The latest on Danny Berger (had it as Burger earlier

Trevor Phibbs writes about the latest involving Danny Berger.

Shawn Harrison also supplies the latest.

Ditto for Kyle Goon.

Mike Williams never thought his name would be receiving lots of media play.

USU's Danny Berger collapses

Utah State sophomore Danny Berger collapsed during an Aggie practice and was taken to the hospital.

Kyle Goon and Tony Jones report.

Matt Sonnenberg writes about that incident and others.

Berger is the toast of Logan

Just who is Danny Berger and why are the denizens of The Spectrum thisclose to anointing him a season saviour?

First the why.

His totals may be modest: four games, 8.8 points per contest, 52% shooting, 45% from trey land, 8-8 at the foul line, a 9/6 assist-to-turnover ratio.

But a deeper examination shows (working backwards):

* versus Seattle: 29 minutes, 11 points 1-3 from three, seven rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals

* versus Wichita State: 24 minutes, 12 points. 2-3 from long distance

* versus Utah Valley: 18 minutes, 10 points, 2-2 from long range, three rebounds, three assists

* 19 minutes of play with negligible results against Pacific

Actually, what may be even more important is how he has now adapted to Stew Morrill's system. He 'gets' it -- at least to a very positive degree --  and this understanding will only grow larger in time. Obviously, Berger was a work-in-progress earlier in the season when he didn't even get off the bench so notice how quickly he moved forward.

Now the who.

The 6-foot-6 Berger is a late summer LDS mission returnee. He played in 2008-09 as a freshman for Chemeketa Community College in Oregon where he averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals a game.

His father coached so being in that milieu has seemingly aided his grasping of the Morrill Way.