Sam

tysteve20 · Post by **tysteve20** » January 18th, 2024, 10:13 am

https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51599 ... ws-it-down

Lays out Wemby and throws it down here

valleyaggie21 · Post by **valleyaggie21** » January 19th, 2024, 2:13 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2024, 10:13 am
https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51599 ... ws-it-down

Lays out Wemby and throws it down here

Looks like Queta is a fan favorite and has a ceiling that hasn't been reached yet for Boston.

https://sports.yahoo.com/queta-becoming ... 03576.html

gomretat · Post by **gomretat** » January 19th, 2024, 4:18 pm

valleyaggie21 wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 2:13 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2024, 10:13 am
https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51599 ... ws-it-down

Lays out Wemby and throws it down here
Looks like Queta is a fan favorite and has a ceiling that hasn't been reached yet for Boston.

https://sports.yahoo.com/queta-becoming ... 03576.html

Thanks for sharing this. Great news and high praise for the big man.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 19th, 2024, 4:28 pm

valleyaggie21 wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 2:13 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2024, 10:13 am
https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51599 ... ws-it-down

Lays out Wemby and throws it down here
Looks like Queta is a fan favorite and has a ceiling that hasn't been reached yet for Boston.

https://sports.yahoo.com/queta-becoming ... 03576.html

Funny that he couldn't get playing time or a roster spot for an upper-tier team like Sacramento. He had to drop down a couple levels to Boston. That's why the Kings are always contending for titles - they don't take just anyone.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » January 19th, 2024, 5:57 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 4:28 pm

valleyaggie21 wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 2:13 pm

tysteve20 wrote: ↑
January 18th, 2024, 10:13 am
https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51599 ... ws-it-down

Lays out Wemby and throws it down here
Looks like Queta is a fan favorite and has a ceiling that hasn't been reached yet for Boston.

https://sports.yahoo.com/queta-becoming ... 03576.html
Funny that he couldn't get playing time or a roster spot for an upper-tier team like Sacramento. He had to drop down a couple levels to Boston. That's why the Kings are always contending for titles - they don't take just anyone.

I'm a long-time Kings fan and it still doesn't make sense they gave up on him. He was doing these kinds of things in Sacramento and was a big-time fan favorite. Sam getting cut makes even less sense. Both were painful for me

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » January 19th, 2024, 8:10 pm

FeartheFro wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 9:51 pm
Sammy 10 points 5 assists 5 boards in 22 minutes. Our first regular rotation guy in a VERY long time

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A very very long time. Excluding Desmond Penigar (who got a 10-day contract in 2004), Merrill and Queta are the first USU players to play any minutes in the NBA since Marv Roberts and Nate Williams (who both entered the NBA in 1972). It's kind of remarkable that USU has been so good for so long with so few NBA-caliber players.

StanfordAggie · Post by **StanfordAggie** » January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.

He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » January 19th, 2024, 8:42 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.

Where'd he play in college ball?

Post by **aggies22** » January 19th, 2024, 11:39 pm

USU78 wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:42 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.
Where'd he play in college ball?

I don't think that guy really existed. He's just a guy the state wide media made up.

MrBiggle · Post by **MrBiggle** » January 20th, 2024, 7:17 pm

Leading his team with 18, at the end of the third.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 20th, 2024, 7:35 pm

MrBiggle wrote: ↑
January 20th, 2024, 7:17 pm
Leading his team with 18, at the end of the third.

Also with 4 rebounds and 5 assists

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » January 20th, 2024, 10:15 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.

If I recall correctly, Jaycee played in three summer leagues in the NBA - he had no problems scoring when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he was always handed the ball and told to play PG because of his size; obviously, this was not his skillset. In fact, I also recall him saying NBA teams would tell him they wanted to run him at SG but then as soon as he showed up, boom, now he's a PG. After three years of the bs he decided to solidify his legend as Jaycee 'boom boom' Carroll in Italy and stopped taking the calls from the NBA.

OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » January 21st, 2024, 11:10 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
January 20th, 2024, 10:15 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.
If I recall correctly, Jaycee played in three summer leagues in the NBA - he had no problems scoring when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he was always handed the ball and told to play PG because of his size; obviously, this was not his skillset. In fact, I also recall him saying NBA teams would tell him they wanted to run him at SG but then as soon as he showed up, boom, now he's a PG. After three years of the bs he decided to solidify his legend as Jaycee 'boom boom' Carroll in Italy and stopped taking the calls from the NBA.

He had a multitude offers from NBA teams but he decided he'd rather be a star in Europe then an end of bench guy in the NBA.

I spoke with him after his sophomore year, NBA scouts were telling him then he needed to learn the point but Stew refused to play him there. Same thing happened to Steph Curry and he evolved his game. JC could have easily done the same.

3rdGenAggie · Post by **3rdGenAggie** » January 21st, 2024, 12:23 pm

FloridaAggie13 · Post by **FloridaAggie13** » January 21st, 2024, 12:30 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 11:10 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
January 20th, 2024, 10:15 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.
If I recall correctly, Jaycee played in three summer leagues in the NBA - he had no problems scoring when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he was always handed the ball and told to play PG because of his size; obviously, this was not his skillset. In fact, I also recall him saying NBA teams would tell him they wanted to run him at SG but then as soon as he showed up, boom, now he's a PG. After three years of the bs he decided to solidify his legend as Jaycee 'boom boom' Carroll in Italy and stopped taking the calls from the NBA.
He had a multitude offers from NBA teams but he decided he'd rather be a star in Europe then an end of bench guy in the NBA.

I spoke with him after his sophomore year, NBA scouts were telling him then he needed to learn the point but Stew refused to play him there. Same thing happened to Steph Curry and he evolved his game. JC could have easily done the same.

Yeah, I wish Stew had used him to facilitate the offense more, if only to force the defense to defend in a different way.

Jaycee vs Steph; I think that is a different paradigm. Being that he was the 7th overall pick in the draft, Steph Curry was going to be given every opportunity, especially a long rope of time, to evolve his game. Even in college Curry wasn't purely a catch-and-shoot guard, he had the green light to create shots on his own, including step-back threes before they became en vogue.

Jaycee was never going to get the same grace period by an NBA team to become a true point guard, especially sitting at the end of the bench.

I always thought he could have been a Vinnie Johnson type (the Microwave / Pistons late 80's) who would come off the bench for fifteen minutes with the green light shooting jumpers off set screens, set plays. If he's hot, he stays in, taking the scoring load off the regulars; if it's not his night, he fills minutes and goes back to the bench.

dyedblue · Post by **dyedblue** » January 21st, 2024, 1:07 pm

I think Jaycee could do what Sam Merrill is doing. Jayce has guaranteed money overseas and he was smart to take it.

I mean, Sam is on his third team and all before he had earned regular minutes. Jayce would have bounced around a lot and may never have gotten the opportunity Sam had earned. He’s had to force Cleveland to play him.

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » January 21st, 2024, 1:28 pm

3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 12:23 pm

That would be awesome to see Sam this n the 3 point contest. Hopefully he gets invited.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 21st, 2024, 3:54 pm

Aggie84025 wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 1:28 pm

3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 12:23 pm

That would be awesome to see Sam this n the 3 point contest. Hopefully he gets invited.

Could Merrill even win a contest against his own teammates? Mitchell, Niang, Wade, Strus, Lavert?

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » January 21st, 2024, 3:55 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 12:30 pm

OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 11:10 am

FloridaAggie13 wrote: ↑
January 20th, 2024, 10:15 pm

StanfordAggie wrote: ↑
January 19th, 2024, 8:17 pm

Elkaggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 12:29 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:49 am

Real Life Aggie wrote: ↑
January 17th, 2024, 10:31 am
Sam's greatest friend in his NBA career: a wide open ceiling for incredible 3-pt shooters.

Sam's greatest enemy in his NBA career: the hardwood floor.
Jaycee was born about 5 or 6 years too early.
Jaycee is too short to play effectively in today’s NBA.
He might have been able to collect a paycheck for a few years as a "instant offense/lights out shooter the defense needs to respect guy" toward the bottom of some team's bench, but that was probably his absolute ceiling. I think he was smart to be content with a fat paycheck on a championship team in Europe. I seem to recall a BYU player with a similar game who washed out of the NBA very quickly after realizing he could have a more lucrative career playing in a lower-tier league. I can't remember his name, though.
If I recall correctly, Jaycee played in three summer leagues in the NBA - he had no problems scoring when given the opportunity. Unfortunately, he was always handed the ball and told to play PG because of his size; obviously, this was not his skillset. In fact, I also recall him saying NBA teams would tell him they wanted to run him at SG but then as soon as he showed up, boom, now he's a PG. After three years of the bs he decided to solidify his legend as Jaycee 'boom boom' Carroll in Italy and stopped taking the calls from the NBA.
He had a multitude offers from NBA teams but he decided he'd rather be a star in Europe then an end of bench guy in the NBA.

I spoke with him after his sophomore year, NBA scouts were telling him then he needed to learn the point but Stew refused to play him there. Same thing happened to Steph Curry and he evolved his game. JC could have easily done the same.
Yeah, I wish Stew had used him to facilitate the offense more, if only to force the defense to defend in a different way.

Jaycee vs Steph; I think that is a different paradigm. Being that he was the 7th overall pick in the draft, Steph Curry was going to be given every opportunity, especially a long rope of time, to evolve his game. Even in college Curry wasn't purely a catch-and-shoot guard, he had the green light to create shots on his own, including step-back threes before they became en vogue.

Jaycee was never going to get the same grace period by an NBA team to become a true point guard, especially sitting at the end of the bench.

I always thought he could have been a Vinnie Johnson type (the Microwave / Pistons late 80's) who would come off the bench for fifteen minutes with the green light shooting jumpers off set screens, set plays. If he's hot, he stays in, taking the scoring load off the regulars; if it's not his night, he fills minutes and goes back to the bench.

Or a Steve Kerr, John Paxon type.

The problem was, Carroll came around when the league was transitioning from the true shooting guard to the tall, rangy "wing" guards that could handle the ball, drive, post up, and get fouled. It became more of a one-on-one game and Carroll didn't have the height teams were looking for. The league had transitioned again to value three-point shooting, which is Merrill's forte.

ljdent · Post by **ljdent** » January 21st, 2024, 4:06 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 3:54 pm

Aggie84025 wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 1:28 pm

3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑
January 21st, 2024, 12:23 pm

That would be awesome to see Sam this n the 3 point contest. Hopefully he gets invited.
Could Merrill even win a contest against his own teammates? Mitchell, Niang, Wade, Strus, Lavert?

Seems like Donovan thinks so

tetonaggie · Post by **tetonaggie** » January 22nd, 2024, 6:17 pm

Sam at the half tonight vs Orlando is 6-7 from 3 plus 2 FT for 20 points in 13 mins played in 1st half.

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OrangeCountyAggie · Post by **OrangeCountyAggie** » January 22nd, 2024, 6:57 pm

tetonaggie wrote: ↑
January 22nd, 2024, 6:17 pm
Sam at the half tonight vs Orlando is 6-7 from 3 plus 2 FT for 20 points in 13 mins played in 1st half.

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bigblue32 · Post by **bigblue32** » January 22nd, 2024, 7:07 pm

8/10 with 26 right now

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » January 22nd, 2024, 7:08 pm

I’m gonna buy league pass just so I can watch him.

Hoot · Post by **Hoot** » January 22nd, 2024, 7:29 pm

More points and minutes than Mitchell…

MrBiggle · Post by **MrBiggle** » January 22nd, 2024, 8:16 pm

Dang son!
31 minutes, 26 pts, 8-13 3pt, 2-2 ft

OrlandoAggie · Post by **OrlandoAggie** » January 22nd, 2024, 9:18 pm

I was there tonight. He was incredible. The Magic had to adjust their defense and just blanket Sam because he was killing them. No help defense from Sam's man.

Real Life Aggie · Post by **Real Life Aggie** » January 22nd, 2024, 10:36 pm

The Cavs announcer uttering some familiar words a few games back, my Aggie brothers.

"Merrill for the lead... got it!"

aggieaz · Post by **aggieaz** » January 22nd, 2024, 10:55 pm

Sam Merrill highlights from the game.

AgsRock · Post by **AgsRock** » January 22nd, 2024, 10:58 pm

https://bleacherreport.com/videos/51841 ... es-with-26

aggieguy13 · Post by **aggieguy13** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:06 am

For those who care about such things, Sam now has the same number of career win shares as Jimmer in 174 fewer games played.

Aggie in Boise · Post by **Aggie in Boise** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:18 am

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:06 am
For those who care about such things, Sam now has the same number of career win shares as Jimmer in 174 fewer games played.

Who is Jimmer?

Roy McAvoy · Post by **Roy McAvoy** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:26 am

In those highlights it's awesome see Donovan Mitchell deliberately looking for Sam to get him 3-point looks.

Coloraggie · Post by **Coloraggie** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:28 am

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑
January 23rd, 2024, 10:26 am
In those highlights it's awesome see Donovan Mitchell deliberately looking for Sam to get him 3-point looks.

I noticed that too. Mitchell is getting a lot of assists by drawing defenders and then kicking out to Sam. Mitchell has full confidence and is probably very happy to have Sam. If Sam keeps hitting at this rate then Mitchell will see a lot fewer double teams and it will open his game and increase his shooting percentage as well.

AGGIEinIOWA · Post by **AGGIEinIOWA** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:29 am

https://www.fearthesword.com/2024/1/23/ ... -cavaliers

Informative article on how Sam has impacted the Cavs.

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