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Dawes leading team in total rebounds with significantly fewer minutes than a few of the other big men.

Sorry, but it doesn’t appear to be correct in any meaningful sense that I can see.

He has the lowest (good) defensive rating on the team and it’s not even close. He is 98.9, and next closest is Miro at 102.1, Ezra is down at 103.5.

He has the highest defensive rebounding rating at 13.8, and again it’s not even close. Next one on the ist is…[Read more]

I wonder if the current NIL era is actually better for folks with NBA chops than it was back when we brough in Boylen from the Bucks. I have heard many commentators talk about how NCAA teams will be run much more like professional franchises in the go forward, with a GM type making player decisions around money in consultation with the head…[Read more]

KD reminds me of Shawn Marion. He is smooth and can shoot or get to the rim. His lack of playing time has to be a result of his defense. How else can you explain? Defense has been an issue with Smith’s teams especially on the road. Offensively he is a tough matchup and can score and get rebounds. He would be my top player on the roster to kee o…[Read more]

It’s gonna take more than a coaching change to keep him around. He’s gonna want and deserves a significant raise for next season.

Thankfully IF they hire Jensen there will be significant funds to hopefully keep him around.

He’s gonna get some serious offers in the off season.

Box Plus Minus = BPM. I had to look that one up. More commonly, I’m used to seeing Plus/Minus.

Help yourself to a larger dose of frustration, link below. To me, there is no excuse for his not playing more. Hell, he doesn’t even strike me as a player that has off court issues, as he seems to be the very “lunch pail” type player that works just as hard off the court as he does on it. He doesn’t seem to have a temper or a bad attitude, just…[Read more]

I’ve never understood the blind spot. I’ve relayed on this board many times how that touched my family with my son’s high school career. Coincidentally, when I saw Robbie Benson in last week’s episode of Severance, it reminded me of the movie One on One a 1977 classic basketball movie where the dickhead college coach essentially blackballs Henry…[Read more]

I believe, at least, that they are going through the mandated candidate search, even if they already have the hero chosen. Only iif there is radio silence after the season is over,or at most The Dance is complete, then I will be concerned.

Decades of poor results, poor fan support, and poor NIL support. Lot of risk involved with taking this job.

Easy to see why Jensen would not want to take the plunge without adequate assurance of resources.

What is not easy to see is why they would fire the coach without having this settled.

The boosters wouldn’t get behind Smith why do you think they’ll get behind Pitino???

The name of the game is NIL and that means Alex or Andre. Anything body else is a major fail

Hard, hard pass…The guy had all the support and resources in the world in Minnesota and failed there. What makes you think he would succeed in Utah? Please don’t say “his success in New Mexico” because both Larry K and Smith succeeded at the same level where Pitino is now and consequently failed in Utah. If you go the Pitino route, you’re…[Read more]

Richard Pitino would be a great hire

If Jensen isn’t announced by the end of the season, then we have some significant issues. It could very well be that nothing was locked in before Smith’s firing and Utah essentially jumped into an abyss. That’s never a good course of action. Personally, I’m not bullish on Andre Miller being the Utes HC and Johnnie Bryant will surely never coach…[Read more]

Depends on compensation. I get what you’re saying. The college level has far more headaches with everything involved with it now. The argument last go around seemed to be he wanted to be an NBA coach and was on the fast track for that. Years later, that still hasn’t happened. So who knows ultimately?

I’m sure he’s not fond of the idea of recruiting. He really doesn’t have to do that in the NBA. Yes, that could be a negative of hiring him if that is true. It could also be as simple as them covering all their bases right now in this meeting and working everything out. I guess we’ll find out pretty soon.

Does the timing really matter whether it ends up being Jensen or not? Let’s say it’s not Jensen and ends up being Miller because Jensen declines. Wouldn’t we want Miller to have the same opportunity and time to sell himself and his program to the players we have on the roster that we wish to keep?

I would say KD is priority #1 this coming off season. It’s clear that he offers the most upside and is a very talented player.

Thankfully, he’s getting more time now that Smith is gone – and if they hire Jensen for HC I can’t see how KD could possibly leave with such incredible excitement coming in like that. Especially, as it’s been said again…[Read more]