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Free throws will always be a mystery to me. Why are we practicing anything but

CougfromtheSouth

12:04am

I must be missing the backstory on this... (language)

westsidecoug

12:00am

I'd take those type of fans that are loud and engaged and supporting the team

westsidecoug

Jan 7, 11:51pm

Another cool X post about new products at CES

HarlemCoug Intervention Needed

Jan 7, 11:45pm

Man, institute and seminary are gonna be amazing

WP17

Jan 7, 11:50pm

First ever PDS red flag warning issued

dingus79 All-American

Jan 7, 11:40pm

We got a PDS red flag warning in Reno this summer during an active wildfire when 50 mph winds were rolling in. Beyond

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 7, 11:44pm

Yeah just fact checked, my bad, this guy is a very reputable storm chaser, he made a mistake

dingus79

Jan 7, 11:46pm

A few stats from the Texas Tech game...

Anacondas All-American

Jan 7, 11:39pm

Proof Trey should have played the whole game!

sah22

12:04am

Video: Mawot Mag on how to overcome shooting woes and being patient through learning curves - BYU Men's Basketball forward Mawot Mag shares his thoughts after BYU's loss against Texas Tech. He... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Jan 7, 11:29pm

Interesting NBA scores tonight. Suns lose by 11 to Charlotte to go 2-8 in their last 10 games. lakers lose by 21 to the

ManicBlue Truly Addicted User

Jan 7, 11:25pm

Undefeated Tennessee lost by 30 tonight too. Know it’s not the NBA

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 11:28pm

It’s tough to watch KY’s offense after so many years of Rose & Pope offenses

rivercitycoug

Jan 7, 11:24pm

I would like to see more Stewart.

Boring

Jan 7, 11:22pm

Because he made a clutch shot tonight?

Brisco

Jan 7, 11:23pm

I know. He would have made 40 threes.

rivercitycoug

Jan 7, 11:27pm

RE: I would like to see more Stewart.

EEcougar

Jan 7, 11:27pm

Article: Analysis: Texas Tech turns to its go-to guy, which BYU doesn’t have, to hand the Cougars a devastating Big 12 home loss View

[Deseret News]

Jan 7, 11:22pm

Hello. I would like to say again, Dallin Hall should come off the bench. I said it in November, you all hated the idea

RealTaysomHill Truly Addicted User

Jan 7, 11:14pm

You may have been right. I expected at minimum the same Hall from 23-24 but

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 11:19pm

Let me throw something out there after this season if they bring Hall off

Phiburt

Jan 7, 11:24pm

You can't kneecap the current season to maybe be better next season

tacallaway

Jan 7, 11:31pm

If somebody is mad about coming off the bench, it’s probably better they are gone anyways

RealTaysomHill

Jan 7, 11:37pm

Bring in a transfer

JoeExotic

Jan 7, 11:38pm

I think Hall's issue is that he doesn't have someone like Khalifa that he can be on the floor with...

Coug

Jan 7, 11:33pm

Egor is a better passer, defender, and rebounder. Neither can shoot.

dtownCoug

Jan 7, 11:40pm

And you need a guard who can shoot to have a chance in the NCAA tournament...

Coug

Jan 7, 11:44pm

We have lost to Ole Miss, Providence, Houston and TT. 3 of the 4 are very good

ybecausethatswhy

Jan 7, 11:13pm

It’s not who they are losing to but how. Missed layups, missed FT’s, missed

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 11:16pm

And we don’t get credit for being massacred by Houston

Archaea

Jan 7, 11:18pm

My problem is the effort/body language compared to the teams they’re playing.

GoneWiththeBreeze

12:03am

I hope Mag and Stewart get more minutes

Archaea

Jan 7, 11:13pm

Sick and tired from watching our D1 starting guards not hitting FTs! Other teams

BYU I Bleed Blue All-American

Jan 7, 11:12pm

Their form is erratic

Archaea

Jan 7, 11:14pm

Broken pinkie

Meadowcoug 3rd String

Jan 7, 11:11pm

What are the conflicting messages you're getting?

SJS

Jan 7, 11:13pm

RE: What are the conflicting messages you're getting?

Meadowcoug

Jan 7, 11:40pm

X-rays lag behind true bony healing especially for fingers. If it doesn’t hurt

BigGulps

Jan 7, 11:42pm

VGK is 14-0-2 regular season all time in San Jose’s building. Crazy.

Disco Lemonade

Jan 7, 11:02pm

That is also a good thing to assuage the pain of another loss by BYU

Archaea

Jan 7, 11:06pm

The western conference is insane right now, Colorado, Kings Oilers Knights…

kotacoug

Jan 7, 11:15pm

Figuring things out while losing is no fun

Archaea

Jan 7, 11:00pm

If the team didn’t look like it had pieces to be a good team

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:57pm

The ‘NBA’ offense is….

kotacoug

Jan 7, 11:09pm

There’s no movement on the offense. It’s 4 guys standing around watching one try to do something. So boring.

buhlcougar

Jan 7, 11:30pm

Yes and that's entirely on the coaches. Mark Pope > Kevin Young so far

CouginCottonwood

Jan 7, 11:33pm

This is exactly how I feel as well

CouginCottonwood

Jan 7, 11:26pm

Video: Kevin Young | BYU Men's Basketball | Postgame | Texas Tech | January 7, 2025 View

[BYU Cougars Video]

Jan 7, 10:50pm

Dallin Hall

gocougs719

Jan 7, 10:49pm

There were games last year he was our best player. This year there are times

RalphWiggam

Jan 7, 10:52pm

I think the injury really rusted him up. Does not look like last year’s Hall yet

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:54pm

He has no feel for the game this year.

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:54pm

yeah last year he was our primary ball handler/facilitator and he rose to the

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:57pm

Last year he had too many turnovers

chirocoug

12:01am

You’re spot on

ldssdl

Jan 7, 10:54pm

#2 is not true

Remigius

Jan 7, 10:58pm

Last 3 games he’s had 2 total shot attempts inside the arc!!! 3 games, 2 shot

gocougs719

Jan 7, 11:00pm

Which is why he had 1 assist. He picks up his dribble 30’ from the hoop.

dtownCoug

Jan 7, 11:03pm

I'd take Hall over Baker every time. Baker shouldn't be getting minutes.

KayakCoug

Jan 7, 11:45pm

Baker seems like he should not play much. Really bad at D and effort.

GoneWiththeBreeze

Jan 7, 11:53pm

Ohh disagree, Baker can create and shoot. Hasn’t gotten the minutes to flow

gocougs719

Jan 7, 11:59pm

I don’t think you’ve seen a large enough sample size

gocougs719

12:05am

Last year he was key because of his intangibles: 1. Toughness 2. D 3. Clutch 4.

GoneWiththeBreeze

Jan 7, 11:52pm

He’s had two layups attempts in B12 play (3 games).giving nothing at basket

gocougs719

12:00am

What I see is a kid who’s always dominated the ball having a hard time adjusting

palangi

12:03am

It is a long season when BYU loses consecutive games

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:46pm

I would like to see a Starting 5 of Demin, Saunders, Knell, Fouss, and Catchings.

Haysom Till Truly Addicted User

Jan 7, 10:46pm

Or whoever our coaches say, since they see them play all week long.

Rusty Crab Daddy

Jan 7, 10:46pm

Naw, CB is a much better coach.

CSoul

Jan 7, 10:48pm

With Mag being the first sub and Keita second

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:47pm

Good news about ft’s- we only have to worry about it half the time this year

franklyvulgar

Jan 7, 10:45pm

I have to admit, this NIL business w/ BYU basketball makes for some rather

Polecat

Jan 7, 10:44pm

a million dollars is a lot more than a few dollars, and most of the guys in our

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:50pm

Wether it’s a million or ten million it can’t magically make them better at

Polecat

Jan 7, 10:56pm

that money was supposed to help them have more time to practice in the summer

cwilke1

Jan 7, 11:00pm

I bet it’s been a long time since the bulk of BYU’s basketball players have had

Polecat

Jan 7, 11:05pm

Which one isn't making good money? How much is good money?

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Jan 7, 11:04pm

I find it amusing that donors threw so much money at this cute little project

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Jan 7, 11:03pm

Well really…. If you just take away NIL, a program still has to put a roster of

Polecat

Jan 7, 11:08pm

You can have the best talent money can buy and still not win..it takes a team

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Jan 7, 11:13pm

Tell me DeepCcoug, is NIL a wise investment? Is the money supposed to make the

Polecat

Jan 7, 11:13pm

Video: Dallin Hall and Mawot Mag | BYU Men's Basketball | Postgame | Texas Tech | January 7, 2025 View

[BYU Cougars Video]

Jan 7, 10:43pm

My final rant. Coaches, burn those stupid pull overs that ya’ll wear on game day

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:42pm

You want them to look like they work at best buy?

VenomFarmer

Jan 7, 10:54pm

RE: You want them to look like they work at best buy?

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:58pm

Dumb.

LifeLongLakerFan

Jan 7, 11:19pm

Being a Lakers fan, is dumb.

Mathew

Jan 7, 11:23pm

The wardrobe of our coaches is so far down on my list of problems right now. 😂

westsidecoug

Jan 7, 11:27pm

This year’s team reminds me of the sled dogs in Call of the Wild

OU Cougar

Jan 7, 10:41pm

I’ll give you this, that’s a good analogy. I agree.

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:43pm

Look at the stats. Each got 29 minutes, each was 1-5 from 3. They don’t work

OU Cougar

Jan 7, 10:47pm

I agree with you man. Watching that Houston game, I could tell they weren’t

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:49pm

Day 59

StraightOuttaOrem

Jan 7, 10:41pm

This is a good thing for us because it is likely to help keep this incompetent

JosephAllenMaldonado

Jan 7, 10:43pm

RE: Day 59

yorksama

Jan 7, 10:44pm

"the hard-earned victory of those student-athletes in that program"

yorksama

Jan 7, 10:50pm

Didn’t notice that the first time I read it. Not even saying BYU is so childish

StraightOuttaOrem

Jan 7, 10:54pm

Yes. But we need to be civil. Screw them all.

ballen

Jan 7, 11:12pm

Harlan basically says.. Everyone tampers and will continue to tamper until the NCAA starts enforcing the tampering

HarlemCoug

Jan 7, 10:58pm

And it's pretty crazy that Calhoun transferred to Bama. He's the guy who dropped that pick on our final drive at Utah.

HarlemCoug

Jan 7, 10:59pm

Man, that red suit coat looks like a woman's suit coat. So ugly.

westsidecoug

Jan 7, 11:29pm

Is the team focusing so much on the new schemes that they lose focus on shooting

Twin Cities Coug

Jan 7, 10:41pm

BYE BYE ESPN?

Heinz57

Jan 7, 10:38pm

Not again…

Cougs2012

Jan 7, 10:38pm

Video: Coach Young on where BYU needs to improve right now and his message to his team after a tough home l - After a tough loss against Texas Tech, BYU Men's Basketball Head Coach Kevin Young shares with... View

[BYUtv Sports]

Jan 7, 10:35pm

Stephon Castle was the 2nd college player selected in the NBA draft last year

Odysseus

Jan 7, 10:34pm

Castle looked amazing in the NCAA tournament though

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:36pm

Interesting. And disappointing at the same time.

acadian8

Jan 7, 10:37pm

He’s a less athletic Ben Simmons with worse handles right now.

byulover

Jan 7, 10:51pm

We need to get Chick-fil-A to provide fans a free item when BYU makes two free throws.

Brisco All-American

Jan 7, 10:32pm

The promotion has to be something that has somewhat of a likelihood to happen in order to keep the fans engaged.

Cougs1

Jan 7, 10:48pm

Trey Stewart deserved more minutes tonight

andrewg3

Jan 7, 10:32pm

People may laugh, but what’s there to lose? Kid has more heart and passion than

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:33pm

And he plays lights out defense

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:35pm

Sure seems like it.

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:37pm

His shot at the end of the half was the highlight of the game for BYU

Jersey hunter

Jan 7, 10:36pm

I agree, but it also involved a high degree of luck.

acadian8

Jan 7, 10:38pm

We need more luck!

Jersey hunter

Jan 7, 10:39pm

RE: I agree, but it also involved a high degree of luck.

franklyvulgar

Jan 7, 10:40pm

With his eyes closed

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:40pm

💯

FT487

Jan 7, 10:39pm

One thing though, Utah is as ghastly as I’ve ever seen. 5th or 6th in Utah

OU Cougar

Jan 7, 10:29pm

they've started conference play rough, but are a top 100 team. With BYU playing

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:31pm

Utah sucks

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:33pm

I’m glad we did not play Utah State Saturday or tonight. We would lose.

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:32pm

Utah absolutely crumbles if you play them physical.

CycloneCoug

Jan 7, 10:33pm

Could you not say the same about BYU?

acadian8

Jan 7, 10:35pm

Unfortunately BYU doesn’t play physical and we need to

Jersey hunter

Jan 7, 10:39pm

Then they’ll probably beat us

Haysom Till

Jan 7, 10:39pm

BYU needs to improve significantly or they will lose at the Huntsman just like

westsidecoug

Jan 7, 11:32pm

5/23 from 3pt and 12/21 FT. TOs, Assts, Rebounds about the same. Not KY's fault

Incentivize

Jan 7, 10:29pm

Problem is that most are open.

Dangerous

Jan 7, 10:30pm

Not to mention all the missed layups tonight

lbmango

Jan 7, 10:31pm

Just make 3 more three's and 4 more free throws and this is a solid win.

BYUCPA

Jan 7, 10:33pm

Just make 4 of the missed layups as well. So sick of ugly shots around the

RalphWiggam

Jan 7, 11:01pm

In the Marriott Center too.

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 10:33pm

Yep, that is the frustrating thing. Doing on the road in Houston is one thing.

westsidecoug

Jan 7, 11:33pm

And we missed several front end of 1 and 1.

dtownCoug

Jan 7, 10:57pm

Article: 3 takeaways from BYU’s 72-67 loss to Texas Tech View

[Deseret News]

Jan 7, 10:28pm

Just 3?

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:29pm

I keep seeing references here to being a “young team”. Other than a play on the

bluesloth

Jan 7, 10:27pm

Not to mention the thousand assistant coaches behind the players bench.

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:28pm

Don’t exaggerate

franklyvulgar

Jan 7, 10:29pm

Fine, 853 freaking assistants! And probably another 147 skill coaches in Draper!

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:31pm

Opponents results 😞

gmoney7 All-American

Jan 7, 10:26pm

This team needs a Toolson, Barcello or Carlino

Jersey hunter

Jan 7, 10:25pm

Carlino lololol

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:26pm

Yep, there isn’t a go to guy.

dtownCoug

Jan 7, 10:26pm

I thought opening possession was smart to let Hall bring it up and have Demin

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:27pm

A potential Toolson is Dawson Baker-which they'll discover by February. He should be on the floor at end of games. He

roseyscenario

Jan 7, 10:28pm

He is underutilized I think

bdizzle

Jan 7, 10:31pm

he was +8 in his minutes. We did see him get abused one-on-one when he was

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:33pm

I don't disagree, but defense is a team thing against legit scorers.

roseyscenario

Jan 7, 10:38pm

I’d even take D Ainge or Jimmer 😂

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 10:29pm

Texas Tech knew who to leave open at arc. Hall, Mag, & Demin were 3-14. Kanon , Knell, & Richie were 0-7 on tough shots

roseyscenario

Jan 7, 10:41pm

Erratic substitution patterns are killing this team

Ja'Crispy

Jan 7, 10:24pm

Mag was great tonight on both ends.

dtownCoug

Jan 7, 10:25pm

There was a possession that he passed up on 2 wide open 3s and it

Ja'Crispy

Jan 7, 10:27pm

Mag had 11 points and one of our 4 three pointers. Plus good D, he did his part.

LOLzzz

Jan 7, 10:29pm

Again, he was fine but bringing him in and out of the game kills the flow

Ja'Crispy

Jan 7, 10:30pm

I agree, but I saw the same thing a couple of times with Demin too.

LOLzzz

Jan 7, 10:33pm

Hall unplayable with Demin IMO

Haysom Till Truly Addicted User

Jan 7, 10:21pm

We then have two unreliable outside shooters

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:23pm

They were not the only dudes missing threes.

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:24pm

Right. Knell and everyone else not named Mag and Stewart

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:25pm

But they are the ones missing that get the most minutes - need 10-20 points out

Jersey hunter

Jan 7, 10:27pm

Agree with that need, my man. 100%

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:28pm

Hall had a nice finish on a drive this game. That is progress.

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:24pm

And I believe Egor had 2 points as well!

acadian8

Jan 7, 10:28pm

Egor was our second leading scorer: that's how bad offensively we were

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:42pm

When Hall was out injured, that's when Demin played his best.

Speedy

Jan 7, 10:38pm

Yeah that needs to get figured out - KY has to figure that one out. Would not want to be in his shoes right now.

acadian8

Jan 7, 10:43pm

the jump up in competition Q4 opponents to Big 12 Q1 and Q2 games also plays a

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:47pm

This argument again. It was with a historically bad SOS preseason and Demin was healthy. Demin isn't healthy

CSoul

Jan 7, 10:48pm

I look forward to a game where BYU plays well.

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:21pm

it did happen two games ago.

cwilke1

Jan 7, 10:23pm

A week ago?

dYrtbYkerYder

Jan 7, 10:23pm

Forward not backward

Archaea

Jan 7, 10:24pm

Happened vs ASU most recently. Happens again vs TCU on Sat

Big Daddy D

Jan 7, 10:23pm

This fire is crazy, reminds me a lot of the Maui fire (language)

the_byu_flash

Jan 7, 10:18pm

I’m not an expert, but shouldn’t he be evacuating rather than filming?

garyfan

Jan 7, 10:21pm

Yeah, just sitting there filming is dumb.

Black Diamond Bay

Jan 7, 10:25pm

For anyone that’s either been through something like this or works in the

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 10:27pm

Our neighbor always tell us they wish their house had burned down too

the_byu_flash

Jan 7, 10:44pm

RE: For anyone that’s either been through something like this or works in

Durden

Jan 7, 11:04pm

TNT is trying to remain positive

TNT

Jan 7, 10:18pm

Last time this went down, good things happened in Fball. 🤞🏻

Crowd Factor

Jan 7, 10:19pm

RE: TNT is trying to remain positive

dYrtbYkerYder

Jan 7, 10:19pm

That is not helping

TNT

Jan 7, 10:26pm

RE: TNT is trying to remain positive

Mathew

Jan 7, 10:32pm

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