Watching the ugly spiral get worse
It's getting increasingly hard to believe that the Utes actually pounded a Washington State team that has gone on to reach the AP Top 25, or a Virginia team that blasted Gonzaga.
Their performance in a 73-57 loss at Colorado State on Tuesday night recalled the shockingly absentee effort in the loss to Northwestern in the San Juan Shootout last month.
And that's not good.
Several things we've learned, though:
- If center Luke Nevill isn't effective or interested, the Utes are going to get ripped. He had his two worst games of the year against Northwestern and CSU, yet he somehow managed to exclusively blame the guards for the loss to the Rams, even though he was a big part of the reason the Utes gave up 31 free-throw attempts and 35 rebounds.
- The guard play is atrocious, with the occasional exception of Johnnie Bryant. Bryant can heat up the offense with his shooting, but I'm not sure I'd say he makes his teammates better. And everybody else? Let's just say that there's a reason the Utes rank last in the league in steals, turnover margin and defending the three-point shot.
- Forward Stephen Weigh is a typical freshman. Yes, he's talented, but he has yet to learn how to bring it every night. He scored 22 points and 16 points in close losses to Albany and UNLV, but has managed just one point and one rebound in each of his last two games. He hasn't made a basket since in those two games, either.
Their performance in a 73-57 loss at Colorado State on Tuesday night recalled the shockingly absentee effort in the loss to Northwestern in the San Juan Shootout last month.
And that's not good.
Several things we've learned, though:
- If center Luke Nevill isn't effective or interested, the Utes are going to get ripped. He had his two worst games of the year against Northwestern and CSU, yet he somehow managed to exclusively blame the guards for the loss to the Rams, even though he was a big part of the reason the Utes gave up 31 free-throw attempts and 35 rebounds.
- The guard play is atrocious, with the occasional exception of Johnnie Bryant. Bryant can heat up the offense with his shooting, but I'm not sure I'd say he makes his teammates better. And everybody else? Let's just say that there's a reason the Utes rank last in the league in steals, turnover margin and defending the three-point shot.
- Forward Stephen Weigh is a typical freshman. Yes, he's talented, but he has yet to learn how to bring it every night. He scored 22 points and 16 points in close losses to Albany and UNLV, but has managed just one point and one rebound in each of his last two games. He hasn't made a basket since in those two games, either.
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