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Issue 22 – December 31, 2012
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Tyler Haws, the nine-month removed missionary from the
Okay, to be accurate in matching missions with maulings, Haws went
Quezon City Crazy in crushing the Hokies who looked about as hokey as the come
defensively.
At the intermission, Haws had just two points less than the entire VaTech
team. That would be 29 for Haws and 31 for the Hokies. Throw in another 27
points from the rest of the roster for the Cougars and at 56-31, this game was
an official rout after the first 20 minutes of play.
Granted, it may have been just a one-game anomaly for Virginia Tech but
in that one game matinee appearance in
For Haws, he went first-tier in BYU basketball’s single-game
scoring hierarchy.
Who’s Your Daddy?
It’s a list that before Saturday included only 8 former BYU players. They were Dave Eastis, Bob Skousen, John Fairchild, Dick Nemelka, Danny Ainge, Timo Saarelainen and of course Jimmer Fredette multiple times.
Oh yeah, Marty Haws,
With both of the Haws, the father and son, now on that list, It’s the first time I can remember when street talk smack of “Who’s your daddy?” could actually legitimately be uttered in BYU basketball banter.
Along with the banter of Haws’ 40-plus points, there was also some legitimate battering taking place in the low post against the Hokies. Virginia Tech had no answer for Brandon Davies. He scored 17 points despite being double-teamed most of the night and kicking the ball out to Haws.
How good were Haws and Davies in this game? Here are a few things Virginia Tech first-year coach James Johnson had to say in his post game comments.
On Tyler Haws’ performance:
"He was special, he was special. He’s a really good player, I mean, he’s a really good player. He can score in a lot of different ways. He's savvy, he’s crafty, he’s smart; he’s probably one of the best guards we’ll play against all year long. He had a really good day and he came out right from the start."
On trying to slow Haws in the second half:
"Well we tried to go no look, no touch on him and try to get away from our help principles a little bit and try and not let him touch the ball as much. That’s kind of uncharacteristic of what we do but we tried to slow him down a little bit. It kept him from getting 60 tonight."
On playing in
"It was good, we’ve played in hostile environments before. They had a great crowd and they were ready to play. You’ve got to give them credit. They played really well, all their guys, they’ve got a really good team. They have good guards, an NBA guard, an NBA post player and then they’ve got good depth coming off the bench. Coach Rose does a great job with them and they were prepared and ready to go."
With the win, the Cougars now move to 10-4 on the year while Tech falls
to 9-4. The Cougars now get ready for the start of WCC play beginning this
Thursday in
Lions Blowing into Town
The Lions are coming in with a 7-6 record, including their latest win, a 73-66 win over CSU Bakersfield. Anthony Ireland, the junior guard, had 27 points in that game.
You might remember
They key will be the same as it was last season. Dave Rose will need to
find someone on his guard line that can stay in front of
BYU on the other hand will need to take advantage of their inside game with Brandon Davies.
Fluff and Stuff…
Bronson Kaufusi, the football defensive lineman, is practicing with the
team but didn’t dress in any of the two games last week against
It appears to me that Dave Rose is going to do all he can do to get
Raul Delgado to be a productive player. The transfer from
One other bright spot for BYU in the win over Va Tech, was the improved play of Josh Sharp. Click here to see his highlight slam dunk. You can also click here to see and hear post game remarks from Tyler Haws and Dave Rose.
Another 20-plus win season is a slam
dunk for Dave Rose…This is why they invented Eastern New Mexico and
With a current record of 10-4 and 17 regular season games remaining,
plus games in the WCC tournament in
Let’s get real. Despite the early season disappointment of this basketball season because of inconsistent guard play, BYU is now playing better basketball as the WCC regular season gets underway.
Even if the Cougars revert back to their less than spectacular early
season play against decent teams, BYU should easily rack up another 6 wins
against WCC teams in
LMU, Pepperdine,
All BYU has to do is win two of the six games on the road against LMU, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Portland and San Diego and they have their 20 wins.
The real question is not a 20-plus win season, but can BYU get into the NCAA tournament?
It will take two wins at home against Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s to have any chance.
Right now BYU is a bubble team according to ESPN bracketologists. Without home wins against the Bulldogs and Gaels, that bubble will burst.
Hiring, Firing and Reshuffling of
Football Coaches…This is why the invented the Christmas Season
In the big boy league of the NFL, a lack of production will get you
fired. That is what is happening to former Cougar Andy Reid. He is out at
At BYU, a lack of production on offense won’t get you fired. Instead of pink slips being passed out at Christmas, there are retirements, reshufflings, reassignments and or coaches leaving for personal reasons or coaches seeking other business opportunities.
The lack of offensive production this past season at BYU is documented. One retirement, (Lance Reynolds) is also documented. What isn’t documented as yet is the reshuffling and reassignments that inevitably will soon be taking place on the offensive staff of BYU football.
There is so much smoke billowing from BYU now about changes happening with the offensive staff, that you can go to the bank on at least some reshuffling and reassignments, if not outright release from employment happening soon.
Maybe Bronco Mendenhall and the BYU athletic department will wait until national letter of intent signing day on Feb 6, before announcing anything official, but something is coming down which is what happens when offensive production has also comes down.
When it comes to hiring coaches at BYU, the pickings are always slim because
of the nature and needs of the institution. If you are looking for a marquee name to be added to the staff, you will be disappointed. Marquee coaches require marquee money. BYU won’t pay the going rate.
If you go by Bronco Mendenhall’s most recent hires, he likes them raw and ready to mold to fit his model of coaching.
Kelly Poppinga and Nick Howell were selected by Mendenhall to coach on the defensive side of the ball despite only short stints as BYU graduate assistants to recommend them.
So far that has worked out well. On offense, the latest hire was Ben Cahoon. He had a great resume as a college and professional player, but zero coaching experience until hired by BYU.
If and when there are offensive coaching changes made, and we think there will be soon, the new additions to the staff will not be marquee names but they will be coaches that have been around the block a few times and that have multiple stops at many different schools.
There is already plenty of youth and energy on the coaching staff of BYU football, but what is now needed are some seasoned veterans to help blend the offensive staff into being more productive than it has been the last few seasons.
Good News…This is why they
invented Kyle Van Noy
There has been no official announcement from the player himself, but
there are plenty of recent tweets from teammates and others that are saying
that Kyle Van Noy will be back next year for his senior season.
It had been assumed that he would take the money and run directly to
the NFL draft this spring instead of returning to play his last year at BYU.
Cody Hoffman, the best wide receiver on the BYU team, has officially
said that he is coming back for his last year of eligibility.
With Hoffman and Van Noy reportedly returning for their senior seasons,
it would be a bonus upon which BYU can build for a very tough schedule next
year.
January for a BYU Fan…This why
they invented BYUtv
BYU vs.
Loyola Marymount
Thursday, Jan 3 at
Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Friday, Jan 4 at
Time: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Saturday, Jan 5 at
Tipoff: 8:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Saturday, Jan 5 at
Tipoff: 2:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Pepperdine
Thursday, Jan 10 at
Tipoff: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Lewis (Men’s Volleyball)
Friday, Jan 11 at
Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Saturday, Jan 12 at
Tipoff: 2:30 pm Mountain Time
TV: Time Warner Cable (feed likely picked up by BYUtv)
BYU vs.
Lewis (Men’s Volleyball)
Saturday, Jan 12 at
Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Saint Mary’s
Wednesday, Jan 16 at
Tipoff: 9:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: ESPNU
BYU vs.
UC Irvine (Men’s Volleyball)
Friday, Jan 18 at
Start: 7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Saturday, Jan 19 at
Tipoff:7:00 pm Mountain Time
TV: BYUtv