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Wicks Press Conference Notes 26-27

Bryoming

Bryoming

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10/30 Presser

  • Regis is coached by Rex Walters, who gave Sunny a chance in Arizona. He would be coaching if Rex hadn't believed in him.
  • Khaden Bennett's brother plays for Regis
  • There's lots of talent on the Wyoming roster, but toughness is a talent. They need to be committed to during the hard things.
  • This team needs to focus on the margins between winning and losing
  • Wyoming is very capable on offense this year
  • Rex is the guy that told Sunny to be the juice man, to lean into who he is
  • Micah Curtis is going to take a while to get into the fold. Back injuries take a while to heal up.
  • Neil Summers made the Ramsey conditioning test yesterday
  • Naz is PG1
  • Parker Gerrits is the leader of the team right now
  • Parker is a great defender and great communicator
  • Parker is the culture guy on the team, much like Cole Henry and Kiani Saxon were
  • How you play is what's important. The opponent doesn't matter. Staying consistent in what you're doing is the key.
  • Naz has shown a really great ability to create for others
  • Sunny compares Naz to Maldonado. Different players, but similar vision.
  • The staff is trying to prepare Naz to be the key of other teams scouting reports. He's going to be double and triple teamed.
  • No redshirts means we may see any player on any night
  • Sounds like the 4 players at the end of the bench are Ruf, de Martin, Pohl, and Gruver
  • Ruf isn't ready from a physical standpoint. His team in Germany didn't have him in nearly as good of shape as he'll need to be.
  • Ruf has a really good basketball mind and IQ, but physically he's not ready
  • Neil has had a constant daily commitment to get in shape. He still needs to build some self confidence, though.
  • You're not going to see a deep bench in the first few games
  • If Sunny starts playing 14 players in a game we're in trouble
  • Offense is way ahead of the defense right now
  • Mattia, Linus, and Canin weren't around for summer workouts
  • Wyoming isn't going to speed things up this year like they did last year
  • The team has much better size this year, and they're going to use that to their advantage
 
It’s hard to get a good idea from radio calls, but I have not been impressed with the new additions. Should be able to get a better read once we can see some games via video stream.

I’ll believe the Summers ‘improvement’ when I actually see it. Not holding my breath there.
 
11/12 Presser

  • First time playing at Denver since 2020
  • This is a game that should be on the schedule. Close proximity makes fans happy.
  • Going on the road is always a test
  • DU returns a good portion of their roster
  • Carson Johnson is the engine on DU
  • DU can get hot shooting
  • 2nd best team at defending the free throw line (51%)
  • Wyoming is very capable at making 3s. Just like last year we're starting a little slow.
  • Sunny was told that the refs were going to be slow on the whistle in Chapel Hill
  • Sunny wants 25-30 3s per game
  • Between 3s and shots at the rim Sunny wants it at 80%
  • Mike Mora has grown a lot in defense and rebounding these first 3 games
  • Need to tighten up the bench rotations
  • Defense bleeds when we go too deep into the bench
  • Renars has stepped up his rebounding and aggression
  • Khaden and Gavin haven't hit their stride like Sunny would like yet
  • Gavin has the skill set to play on a blue blood team, but he sure didn't show that Tuesday
  • Sunny saw Gavin try to do things at UNC that he never does in practice
  • Players need to be who they are and not try to be what they aren't
  • Renars needs to be more physical playing off the ball
  • Wyoming punches above their weight, and this is the time to do it
  • The way the Dean Center is run was very impressive
  • If this team doesn't believe that they have the ability to be a great team after that UNC performance they're crazy
  • The identity of this team is doing the hard things and playing with grit
  • Madden Smiley is showing up every single day. He's playing himself into more playing time already.
  • Madden just keeps finding himself in the right place because he plays with so much effort
  • Making shots is really hard when you are under pressure. There was a lot of pressure in North Carolina. They need to be in more of those games to feel comfortable.
  • The players are beating themselves up over their shooting in Chapel Hill
  • When we play in big environments in conference play the players will be ready because of games like TCU and North Carolina
  • This team has the ability to be really intense on defense
  • Chris McMillan's family isn't in Laramie because his daughter has needs that aren't available in Laramie
  • The team has a lot of very capable players, but there will be different ones that step up every game
  • Sunny would rather have 5-6 guys to be willing to take over than relying on one player to be the guy
  • Right now there are plenty of guys on the team that are willing to step up when needed, which shows how much trust they all have with each other
 
Bryoming said:
11/12 Presser

  • First time playing at Denver since 2020
  • This is a game that should be on the schedule. Close proximity makes fans happy.
  • Going on the road is always a test
  • DU returns a good portion of their roster
  • Carson Johnson is the engine on DU
  • DU can get hot shooting
  • 2nd best team at defending the free throw line (51%)
  • Wyoming is very capable at making 3s. Just like last year we're starting a little slow.
  • Sunny was told that the refs were going to be slow on the whistle in Chapel Hill
  • Sunny wants 25-30 3s per game
  • Between 3s and shots at the rim Sunny wants it at 80%
  • Mike Mora has grown a lot in defense and rebounding these first 3 games
  • Need to tighten up the bench rotations
  • Defense bleeds when we go too deep into the bench
  • Renars has stepped up his rebounding and aggression
  • Khaden and Gavin haven't hit their stride like Sunny would like yet
  • Gavin has the skill set to play on a blue blood team, but he sure didn't show that Tuesday
  • Sunny saw Gavin try to do things at UNC that he never does in practice
  • Players need to be who they are and not try to be what they aren't
  • Renars needs to be more physical playing off the ball
  • Wyoming punches above their weight, and this is the time to do it
  • The way the Dean Center is run was very impressive
  • If this team doesn't believe that they have the ability to be a great team after that UNC performance they're crazy
  • The identity of this team is doing the hard things and playing with grit
  • Madden Smiley is showing up every single day. He's playing himself into more playing time already.
  • Madden just keeps finding himself in the right place because he plays with so much effort
  • Making shots is really hard when you are under pressure. There was a lot of pressure in North Carolina. They need to be in more of those games to feel comfortable.
  • The players are beating themselves up over their shooting in Chapel Hill
  • When we play in big environments in conference play the players will be ready because of games like TCU and North Carolina
  • This team has the ability to be really intense on defense
  • Chris McMillan's family isn't in Laramie because his daughter has needs that aren't available in Laramie
  • The team has a lot of very capable players, but there will be different ones that step up every game
  • Sunny would rather have 5-6 guys to be willing to take over than relying on one player to be the guy
  • Right now there are plenty of guys on the team that are willing to step up when needed, which shows how much trust they all have with each other
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Defending free throws?
 
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