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by I am an Aggie Man
March 17th, 2023, 9:27 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: An Offseason Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 12010

Re: An Offseason Thread

Falslev! Falslev, Shulga, Ashworth, and Phelps look good. Zee shown some ability to bring the ball up. Falslev and Phelps look great on paper. Falslev and Johnson were reported to be very good and could start or contribute this season. I think we look something like this: Ashworth, Falslev, *Need* ...
by I am an Aggie Man
December 15th, 2022, 9:49 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Benchley's redshirt is off
Replies: 11
Views: 1552

Re: Benchley's redshirt is off

Brenchley already played in a game this year before tonight so whether he played tonight or not didn't matter.
by I am an Aggie Man
December 12th, 2022, 9:40 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Votes in Poll
Replies: 14
Views: 2385

Re: Votes in Poll

The AP poll has some genius giving Mississippi Valley St. (1-9) #362 out of 363 in NET votes. In fact they have as many votes as we do. The fact they got 4 votes might mean that more than one voter gave them some love. Very credible polling, indeed. There's a misconception about what the number nex...
by I am an Aggie Man
December 12th, 2022, 3:39 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Votes in Poll
Replies: 14
Views: 2385

Re: Votes in Poll

The AP poll has some genius giving Mississippi Valley St. (1-9) #362 out of 363 in NET votes. In fact they have as many votes as we do. The fact they got 4 votes might mean that more than one voter gave them some love. Very credible polling, indeed. There's a misconception about what the number nex...
by I am an Aggie Man
December 11th, 2022, 8:23 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Ashworth and Shulga are the first Free Throw machines since Merrill
Replies: 6
Views: 822

Re: Ashworth and Shulga are the first Free Throw machines since Merrill

Free throws have made a difference but I'd argue it's not what Ashworth and Shulga are doing at the line that's made a difference. Akin's been doing very well on free throws which is big since he's taking the most free throws of anyone on the team. He went 0-4 in the first game but he's made 30-41 s...
by I am an Aggie Man
May 26th, 2022, 4:01 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: What can be done to keep control of NIL?
Replies: 11
Views: 1311

Re: What can be done to keep control of NIL?

I've never known too much about how recruiting really works, including under-the-table stuff (before and after NIL). But in my potentially underinformed opinion, I don't think anything has really changed, especially for a smaller school like USU. The best recruits are going to the best programs just...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 25th, 2021, 12:01 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Queta
Replies: 83
Views: 15439

Re: Queta

https://twitter.com/BensHoops/status/1408217590229438464?s=20 Perhaps noteworthy is the fact that none of these teams has a 2nd round pick (Lakers have 22, Phoenix has 29, Portland and Dallas both have zero picks as of now). Talking to Queta is probably part of their due diligence to potentially bu...
by I am an Aggie Man
May 23rd, 2021, 9:52 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Travis Wagstaff
Replies: 39
Views: 5497

Re: Travis Wagstaff

I think he could be a better shooter than his percentage last year indicates. He took over 7 threes per game which means plenty of those were lower percentage looks. If he passes up the lesser looks, he's probably in the 36-37 percent range. His high volume of threes also drags down the 42% overall ...
by I am an Aggie Man
May 13th, 2021, 10:57 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Smith hire looking like a train wreck for the U
Replies: 170
Views: 21471

Re: Smith hire looking like a train wreck for the U

The thing about Smith is he's a heck of a coach. The Aggies were very good on defense even aside from Queta's influence and the offense overachieved last year based on the lack of talent it had. But good recruiting outdoes good coaching, and I'm not sure Smith can recruit at the level he'll have to....
by I am an Aggie Man
April 26th, 2021, 1:06 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: New guy (Muzamil Ameer Hamoda)
Replies: 54
Views: 8470

Re: New guy (Muzamil Ameer Hamoda)

Could be a Queta-level steal, though I highly doubt he could be as effective year one as Queta was. But that athleticism on the wing is something that's really hard to land at a program like ours. Looking at his most recent action (that I can find stats for), he averaged 23.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, ...
by I am an Aggie Man
April 17th, 2021, 5:33 pm
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: Spring Game Reports... Please!
Replies: 29
Views: 5609

Re: Spring Game Reports... Please!

Stats from the game, assuming the image shows up good enough
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by I am an Aggie Man
March 25th, 2021, 1:03 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Worster 3 pt %
Replies: 24
Views: 1933

Re: Worster 3 pt %

There's promise for his 3-point shooting as he was solid, even elite at times in HS. These are his numbers

Senior - 33%
Junior - 41%
Soph - 38%
Fresh - 35%
OVERALL - 36.7%

He averaged around 5 attempts each season in HS.
by I am an Aggie Man
November 12th, 2020, 4:54 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Better, worse, or the same as last year?
Replies: 53
Views: 3957

Re: Better, worse, or the same as last year?

Inconsistency will be a theme this season. The raw talent on this team is much higher than last year but experience and some skill is lacking. I think that experience/skill really helped last year in the MW Tourney but a lack of it could end the season early and/or result in more losses than expecte...
by I am an Aggie Man
November 9th, 2020, 1:57 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

So I was looking for different preseason power rankings for the MW and I stumbled upon this hilariously uninformed projected depth chart from a guy who has us ranked 5th preseason. I'm formatting this the same way he did. Guards - Brock Miller-JR, Alphonso Anderson-SR, Justin Bean-JR Forwards - Neem...
by I am an Aggie Man
November 9th, 2020, 1:41 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Jon Rothstein "under-the-radar" articles
Replies: 15
Views: 1558

Jon Rothstein "under-the-radar" articles

Lots of love coming from Jon in his articles for our guys. I know some of these have popped up in other threads, or generated their own thread, but I wanted to compile them. Syzmon Zapala: 20 under-the-radar freshmen "Two years after landing Neemias Queta, Craig Smith will bring this 6-11 prospect f...
by I am an Aggie Man
November 9th, 2020, 1:40 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Question
Replies: 10
Views: 1087

Re: Question

Will we ever have success in Football and Basketball in the same season? It seams if one is trending up the other is always trending the opposite direction. If that holds true we should be really good in basketball this year! 2 years ago. Yep 11-2 and ranked in football and then conference champs w...
by I am an Aggie Man
November 6th, 2020, 1:52 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Alphonso Anderson
Replies: 7
Views: 963

Re: Alphonso Anderson

The significance of his two threes in the championship game cannot be overstated..... Amen. He hit a bunch of huge buckets for us throughout the season. I hope he plays a large role this coming season. That LSU game, man. I was disappointed basically all season long that we didn't get more of him o...
by I am an Aggie Man
October 16th, 2020, 11:43 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

@22, Now that they've practiced and got some time together, does your other previous statement hold true, that Zapala is too good to redshirt? Is he looking to play at the 4, or will he be Queta's key backup and plan to get all his minutes as center? At this point in time, the only thing I can tell...
by I am an Aggie Man
October 13th, 2020, 10:01 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Sam Merrill Hype Picking Up Steam
Replies: 67
Views: 8683

Re: Sam Merrill Hype Picking Up Steam

Sam Vecenie's (The Athletic) latest mock draft has the Pelicans selecting Sam with pick 42. Paywall site: https://theathletic.com/2128239/2020/10/13/lamelo-ball-over-james-wiseman-at-no-1-in-2020-nba-mock-draft-version-8-0/ If anyone could share the text, I'd appreciate it. While I love Sam and wou...
by I am an Aggie Man
August 7th, 2020, 3:09 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: MW Top 5 Lists
Replies: 14
Views: 1183

Re: MW Top 5 Lists

A lot of hate being thrown at the "Best Defenders" list for not including Queta. The article specifically stated that players who appeared on the "Best Shot Blockers" list were not eligible to appear on the defenders list. I felt it was a solid move to be able to recognize both perimeter and paint d...
by I am an Aggie Man
August 1st, 2020, 3:43 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

How is Ashworth quick and fast but not very athletic? Does not really compute (unless he is weak and can’t jump) I should have specified that I view speed, quickness and athleticism as three separate, though obviously related, traits. Athleticism is probably the only one of those three I'd struggle...
by I am an Aggie Man
July 31st, 2020, 11:49 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

I'm hearing that there is no way Ashworth redshirts. I think Ashworth will prove to be VERY slept on. Coming out of high school in his senior year, USA Today named an All-Utah team. It consisted of current Utah players Rylan Jones (also, Player of the Year) and Matt Van Kommen, Matt Bradley who wen...
by I am an Aggie Man
July 31st, 2020, 9:35 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

I'm hearing that there is no way Ashworth redshirts. I think Ashworth will prove to be VERY slept on. Coming out of high school in his senior year, USA Today named an All-Utah team. It consisted of current Utah players Rylan Jones (also, Player of the Year) and Matt Van Kommen, Matt Bradley who wen...
by I am an Aggie Man
July 31st, 2020, 10:05 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

I didn't see anyone post this, but Jon Rothstein did a MW power rankings/depth chart prediction a few days ago which is relevant here. This is the lineup he predicted for us. G - Anthony G - Miller F - Anderson F - Bean C - Queta He also gave a projected bench which I'm guessing is supposed to be i...
by I am an Aggie Man
July 31st, 2020, 9:33 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

I didn't see anyone post this, but Jon Rothstein did a MW power rankings/depth chart prediction a few days ago which is relevant here. This is the lineup he predicted for us. G - Anthony G - Miller F - Anderson F - Bean C - Queta He also gave a projected bench which I'm guessing is supposed to be in...
by I am an Aggie Man
July 6th, 2020, 1:02 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: New players' stats
Replies: 4
Views: 996

New players' stats

So I scrounged the internet for stats on each of incoming players. aggies22 already did a great job with his post on 247 but I managed to dig up a bit more and I put it in an excel spreadsheet. I included Liam McChesney and Marco Anthony in the spreadsheet because why not. I couldn't find full seaso...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 29th, 2020, 9:14 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: More News on Sam Merrill
Replies: 25
Views: 3805

Re: More News on Sam Merrill

Is Merrill more or less athletic than Joe Ingles? Ingles is widely considered to be a good defender, is he not? He had 2 or 3 inches on Merrill, but could Merrill not defend as well as Ingles? This is probably the best argument for Merrill's potential to be a plus defender IMO and I like the compar...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 29th, 2020, 8:35 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: More News on Sam Merrill
Replies: 25
Views: 3805

Re: More News on Sam Merrill

Its so odd to me that Sam is considered somewhat of a liability on defense when he spend 3 years playing 35 min a game usually defending the other teams best shooter. I'm not a scout but he never seemed like a defensive liability to me. Sent from my LM-G820 using Tapatalk I haven't seen one person/...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 23rd, 2020, 11:27 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Sam Merrill on Talkin' Sports
Replies: 20
Views: 2822

Re: Sam Merrill on Talkin' Sports

Here's a link to every NBA player who was born in Utah. https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&state=UT Tom Chambers seems to be the comfortable favorite as the best Utah native. It's either him or Byron Scott. Don't know enough about either to comment. The only curre...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 23rd, 2020, 12:45 am
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Sam Merrill on Talkin' Sports
Replies: 20
Views: 2822

Re: Sam Merrill on Talkin' Sports

Here's a link to every NBA player who was born in Utah. https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.fcgi?country=US&state=UT Tom Chambers seems to be the comfortable favorite as the best Utah native. It's either him or Byron Scott. Don't know enough about either to comment. The only curren...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 12th, 2020, 11:22 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Roster is now filled out
Replies: 56
Views: 6256

Re: Roster is now filled out

Interesting. Really ugly shot and does not have a quick release, but those percentages are definitely nothing to sneeze at. Seems to put the ball well in front of him, push his butt back and shot put it up there. If he can get it off and shoot anywhere near the percentages he shot in high school, j...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 12th, 2020, 11:04 pm
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: 8 Aggies in Athlon Pre-Season All MWC team
Replies: 16
Views: 1569

Re: 8 Aggies in Athlon Pre-Season All MWC team

Just wondering why New Mexico has so many players ahead of our team are they going to be that better this year? Absolutely zero chance New Mexico is better than us in 2020. I do not recognize many players from the other schools. No offense but that qb pool listed is not impressive. Gotta think it i...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 12th, 2020, 10:54 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

Assuming no changes, our roster is now fully built. It's exciting and Karson seems like a great get. I know there had been discussion of picking up a grad transfer PG, but that did not occur. It looks like Karson is a shooting guard. What does our depth at the 1 look like? Does Marco start at the 1...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 10th, 2020, 12:51 pm
Forum: Stew Morrill Court (Aggie Basketball)
Topic: Depth chart predictions
Replies: 322
Views: 36356

Re: Depth chart predictions

I think out of Shulga, Ashworth and Worster, I'd say Ashworth holds the bragging rights for steepest competition faced and most baller line against said competition (29 pts, 10 ast, 5 reb, 7-14 3pt shooting, 9-22 FG) but the thing with Ashworth is that was just one game so you have to pump the brake...
by I am an Aggie Man
June 10th, 2020, 12:19 pm
Forum: Merlin Olsen Field (Aggie Football)
Topic: USU Tier 4 Job
Replies: 41
Views: 3122

Re: USU Tier 4 Job

Not sure how you could even put BYU on a list like that. On paper, sure they probably got it right but so much goes into hiring the coach that it's not a conventional landing spot. I have no clue how Air Force gets above USU but I can see Wyoming and maybe CSU being above. The Aggies are clearly the...