On the surface, sure…but I don’t think Demin and AJ are like that. KY might be

Report problem with this ad

Mar 30, 2025
3:46:11pm

BYUHgrad Truly Addicted User

On the surface, sure…but I don’t think Demin and AJ are like that. KY might be

able to thread that needle.

This message has been modified

Originally posted on Mar 30, 2025 at 3:46:11pm

Message modified by BYUHgrad on Mar 30, 2025 at 3:46:35pm

Report problem with this ad

BYUHgrad

Previous username: Big Island Thunder
Bio page: BYUHgrad
Joined: Feb 6, 2008
Last login: Apr 6, 2025
Total posts: 13,970 (2,347 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

The challenge with recruiting players who have nba aspirations

boorad

Mar 30, 3:41pm

The whole college basketball landscape right now makes me wonder if BYU will

thewaterboy

Mar 30, 3:45pm

On the surface, sure…but I don’t think Demin and AJ are like that. KY might be

BYUHgrad

Mar 30, 3:46pm

So you’re saying the church needs to come out with a youth NBA feeder program?

babycarrot

Mar 30, 3:46pm

Need to find those rare athletes that work incessantly on their own game to

Mitty

Mar 30, 3:49pm

Dybantsa wants to win the championship.

Plantagenet

Mar 30, 4:20pm

Work harder then. If you deserve to be on the floor you will be.

zerigke

Mar 30, 3:53pm

Exactly right. If you're really an NBA guy, you should be able to earn some PT.

Christopsomo

Mar 30, 6:29pm

We misunderstood who catchings was or rather

bald man

Mar 30, 3:55pm

There are some good freshmen playing in the nCAA tourney including Demin. But,

GMGlenn

Mar 30, 4:21pm

I agree. There is no doubt about Catching's physical traits

bald man

Mar 31, 7:09am

This ignores the obvious aspect of what winning does for your career.

Lance71

Mar 30, 3:56pm

The

GoBYCougsGo

Mar 30, 6:53pm

Justplayer is set on going to the NBA doesn’t mean he doesn’t love th

GoBYCougsGo

Mar 30, 6:54pm

A player can really want the nba and still love the college he plays for, Demin

GoBYCougsGo

Mar 30, 6:55pm

Still think it depends on the player to some degree you’ll get both but overall

franklyvulgar

Mar 30, 4:00pm

BYU does well with athletes that love BYU and want to win. Most of them do.

Plantagenet

Mar 30, 4:21pm

This is true, but I think most people that are gonna be one and done to the

Resurgens

Mar 30, 5:07pm

Duke, Kansas, Arizona, Baylor and

MofunZ

Mar 30, 5:11pm

And then there's Rutgers...

Les IsMore

Mar 30, 5:34pm

As AJ said in a recent interview...it takes great coaches + great talent. So perhaps Rutgers could afford great talent

BackPacker

Mar 30, 5:36pm

Odd to not mention the player that was expected to be lottery pick most of year

NYC and Japan

Mar 31, 12:32pm

Just because you are a stepping stone doesn't mean you can't be a great stepping

LSUcougar92

Mar 30, 5:31pm

It can matter. To them AND they can want a program where he

niqmadu

Mar 30, 6:30pm

His entitled attitude ain’t going to get him to the NBA

DreamerCoug

Mar 30, 6:45pm

If they are on a team that loses then they will not get recognition and it will

ThundaDan

Mar 30, 6:51pm

A player can be set on the nba and still love his school he’s playing for. Demin

GoBYCougsGo

Mar 30, 6:58pm

These guys want to win more than you can imagine. They are more competitive and

ChiCityCoug

Mar 30, 9:48pm

But you can understand that they may put that desire to win behind their

Mitty

Mar 30, 10:15pm

Losing teams don’t get attention. These guys that operate at this level don’t

ChiCityCoug

Mar 30, 10:23pm

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad