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| Daily Herald Sports Editor Darnell Dickson checks in on all things BYU sports. |
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| About halfway through Tuesday night's BYU-UNLV men's basketball game, the power went out in North Orem. Good thing, because no one wanted to see what the Rebels were doing to the Cougars. I actually went out in my truck and listened to some of the second half on the radio. I know, glutton for punishment. But with the power off, there wasn't much else to do. UNLV left the second half wide open for comeback by playing poorly, but BYU didn't respond. Heck, even dreadful Colorado State cut BYU's 25-point lead to 16 in the second half just by trying hard. This is the second straight road game where it looks like BYU has given up at halftime. Dave Rose has a huge job ahead of him, because his top three players (Plaisted, Cummard, Tavernari) are so weak mentally. It's shocking to see players as good as these guys simply melt down under pressure. 1 for 10 from the foul line? I could drop kick the ball from the free throw line and make better than 1 for 10. How does a player as good as Plaisted go 1 for 10 from the line? Cummard had about four turnovers early in the game to get UNLV rolling and Tavernari was launching up shot after shot that didn't find the rim. If these guys can't get tough on the road, how is the rest of the team supposed to get tough? It looks like the heart and determination left with Keena Young, Austin Ainge, Jimmy Balderson and Mike Rose. This BYU team has the talent; I don't think there's any question about that. But somebody needs to get tough or it's going to be a long season. | ||
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