What's incredible about this 2nd unit is that right as Pope left I would have

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Sep 5, 2024
12:20:09pm

SafetyFirst Contributor

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Asked my source what they see as Boskovic’s place on this team

CycloneCoug

Sep 5, 8:36am

Ask your source about Mboup, please.

gangbusters

Sep 5, 8:38am

Seems pretty clear things fell through, I think. A lot had to go right, probably, for him to successfully get to Provo.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 8:41am

I think it was the Hanson jokes that got to him.

mokelembembe

Sep 5, 8:55am

Those boyz could all be his daddy.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 8:58am

What a coach, if true. Someone falls through or changes and BOOM, you've got

EM_Puma

Sep 5, 9:00am

wait he is out?

jwf

Sep 5, 11:44am

We'd be over by a schollie if he & Boskovic both join us at this point. If Mboup's a no-go, the team ain't

SinkingQuffa

Sep 6, 5:12am

It's true. And it could shift Kanon to the 3 & Demin to the 2. With Hall/Baker at 1 & Fouss/Keita at 5.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 8:40am

This makes the most sense to me. Leaves really great players coming off bench.

Soupie

Sep 5, 8:42am

That's a lot of freak'n height, mobility & skill to be backed by two defensive beasts in Richie & Mawot.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 8:44am

Imagine this lineup:

CycloneCoug

Sep 5, 8:46am

Smallest is Hall at 6'4" who is a solid size for PG. Rest are all 6'8-6'10?

Soupie

Sep 5, 9:03am

Traore is only 6'6", but he plays a lot taller due to his wingspan and strength.

cougarfan84

Sep 5, 9:04am

Nevermind, I noticed he put Keita as the starter.

cougarfan84

Sep 5, 9:04am

And that would leave a 2nd unit/bench of:

cougarfan84

Sep 5, 9:03am

What's incredible about this 2nd unit is that right as Pope left I would have

SafetyFirst

Sep 5, 12:20pm

What world are we living in? This is nuts. That's an unreal lineup. But it IS real. Surreal, even. I love it!!

CalGTR

Sep 5, 11:31am

lineup possibilities are endless. I would love a 7 foot rim protector

44C

Sep 5, 8:48am

I mean Bosko is a 6'10" rim protector. I think that fits the bill

runnincoug

Sep 5, 8:56am

who can dribble and shoot....

VinnyBYU

Sep 5, 8:58am

His offensive versatility is really impressive. 2nd only to Demin's, imo.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 9:01am

Did you see Bosko's highlight reel it was all blocks on the defensive end

CariocaCoug

Sep 5, 1:01pm

looked like a lot of them were called fouls by the refs...

icecougar

Sep 5, 3:26pm

And Saunders a 6 do everything.man?

Tuskaloosa Cougar

Sep 5, 9:58am

I expect him to mostly play backup 2 this year. He was given too many unreasonable matchups last season.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 10:21am

If Bosko and Keita play at the same time, whoever of the two ends up the help defender will be feasting on blocks at the

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 5, 2:41pm

I'm excited to see how those two work out, too. And sharing the court w 6'9 athletes like Demin & Catchings, or

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 3:33pm

that is less of a deal when you're switching and helping on D as much as BYU...

icecougar

Sep 5, 3:44pm

It's far from perfect, no. But at least he SHOULD be typically covering more reasonable matchups than last season.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 3:51pm

gone are the days when you play man-on-man D and defend the same guy the...

icecougar

Sep 5, 4:25pm

But our lineups will allow him to stay on the perimeter more. He was often TASKED to cover the paint for us last season.

SinkingQuffa

Sep 6, 4:59am

I don't think that's accurate...

icecougar

Sep 6, 7:46am

Obviously when you run a pro defensive look you switch a ton. I think what he's saying is he will be lined up

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 6, 10:02am

Soo excited to see what this looks like on the floor! I think we’ve got some

APowerfulY

Sep 5, 10:27am

If that really is true, then that means Catchings was beating out Mag and

Mitty

Sep 5, 9:55am

Think the position designations will have little meaning with this team once on the floor.

Soupie

Sep 5, 10:00am

Although I think we will almost always field two good ball handlers

teancum

Sep 5, 10:36am

Which is going to be surprisingly easy to do now with our talent. Crazy!

runnincoug

Sep 5, 10:49am

Imagine this Big line-up

LifeLongLakerFan

Sep 5, 10:51am

Knell or Saunders at 2 would be interesting there. An even bigger one that might just work given Mihailo's skillset:

SinkingQuffa

Sep 5, 11:00am

Call it the Suffocation Lineup: Demin, Saunders, Catchings, Boskovic, Keita

d-coug

Sep 5, 12:15pm

Yep, that would work as well, and bolster the overall D. And, on second thought,

LifeLongLakerFan

Sep 5, 11:15am

It seems like the staff wants to run a 5 out offense...

Trappist1F

Sep 5, 1:15pm

And to think at one point I was worried about the height on this team.

Parker Schnabel

Sep 5, 2:21pm

no kidding. We all lacked faith didn't we? Lineup could potentially have...

runnincoug

Sep 5, 2:33pm

We're still fairly small at the 5. We'll still have a hard time matching up...

Trappist1F

Sep 5, 2:55pm

Dickenson is big enough and strong enough that no matter who defends him he could create a problem. Keita is strong

RoaroftheCougartails

Sep 5, 3:42pm

With jumbo bigs you usually have to double a lot to get the ball out of the post

Parker Schnabel

Sep 5, 4:07pm

conversely, you give them the same mismatch issue in reverse...

icecougar

Sep 5, 4:22pm

That’s why I would want Boskovic to play the 4 as much as possible. Let Fous and

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