The J-Rock Show | Mountain West Conference Preview | SimWorld Sports

[Music] what's up everybody it's your man the cowboy Jr storm and my good buddy JK kandell and we're coming at you with another conference preview today and JK today we are talking the Mountain West Conference we're going over to the good old Rocky Mountain good old Mountain time zone so kick back sit with your Coors Lights or don't and let's let's Dive Right In yes sir and no better way to start off than with the Boise State Broncos what is it that stands out to you about this Boise State team aside from their Sim world you football squad this Boise State team is pretty solid I really like Carmela Looper kesan Western isn't bad either but Eric Banks that kid can shoot the lights out really really impressed by some of the talent on this roster but I don't think that they're a team that's going to be at the top of this conference I think I think they're going to struggle to keep up with a Gonzaga or a or even a UNLV so I'm going to say they're probably like a maybe maybe a 15- win team yeah I could say that I think honestly I'd almost go as far as saying 10 to 12 because I like you know I like Eric Banks and Curtis London as well it's just outside of that you know a lot of unknowns for me definitely but reportedly Blake gillenwater been pretty good in in in practice for them getting comparisons to Bob Hurley just that is a very very interesting comparison there now moving on we've got Colorado State you know they bring in Ron Fugate as their only freshman they also managed to bring in jvon Ireland and this Colorado State team just looks very interesting to me JK I'll that I really like Jermaine Chappelle 7t 220 absolute that absolute mer down low you know in Sim roly basketball you got to have those big guys cuz when you're facing a team that has no size that's where you're that's the hill you're going to die on I I love these teams with the physicality and their big men and that's a good start for Colorado state but I also have to talk about the guard play for this squad there's a lot of guards that really intrigue me on this team Jr you got jazziel Wright Johnson you got got and you got Rion Fugate this is a good team and they have size in that backourt exactly they have size and I could this is sorry go ahead JK this is one of my two dark horses to win the conference I'd honestly say I'm right there with you I think Colorado State could really make some noise and make some magic happen in the Mountain West right up there with you and now we've got perennial Mountain West and National Power the Gonzaga Bulldogs you know they return Caden ship and they bring in Damen Luffy and some of the I think some of the more underrated recruits from the entire simal U recruiting cycle in yavan Conwell and Musa mhad and also Aon Wong I really like this Gonzaga team I really like what they have across the board me too I think if Damen Luffy can kind of knock knock off the rust a little bit be okay after his practice struggles I think he'll iron it out I think he'll be o I think he'll manage to I think he'll manage to be okay Jr I really do like Caden ship I think Kaden ship is one of the seven best players in all of sim world you that's not particularly a bull take though I think this Gonzaga team is probably the favorite in this conference and they should be yeah definitely and Musa M kind of swinging back to Musa mhad I think he could honestly have a very good breakout I think he could have a very much so a breakout season he has he has the tools he has the game you know his stats from prep level are not going to jump off the page at you but he's got a very much allaround game for a guy that's 7 foot three and that doesn't even mention you know you've got a future lottery pick in Cadence ship you know and like you said if dami and Luffy can kind of get things going that will definitely help I think take some of the scoring load off a Cadence ship and also you've got another who I believe another future swba player in yavan Conwell so I really do like yavan Conwell you keep taking the words out of my mouth man so this I definitely at this point go with Gonzaga as my favorite to win the Mountain West Conference right there with you all right now moving on to our next school we have got the Nevada Wolf Pack now def Nevada 28 and five last season defending Mountain West champions I'm not sure I see them repeating though this year me either they lost a lot of talent but there are some guys I like on this squad let's not get it twisted marcelis blow eat eaten hucker they're like they're a respectable roster but saying they'll win 28 games and mark their way to hoopster again is definitely a little bit rich in my opinion I would say maybe they can win 20 or more games or maybe a little bit under that I think making hoopera is well within this team's potential or well within their upside right but I think that there with how good some of the teams in this Mountain West Conference have gotten I think uh I think Nevada I should say might be on the outside looking in yeah and i' have to venture to agree with you on that one and another thing is that you know they bring in Aaron Miley Pablo montejo and Luan G as their three as their incoming Freshman Class none of those guys I can really for sure say are going to be instant impact type of players so a lot of unknown with that so that's part of the reason for my hesitancy with them as well and now moving on we've got New Mexico head coach Richard patino's Bunch had a very had a successful season last year going 33 and three had one of the best Shooters in the country in simor U in Ireland early OS peni he returns he's a very interesting player what do you like about this New Mexico team from the obvious I like that they got that extension done with Richard patino he's back for the Lobos for two more years now but I like everybody else I'm very high in Ireland early I think the way that the way he can shoot it at such a young age is so impress impressive I think he is quickly rising up the list for best guards in all of sim world you I think this team will go as far as wherever they take him but I want to talk about the big men for this Lobo Squad because there is a lot of size and a lot of big man talent that I like on this squad I really like deari gay I like TS Cooper really good facilitator at 68 the offense is probably going to run through him in Ireland early I think that this team is a return to hoop area is highly likely and I wouldn't even be surprised if they make make it all the way to the quad I think that I think that possibility is definitely there I think they more than likely do end up making hoop area not quite ready to to say Bank on them making the quad just yet but I will say I think for this point in the show them and Gonzaga so New Mexico and Gonzaga I think are two two of my favorites to win the Mountain West cuz I think New Mexico has the ability to have a legit chance at winning this conference I'll agree with that it for me right now it's between Gonzaga and New Mexico but the next team we're talking about is actually my my is my biggest Darkhorse in this in this entire conference and that's the St Mary's gals bring in Kai newbie bring in dime Hardaway return to R Coulter this is a talented roster Jr yeah and they went 26 and 11 this past year and if you ask me they honestly got better I think so I think this is definitely a 20- win team in my mind do they get to that 26 wins again I'm not so sure you know they do have a competitive non-conference schedule plus you know the Mountain West is a lot tougher this season in my opinion so 20 wins I would think it's safe to bet on but I'm not quite ready to say they match that total from last season but I think I think 23 is their magic number sorry to cut you off there no you're good and I think 23 is realistic number as well and if K newbie can step in right away and be a key contributor I'd honestly go as far to say St Mary's could match that win total if not you know potentially even crack 30 I I I think so too I was going to say they their magic numbers around the 25 mark for me so it's very give or take if they can get to that number but I think I thought kbi was one of the more underrated players since in during his time with Sim World Asia Pacific they were so big man heavy with Leonardo fields that people forgot about what newbie did for them on the offensive end and I'm glad people are going to start to realize that and talk about dime Hardway that's a kid who is so accurately named and he was so crucial for the Bay Area Breakers I really like to see both of those two teams up and I think Terrell couter with with that nasty pull-up game I think that this team could be a top five seed come hoop sta yeah without question and I really think they will they have one of the more underrated backcourts not just in the Mountain West but in all of simor U and so I definitely like their chances to win a lot of games this season and now moving on staying in California we're going down to San Diego State longtime head coach Brian Dutcher just a few seasons removed from a runnerup finish in the Sim World U championship game I'm not so high on this team this season I have to say I'm not very high on them there are intriguing pieces I like Lina trayor I like J Platz but outside of that like I'm also not super moved by what Jou Platz is good at he's a post scorer but they play him at the too it's he's that's what he's best at like outside of tayori I'm not moved by this team at all I think they're going to be at the bottom of this conference yeah I think it's definitely safe to say they will be at most middle of the pack I think a lot of it I was a lot of it hinges on I think what they'll get out of two guys Mason Kellogg and Dre Ryder I think those two are the X factors for this team how Kellogg will perform being that big man down low and I think Dre Ryder has the size and the versatility to potentially impact the game in a lot of different ways so I think their where they will finish this season will depend on those two players specifically I agree I'm hesitant to say this team will even win 10 games with how good this conference is now with how good their noncon schedule is like I'm fading San Diego State in every regard yeah same here same here and uh now our next school one of the more interesting and one of the top recruiting classes from this past recruiting cycle in all of simor U we've got UNLV the Running Rebels now they UNLV struggled last season only struggled last season excuse me only winning nine games but I see them as contend potential contenders this season in the Mountain West I disagree with you really I don't think that the this team won nine games last year jell boam hasn't even made his way to practice yet I like Keon SMI I like Sky Durant but he's not even going to start as a freshman apparently this he's behind Canyon wearing this team is was a nine- win roster for good reason last year I don't think they're going to make hoop sterio this year I think that until jel Jerel boam even uh reports for UNLV my expectation is below 15 wins even if he does I don't think that this team is as good as people are making it out to be they're very young they're inexperienced with that with that recruiting class next year I might be a little higher on them but this year no no shot I granted I think I will agree that a lot of their success will depend on if Jerell Bo you know on how jell Bo Camp is able to perform but I think defensively with the addition of Keon SMI you were getting one who was he was one of the more underrated and underappreciated defenders in all of sim World prep and yes they only won nine games this season but they returned several keep pieces who I think you know took their took their beatings last year and I think are only going to get better this season you know Montel cage Canyon wearing you know two the top names on that list Nat Hawkins if Jerell bo bo champ can be an offensive Force for them I don't see any reason why this team wouldn't make hoop area uh I disagree I think that this team is a trap team they're getting a lot of garnering a lot of early season buzz and I think it's going to die down very quickly once the season actually starts we will definitely just have to wait and see and to wrap up the show today I figured why don't we talk a little top let's just say predict our top four in the Mountain West what teams will finish in what order in the Mountain West so I'm going to stick I'm going to stick with Gonzaga at the one okay Colorado State Colorado State second really St Mary's third okay and that fourth Squad I'm just actually I forgot about New Mexico I'm going to say Gonzaga New Mexico St Mary's Colorado state in that order okay and me I think Gonzaga number one New Mexico I'll be I'll I see it number two and UNLV I see them at number three and then at four I got to go with St Mary's I just I like what UNLV has even though they only won nine games last season I see a lot of improvement coming for them especially if Jerell Bo champ can get it going nah I think Colorado State's better than them I think I think Boise State might be better than them whoa whoa whoa whoa I I can't this team is overrated I'm what do you want me to say I I can't go that far man I I'm I'm not I don't believe that this team is any sort of legitimate champ um championship aspir just cuz of how inexperienced they are all right and I don't like how jell Bo Champ's acting so okay fair enough fair enough all right y I'm staying far away from that team I I don't like what I'm seeing culture-wise all right all right well we'll just have to wait and see on that and all right y'all this has been the Jrock show with the cowboy Jr storm and JK kandell JK thank you for being on again my man it's always a pleasure anytime next episode we are talking about the Pack 12 going down going over to the West Coast to look at some of the some one of the more intriguing conferences stay tuned for that yeah y'all stay tuned get in the comments in the thread section down below tell us what you think what you're most looking forward to about the Mountain West or simor U season in general this has been Jr storm and JK kandell thank you all for tuning in and as always simor is is the only place where you can see the game be the game [Music] [Music]

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