Whaa? Utah wins?
by JazzyUte on Nov 18, 2009 9:37 PM MST
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How crazy is that? The Utes actually won a game! And against a good team! We're 1-1! Yes! AND IT WAS AGAINST A RIVAL.
Seriously, folks. I am not making this up. Check out the box score. It's real.
Really, though, the Utes actually put up a somewhat decent effort against a team that will probably finish with a better record. It's not entirely a shock because Utah has pretty much owned the Aggies as of late in Salt Lake. But still, it feels nice to win.
The man of the hour is Carlon Brown, who finished with a game-high 22-points. Brown I think will improve the most out of the players who saw time last year. He has the potential to be really good.
But I was most impressed with the defense. Last week the Utes nearly allowed Idaho to drop 100 on them and this time around, they held the Aggies to only 67 points. Not bad, eh?
Beyond all that, though, this team is probably going to be up and down all year. It's hard to really take too much from one win, but hopefully they can build on this and create enough buzz and momentum to ride into conference play with a rather respectable record. If that happens, who the hell knows what's in store once Mountain West play rolls around.
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Great Win!
There is a lot of positives to this team. The youth counters the talent right now, but down the road this team is really going to catch fire.
Drca played poorly in the 1st, then stepped it up in the 2nd (what a pass to Washburn in the paint!) and Glover is really going to be an efficient player, wish there were more minutes to share with him.
Henderson is a cocky SOB…but damn can he shoot…and I mean SHOOT! the kid is a gun slinger from the wild west with a spring in his holster. He may end up being the highest scorer for the team this year, but I hope his shooting % gets better or we may not win many games.
I’m geeked for this year, and I usually don’t get into College BB so this is AWESOME!
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by Hockey Beard in SLC on Nov 19, 2009 12:30 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
It will be a lot of fun
watching this young team progress.
Like you said, there will be frustrating lows (Idaho), and in-game there were long stretches where the offense was painfully passive and flat, but we have a lot of raw talent.
By the time MWC play starts we should be decent. I would be happy with an NIT bid.
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by BoylenOver on Nov 19, 2009 2:46 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Carlon Brown
His dunk on them last year by Brown vs. Utah State was epic.
happy for this team to get it’s first win
by utahmanami on Nov 19, 2009 3:37 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
this years dunk not so much.
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by slc ranger on Nov 19, 2009 10:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This year
The Utes have a decent schedule, too bad we don’t have a better team. Winning some of our games againts teh likes of Illinos, Washington, LSU, etc. would stand out for us.
Oh well.
by MeanBobMean on Nov 20, 2009 8:12 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
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