Austin ???

[bartruff1]

Unstoppable.....might turn out to be the best player ever to play at Gonzaga .. already the most talented... ??

[Just A Zag]

is this a question or a statement??

[Baldwinzag]

Austin is a tremendous talent and is considered a special player for the Zags, yet he has a long way to go to be considered the best Zag ever or even the best player on this year's team.

[gamagin]

AD was firing on all cylinders

tonight. But otoh, he was not seriously challenged. He took advantage of the break and had fun, imo.

It was fun to watch him, too, just going with the flow and playing like a master of the game.

Go Zags !

[snebzag]

Early fouls put him on the pine. Big lead put him back on the court. Great talent. Still has a lot to learn...Skills, Mental, Physical... All developing. He is very good this year. Next year even better. Hope he doesnt jump early. Needs more time.

The team is like surround sound. Bouldin, Grey, Heytvelt, Downs, Pargo, Daye...All score, all pass, all attempt to rebound....

Daye as best Zag ever. Lets hope he stays in school to be just that.

Best Zag ever. Adam. 3 years. Local kid. Crunch time. Emotion. PPG.

[CDC84]

I like how Austin is wearing a mouthpiece now. He's prepared to do battle underneath.

[gbnyba17]

Mouthpieces

I like how Austin is wearing a mouthpiece now. He's prepared to do battle underneath.

All the bigs were wearing them tonight, but Josh took his out a couple mintues into the game. Im assuming it was to help if they caught one of Big John's flying elbows.

[zagnut52]

I see Austins' potential as, like he himself, HUGE. He is "growing" into his role nicely IMO.

[Just_An_Old_Zag]

Due to his proclivity to pick up early fouls, perhaps he should be our 6th man and Micah should be put back into the starting line-up?

As for his readiness to join the Association, that truly is a league of extraordinary gentlemen and I don't see him ready to man up there.

Hopefully those he listens to are telling him this. Again (hopefully) if he and his family are not in dire financial straits he will return to school to grow his skills, his body and his maturity into force to be reckoned with at this and the next level.

Again, IMHO.

[bartruff1]

It's a question...

is this a question or a statement??

Those little squiggly marks at the end...those are called Question Marks. I 'm not in any position to make a statement, I have only been a fan since 1957.

[former1dog]

I'm very much enjoying Austin's play the last couple of games.

More than anything he is playing hard, which is most evident in his rebounding stats. He has a nose for the ball and is extremely coordinated. All that he needs to be a good rebounder is desire and that seems to be whats hes bringing.

[titopoet]

Stockton

He certainly can move into the one of the greatest category, though he would have to have a Hall of fame NBA career to match the man, John Stockton. Not only the greatest zag so far, but one of the Games all time greats.

[CDC84]

Tommy Lloyd mentioned on radio last night that the staff needs to rethink how they handle Daye and his propensity to pick up cheap fouls early on in games. One idea he mentioned was to take him out right away if he picks up an early one. The staff can put Micah in right away. When he collects 2 quickies, he has to sit for long periods of time, which isn't good for his offensive game or Gonzaga overall.

I think it is important to point out - and there are no two better examples of this than Stockton and Morrison - that there is a difference between:

1) Being the "best player ever" while AT Gonzaga
2) Being the "best player ever" based on NBA performance
3) Being the "best player ever" based on a combination of college and NBA performance.

Stockton clearly has 2 and 3 locked up, but I can think of several Zags that were better than him in college. When Stockton was a sophomore at Gonzaga, it was hard to think of him as even being a player who could play in the NBA.

FWIW - I agree with Mal. If Daye came from a poor family and had real financial incentives to bail early, I could understand him going. But he has no such incentives. I think Daye is the kind of player whose stock is going to rise each year he's at Gonzaga, regardless of who is around him in a particular draft year. His upside is that high. He's just going to get better and better each year, and I don't think you can say that about every prospect. Many guys need to bail when their stock is the highest, even if it would benefit them to stay in college another year.

[former1dog]

Tommy Lloyd mentioned on radio last night that the staff needs to rethink how they handle Daye and his propensity to pick up cheap fouls early on in games.

How about coach him to become more savvy and not pick up ticky tack fouls?

[zaguarxj]

How about coach him to become more savvy and not pick up ticky tack fouls?

I rewound and watched that 2nd foul about 4 times. It was completely bogus. He was literally just standing there. Didn't bump anyone. Didn't swipe at the ball. It had absolutely nothing to do with how savvy or not he is.