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Jim Les radio show

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Does anyone know if the Jim Les radio show is on WMBD today?
He appeared last Monday on the Greg & Dan show, but there is no mention of the Jim Les Show on the WMBD website, other than an audio archive of that segment from last week. They need to do a bit better promoting it, as I am sure a lot of our posters would like to listen.
Last year it was on from 8:30 to 9:00 am on Mondays.

If anyone does listen today, post a report of what was said.

www.1470wmbd.com
 
Yes, it was today (and last Monday) at 8:30. I still find it funny that the ad during the game said they take callers..

Interesting comments on redshirting (something the program can now emphasize)
 
ph said:
Yes, it was today (and last Monday) at 8:30. I still find it funny that the ad during the game said they take callers..

Interesting comments on redshirting (something the program can now emphasize)
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ph,

You seem to be one of the few here that heard the broadcast. Care to elaborate?
 
JL was mentioning that BYU is somewhat unique haing older players (SS's age is "typical" at BYU)as most had their 2 year missions trip, and then started mentioning that our program is now stable enough that redshirting is now more of a priority.

(my observation: Which is a contrast to a few years ago when it was never considered. I'd say this is a strong indicator that JL wants redshirt(s) this year)

JL also talked about DSE, his greatest compliment is DSE is a "gamer" solid in practice, but even better in a game.

JL also mentioned that our centers WE, SS and AT are there for defense, rebounding and being a strong inside presence, but not offense..

Nothing else on the show stuck out to me.
 
ph said:
JL also mentioned that our centers WE, SS and AT are there for defense, rebounding and being a strong inside presence, but not offense...
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Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

This is disheartening. We need to have scoring threats outside and in.
 
ph said:
JL also mentioned that our centers WE, SS and AT are there for defense, rebounding and being a strong inside presence, but not offense..
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Typical former guard coach who has no clue what kind of talent he has inside.


IF this is really truly how he feels and dictates how we play all year, expect close to that 6th place finish.


Most great coaches aren't this nearsighted, and just look at most of the Valley champs of late and overall. They all had a great inside out game that kept teams off balance.

Even BU's sweet 16 team had a good balance of Ruffin, Franklin, and Bennett while also having O'Bryant and then Sommerville and Wright who could do both.


WOW....thats all the more I can say! :mad:
 
I think we will see more offense out of the forwards this year than we have since the 2006 team (Cellus and POB). Will and Taylor are both capable of scoring in double figures some nights, and I expect an average close to 20ppg between them.
 
Not hearing myself the context in which this statement was made, if it was put the way Ph has outlined I wouldn't be surprised to see some backpedaling from that position by JL at some point.
 
would JL be going out of his way to mess with BYU?
We know we have been working on new options on O and D. Listening, I do not think I ever heard "Kaboom". Could we be holding something back?
 
Not sure if BYU gets film or if they would have had a scout there, but in the exhibition game he was definitely holding back - there were multiple substitutions & at times what I would refer to as "line changes". There was not one backdoor cut that I saw & there was never what I would call any true flow on the BU side. It was pretty vanilla. Now, do I think he would be holding something back from BYU in a local radio show, I'd say it's highly doubtful.
 
It's aparantly illegal to send a scout, just /TV or film trades. I guess they could catch the radio call?
 
Not having heard the broadcast....

I would tend to believe that perhaps JL was meaning that he does not expect the scoring load to come from the interior. When I look at our team only AT is truly only a low post player, the other "bigs" can also move outside and hit from the 15' range! JMO
 
ph said:
would JL be going out of his way to mess with BYU?
We know we have been working on new options on O and D. Listening, I do not think I ever heard "Kaboom". Could we be holding something back?
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Funny...most of us don't even listen to the morning show, why would BYU waste their time?!


And no, but maybe that should be our first regular season pick-em T....first dunk of the year and tie breaker at time of the game it happens?


That would make for a difficult one :)
 
I think we're making too much out of this. Heck, it took half a season before we realized that POB was what he was...there was talk of possibly redshirting the kid the summer before his freshman year. Let's all just simmer down and let this thing take shape. No team is a finished product in the 2nd week of November.
 
BB what are you doing reading my mind!:D

Come on guys, you are all a lot sharper then this non-withstanding your emotions that is. Let's wait until Friday to start really digging into this team. BYU will be one helluva test for our team and we'll be able to see where this team needs to improve to be a true contender in the Valley win or lose.
 
SFP said:
BB what are you doing reading my mind!:D

Come on guys, you are all a lot sharper then this non-withstanding your emotions that is. Let's wait until Friday to start really digging into this team. BYU will be one helluva test for our team and we'll be able to see where this team needs to improve to be a true contender in the Valley win or lose.
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Agreed. How about let's wait until the non-con is over? I don't recall this team finding an identity until conference season last year, and while I suspect it will happen sooner than that this year, I don't think we'll see the finished product for a while.
 
BradleyBrave said:
I think we're making too much out of this. Heck, it took half a season before we realized that POB was what he was...there was talk of possibly redshirting the kid the summer before his freshman year. Let's all just simmer down and let this thing take shape. No team is a finished product in the 2nd week of November.
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I've been thinking about this defense, not offense quote. Actually, JL has consistantly said all of his players should work hard on defense, then good things happen on O.

When POB was a frosh, he had a real, real, real strong first 5 games (He was top 10 nationally in blocked shots/game, shooting % and top 10 FT% for centers) JL then started saying, "We need to get POB more touches", "We need to get Cellus and POB more touches" "They need to touch the ball more", and that big man, offensively minded approach got us about a year and a half of nothing. POB's production dropped the more we tried to get him "touches" and Cellus started to get a reputation of a selfish player, to his team's detriment. POB's probably been battling against that "O only" mindset in the NBA, and JL does no want to repeat that mistake. Once guys like JJ started to give up defining themselves by offense, the team started playing really, really well and we got our S16 run.

Really, if our centers "only" play strong D and rebound well, they will get more than enough "garbage" (Other than AW, our guards are too good at creating garbage) to cleanup on O. More O then they would otherwise get as a focal point and we will be a better team...
 
ph said:
JL also mentioned that our centers WE, SS and AT are there for defense, rebounding and being a strong inside presence, but not offense..
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As I suspected......"the MVC is a guards league".

Interestingly enough, UNI Eglseder goes for 15 on 7-8 shooting in their exhibition win...It can be done if the offense is set up to run through the post.

It is either coaching philosophy, or, the inability for BU to recruit inside players who can perform at this level. :?:
 
AZ BU Fan said:
As I suspected......"the MVC is a guards league".

Interestingly enough, UNI Eglseder goes for 15 on 7-8 shooting in their exhibition win...It can be done if the offense is set up to run through the post.

It is either coaching philosophy, or, the inability for BU to recruit inside players who can perform at this level. :?:
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OR that there is a lack big men who want to play in the tightly called MVC. The 'good' big men over the years have been FAR outnumbered by good guards. Yes, there are a rare few good big men, but those are exceptions, not the rule. While it is possible to get good big men to play in the MVC, it is very difficult, and many are unknowns who coaches take large risks on. BU has actually had it's share in JL's tenure, POB & Cellus, even ZA. JL also has those big men you take risks on in MK, TB, WE, & AT. JP is a little be higher prospect, but big men take a while to develop. TB is the perfect example of the fact that JL has both the ability to recruit and coach big men, TB was INCREDIBLY raw last year, and was really a steal on the recruiting scene - simply put, TB was an also-ran.

The issue of not being able to recruit big men is not systemic to BU, rather endemic to the MVC.
 
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