Two step forward, five million steps back: Utah loses to Idaho State
by JazzyUte on Dec 6, 2008 9:13 PM MST
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I really thought I had this team figured out. It looked like things had finally turned a corner and that maybe the loss to Southwest Baptist would prove to be just a minor fluke. Utah had won five straight, including strong victories over Ole Miss and Oregon, while also defeating a solid Missouri State program on the road.
Then they ran into the mighty Idaho State Bengals from the all powerful Big Sky Conference and lose 72-68. Yes, Utah loses to Idaho Freaking State, the same program the Utes easily walked all over a year ago in Salt Lake and prior to the game sat at a pathetic 1-5.
Honestly, I don't know what the problem is with this program. Talent shouldn't be the issue in a game like this, because Utah, no matter at what stage of rebuilding, should put more talent on the basketball court than Idaho State. Hell, if talent were an issue, there wouldn't be victories over an SEC and Pac Ten team. So it goes far beyond the level of talent here.
What that is, I do not know. I tried to figure it out after the Southwest Baptist game, only to watch Utah run off five straight and I'm trying to figure it out now. But I can't find any justification to lose a game like this. Maybe you can and if you can, please let me know, because right now I'm drawing a big blank.
Ugh.
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WTF Boylen????
Get the team UP for ALLLLLL the games Boylen!!! These Utes apparently think Utah on their chest means something….NOT YET!! You gotta win the ones you’re supposed to win!! Get ’er done!!
That's just it. If this team is good enough to beat Ole Miss and Oregon (even if Ole Miss had its leading scorer out)...
They should be good enough to beat Southwest Baptist and Idaho State.
Really, this is the same crap we saw under Giacoletti. Win a big game against Washington State and Virginia, then lose at home to Albany. Consistency, especially in college basketball, is important. You’re not going to do much if you can’t win the games you should win.
Good coaches not only get their teams up for the big games, they get them up for the lesser games, as well. Boylen, if he is going to succeed here, needs to figure out how to do that. If he doesn’t, well there isn’t much difference between Boylen & Giacoletti.
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