He got a lot of playing time at UVU that he needed to close the gap

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Mar 26, 2025
5:53:07pm

puntersarepeople Truly Addicted User

He got a lot of playing time at UVU that he needed to close the gap

Before he got that playing time he wasn't as good and it's harder to improve from the bench. Doesn't make him better than Knell but he is likely better off the bounce (but Knell is a horribly underrated spot up shooter on here, which is why Knell is better as of right now)

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Toolson in the portal

Mar 26, 2:33pm

Why do we keep doing this?

C-dubb

Mar 26, 2:34pm

We never want a transfer from a lowly school like Ohio or North Dakota State

Mar 26, 2:38pm

As a news item it's fine but realistically, come on.

Mar 26, 4:18pm

2 yrs to play 2, I believe. Not sure if KY will want him but he certainly fits at BYU, even rooms w/ Hall now.

Soupie

Mar 26, 2:34pm

I think we can afford someone better.

2FarGone

Mar 26, 2:35pm

Utahns will disagree. Gotta have the Utah element dominate the program

Archaea

Mar 26, 2:38pm

Like Belle, they should want much more than their provincial life.

2FarGone

Mar 26, 2:39pm

Um he is from Washington

BYU Grounds

Mar 26, 3:29pm

Went to HS in Wash but family lived in Utah before that and moved back here a few yrs ago.

Soupie

Mar 26, 3:33pm

He was born and raised in Washington State.

ATX

Mar 26, 4:16pm

Archea wants us to be Rutgers

johnnybyu

Mar 26, 4:19pm

I think we should get Toolson, Whalin, Welling, Van Komen and maybe round out the roster with one of the Snow players if

mokelembembe

Mar 26, 4:50pm

lol us Utahns do NOT agree. Get the best guys we can get that fit the program

titlecoug

Mar 26, 5:02pm

Good for you for being an outlier.

Archaea

Mar 26, 5:39pm

He makes a perfect fit. We don't need all the shiny toys. Causes locker room

Chefcurry

Mar 26, 2:41pm

I’ve been a huge advocate of raising our sights for the transfer portal.

ldssdl

Mar 26, 3:48pm

People ignore that we have a backbone of LDS players.

Archaea

Mar 26, 5:42pm

Burgess is going on a mission, and Saunders/Hall/Baker all graduate next year.

ldssdl

Mar 26, 6:17pm

Felesi and Goolsby ring a bell?

Archaea

Mar 26, 8:18pm

No. Are these high school recruits? Or proven college players in the portal?

ldssdl

Mar 26, 9:07pm

That is a big assumption. We might lose 2 or 0 or 5. TBD. Enjoy the Sweet 16

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 10:27pm

Haven't watched Falslev but 1st team all defensive team and avg 15 ppg is

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 6:39pm

"against the top schools"? The MWC is a league of top schools? Since when?

Archaea

Mar 26, 8:17pm

One of the best players in the MWC can be a difference maker against the best in

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 8:29pm

When I saw him against UNM both times, he was less than impressive

Archaea

Mar 26, 8:39pm

it seems like you're mixing up two players here: Falslev who never played for

cwilke1

Mar 26, 8:43pm

You gotta remember that Archaea doesn’t know ball.

shimmy

Mar 26, 10:48pm

Well he’s a 40% three point shooter, tough defender, and was the best player on

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 8:47pm

take your hate blinders off dude, big 12 player of the year Toppin is an

cwilke1

Mar 26, 8:41pm

John Tonje was a pretty good player as well.

shimmy

Mar 26, 10:50pm

Baller. He would fill the Knell role

Blueto

Mar 26, 2:37pm

Yep, perfect replacement. He looked impressive when I watched him play this

Chefcurry

Mar 26, 2:38pm

Knell is a key contributor to a sweet 16 run. Show a little respect. Knell

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 4:56pm

He can’t shoot like Knell, his 3 point% is significantly lower

califcougar

Mar 26, 8:17pm

He doesn't shoot well enough to fill the Knell role

tacallaway

Mar 26, 2:41pm

We're probably not getting a 44% volume 3 point shooter in the portal

Mar 26, 2:47pm

Sure, maybe. But we can probably do a lot better than 35%.

tacallaway

Mar 26, 2:48pm

I mean, Mag went from 25% to 39% in one year in KY’s offense. Everyone’s 3P% is

Odysseus

Mar 26, 2:55pm

If Mag is an indication of what KY can do for players, we are in for a fun ride

LifeLongLakerFan

Mar 26, 2:58pm

Fair point, but I think that success is a combination of two factors

tacallaway

Mar 26, 3:43pm

And Knell - the shot doctor - is the reason why. He has had multiple teammates

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 4:59pm

Knell was 38% last year & 36% year before that. Baker is 38% this year. Hall is 36%.

Soupie

Mar 26, 2:55pm

Was 30% as a Frosh. Also 79% FTs last year vs 67% the year before. His is on a

LeGrandBleu

Mar 26, 3:27pm

He'd get more open looks at BYU. At UVU teams were all over him. We need floor

Blueto

Mar 26, 2:47pm

that's questionable. quality of defender from WAC up to Big 12 is a big

cwilke1

Mar 26, 2:52pm

He’s a much better athlete than Knell and is better at driving to the rim.

marinact

Mar 26, 3:09pm

He played a ton of minutes for them and drew a lot of attention. Hard to imagine him being a

Soupie

Mar 26, 3:22pm

I agree with that. I don’t think he’d start next year but I could see a scenario

marinact

Mar 26, 3:27pm

Keeping in mind we have 2 4 star recruits highly sought after that basically did

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 5:06pm

It said Tool played for BYU then UVU. Why wasn’t he good enough to stick but

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 5:04pm

He got injured as a Freshman so he didn’t get a chance to play much because he

marinact

Mar 26, 5:18pm

iOW - missed opportunity due to impatience or lack of confidence to compete with

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 5:36pm

He got a lot of playing time at UVU that he needed to close the gap

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 5:53pm

We have another Toolson that did the same thing and was a stud for us

johnnybyu

Mar 26, 8:52pm

Part of Knell's success owes to the guards passing him the ball

Threw and Through

Mar 26, 6:40pm

Having Demin and Hall to play with is great as a spot up shooter

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 6:43pm

Knell's actually filling the Koz role. 6'5 Power Forwards ain't ideal

SinkingQuffa

Mar 26, 4:49pm

If Baker left he could slide into a similar role very easily

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 5:54pm

He could. I think KY'd rather have a legit fast scoring guard, though.

SinkingQuffa

Mar 26, 6:07pm

If Baker leaves they need to bring in more than one guard and they can do both

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 8:35pm

For sure. I'm assuming Wahlin's mismatch value's gonna be hard to pass up.

SinkingQuffa

Mar 26, 8:57pm

Can he defend as well as Knell?

Mitty

Mar 26, 6:54pm

RE: Toolson in the portal

ballen

Mar 26, 2:37pm

If hes the best we can do, for sure

Rhubarb

Mar 26, 2:44pm

I'd definitely use him to upgrade end of the bench. If he earns playing time

ATX

Mar 26, 4:13pm

I would rather try and retain the rumored players that want to transfer

arizonacougarfan

Mar 26, 4:19pm

UVU player with 13 p, 3 r, 1.6 a seems a very low bar compared to players found

NYC and Japan

Mar 26, 4:36pm

Maybe He's Looking at the U

CougScore

Mar 26, 4:45pm

If a dude is a double digit scorer at the D1 level, he can likely contribute

Thrill

Mar 26, 5:02pm

He's like Baker but not as good imo. We need a 3 & D athlete with length ie Mag

pinolero

Mar 26, 5:21pm

If we get tookson that doesn't mean there isn't room to get a 3 and D guy

ATX

Mar 26, 5:31pm

Better to diversify your skill sets. Definitely need a post and an athletic wing

pinolero

Mar 26, 5:34pm

Crawford?

Cougarbib

Mar 26, 5:37pm

There is room for 15 total players

ATX

Mar 26, 5:38pm

Room for 10 maybe 11 to play. Plus you like WNBA so you're lost

pinolero

Mar 26, 6:14pm

You are funny, like seriously funny.

ATX

Mar 26, 6:40pm

Toolson will come and fill MacGregors end of the bench role? No way.

pinolero

Mar 26, 8:59pm

I'm just saying he’s an upgrade to the roster and there is room for him if he

ATX

Mar 26, 9:12pm

Toolson would fill a baker/knell role and knows that’s what he’d be

1984coug

Mar 26, 5:27pm

If Crawford and Baker left and we needed to bring in a couple of guards he'd be

puntersarepeople

Mar 26, 5:55pm

I think* he understands that and would be willing to come seeing what KY has

1984coug

Mar 26, 9:35pm

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arizonacougarfan

Mar 26, 6:22pm

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