYU will NOT be a great team next year. Maybe it will be good. But I doubt it will be just. average, 14 wins? When is the last time that happened? Exactly. Your a are a downer, dude.

[Brayden Green]

BYU will NOT be a great team next year. Maybe it will be good. But I doubt it will be just. average, 14 wins? When is the last time that happened? Exactly. Your a are a downer, dude.

Take away kcoll, mika, and carlino from this Last years team and where do you think we would have ended up? Somewhere in the 15 win range. It will be the same if kcoll isn't ready to go and we are missing those guys. You think differently? Put a burger on it.

[Mars]

Probably the same as the last 2 years. 2nd or 3rd in the WCC, just-in or just-out of the NCAA Tourny.

[scott715]

Blue you forgot to all that is being added. We are going from 10 to 13 scholarship players. You subtracted but forgot to add and carry the one.

[Stirfry]

Blue you forgot to all that is being added. We are going from 10 to 13 scholarship players. You subtracted but forgot to add and carry the one.

Shhhhh. Don't tell him that. Can I still get on the steak dinner list if we win 14+?

Rose has never won less than 20 and since the 98-99 season we only have 2 seasons below 20. An 18 win season and a 9 win season.

[Cougs_Rule]

BYU will NOT be a great team next year. Maybe it will be good. But I doubt it will be just. average, 14 wins? When is the last time that happened? Exactly. Your a are a downer, dude.

Take away kcoll, mika, and carlino from this Last years team and where do you think we would have ended up? Somewhere in the 15 win range. It will be the same if kcoll isn't ready to go and we are missing those guys. You think differently? Put a burger on it.

downgraded from a steak? ok, you have a deal, burger it is. would love to chat hoops anyway. i most always agree and at least appreciate all your hoops posts.