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A new outlook: Tavernari has matured during time at BYU

I have watched the exhibition games and I have noticed a slimmer JT. He looks in much better shape. It seems like he jumps with ease and is quicker- this should pay off big time for the team. If Miles comes around, we could be looking at a top 20 team.

My advice to Jonathan is shoot it when they pass it to you as soon as you can. Every time you get your hands on the ball, shoot it. From 30' or 45' out, just shoot the darn ball. I don't care if you shoot 9%, just keep shooting it. Hey, if you on the bench and get a loose ball, shoot it. I don't care it you have a hot game, shooting at 19%, just keep shooting.

LOL Just like your boys were going to be National Champs this year as a football team. I swear there's something in that green and carrot jello!

I see the uties are out in force. They are jealous that the Courgars keep winning the conference. It looks like the trophy will be in Provo again this year. It is because of players like T

Since when did losing all those first round NCAA games become a jinx. The MW is never more than a three team conference in any sport so the Y gets to see how good it really is only at tournament time and of course they lose. then the excuses come, we did not get a good seed, we had an off night we struggled on the road or the team was nervous playing in the gib dance. Well good teams win and lesser teams lose its not a jinx.

We all know that there are no U fans, just BYU haters. Wouldn't is be nice to have competitive teams in BOTH basketball AND football? Oh wait, BYU does.

Utah, however, has to choose one or the other. You either get a good basketball team with Majerus and a terrible football team or a good football team with Meyer and Whittingham and a terrible basketball team. But keep hating on BYU because we'll be occupied winning the conference year after year.

Ya, it's tough when an athletic team like Utah wins the conference last year, the tournament and has history of winning tourny games. Last year they lost to a better Arizona team. BYU stinks

He has been so great and fun to watch in the NCAA Tournament. I really think that he has a chance to go to the NBA and perform like Michael Jordan.

JT has been a great player for BYU and I'm excited for his senior campaign. Yewts can't stand him because of what he's done to their sorry program the last few years, so you can't take anything they say about JT too seriously. If I were I yewt, I'd hate the way he's dominated my team (winning five of the last six) the last three years.

As for the NCAAs, Yewts have no room to talk after last year's meltdown against a much lower seed. Nothing BYU has failed to do at the NCAA's since JT's been on the team has embarrased the MWC like that.

awwweeeee. The mighty ute fans are tearing a nice young man down again. Guess ripping apart some hard working guy like JT is the only way they can feel better about themselves. Pretty pathetic ute fans, pretty pathetic.

Did a favored UofU team not lose its first round game last year, and is not the team up north looking like a middle of the pack MWC team this year? If BYU is ubathletic, what does that make the yewties?

I have been as frustrated with some of JT's ill-advised shots in the past as anyone. But he has also won several games for us when he gets on a role. The bottom line is the guy has a ton of talent and I love his new team first attitude. We have an extremely talented team and JT is a big part of that. We all mature as we go through life and it is good to see some of the ways that JT has. He will be paid to play ball for a good ten years so I hope he just enjoys his senior ride and brings home that 4th championship. And at least one tourney victory would make Cougar fans so very happy...

how mature he is on Dec. 2 when he has to play in The Spectrum for the first time in his life.

Some of you guys from Utah have nothing else to do. Get a job. Maybe you can't get a job after being a Utah graduate. I don't know. Bass is commenting every time I get on here. Maybe you should find something else to do. Crochet.

That Ernest T. Bass is such a kidder. He's such a good satirist, too. I could see him competing with Jonathan Swift. We need more Ernest T. Basses in the world.

Ute smack is pretty common and typical of ankle biters. I've never been to the Utah site, but I hope that Cougar fans don't try to out do Ute trolls. Although, being sillier than a Ute blogger is a big challenge.

I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm JT brings to the game. I've watched him in pre-game warmups and he's always been very cordial to opposing players.

This improved version of JT looks like the real deal.

JT will let his play do most of his talking this season.

Much to the chagrin of our little brothers up on the hill, I foresee JT having a GREAT senior season and being a key player in helping BYU win a fourth straight MWC championship.

GAG. Seriously. Get over yourself dude. He is the fakest person anyone in the BYU athletic department has ever met. He just puts on a big show. Just listening to him talk makes you throw up in your mouth.

JT is so good in so many ways it blows my mind!! This has to be the year the COUGS win it all and have the #1 pick in the draft come out of BYU....Oh wait!! I am a huge BYU fan and I don't care if BYU loses every game this year cuz it will be considered a successful season because JT wont be coming back!!!!!!! There are a handfull of games last season that i can count right now the cougs lost because of JT. Weather it was his LAZY D, poor shot selection, or lack of boxing out and rebounding. This article should have been about JIMMER. Good luck in your life and future JT. We all hope you end up somewhere where there are no TV's, newspaper, or people that care about BBall so we don't have hear about you. AMEN.

I've never heard of this guy till I read this story ... hope he does well.