Early look at potential foe BYU

[Old Gold n Black]

Admittedly this game was against poor competition, but Catchings looks really, really good. 19pts on 8-10 shooting to go along with 4 boards and a steal in 18 minutes. Too bad it didn't work out. Honestly I think he could have started over Harris, or at least got major PT if he wanted it.

Box score - BYU vs Colorado Christian

 

[Hausta01]

He's a bit of a head case. Called Painter the day after asking out of his NLI to take him back.

A really good talent, would have been a very good complement to this team, I think. But I don't blame Painter for just not wanting to deal with it.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Admittedly this game was against poor competition, but Catchings looks really, really good. 19pts on 8-10 shooting to go along with 4 boards and a steal in 18 minutes. Too bad it didn't work out. Honestly I think he could have started over Harris, or at least got major PT if he wanted it.

Box score - BYU vs Colorado Christian

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He’s good for sure but tough to tell yet how he will do vs actual competition (this school was D2). In a write up when they played vs Boise state in a “secret scrimmage” his name wasn’t mentioned as a top 3 scorer for them, which they barely beat Boise state BUT 4 scholarships players were held out and he could have been one of em, but not sure.

Im not sure where he would have fit this year and if he wasn’t going to play defense like Harris or CJ, I don’t think he would have seen a ton of mins (at least not right away). Will be fun to follow him tho and hope he does well and his decision pans out for him.

 

[Boiler Buck]

Admittedly this game was against poor competition, but Catchings looks really, really good. 19pts on 8-10 shooting to go along with 4 boards and a steal in 18 minutes. Too bad it didn't work out. Honestly I think he could have started over Harris, or at least got major PT if he wanted it.

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Wouldn't have started over Harris, but at the 4 & TKR at the 5. Combined that with our 5 stud guards we would have been a FF team this year imo.

Big loss.

Now???? Sure doesn't look like it. Not close.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Wouldn't have started over Harris, but at the 4 & TKR at the 5. Combined that with our 5 stud guards we would have been a FF team this year imo.

Now???? Sure doesn't look like it. Not close.

I’m really not sure he would have pushed us to a F4 automatically. I need to see how he guards vs the 3 and 4 and even 5 positions first. You could be right but need to def see more!

 

[Boiler Buck]

I’m really not sure he would have pushed us to a F4 automatically. I need to see how he guards vs the 3 and 4 and even 5 positions first. You could be right but need to def see more!

That's fair. Sure would have solved a ton of problems I see down low.

Remember what ever we see from him at BYU, he would have been better coached at Purdue....and a better product. That I know for sure.

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

That's fair. Sure would have solved a ton of problems I see down low.

Remember what ever we see from him at BYU, he would have been better coached at Purdue....and a better product. That I know for sure.

Not trying to argue, but what issues down low would he solve? I don’t think he’d be any better on defense than what we have now, tbh.

 

[proudopete]

The question is, what would he have done to the team chemistry?

 

[Heads up BOILER]

Not trying to argue, but what issues down low would he solve? I don’t think he’d be any better on defense than what we have now, tbh.

I might be jumping the gun but I believe he’s talented enough that he’d offer more upside at the 4 allowing TKR more time at the 5. I think he’d contribute more than any of the contenders for time at the 4-5 except TKR. He definitely sounds like a bit of a head case but I don’t believe you can deny his talent. But it ultimately doesn’t matter as he’s not here and we move forward with the guys we have!

 

[pboiler18]

I might be jumping the gun but I believe he’s talented enough that he’d offer more upside at the 4 allowing TKR more time at the 5. I think he’d contribute more than any of the contenders for time at the 4-5 except TKR. He definitely sounds like a bit of a head case but I don’t believe you can deny his talent. But it ultimately doesn’t matter as he’s not here and we move forward with the guys we have!

He’s a 3 in a 4s body. Not physically equipped to guard 4s in the BIG either.

He’d give us different looks. He’d have impact for sure…but he’d give us headaches too.

We are what we are now and it’s time to move on.

 

[Boiler Buck]

Not trying to argue, but what issues down low would he solve? I don’t think he’d be any better on defense than what we have now, tbh.

If coached properly he has the quickness to be great on D and in position. Might not see that at BYU, but I know CMP would have him ready and in position with his quickness.

 

[Boiler Buck]

I might be jumping the gun but I believe he’s talented enough that he’d offer more upside at the 4 allowing TKR more time at the 5. I think he’d contribute more than any of the contenders for time at the 4-5 except TKR. He definitely sounds like a bit of a head case but I don’t believe you can deny his talent. But it ultimately doesn’t matter as he’s not here and we move forward with the guys we have!

Spot on. Perhaps folks knocking him are like me to a degree.....a bit upset he went elsewhere.

Our coaches would have used him well and had him help us with his quickness for a big.