What might have been

Here's Eamonn Brennan on someone who supposedly strongly considered Utah State:

"And if the [Baylor] Bears are smart, they'll find [Brady] Heslip when he's open. No player in the country -- I'll repeat it: no player in the country -- posted a higher offensive rating in 2011-12 than Heslip's 138.6. He finished among the top 15 players in the country in effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage, made 45.5 percent of his 3s, and had the fourth-lowest turnover rate in the nation (7.5 percent). A couple of those figures are inflated, thanks to Heslip's role as a straight catch-and-shoot assassin, but even so, there's no denying how lethal the guard was last season. Unfortunately, he was also the second least-used Baylor player during his minutes, finishing with a usage rate of just 13.1 percent. That number needs to be much higher this season. When Heslip shoots, the ball usually goes in."

Imagine what the 6-foot-2 Heslip, now a junior, would do coming off single and double screens in the Aggie offense. He started 37 games for Baylor, averaging 27 minutes and 10.2 points per game.

Preston Medlin has a wider set of skills but Stew Morrill certainly would have a found a way to utilize both.

Brady Heslip -- USU Aggie

Remember when Utah State was courting Brady Heslip, the shooting guard out of Canada who was unceremoniously tossed aside when Boston College made a coaching change (BC finished at 9-22 this season).

Heslip's name is all over the 'net today because he buried nine treys for Baylor on Saturday in an 80-63 victory over Colorado.

Here's Andy Katz today:

Former BC associate head coach Pat Duquette, who now has the same title at Northeastern, said he recruited Heslip out of Burlington, Ontario. Duquette said Heslip was “absolutely fearless, but physically more than you see. He had very long arms, which equaled a high release. And he had unusually big hands for a guard his size.’’

Former BC head coach Al Skinner said by phone Saturday night that he liked Heslip’s tough-minded approach.

“The thing about him was that he didn’t hunt shots; he let the game come to him,’’ Skinner said. “He executed well and was patient on the offensive end. He rarely takes a bad shot, and he had tremendous range.’’

Can you imagine the damage Heslip would be doing for Stew Morrill? He has USU offensive style written all over him.

What about Heslip and Preston Medlin paired up in the backcourt?

Coulda, woulda, shoulda is always fun.

Heslip also visited Oregon and Boise State.