Exhibition Gives U. Chance to Prepare
The Utes play their only preseason exhibition game against Grand Valley State today at the Huntsman Center, where coach Jim Boylen will work on getting a better idea of the rotation he will take into the regular season.
Judging by the workouts, though, it appears he's leaning toward using junior Luka Drca as his starting point guard -- a move that would put senior Tyler Kepkay into a bench role, similar to the one departed Johnnie Bryant played last season.
Drca has been running the first team in practice, alongside guard Lawrence Borha, forwards Carlon Brown and Shaun Green and center Luke Nevill. The Utes expect freshman Jace Tavita to earn some minutes at the point, too, though Drca had assumed the primary role over the second half of last season as Kepkay struggled.
Judging by the workouts, though, it appears he's leaning toward using junior Luka Drca as his starting point guard -- a move that would put senior Tyler Kepkay into a bench role, similar to the one departed Johnnie Bryant played last season.
Drca has been running the first team in practice, alongside guard Lawrence Borha, forwards Carlon Brown and Shaun Green and center Luke Nevill. The Utes expect freshman Jace Tavita to earn some minutes at the point, too, though Drca had assumed the primary role over the second half of last season as Kepkay struggled.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 8:20 AM |
2 Comments:
I'm hoping at some point during course of the year that Coach Boylen will try the starting lineup of:
Carlon Brown-1
Lawrence Borha-2
Shaun Green-3
Kim Tillie-4
Luke Nevill-5
Let Kepkay, Drca, Cyphers and Grim come off the bench. We need the players who can create off the dribble as well as create shots for others with the ball in their hands.
Go Utes!
I like Kepkay. I hope he assumes the Johnny Bryant role as when he has confidence he can shoot lights out. But if this is another smack in the face from the coach, then he will be a wasted scholarship. What happened last year was a crime, Kepkay took the fall for a coach who did not know how to call a play in the final moments of close games!
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