BYU big man Eric Mika earned some national recognition as the “Whistle King” as part of Sports Illustrated’s Effy Awards (awards based on efficiency and other advanced metrics), for the way he got to the free-throw line this past season.

Utah alums, Poeltl, Wright could play important roles in Raptors-Bucks series

Lucas Richards of Fansided’s Raptors Rapture looked at the play of former University of Utah standouts Jakob Poeltl and Delon Wright in Game 2 of the best-of-seven first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks and how their roles might expand through the rest of the series because of it.

Speaking of Poeltl’s defense, Richards wrote, “Poeltl’s solid defense is what caught me off guard. Throughout the year, he’s had a habit of having incredible positioning and always being in the right spot, but this was his first meaningful minutes in the playoffs. He continually ended up at the right spot at the right time.”

Richards then shifted his attention to what Poeltl proved on the offensive end, saying, “It is a common theme that Poeltl continually finds himself in great position. The most obvious example of that was his cut to the basket where P.J. Tucker threw him a perfect pass for an easy layup. It was his only basket of the game but a good one nonetheless.”

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