Utah basketball shows life, still loses big to BYU

by JazzyUte on Dec 10, 2011 2:43 PM MST in Basketball

I fully expected a loss today. I also expected a record amount of bloodshed. Fortunately, the latter didn't happen. Unfortunately, the former still did.

But because I really didn't believe Utah had a chance in hell against BYU, the fact they played tough and weren't totally run off the court for a good portion of the game, I find this loss stings far less than it could have.

Now was this just rivalry emotions or the start of some progress? We'll find out against Idaho State, but for now, I'll grasp at any straw I find and at the moment, I'm hopeful that this team can maybe potentially win another game before the season is over.

This game also shows why I hated hearing Josh Watkins was suspended indefinitely and why I'm glad he's back.

So, Utah starts 1-8, but has a real good chance of ending their eight game losing streak next Friday against the Bengals (who are 2-6 on the season).

Hopefully they can do that.

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Improvement

I’ll take it. Every Little bit of improvement is nice

by UnHoly Ram on Dec 10, 2011 2:49 PM MST via mobile reply actions

Today showed we just don't have the horses to do much...

There is just not enough talent on this team to be an average D1 team, let alone a good one.

by JazzyUte on Dec 10, 2011 2:53 PM MST up reply actions

Or a decently bad one...

by BetterasIgetolder on Dec 10, 2011 4:47 PM MST up reply actions

A couple of thoughts on the game

-Jiggy won back a lot of my respect today. Now if he could start making his free throws and three pointers.
-Dijon Farr had a great game. His defense and effort were top notch.
-Does anybody know if the fan on the front row that flipped off the players when he got hit in the back was a BYU fan? That would be hilarious if he was.
-Demarcus Harrison is the new Jake Heaps. It was funny how he kept bricking threes at the end.

by PunnyUte on Dec 10, 2011 2:56 PM MST reply actions

This is the attitude we need this season

Rather than look at the constant negatives (We know we’re bad) look at the little things and hope for improvement each game. Before you know it we start losing by 20, 15, 10, 6, and then we sneak a win here and there and start building some momentum for the next season, and hopefully new recruits will take notice. We hit the nadir of the program, I believe, with the loss against CS Fullerton. It should only get better from here on out.
Merry Christmas

by PanchoUte on Dec 11, 2011 6:25 AM MST up reply actions

Sickening

I was disgusted by the behavior of the BYU fans in attendance at today’s game.

They were vile, crude and disrespectful and it made me sick.

The worst part occurred at halftime when Kyle Whittingham and the football captains came out onto the floor to address the crowd, and all the scumbag Y fans wanted to do was shout him down.

I tell you, it’s a miracle I didn’t get arrested and thrown in jail because I was one step away from going ape shit on those degenerate scumbags.

I don't read the script. The script reads me.

by TomahawkRed on Dec 10, 2011 4:14 PM MST reply actions

Amen.

That was the very definition of classless.

Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.
"Shoot baskets, not people." -AK

by DWest on Dec 10, 2011 8:39 PM MST up reply actions

:)

I just enjoy the term “going ape shit” and I firmly believe it should be used more often

by taggert.butler on Dec 12, 2011 9:30 PM MST up reply actions

So excited...

We only lost by 19…

by BetterasIgetolder on Dec 10, 2011 4:46 PM MST reply actions

i disagree with one thing.

I think the suspension was great for Jiggy. That was a COMPLETELY different jiggy out there tonight. the pre-suspension jiggy would not have battled like that. guaranteed. and good for him. I was fed up with him, but he won back some respect tonight.

Love the Jazz, Utes, and BoSox.

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by BigBenSportsGuy on Dec 10, 2011 6:38 PM MST reply actions

Well, yeah, but I meant for the season...

We need Jiggy. That’s what I meant. If the suspension makes him a different player, great. But I meant more in the context of potentially losing him for the season. I still think we can win a couple games and maybe improve enough where there is some confidence heading into next year.

by JazzyUte on Dec 10, 2011 7:50 PM MST up reply actions