FountainofUte
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Is Ute hoops trending down? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 11 months ago
I hope so. I don’t think I have crazy expectations for the program/LK. I’ve seen fans unusually disappointed when a 5-star chooses Arizona over us or when we’re not getting to the Sweet 16 every year. That’s definitely not where I’m coming from.
On the other hand, I don’t see any reason that we can’t firmly place ourselves in the second tier of…[Read more]
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Is Ute hoops trending down? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 11 months ago
I hope so. I don’t think I have crazy expectations for the program/LK. I’ve seen fans unusually disappointed when a 5-star chooses Arizona over us or when we’re not getting to the Sweet 16 every year. That’s definitely not where I’m coming from.
On the other hand, I don’t see any reason that we can’t firmly place ourselves in the second tier of…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic Is Ute hoops trending down? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 11 months ago
An NIT bid (and even an NIT first-round loss) is palatable if you know it’s a step for a team that’s on the way up. That’s how the 2014 NIT loss @ St. Mary’s felt. It was disappointing, but we knew things were looking up with D. Wright coming back, Loveridge maturing, and a seemingly stacked recruiting class coming in to add needed depth and…[Read more]
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Imagine if we lost in the first round of the NIT? in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 11 months ago
They won’t lose this. If the Runnin’ Utes are deflated they’ll win close, like 1-5 pts. If they come focused and pissed, they’ll win by 20+.
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FountainofUte replied to the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
No doubt having Poeltl would have had a dramatic effect on our projections. I mean, I’d pencil us in as a S16 team had we had Jakob for a third year. –Sigh–
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that we don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that we don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that we don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that we don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that we don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that “we” don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte started the topic The big picture of Ute hoops (from where I sit) in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
I think there’s some interesting debate about whether we should be happy with this year’s MBB team that finished four spots above where they were picked, or disappointed for likely missing the NCAA Tourney.
Any year that “we” don’t make the Dance it’s a bummer. I mean, that’s always the very least that we hope for, right? But there’s a standard…[Read more]
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Utes vs Organ in the forum Basketball (Men) 7 years, 12 months ago
Let’s start with the basics: How’s Collette’s health? Will Daniels be reinstated? The answers to those questions will heavily influence how far we go.
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Utes and Basketball Recruits Tomorrow Night Against Cal in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years ago
I kinda wish we weren’t bringing in the biggest recruit in…maybe ever on a 9pm tip that fans seem generally unexcited about.
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Casualties of a 9PM start in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years ago
I’ll be there, and bringing a couple of friends from tickets that a neighboring ticket holder knew he wouldn’t use for such a late tip off. And I also turned down four other tickets from a neighbor who doesn’t want to make the trip so late.
The late tip, mixed with the deflated enthusiasm of a likely NIT year will reduce the numbers tonight, I’m sure.
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FountainofUte replied to the topic New Poll: If Utes win 4th in Pac-12 do they deserve an NCAA Tournament bid? in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years ago
If we even had one signature win to hang our hat on, I’d maybe say yes. Two signature wins would do it. But with zero, I’m afraid we’re a day late and a dollar short.
At this point the question is, short of winning the PAC tourney, can any combo of wins get us in? What if we run the table to the conf tourney final but lose that game? Is that enough?
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FountainofUte replied to the topic National Pizza Day! in the forum Misc 8 years ago
It’s hard to argue with the suggestions in this thread already, but I’d add to the list Big Apple Pizza in Millcreek. their Buffalo Chicken pizza is fantastic.
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Our preseason schedule failed to prepare this team in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years, 1 month ago
I get what you mean, but at what point do you just take the good with the bad? I mean, for all of Majerus’s genius, he also had some serious issues. Look at Romar in Washington. He can recruit like a crazy man, but seems weak with X’s and O’s.
If Larry’s weakness is end game stuff, that would be frustrating for sure, but man, he brings so many…[Read more]
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Our preseason schedule failed to prepare this team in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years, 1 month ago
I agree, it seems like LK has finally got this thing pointed where he wants it. Just think, while Larry was still calibrating this program we’ve been to two NCAA’s (including one Sweet 16), and put two Larry-recruited guys in the NBA with one going in the lottery. And this is all arguably in the rebuild of the program.
To be honest, I’m not quite…[Read more]
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FountainofUte replied to the topic Just to break-up football signing a bit — Donnie Tillman just committed in the forum Basketball (Men) 8 years, 1 month ago
This is great news!
Now I think we have two more spots to fill for 2017. My thought for the last few months has been:
1) Land Tillman (check!)
2) Go get the most talented JC we can find to fill our greatest need. I’d say some front-court depth, but a stud is a stud is a stud. Just get someone who can make an impact next year.
3) Push the…[Read more] - Load More