BYU @ Gonzaga

Well, it was quite the half. BYU, for all they did not do well, is only treailing by 6.

Chase off, Kaufusi off, Bartley way off, no one really on except KC. Feels like it should be worse than it is.

I posted separately before seeing this. For how less than perfectly we played and to be down only 6?? We will put a good run together yet. Wish we had Anson....

BoiseBYU wrote:
I posted separately before seeing this. For how less than perfectly we played and to be down only 6?? We will put a good run together yet. Wish we had Anson....

Me too.

I know there was a lot said about how poor Haws played, but the equalizer was that Wiltjer played equally as poor last game. Wiltjer certainly looking more "normal" this game. The Zags, when they were really forcing their hand with their bigs, were looking almost unstoppable. Still glad that they keep deciding to go away from that.



Ugh. Bartley, fumbling all over out there.



KC really carrying this team right now. So glad that he doesn't back down in the spotlight. One of those guys you hate to play against, not because he's flashy or a spectacular scorer, but because he does those things that drive you crazy (offensive boards, defensive boards, steals, hustle plays etc).



Lot of basketball to be played. BYU answered every single run with one of their own. Still very much in this thing and the longer BYU sticks around, the better their chances are (imho). BYU started cool and zags were hot. Likely the 2nd half with results in an equilibration.



Good times! I think I would rather beat this zag team and lose first round vs lose this game and win a play-in game.

Anyone else irritated by the way Wiltjer uses his off hand to back people down?



Sabonis is a freakin beast. He and Kaufusi will have some epic battles in the future.



Will be nice to have Mika back.

2nd half adjustment: DON'T LEAVE PANGOS, BELL JR, OR WILTJER OPEN FOR 3.

this game is over if the zags keep throwing down low and BYU maintains hack a karnowski philosophy.

A run is coming.

This game is over Bc the refs are calling it one way. They want their 2 seed and wanted their 1-seed and are ticked that BYU took it away. That dark haired ref has been the worst offender all year. He swallows his whistle when it comes to BYU getting fouled.

I was very critical of KC at PG. but he has become a very good floor general and there is obviously a huge dropoff without him on the floor. Would still be nice to have a true PG.

Cougs_Rule wrote:
This game is over Bc the refs are calling it one way. They want their 2 seed and wanted their 1-seed and are ticked that BYU took it away. That dark haired ref has been the worst offender all year. He swallows his whistle when it comes to BYU getting fouled.

I actually have agreed with most of the calls. not the worst called game.

man, where did that defense BYU was playing go? zags shooting 60% in the 2nd half? Good night!

BroncoBot wrote:

This game is over Bc the refs are calling it one way. They want their 2 seed and wanted their 1-seed and are ticked that BYU took it away. That dark haired ref has been the worst offender all year. He swallows his whistle when it comes to BYU getting fouled.

I actually have agreed with most of the calls. not the worst called game.

It's not the calls I disagree with. It's the no-calls going against BYU.

They are calling everything on BYU. And half to less than half on the dogcraps.

In contrast to the game in spokane, nearly everything has gone wrong for BYU here in the 2nd half vs the zags. The refs haven't been the problem. Zags came in with a game plan to pound the paint and it appeared that BYU came in the philosophy of purposely fouling in the paint. So yeah, the zags got calls that BYU didn't get.

I'm sorry, I just do NOT like Wiltjer's game. it's annoying.

way to early projection. BYU advances further than gonzaga in the tournament.

Congrats to the Zags. If we had Austin and Anson, much closer game.

P.S. Why does Wiltjer have duct tape on his shoulder?

BroncoBot wrote:
In contrast to the game in spokane, nearly everything has gone wrong for BYU here in the 2nd half vs the zags. The refs haven't been the problem. Zags came in with a game plan to pound the paint and it appeared that BYU came in the philosophy of purposely fouling in the paint. So yeah, the zags got calls that BYU didn't get.

How perfectly myopic. Of course they haven't ben the sole problem. They have been a part of the problem, That or you just think Rose is a totally irrational, idiotic, raving lunatic.