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Yeah if you watch BYU, you wonder why they insisted on Demin running point as much as they did. Don’t get me wrong, Demin is a unicorn of a player, but idk why they didn’t shift him off ball more to play alongside Hall. I kinda think they would’ve won more games if they just let Hall run the point for 30+ mpg.

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This is why we have to wait 45 mins on a doctor to see us even with an appointment.

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I figured I was missing something over there in VIP :laughing:

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What is the acceptable spelling of GrĂźnloh without needing to copy in the overhead thingy. I see it Grunloh and Gruenloh. @jazznutUVA

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This one.

@HoozGotNext If you want to nerd out on it a bit more… my discussion with @Haney

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As a BYU fan(as well as a UVA fan ofc) who’s watched him for 3 years, I love Dallin Hall, but think we need to temper some expectations here lol.

Would he have raised BYU’s floor last year? Absolutely, but I think him running the show would’ve lowered their ceiling. Demin’s growing pains are what led to the breakout and run that BYU went on.

He’s a sturdy guy, can get to his spots and whatnot, and has an effective jump shot that’s better off the dribble than off a screen or whatnot(similar to what we saw from Jerome).

He was awesome in a win against Iowa State at their place, but looked completely overwhelmed against Bama’s athleticism and length in the S16. BYU loved him and wanted him back, but they weren’t willing to have him be the starting PG. Obviously BYU has Dybantsa and is assembling this roster around him, a la Duke with Flagg, but should probably temper Dallin Hall NBA talk. They don’t believe he’s a good enough starting PG for a team that has F4 and national title aspirations, though he was welcomed back as a key bench guy on a team with those hopes. He was an elite backup PG, but reservations of handing him the keys fully:

He’s a good shooter, a good passer, and good at getting to the hoop because of his strength, but struggles a little bit with his handle. He’s really a combo guard at heart. Probably not dynamic enough to play off ball, so you live with him as an on ball guy and take the lumps with the handle(which is well worth it tbf)!

So what is my point? I think Dallin Hall is an excellent stopgap PG choice for a new coach trying to make the tournament in year 1 in the same vain as Michigan, UL, etc. etc. He’ll be an above average PG for us.

Is he some massive game changer? He can be on certain nights but don’t expect that on a nightly basis. But I think the lofty goals and rhetoric of him on this board will make people a little disappointed.

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Jazz to the quick rescue, thank you sir!

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Yup pretty much. Being in Illinois, I typically get overconfident Illinois fans who want to tell me how good they’re gonna be and that typically puts me behind.

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We just watched a season where we had no point guard and had a losing record in a bad acc.

Dallin Hall is my Lebron James for all that it matters

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Someone I wanted out of HS. Was at Oak Hill and could have 4 years left

https://x.com/Horns247/status/1915444210293166323?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1915444210293166323|twgr^|twcon^s1_&ref_url=

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I’d like this. Good shot blocker and rim runner, but also has some finesse around the rim. Pretty fluid.

But is he better than Kadin?

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He’s probably Kadin who can shoot threes but no idea if as a good a perimeter defender as Kadin was for his height

He’s probably going to go mid Major to get heavy play

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The NCAA denied Taulia Tagovailoa’s waiver over 2 snaps in a 5th game his Freshman season despite big time support from Alabama saying it was their fault. I don’t see why they would rule differently here.

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I want to be very clear that I LOVE the pickup for us. But also was just tempering NBA expectations.

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@CaptainThurman15 good show? Wife and I considered it but went in a different direction…

To make this topical, I bet Dallin Hall is a big Andor fan!

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We liked it. Good thing is, it’s a short series, so you’re only in for six episodes even if you don’t like it.

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https://twitter.com/HoozGotNext/status/1915455815240032419/

May bode poorly for pursuit of Thomas.

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Sabre seeing tall white people at the corner

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Ze Germans have landed on our shores.

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Says it was Carrere but didn’t he visit like 2 weeks ago? Doesn’t really make sense for him to be back and with the whole staff

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