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Monday, January 20,
2014
BYU Puts Hurt and
Hearnisms on SCU
Hit and
Miss: BYU Beats Santa Clara 91-81
Anson Winder, the junior
guard from
The bottom line was a
much needed 91-81 road win over
While Haws was on hiatus
on the bench in the first half, Winder was having a Hoosiers, the movie, re-run. He Jimmy Chitwooded Santa Clara
to the tune of 16 first half points. Winder made his first five shots he took.
Winder’s
performance was so good he had
If you’re still
reading and still wondering what an anti-pea in the ocean moment is, it is
obvious that you are not a Lakers fan.
Chick Hearn, the
legendary broadcaster for the Lakers, coined several phrases and words that
that are now common-place in today’s basketball language and lexicon.
His phrase can’t
throw a pea in the ocean referred to a team or player having a horrible
shooting night. Hence, Winder’s anti-pea in the sea performance. Here is
a list of other terms that originated with Hearn: Slam dunk; Air Ball,
Dribble-drive; No-look pass; Give and go; Ticky-tack foul; Throws up a
“brick”; Picked his pocket; Frozen rope; Popcorn Machine; Pressure
Cooker; Mustard’s off the hot dog; No harm, no foul; Finger-roll and
Yo-yoing up and down.
I can’t stand the
Lakers, but I loved Chick Hearn, who died at the age of 85 in 2002. Here are a
couple more of his calls that became legendary: Building a House (When a player
tosses up a series of “bricks” during the course of a game); Caught
with his hand in the cookie jar ( Reaching in, got called for a foul); They
couldn’t beat the Sisters of Mercy (The Lakers are playing terribly) and
The game’s in the refrigerator, the door’s closed, the
light’s out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard and
the jello’s jiggling.
When BYU’s
refrigerator door finally closed against
Matt Carlino, again came
off the bench and finished with 15 points, nine assists, two rebounds, a block
and a steal in 24 minutes of play. Skyler Halford added 10 points and Eric Mika
was good for another 10.
BYU is now 13-7 on the
year and 5-2 in WCC play with another two-game road swing coming up this week
at
Based on Gonzaga’s
home court record, BYU’s chance of winning in
You
(Tube) Be the Judge
Remember Austin Collie
and his famous “Magic Happens” quote?
A week from now we will
know if something magical is happening again, only this time with BYU
basketball.
What looked like a Cougar
catastrophe a few weeks back when BYU was on a dismal 4-game losing streak
could be turning into a magical moment for Dave Rose and his Cougars. In less
than 7 days we will know if it is really magic or just mediocre teams that BYU
has been beating up on in WCC conference play.
In case you haven’t
noticed, BYU is on a 5-game winning streak and all alone in second place in
league standings right on the heels of Gonzaga. And, all this after a
disastrous 0-2 start on the road at LMU and Pepperdine.
Collie’s magic
moment was improbable. Remember. It was 4th and 18 and looked for
sure that
This week is Dave
Rose’s 4th and 18 moment when he travels to
Beating Gonzaga at home,
however, will require some serious magic. That translates into made free throws
when the game is on the line. It will also require Eric Mika staying on the
court and not getting into foul trouble.
And last, but not least,
BYU will have to shoot the ball from the field at a .500 clip or better for BYU
to keep the magic going for this season.
Who knows if it will
happen? What I do know is that there have been magical moments before with BYU
basketball. In an effort to promote a magical milieu and mojo for BYU this
coming weekend, you will find some You Tube Magical moments below. You be the
judge on which ones you like best and then we will all hope for the best this
week.
Fredette Deep Fries San
Diego State in Provo
Fredette was also Very
Special in Viejas
Brazilians
and BYU
It wasn’t too long
ago that BYU was in the Brazilian basketball player market. It was during the
Walter Roese tenure as a coach and colleague with Steve Cleveland.
In case you forgot, here
are the Brazilians that played for BYU just a few years back: Luiz Lemes, 6-3,
guard who signed out of Eastern Oklahoma JC; Fernando Malaman, 6-8 forward from
Arizona Western JC; Rafael Araujo, 6-11, center also from Arizona Western and
Jonathan Tavernari, by way of Timpview HS and Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas.
BYU also signed Luiz de
Toledo out of Modesto Christian HS in
Bautista went on to sign
with Gonzaga where he earned All American honors.
Tavernari and Araujo both
are playing on the same professional team in
The BYU basketball
Brazilian background sets up what I really wanted to bring up. Dave Rose and
his staff are going to make another run at a native Brazilian basketball
player.
The Cougars are looking
at and interested in Lucas Siewert, a 6-11, 220 pound high school sophomore out
of Cathedral HS in
He already has an offer
from Mike Montgomery and Cal. He is still raw, but has some basketball skills
for a big man. He is not LDS so BYU’s chances are just like every other
school.
Since he plays in the
Anyway, I thought it
interesting that at least BYU is back looking at Brazilian prospects.
Pipeline
Possibles
Is Dave Rose on the
coaching hot seat? Absolutely not. When it comes to basketball credentials and
accomplishment, Rose can coach at BYU for as long as he wants. That’s
what you deserve when you are the winningest coach in BYU history. Even better,
when you are the best liked coach at BYU by Cougar fans, your time and tenure
are secure.
Still, time and history
are a different story. Here are the years coached by the previous 4 BYU
basketball coaches before Rose was given the job. Also included are their
records and winning percentages.
Frank Arnold, 1975-83;
137-94; .593
LaDell Andersen, 1983-89;
114-71; .616
Roger Reid, 1989-96;
152-77; .664
Tony Ingle, interim coach
less than a season
Steve Cleveland,
1997-2005; 138-108; .560
Dave Rose; 2005-present,
222-73 (includes this season); .752
Recent history shows that
BYU basketball coaches last from 6-9 years. Rose is now in his ninth season. If
his health stays good, he could be here another nine.
Still, the future is
fickle. Nobody knows how it will all play out. That is why Athletic Directors
and guys like me have a list of potential coaches to replace Rose if he ever
decides to quit.
I don’t have Tom
Holmoe’s list and he not sharing. Here’s my list for what it is
worth in no particular order. Remember, the head coach has to be LDS and in
good standing with the Church to be hired. That limits the list considerably.
Let’s start with
the current staff of assistant coaches.
Mark Pope, Terry Nashif
and Tim Lacomb. Pope has the strongest resume. He has actually coached, worked
and played somewhere besides BYU.
The Judkins brothers.
Jeff, the current BYU women’s coach, won’t be on my list until he
can figure out a way to get the ball into the low post to Jennifer Hamson. She
is the biggest weapon in the WCC and BYU can’t get the ball to her. Jon,
the current coach at
Nick Robinson is at
Speaking of Stanford,
Mark Madsen was an assistant coach at Stanford and is now the player
development coach for the LA Lakers. BYU basketball head coaches have to be
married. The last report on Madsen was that he is still single.
Gib
Dick Hunsaker is
currently the head coach at
Bill Evans coached for
over a decade at Southern Utah, then was canned and spent four years as an
assistant at
There are two LDS coaches
at Indian Hills JC in
Here’s my top
contender for the pipeline possibles. The timing could be perfect and this guy
certainly has BYU connections an
I am referring to Austin
Ainge. After leaving BYU he coached one year at Southern Utah than went back to
As mentioned, he has
juice with the Celtics and he has juice with BYU. When Rose finally does hang
it up and depending on the timing of that retirement, my money is on Ainge.
BYU
Television Timetable
BYU vs.
Thursday, Jan 23 at
Tipoff: 8:00 pm MST
TV:
BYU vs.
Thursday, Jan 23 at
Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Stanford (Men’s VB)
Friday, Jan 24 at
Start: 7:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Gonzaga
Saturday, Jan 25 at
Tipoff: 8:00 pm MST
TV: ESPN2
BYU vs.
Saturday, Jan 25 at
Tipoff: 2:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Pacific (Men’s VB)
Saturday, Jan 25 at
Start: 7:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
Pacific
Thursday, Jan 30 at
Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv
BYU vs.
St. Mary’s
Saturday, Feb 1 at
Tipoff: 9:00 pm MST
TV: ESPN2
BYU vs.
Thursday, Feb 6 at
Tipoff: 9:00 pm MST
TV: ESPNU
BYU vs.
Saturday, Feb 8 at
Tipoff: 7:00 pm MST
TV: BYUtv