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Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:56 am
by TheRealUW
Even though Cal Poly is not a very good basketball team, this is going to be a fairly big step up in competition level because we have only played D2 and NAIA schools so far.
I’m curious to see if Griffin and Kot can still get to the bucket off the dribble against D1 level athletes. If we don’t have guards who can reliably create opportunities off the bounce, we are going to struggle because we do not have any bigs that are ready to contribute consistently on the offensive end of the floor.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:05 pm
by LanderPoke
I expect a really close game
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:51 pm
by TheRealUW
LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:05 pm
I expect a really close game
Man, I hope you are wrong. Even a pretty poor MWC team should be able to handle a bad Big West team at home. Preseason picks should always be taken with a grain of salt, but Cal Poly was picked to finish dead last in the Big West and just got smoked by DU by 20+ points a few nights ago.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:34 pm
by laxwyo
Man, these pokes have a look to them. I think they’ll be a lot better than I thought. Granted, I didn’t have have high hopes for the team but some of these guys definitely look like they belong
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:35 pm
by LanderPoke
Dang. We look ….. AWESOME tonight. I feel like we are finally proficient in the paint with Kononets, Powell and Manyawu
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:54 pm
by phxpoke
Inferior competition. We need to win by 20.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:20 pm
by LanderPoke
Manyawu is a really impressive young player. He plays the game very well and is athletic and big
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:28 pm
by laxwyo
LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:20 pm
Manyawu is a really impressive young player. He plays the game very well and is athletic and big
The real key is that you haven’t been able to tell he’s a freshmen. He looks like the real deal.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:34 pm
by LanderPoke
laxwyo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:28 pm
LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:20 pm
Manyawu is a really impressive young player. He plays the game very well and is athletic and big
The real key is that you haven’t been able to tell he’s a freshmen. He looks like the real deal.
He’s a natural rebounder
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:56 pm
by LanderPoke
Shame that Powell is still such a spaz on offense because he gives great effort
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:20 pm
by TheRealUW
Manyawu has the potential to develop into an all conference player. I hope we can convince him to stick around for a few years.
Cal Poly is certainly not a great college basketball team, but I have been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve seen from Wyoming so far. We aren’t a MWC title contender, but I also don’t think we look like a 10th place team.
St. Louis, and the rest of the teams we will face at the tournament in Myrtle Beach, should really give us a barometer for what to expect for our competitiveness level in the conference this year.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:54 pm
by PokeTransplant
TheRealUW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:20 pm
Manyawu has the potential to develop into an all conference player. I hope we can convince him to stick around for a few years.
Cal Poly is certainly not a great college basketball team, but I have been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve seen from Wyoming so far. We aren’t a MWC title contender, but I also don’t think we look like a 10th place team.
St. Louis, and the rest of the teams we will face at the tournament in Myrtle Beach, should really give us a barometer for what to expect for our competitiveness level in the conference this year.
^This^
Manyawu has the potential to be even better than Ike. Just hope we have better plan to keep these guys after Linder develops them and puts in positions to succeed.
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:25 am
by WyomingAgJ
TheRealUW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:20 pm
Manyawu has the potential to develop into an all conference player. I hope we can convince him to stick around for a few years.
Cal Poly is certainly not a great college basketball team, but I have been pleasantly surprised by what I’ve seen from Wyoming so far. We aren’t a MWC title contender, but I also don’t think we look like a 10th place team.
St. Louis, and the rest of the teams we will face at the tournament in Myrtle Beach, should really give us a barometer for what to expect for our competitiveness level in the conference this year.
Yeah already I have been pleasantly surprised by what I'm seeing from the team. I'm excited to see how we do in the Myrtle Beach tournament against another step up in competition
Re: Cal Poly
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:38 am
by stymeman
laxwyo wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:28 pm
LanderPoke wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 8:20 pm
Manyawu is a really impressive young player. He plays the game very well and is athletic and big
The real key is that you haven’t been able to tell he’s a freshmen. He looks like the real deal.
This has me stoked right up until...transfer portal you say...say it won't be so!!!