Washington State is Awesome and It Doesn't Make Any Sense

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In today's video, I take a look at the most surprising team in college basketball: the Washington State Cougars. Despite being left out of the recent conference realignment chaos and not having any top 100 recruits on the roster, Kyle Smith and the Cougars have been awesome this year, as they're 21-7, in position to win the PAC-12, and have locked up their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008. Nothing about this team makes sense, and that's why it's so fascinating.
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  • @camarena555
    @camarena5552 ай бұрын

    My thoughts are “Go COUGS!!!”

  • @ethanschultz1384
    @ethanschultz13842 ай бұрын

    This makes me so happy to see a deep dive on the Cougs!! As an alumni I am SO proud of what this team has done and happy to say I’ve watched them ball every second of the season. Each player/coach has been crucial and this team truly represents the best of Washington State. Go Cougs!

  • @jaggersportz-vm5mr
    @jaggersportz-vm5mr2 ай бұрын

    Jaylen wells is so underrated he’s a bucket

  • @ericwalters3426
    @ericwalters34262 ай бұрын

    Sometimes you just hit gold when it comes to chemistry. A lot of teams have more talent, but this kind of chemistry is rare. And a coach that knows how to maximize it.

  • @IceManLikeGervin
    @IceManLikeGervin2 ай бұрын

    Their players are underrated, they play as a team and have good coaching... they lost key Kansas transfer G Joseph Yesufu in early January and still keep on winning. WSU has nice size up front and solid guard play. Starting pg Myles Rice (RS-FR) is back after beating cancer (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) so you know nothing scares him on the court.

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Great point about Yesufu. He was awesome at Drake early in his career then kinda slipped through the cracks at Kansas. Think he was a starter early this season too.

  • @ebeelally4101
    @ebeelally41012 ай бұрын

    Nailed it! Love this team. You left out how generous they are with sharing the ball and sharing the glory. They are a special group of young men!

  • @doedoe3042
    @doedoe30422 ай бұрын

    Team is so fun to watch and the atmosphere at the stadium has went up another level the last 2 weeks. Todays game vs UCLA was fun af

  • @rjfromdayakbeatz2868
    @rjfromdayakbeatz28682 ай бұрын

    Wells killed my 17 pick parlay hit a 4 point play against Arizona. Earned my respect that was a heck of a game 😂

  • @gabrielperez82204
    @gabrielperez822042 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking my request Bobby! That was an excellent video. Hopefully WASU can win a few games in the tournament March is approaching, really looking forward to your content for tourney time.

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Awesome suggestion man. Thanks so much!

  • @Jeff-qh1pg
    @Jeff-qh1pg2 ай бұрын

    I pray this team stays together

  • @FeelItRising

    @FeelItRising

    2 ай бұрын

    not in today's NIL era

  • @benthere4472
    @benthere44722 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the breakdown. Go Cougs!

  • @Tori-je9kt
    @Tori-je9kt2 ай бұрын

    It's a shame that WSU's athletics are just now getting the recognition they deserve after getting left in the dirt by every other PAC school that's just in it for the money. It's unfair that we're in this position but I'm glad people are beginning to see the massive mistake they made by leaving the conference

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Honestly going to the WCC next few years might help their visibility. Should be a fun conference with them and Gonzaga/SMC

  • @Skirata
    @Skirata2 ай бұрын

    Another great video. The quality and insight is so solid! I always enjoy sport/team/player breakdowns like this, and it's awesome to find a channel that focuses on my favorite sport, college basketball.

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching!

  • @Flapjack3-ll4wy
    @Flapjack3-ll4wy2 ай бұрын

    Could you imagine throwing a WSU team into the Mountain West Fire next year and OSU That would truly make the Mountain West complete and loaded Great Video man keep up the breakdowns

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! And yeah the Mountain West has been maybe the best it's ever been and adding those two would be huge. Plus there are teams like UNLV who I imagine will get better in the future.

  • @Flapjack3-ll4wy

    @Flapjack3-ll4wy

    2 ай бұрын

    Crazy thing is UNLV has always been good in the MW, a couple bad rosters the past couple seasons but as a Lobo fan UNLV is always and will forever be a tough team to beat

  • @legoforbeginners6950

    @legoforbeginners6950

    2 ай бұрын

    WSU and OSU are playing MW teams in football next year, but they didn't want the two teams coming in and dominating their other programs, so WSU and OSU basketball are basically in the WCC for the next year or two.

  • @johnjames5906

    @johnjames5906

    2 ай бұрын

    Great vid!!! Go Cougs! Go Wazzu!

  • @adamcompean9385

    @adamcompean9385

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@BobbyDouglasBasketball WSU & OSU are playing in the WCC next season not MWC!

  • @self-_-6971
    @self-_-69712 ай бұрын

    i watched the game against usc on thursday and man once they got hot they really could not be stopped it was so impressive it made me turn the game off 😂.

  • @chrispaul7849
    @chrispaul78492 ай бұрын

    love my cougs and coach KS! awesome video!

  • @rileyschmidt130
    @rileyschmidt1302 ай бұрын

    Best Coug bball team I’ve ever seen. Been so fun to watch and follow all year…GO COUGS!

  • @mattitenney2914
    @mattitenney29142 ай бұрын

    Go cougs baby

  • @brandoncohoon
    @brandoncohoon2 ай бұрын

    Late to the video cause I had work yesterday but I’ve been waiting for someone to breakdown why Wasu has been so successful and I’m glad it was you. Idk if it would get as many views but it would be cool to see you do videos on lower seeded teams like Samford/McNeese/GCU/High Point/App State that have decent upset potential in the tournament depending on who they get seeded against. A lot of the top seeded teams are already kind of a known factor as for what they bring to the table while these are dark horses that people don’t know about that could come in and make a run

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! And yeah I really wanna do a video on McNeese State but I wanna see how those conference tournaments shake out beforehand. A video featuring one of those teams would probably come the week before selection Sunday

  • @AlexhaydenG
    @AlexhaydenG2 ай бұрын

    Wsu actually does recruit pretty well. Issac Jones was a 4 star transfer and Reuben chenleyu was a top 100 prospect. Kyle smith gets 4 stars lowkey every year.

  • @niallplunkett6056

    @niallplunkett6056

    2 ай бұрын

    Plus Jaylen wells was a d2 all American. Mohammad gueye was a recruit from hs and he got drafted this season

  • @markdickenson2885
    @markdickenson28852 ай бұрын

    Awesome video! You sure did your homework. What an amazing season that nobody saw coming. Go Gougs!

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @mikehickmanvloggamessingin3604
    @mikehickmanvloggamessingin36042 ай бұрын

    WSU's players, recruits were only underrated, etc, to those NOT in the KNOW. Jaylen Wells was a 3.5 star recruit, that was a BLOODY DAMN ALL AMERICAN ALL AMERICAN ALL AMERICAN, won LOTS OF AWARDS, ACCOLADES, before transfered to WSU. Isaac Jones scored 60 points in games at Wenatchee Valley Community College, then transfered to Idaho, where he was a 3.5 star transfer recruit to WSU. Rice was, is a 3.5 star recruit. Ruben Chinyelu, was, is a 4.5 star recruit from NBA Global Academy Africa, that was either one of the best players, an or the BEST player out of Africa, where his coach(a former NBA player, NBA coach, said he is a future NBA player, prospect, and has been compared to past NBA Global Academy Africa player Gadney who was drafted in the NBA draft lottery, and Ruben has had a HELL OF A LOT OF AWESOME OFFERS, FROM AWESOME COLLEGES. Jakimovski was, is a 4 star recruit from NBA Global Academy. He was highly recruited as well. Cluff was, is a 3 star JC transfer. A nobody recruit is a 2 star to 2.5 star recruit. Example Harmeling, Cowgil from Dick Bennet. Stop saying that Kyle Smith's recruits were NOBODY recruits. That's a FALSE NARRATIVE. Kyle Smith is the BEST BLOODY DAMN GOOD RECRUITER IN WSU HISTORY TIED WITH RAVELING, SAMPSON ONLY STUART HOUSE(Raveling Recruit)(#2 ranked recruit in nation at the time) is equal to or better, higher ranked recruit the Chinyelu(Kyle Smith's recruit)

  • @Sgabby1990

    @Sgabby1990

    2 ай бұрын

    First of all GoCougs! I agree that the staff does a great job recruiting and this year speaks volumes after losing all the pieces from last year’s team. Even Rodman transferred because “he wanted to win”. I think the narrative in the video is WSU picks up mid level recruits and gets the job done vs colleges with mid and high level recruits more highly touted which is impressive. Credit the players and staff for a great year. Hoping to see a PAC title and some more dubs in the big dance! Go Cougs!!

  • @DR-ge8hp
    @DR-ge8hp2 ай бұрын

    Saw them against Boise State... about to see them against Washington on Thursday.

  • @rileyschmidt130
    @rileyschmidt1302 ай бұрын

    Reuben Chinyelu deserved a bit more attention in the video. He got mentioned for the size, but his impact has been incredible for a freshman. Plus he was a 4 star top 100 recruit and through the whole video you just talk about how there are no high recruits on the team.

  • @jtpritchett6239
    @jtpritchett62392 ай бұрын

    most under rated and useful videos💯

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jacobi7733
    @jacobi77332 ай бұрын

    Great video go cougs

  • @AlanHarveyIDEA
    @AlanHarveyIDEA2 ай бұрын

    Kyle Smith Moneyball. Chemistry. Talent. A chip on the shoulder. Coachable. Cohesive. Unselfish. Never get rattled. Makes sense to me.

  • @DJ_been_saved
    @DJ_been_saved18 күн бұрын

    I’m so disappointed that practicality the entire roster has left. I can’t say I didn’t expect it, but it still hurts to know it may be a long time until we will be relevant again…😢

  • @romeronickell8332
    @romeronickell83322 ай бұрын

    So they have a crafty PG who can pass, an efficient post scorer, a knockdown perimeter shooter, and solid role players…all with several years of collegiate experience? I think u figured out the secret of their success lol

  • @Mendoza1414
    @Mendoza14142 ай бұрын

    Can they go in as a top 5 seed if they win the pac 12?

  • @ChicanosdonotLIE4284
    @ChicanosdonotLIE42842 ай бұрын

    This TEAM is solid! Them and the Zags are being slept on this year!

  • @baseballpimp1910

    @baseballpimp1910

    2 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't blame Kyle Smith at all if he takes a big offer and leaves but I hope he sticks around for a couple more years. If Oregon State can pull their heads out of their asses then the WCC could have four solid programs with Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.

  • @lightyearsfromhome1165
    @lightyearsfromhome11652 ай бұрын

    As a Zag fan this is my back up team. This year they may be better than the Zags. Go Cougs and of course Go Zags.

  • @TheRasiani
    @TheRasiani2 ай бұрын

    They'll probably be a 4 or 5 seed, so they won't be upsetting anyone in the tourney unless they make to the Sweet 16. Which they look built to do.

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    I'd argue the whole season has been an upset hahaha

  • @shokkushock
    @shokkushock2 ай бұрын

    So sad that there won’t be a PAC12 for the Cougs to dominate next year 😢

  • @jacobsmith3430
    @jacobsmith34302 ай бұрын

    Final four sleeper

  • @shokkushock
    @shokkushock2 ай бұрын

    Cougs to elite 8?? Hell yea

  • @JeffreyGramlich
    @JeffreyGramlich2 ай бұрын

    GO COUGS! YOU'RE AWESOME!

  • @HMbeav8404
    @HMbeav84042 ай бұрын

    PAC 2 Baby!

  • @hwrk777
    @hwrk7772 ай бұрын

    They look like a contender!

  • @rileyschmidt130
    @rileyschmidt1302 ай бұрын

    In Kyle Smith we trust

  • @martykearns9726
    @martykearns97262 ай бұрын

    WAZZU BABYYY

  • @inlandmovements3718
    @inlandmovements37182 ай бұрын

    WAZZU

  • @Mendoza1414

    @Mendoza1414

    2 ай бұрын

    I really hope wsu has a better football 🏈 team next season

  • @ewhoops41
    @ewhoops412 ай бұрын

    Oscar Cluff. That’s your answer.

  • @spencerbrown5276
    @spencerbrown52762 ай бұрын

    this video was really well made thanks for shining a little light on the cougs!

  • @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    @BobbyDouglasBasketball

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @futurecoug2012
    @futurecoug20122 ай бұрын

    GO COUGS

  • @gaming_taco_dair
    @gaming_taco_dair2 ай бұрын

    o cougs!

  • @doingworkdaily7274
    @doingworkdaily72742 ай бұрын

    first place?

  • @jonahcoleman-harris7097
    @jonahcoleman-harris70972 ай бұрын

    Don't forget about Isaiah Watts he's a killer

  • @stoneybowmann
    @stoneybowmann2 ай бұрын

    Maybe Ryan Leaf is the reason they are so good. He's such an inspiration.

  • @ebeelally4101

    @ebeelally4101

    2 ай бұрын

    First, you do know Leaf played football? And while he has made his mistakes and had many challenges, the manner in which he has taken responsibility for those actions and turned his life around is an inspiration.

  • @Mendoza1414

    @Mendoza1414

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ebeelally4101what about Klay Thompson

  • @ebeelally4101

    @ebeelally4101

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Mendoza1414 Play is definitely an inspiration!

  • @stoneybowmann

    @stoneybowmann

    2 ай бұрын

    I thought he played underwater handball?@@ebeelally4101

  • @TheRasiani

    @TheRasiani

    2 ай бұрын

    27 years ago. 27 years. Talk about an irrelevant reference.

  • @mdstilger2849
    @mdstilger28492 ай бұрын

    Their opponents leave much to be desired. End of story. Gone after the first weekend.

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