A couple of thoughts...

[SteelBlue]

I have long heard tales of some great "Senioritis" but I'm not one of the Y fans who bothers with the Ute board. I'm starting to think I've been missing out. Excellent work Senioritis.

[DrumNFeather]

I was looking at the conference recruiting list today.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recru...%3fconfId%3d44

After getting over the fact that BYU is beating the hell out of us in Utah County and particularly at Lone Peak, I was intrigued by some of the players on the list. Looks like the top rated guys are transfers. Matt Read particularly seems to be the highest rated new player in the league and over all the class looks very nice.

What do people know about Read? Also, what is our Texas connection? Seems like that was very fertile ground this year.

Matt Read apparently narrowed it down to Utah and St. Louis and picked the Utes...score on for Boylen over Majerus.

[SeattleUte]

If you have that page bookmarked, will you post it? I'd like to see where they have BYU.

BYU is no. 7.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3727876

But that's inflated because BYU's players are all in-state, and they're usually overrated.

[SeattleUte]

As we've discussed, Henderson is rated no. 1 in the Dallas Ft. Worth area.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Bravo. I LOL'd at #7. My wife wondered what was wrong with me.

[SeattleUte]

Bravo. I LOL'd at #7. My wife wondered what was wrong with me.

I laughted at that one too. Obviously, his parents couldn't have called him Jimmy.

[Solon]

So you are not worried about next year at all? Losing 4 senior starters and by far your best player?

I don't mind losing seniors. Plenty of Freshmen and Sophs make big impacts in college basketball.

[Surfah]

I don't mind losing seniors. Plenty of Freshmen and Sophs make big impacts in college basketball.

I actually agree with this too. I don't think there is another sport where young guys can make a bigger impact than basketball.

[cougjunkie]

I don't mind losing seniors. Plenty of Freshmen and Sophs make big impacts in college basketball.

I agree, but not only are you losing seniors you are losing your 4 best players overall.

[RockyBalboa]

If JT comes back next season,,,BYU will be the favorite to win the MWC again.

[KillerDog]

If JT comes back next season,,,BYU will be the favorite to win the MWC again.

The amazing part is that they are winning the conference and contending for the conference crown with, according to some, overrated recruiting classes that are given a boost by recruiting services because the players are from Utah.

I don't know how they continue to win...

[Mormon Red Death]

I agree, but not only are you losing seniors you are losing your 4 best players overall.

You keep saying this but its not true

SR this year

Borha
Kepkay
Neville
Green

Clearly Neville is Utah's best player. However, Brown and Drca are 2 and 3. The improvement that Drca has made this year is fantastic. Yes DRCA played poorly in the @CSU and @byu games but his FT shooting % is phenomenal. Last year he missed the first of One and One more times than I care to remember. This year he has been nails. Does he still turn the ball over more than he should... Yes ... but for the most part he will be the best pg in the mwc next year.

Brown has NBA game except for the shooting. If he can come back next year able to make 3s he will be MWC player of the year.

Now we have Washburn, Foster and Tillie and Mead in the Front court. We won't see a drop from Green. as for the backcourt if Tavita, Cyphers or henderson can make a mini leap they easily make up for the loss of Kepkay and borha. Its even plausible that those three can be better than borha and kepkay combined.

[KillerDog]

You keep saying this but its not true

SR this year

Borha
Kepkay
Neville
Green

Clearly Neville is Utah's best player. However, Brown and Drca are 2 and 3. The improvement that Drca has made this year is fantastic. Yes DRCA played poorly in the @CSU and @byu games but his FT shooting % is phenomenal. Last year he missed the first of One and One more times than I care to remember. This year he has been nails. Does he still turn the ball over more than he should... Yes ... but for the most part he will be the best pg in the mwc next year.

Brown has NBA game except for the shooting. If he can come back next year able to make 3s he will be MWC player of the year.

Now we have Washburn, Foster and Tillie and Mead in the Front court. We won't see a drop from Green. as for the backcourt if Tavita, Cyphers or henderson can make a mini leap they easily make up for the loss of Kepkay and borha. Its even plausible that those three can be better than borha and kepkay combined.

I think Bohra is your second best player. He guards well, shoots well, plays a nice floor game.

[cougjunkie]

You keep saying this but its not true

SR this year

Borha
Kepkay
Neville
Green

Clearly Neville is Utah's best player. However, Brown and Drca are 2 and 3. The improvement that Drca has made this year is fantastic. Yes DRCA played poorly in the @CSU and @byu games but his FT shooting % is phenomenal. Last year he missed the first of One and One more times than I care to remember. This year he has been nails. Does he still turn the ball over more than he should... Yes ... but for the most part he will be the best pg in the mwc next year.

Brown has NBA game except for the shooting. If he can come back next year able to make 3s he will be MWC player of the year.

Now we have Washburn, Foster and Tillie and Mead in the Front court. We won't see a drop from Green. as for the backcourt if Tavita, Cyphers or henderson can make a mini leap they easily make up for the loss of Kepkay and borha. Its even plausible that those three can be better than borha and kepkay combined.

This is where we disagree. Borha is your second best player right now in my opinion. Followed by Green and then Kepkay. Brown is the most exciting player because he is athletic, but he is not a good defender and cant shoot a lick.

By the way Drca will not even be top 3 in MWC point guards next year. PGs coming back that are better than him:

Fredette
Trevon Willis
Dairese Gary

Then Drca.

[RockyBalboa]

Sorry, but if Drca is one of your top 2 players right now.....that tells me your team will be in trouble next year.

He's had flashes here and there, hit some big shots from time to time, but he's been sporadic at best. He's not a point guard either.

They should have him at SG, and who knows...maybe they'll move him there next year if Chris Hines starts as a Redshirt Freshman.

And I hate to break it to you,,,,but Fredette will be the obvious front runner choice going into the season for MWC POY.