Utah Utes men's basketball

They played hard.

I think in the first game against Utah, they shot too many three-pointers.

They had too many turnovers.

Against the BYU game, they played better, but they still couldn't get over the hump for the win.

And, you know, almost had a triple-double tonight.

And I just loved to see his growth on that.

He's gotten better from the Utah game to the BYU game to the Missouri game.

It's going to be interesting to see Terrence Ward should be returning for the Northern Arizona game.

He's got to make shots at a high level that he has.

you know guards who are not great at anything don't really excite me a ton but he's someone who's gonna get some love he was a barely you know touted prospect Keanu Dawes um you know he popped to Utah for like some stock numbers he's six nine you know he's his rookie season would be his age 22 season um you know uh his stock stuff took a dip last year as he scored more but he just he dunks a ton Some off the dribble, some off the catch.

He's a really good two-foot leaper.

He has an okay build to him, looks kind of strong.

If he really makes shots, you know, last year he shot 31.7 from three last year, 34.4 on all catch-and-shoot shots.

If that's what he's into, I'm not super in on it.

But, you know, if he makes a little bit more, He kind of strikes me more as like a quad A guy, like could be a good G League guy, maybe stick around back in the rosters type guy, but maybe something pops this year that wasn't able to on a less talented team like Utah.

And then finally, Paul Embiid is a 7'25 junior.

Darion Williams, eligible through that.

Trey Campbell, Utah.

Trey White, Kansas, seeking a fifth year.

Belvin Council, seeking a fifth year.

Like, you see it with our rivals, for sure.

They were having a field day when he came out and said that, but it is realistic as hell right now.

And all that to say that you go and beat Texas Tech, you are probably a favorite or third to get... into the Big 12 title game behind just the Utah schools.

And that would be, you know, just a huge step in the direction of trying to really make some waves here in the Big 12.

North Carolina does not have vintage North Carolina talent, but it has enough in year one under Michael Malone to be an NCAA tournament team.

The perimeter, Neo Abdalas from Virginia Tech, Terrence Brown from Utah, Matthew Abel from NC State, Jaron Stevenson comes back to the four spot, and Sion Kata.

To me, the talented freshman, it needs to have an impact at the five, needs to stay on the floor, stay out of foul trouble for Michael Malone to again make an impact in year one in Chapel Hill.

Michael Malone, who again led the Denver Nuggets to an NBA championship a couple of years ago, from what I've gathered, is really taking the recruiting, great people skills, great powers of assimilation.

And I think Terrence Brown did a great job of gaining his confidence back that he may be lost in the first two games because he looked like a completely different player.

He looked like the Utah version of Terrence Brown.

And so I think it's going to be fantastic for Carolina moving forward to have this kind of player on their team.

So I was very disappointed with what I saw from this game at the beginning.

And then by the end of it, I was very relieved in a sense that we have a player like Terrence Brown on our team that can really score.

I mean, I'm a little bit biased because I am a Terrence Brown fan.

I liked him at Utah.

I watched him a lot in the Big 12.