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Utah basketball heading into conference play

Ute the Man

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Utah had a very good non-conference performance. 9-2 against a very strong strength of schedule and a NET ranking in the 30s.

The PAC as a whole underperformed in non-conference, especially UCLA and USC. Sucks for Lazar Stefanovic who is doing his thing (shooting like crap with a FG% in the mid-30s) in Westwood.

So, a real opportunity for the guys to finish top 4 (Arizona, Colorado will probably finish 1-2)

We start off league play with home games against the Washington schools. WSU has a very good coach and outperforms every year. They've played a fairly weak schedule so we'll see if they're legit or not. Washington seems to underperform but not for lack of talent.

BC has been everything we've hoped for so far.
Lovering played great last night but remains at risk of losing minutes to Keiba
Keiba is a a force but fouls have limited his minutes. Last night he stayed out of foul trouble but had 3 TO's which limited his minutes.
Ben Carlson is much improved on the offensive end and is a tough defender and rebounder.

Our front line is very good.

Madsen is a force this year.
Bajema has been up and down but will want to play well against his former team and WSU.
Rollie is better than he gets credit for.
Hunter has been up and down
Deivon Smith looked good last night and adds a needed dose of athleticism .

Those are the guys in the rotation. Make your March Madness plans now.
 
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