Weekly Wrap-up

@BYU
Once again the buzzer beater shot goes the way of the opponent. The game that was originally supposed to be played in December but because of the near death experience of Guard Danny Berger, the game was rescheduled for February. I wonder what would have been the outcome of that game had it been played then with a full strength roster. Anyway, to be quite honest I couldn't believe my eyes during the game. Somehow the Aggies came back from what I thought to be a large deficit and made it an interesting game towards the end. It all came down to one shot and sadly it wasn't the Aggies that had the ball. There are lots of things you can say that the Ags did wrong in this game(i.e. turnovers, missed free throws) but I am just proud of the amazing effort that they displayed in the Marriott center. I got a little bit restless because of the number of fouls called(51 to be exact, between both teams) because I though for sure it was going to get real ugly when we end the game with 1 guy on the court. Thankfully, by a miracle, the refs decided to stop calling fouls once a majority of the players on each team reach 4 personal fouls. As much as I hate the thought of loosing to BYU,  I am just proud of this team and their ability to play tough basketball.

Shout outs to Jordan Stone and Spencer Butterfield for their outstanding games as Aggies. Every time Jordan would box out his guy I would just chuckle. The BYU player didn't know what was coming and most times would be knocked to the floor! Spencer just deserves any bit a praise available. He is hard-nosed and determined to win every basketball game. I seriously love watching him play because he is going 110% for the entire game. Plus don't get worried if he only has 2 points in the first half because he can pour it on in the second half. I don't know how he does it but man that is crazy.

vs Illinois State
Well folks, the end of the ESPN Bracket-busters has come. The Aggies played in the last of this series and I was glad it was at home. After a really really slow start the Aggies looked like it could be a blow out. Thank goodness they decided against it! Shots started to fall and players started to do what they do best. I love looking up to the scoreboard and seeing such balanced scoring between all the guys. That to me shows that this is a TEAM not just one superstar and four helpers. It was a great win and I always like being in the Spectrum. Sadly there is only 1 game left that I will be able to see. I will miss the last game due to a event that takes higher priority over my Aggies (shocking there could be such a thing!)

Extra Notes
Once again I just love this team! Oh my. They play to win and never give up. I feel like each guy has taken ownership of this team and truly wants to win and be champions. The past couple of games listening to Coach Morrill on the radio I have noticed that he as well loves this team. It is noticeably different from last years team. Not saying they weren't unified, but I just felt like Coach never felt satisfied with their efforts last year. This year nearly every game he talks about how great their effort and how impressed he is with their practice habits. I truly think Coach Morrill is a genius. The reason this rag tag team of bench players turned starters are playing so well is because they have a basketball genius as a coach.

Ok. End of Coach Morrill tangent. Sometimes I just get carried away...oh to have the chance to meet that man!

The Aggies go to WAC leader Laousina Tech(which by the way just 2 years ago was the laugh stock of the conference and didn't even make it to the tourny) on Thursday and then travel to UT Arlington for a game Saturday night.

RECORD: 19-7

As always, GO AGGIES!

It's been a while....

I apologize for my lack of posts lately. It certainly was not for the lack of information to write about.

The team has been playing with a lot heart since the La Tech game. I was shocked like many that the Ags were able to win the road games at Idaho, Seattle U and San Jose St. I hate to say it, but I wasn't sure if they would be able to pull off three wins in a row on the road. Especially to 3 teams that caused us some trouble in Logan. I am very happy we got those wins, and on that road trip this "new" Aggie team was starting to figure everything out. That is a positive.

I will be the first to admit it, I was unimpressed by the way Jarred Shaw played first half of the season. But boy am I glad he has come together. He has really stepped up his game and has been key to the road wins and last nights win against NMSU. He is a key player to this Aggie team.

Speaking of key players, Spencer "freaking" Butterfield is a hard nosed gritty player that is just plain fun to watch. He is just insane when he flies in to get rebounds. Sometimes I wonder if he will make it out alive.

It still scares me a bit each time we start a game not knowing if we will end the game with 5 players on the court...I get worried a lot about fouls. And probably the whole coaching staff is worried about fouls. We haven't had to get too terribly worried yet, thank goodness. But we have a lot of games to play and 1 of them is in Provo...

The students were ready last night and were fun to watch. At times they showed a glimpse of the Spectrum I know and love.

There is truly nothin' like watching Aggie Basketball.

(Side note: If you were wondering, yes Coach Morrill was wearing a brown suit. And yes, that is different)

RECORD: 18-6 (9-5 WAC)
UP NEXT: @ YBU on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 on BYUtv