I know, I know. It’s football season. It’s homecoming. The Utes are about to get into the red meat of their schedule and all focus should be around whether we can stop Bryce Love this week, harass Sam Darnold next week, and eventually find enough offense to win a Pac 12 championship. But hold up for just one second- something is happening in Los Angeles right now that deserves our attention. It’s the Kyle Kuzma Phenomenon, and it’s turning him into a NBA preseason cult hero.
Only since the hiring of Larry Krystowiak has the University of Utah began to reassert itself as a “basketball school.