While he cited player safety in canceling the series this week, Krystkowiak said he actually planned to make Utah practices more physical in his comments on Tuesday. The Utes are now working 20-30 minutes daily with a lid on the basket, practicing rebounding and getting a score on the other end. Four players try to crash the boards on offense.
The set-up is meant to encourage them to establish position and box out, rebound with two hands and simply outwork others for the ball.
"Every single person on the team is crashing, fouls and all types of things," Brekkott Chapman said.