As a BYU fan I'm obviously happy we won. Having said that, the respect that most BYU fans have for Baylor is real, so beating you guys is kind of a mixed bag.
So let's get this out of the way, two things can be true at once, like the following:
I was amazed at the free throw disparity, but hitting 14 threes and winning offensive rebounds will make up for that. I saw a lot of discussion on the game thread about the zone, and I agree that against us playing zone is just asking to get destroyed due to 3 point shooting. That puts Coach Drew in a tough spot when man defense isn't working.
The crowd seemed really great. It didn't seem like they gave Lohner too tough of a time. The dunk he had was amazing. I don't recall hearing the crowd boo him ever, but they let him know it when he missed a shot. Either way, there wasn't the same vitriol as when we played Iowa State. Then again, you guys didn't protest us coming into the conference.
I really hope Langston gets better soon. I wasn't sure what happened. I was watching on an airplane and they were making an announcement when he went out so I couldn't hear what they were saying. Either way, we want him to get healthy.
We definitely want you guys to win out and do really well. Moving up to a 2 seed would be awesome, as would an Elite 8 run or better. I'm guessing we will be either a 5 or a 6 seed, while I will take. We expected to be terrible this season, so this has been a happy surprise.
Good luck the rest of the way. You guys are awesome.
So let's get this out of the way, two things can be true at once, like the following:
- The refs were bad, no doubt about that
- I still think BYU played well enough to win without the refs, but not by 7 points. Maybe by 1 or 2.
I was amazed at the free throw disparity, but hitting 14 threes and winning offensive rebounds will make up for that. I saw a lot of discussion on the game thread about the zone, and I agree that against us playing zone is just asking to get destroyed due to 3 point shooting. That puts Coach Drew in a tough spot when man defense isn't working.
The crowd seemed really great. It didn't seem like they gave Lohner too tough of a time. The dunk he had was amazing. I don't recall hearing the crowd boo him ever, but they let him know it when he missed a shot. Either way, there wasn't the same vitriol as when we played Iowa State. Then again, you guys didn't protest us coming into the conference.
I really hope Langston gets better soon. I wasn't sure what happened. I was watching on an airplane and they were making an announcement when he went out so I couldn't hear what they were saying. Either way, we want him to get healthy.
We definitely want you guys to win out and do really well. Moving up to a 2 seed would be awesome, as would an Elite 8 run or better. I'm guessing we will be either a 5 or a 6 seed, while I will take. We expected to be terrible this season, so this has been a happy surprise.
Good luck the rest of the way. You guys are awesome.
