Bear Down Wildcats

Beachcat97

Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right? Got mixed messages on that yesterday which is to say that I am clueless on that right now. I would be astonished by this. With all due respect to Coach Lloyd, he hasn't exactly built the kind of resume (yet) that Kentucky has come to expect in its coaching c...

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Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right?

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Mark Mitchell (Duke), anyone? Just entered portal.

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Bradley, KJ, Bryant, transfer 4 and Krivas

If KJ actually leaves, just means the freshmen guards get a shot earlier.

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Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK CSM is just the kind of ruthless motherfucker who would kill it at Kentucky in recruiting, and he’s come around to a more free flowing offensive system and now actually puts up points instead of just trying to prevent them. He won’t get a call...

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:51 am Come on down Cream!

This guy would get absolutely steamrolled and humiliated by actual competition.

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Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK CSM is just the kind of ruthless motherfucker who would kill it at Kentucky in recruiting, and he’s come around to a more free flowing offensive system and now actually puts up points instead of just trying to prevent them. He won’t get a call...

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I can’t remember a year with this much roster turnover.

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:55 am Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK

Will. Never. Happen.

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UK isn’t gonna win this press conference, are they? UK might not be "UK" any more, sorta like UCLA is no longer "UCLA" anymore.... Good comparison, but I think UK can get back to being themselves, unlike ucla. Lexington is a college town, and there’s a HUGE audience for UK hoops, both locally and n...

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UK isn’t gonna win this press conference, are they?

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Since there are so many strong opinions in this thread: Keep Boswell! Dump Love! We’ll be better without Ballo missing 1 and 1s!

I’m just curious what some of your ideal starting 5s are for next season.

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Who said Anderson is gone? Maybe he is but I thought he was committed to sticking around. Want to say where this came from or is it just a guess? https://twitter.com/jasonscheer/status/1777455993590554781 So that's Borovicanin, Murauskas, Ballo and Anderson who are definitely gone. Plus Larsson and...

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SCCats wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:08 pm Oh Azcatgirl, I don’t know.

I’ve seen those posts before. Sometimes it means “raise your offer by a million dollars a year.”

I don't think Oats would say something like this publicly if he was seriously thinking of taking another job. No reason to.

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The Hurley family seems like a herd of jack-asses You mean I wasn't the only one who noticed this?? D Hurley's sideline demeanor and antics are hard to watch. Just a reminder for the guy that says UCONN has been dominate for 30 years. Well Dan here is your record after your first 3 years at UCONN: ...

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Who said Anderson is gone? Maybe he is but I thought he was committed to sticking around. Want to say where this came from or is it just a guess? https://twitter.com/jasonscheer/status/1777455993590554781 So that's Borovicanin, Murauskas, Ballo and Anderson who are definitely gone. Plus Larsson and...

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... -25-season

This is more legit than those rankings posted upthread. And I think we could rise higher once the dust settles from the transfer portal.

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We've seen so little of Veesaar that it's pretty hard to assess any possible impact he could make next season.

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:32 pm The Hurley family seems like a herd of jack-asses

You mean I wasn't the only one who noticed this??

D Hurley's sideline demeanor and antics are hard to watch.

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Getting Ballo and Love back, coupled with the rest of our anticipated roster, would be a net gain, and I’m not even sure how it’s debatable. Getting either one of them, actually. How many other guys do you want to lose in the process? Sanon hasn't actually signed yet. I would assume we lose him, Bo...

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Getting Ballo and Love back, coupled with the rest of our anticipated roster, would be a net gain, and I’m not even sure how it’s debatable.

Getting either one of them, actually.

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Love is the reigning Pac POY and his own fanbase doesn’t want him back. Unbelievable. I get that he’s streaky, but I think Tommy would rein in his quick-trigger shots and better integrate him into a balanced attack next season. Count me among those who’d love to see Love back. His experience and lea...

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He will have 0 problems finding any number of big programs to start at, not worried in the slightest about that. I'm guessing this is a keeping Krivas thing, unfortunately for Ballo Why is Krivas a better option at the 5 than Ballo next season? Lateral quickness on defense immediately comes to mind...

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I like Krivas, but he's not as ferocious as Ballo. I'm also not sure if Krivas is an upgrade on defense. But I'll trust Tommy on this one. Ballo and Tommy have a long-standing relationship going back to before they were at Gonzaga together. I thought Ballo would want to finish with the guy who helpe...

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Fishclamps wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:52 am He will have 0 problems finding any number of big programs to start at, not worried in the slightest about that.

I'm guessing this is a keeping Krivas thing, unfortunately for Ballo

Why is Krivas a better option at the 5 than Ballo next season?

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Woah. Transferring?? Didn't see this coming.

Where is he going to have a better opportunity than starting at AZ?

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Aaron Bradshaw, 7'1 center. Transferring out of Kentucky.

Could be a nice get if Ballo leaves.

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ? Because the UK fanbase is at his door with torches and pitchforks........and he is going to get canned anyway somewhere down the road. At Arkansas he gets a much longer contra...

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ? Because the UK fanbase is at his door with torches and pitchforks........and he is going to get canned anyway somewhere down the road. At Arkansas he gets a much longer contra...

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Oats would make sense, but it would be weird to have two coaches move to new teams in THE SAME LEAGUE. Even with Smith taking the Stanford job, they’re now in the ACC.

Not sure about Drew.

Billy D would probably win the press conference in a way no one else could.

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Would make zero sense for Hurley to leave UConn. He’s got that program rolling in a way it rarely has before.

UK should hire Barnes, Sampson or Shaka.

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ?

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84Cat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:01 pm Uconn/Purdue is going to be a great game. The match ups are pretty insane

UConn’s guards are bigger and more athletic than Purdue’s and they will disrupt tf out of entry passes to Edey, 3 pt attempts and perimeter ball movement.

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I love Edey. It’s gonna suck to see him lose his final college game. I think UConn is unstoppable.

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If Purdue shoots 3s against UConn the way they did against us, they can beat the Huskies.

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Cats ranked 18th in preseason poll for next year. Three Big-12 teams ranked ahead of them and none of those schools is Kansas. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-alabama-iowa-state-duke-early-top-25/28f6af1e59a7d7f35185995e ucla at 16 :lol: The rankings...

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I wonder if Tommy couldn’t talk Boswell into a Jason Terry ‘96-‘98 role where he comes off the bench about 3-5 minutes into the game and just fucking wreaks havoc. Steals, assists, threes all in a hurry angling for him to win 6th Man of the Year in the Big12. He could have an outsized impact to the...

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I wonder if Tommy couldn’t talk Boswell into a Jason Terry ‘96-‘98 role where he comes off the bench about 3-5 minutes into the game and just fucking wreaks havoc. Steals, assists, threes all in a hurry angling for him to win 6th Man of the Year in the Big12. He could have an outsized impact to the...

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Cats ranked 18th in preseason poll for next year. Three Big-12 teams ranked ahead of them and none of those schools is Kansas. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-alabama-iowa-state-duke-early-top-25/28f6af1e59a7d7f35185995e ucla at 16 :lol: The rankings...

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:43 pm I heard Mussleman to USC.

It finally happened. USC finally hired a better coach than UCLA could.

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Boswell is an interesting case. On one hand, I think he can be valuable as a reserve, on the other I don't want to lose Martinez. I think Martinez has got better upside. Lloyd needs to recruit and prioritize Haggerty from Tulsa ASAP. The reason I wouldn't be too worried to see Boswell leave is beca...

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84Cat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:29 pm Cold blooded

Gonna assume these guys have been informed that a coaching change is happening because it's getting harder to believe anyone would willing play for Mick Cronin.

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This is where I split with the fan base on Ballo. Love his contributions as a player, but don't think he can be the leader we need him to be in the Big 12. I have a soft spot for 90's centers who didn't fall down at the slightest contact. He'd be a 5th (6th??) year senior starter. Say what you will...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen. If Ballo returns I think he should give serious consideration to switching his free throw technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=290z6yjdrRo I have confidence the coaches can work with him on that over t...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen. I like the idea of Ballo coming back, but I think that would create quite a log jam at the 5 and lead to Anderson/Veesar transferring though? Guess it depends if we think we'd only get a year more out of eit...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen.

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I have 0 expectations any of the 3 eligible seniors are coming back. BC97 is right, never seen anyone come back after senior day ceremonies like that for Arizona. Just wishful thinking on our part. A very good college center with no NBA chances will probably do better with UA NIL than in many count...

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azgreg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:06 pm I'm going to believe he's coming back until he says otherwise.

Didn’t he go through the Senior Day ceremony with everyone else? Doesn’t that kinda signify the end of a player’s college career?

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arizonawildcats wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:50 am Back-to-back POY. Dylan Anderson and Nico Mannion were the last two to do it.

Anyone know how we're doing with KP?

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Yeah, Ballo coming back most likely means Krivas & Anderson are gone. I would think the starting 3 guards/wings will be JB, KJ Lewis & Sanon. A top 10 guy doesn't come off the bench too often. Krivas is most likely the starting center unless we get an elite center in the portal. Hopefully we find a...

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