Bear Down Wildcats

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azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:03 pm Clemson has NEVER trailed in 2.5 games. Teams are shooting 11-58 from three against them. That is insane

And yet, does their defense really look all that smothering to you?

I see Arizona making a ton of unforced errors and taking bad shots.

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The toughest pill to swallow is that Clemson is not a very good team.

Arizona is not playing like the team we've all watched this year.

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A blowout win would make me lose my voice; a close game would be hard on my heart.

LFG!!!

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:23 pm Those ghosts of whisky, Wichita State, Buffalo, Xavier, are hitting hard today.

The closest game time we get, the more nervous I feel

We're not adding Clemson to that list.

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:23 pm Those ghosts of whisky, Wichita State, Buffalo, Xavier, are hitting hard today.

The closest game time we get, the more nervous I feel

Can't let their bigs get going. And our bigs have to avoid foul trouble.

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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:39 am We are 7 point faves, we've covered our tourney games, if we keep that up we win.

Need to start covering by more than 1 though.

Just win. I never bet on AZ, so the line is meaningless to me.

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Great call out. I like these graphics but I think the author struggles with correlation vs causation I like them too but I struggle with why folks still use overall tempo or pace as any kind of marker for playing well/efficient. If you have a good defense your tempo is going to be slower. If you ha...

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azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:17 am I am so excited and really nervous at the same time. I don’t want it to end. We deserve a shot at the promised land

This is exactly how I feel, azcat. I want to see this team keep going.

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Here are the 2024 sweet sixteen TEAM rankings. Each and every player is given a "value" determined by his Hollinger PER multiplied by the PERCENT of minutes he has played for the team. The TEAM value is the sum of the player values. 2087 UConn 2051 Gonzaga 1984 Purdue 1927 Houston 1918 Arizona 1916...

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TheCat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:27 pm Looks likely Andy to SMU......who will USC turn to? On another note...WSU's AD just went to Washington and is Jedd new boss.

Pasternack?

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On the eve of another S16 for our Proud Tradition, I'll just say that I've had as much fun watching this team play as any over the past 10-15 years. They're a tight-knit group, and that kind of chemistry starts with our coach. In three years, Tommy has already brought us right back to the level we e...

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Strange choice, imo.

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Jordan Pope from OSU has entered the portal.

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Wow. Get that money, CC!!

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It didn’t hit me till this morning that if we win tomorrow, we play either Caleb’s or Jaden’s former team.

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gouacats wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:38 pm I was more worried about Dayton than I am about Clemson. This worries me...

I completely understand this sentiment.

If we don’t bring our best game, Clemson can win. It’s pretty simple.

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I know Tommy's not going to start Bradley. Maybe a more productive conversation is considering how quickly Bradley should enter the game, if KB gets off to a rough start. So Boswell scores 20 in the first game, struggles and it is now time to replace him and potentially screw up team chemistry and ...

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cerec_cat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:58 pm Clemson looks scary tough to me

They're dangerous. They're playing with house money because no one expected them to be here. And no one expects them to beat Arizona.

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Is SMU actually a better job than USC? If so, USC is much, much lower in the hoops pecking order than I realized. Big Ten school in the Los Angeles market. That should put it, at a minimum, equal to something like Ohio St hoops. SMU's old-money Dallas, and they've been coming on of late in football...

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It’s crazy the path Sampson has traveled. While at WA ST he was a popular choice to replace Lute if Lute had left for KY. Instead he goes to OK and things don’t go that well. He gets in trouble with NCAA. Then he appears at HOU and turns them into a contender for multiple years. I'm impressed with ...

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Would love to get some breakdown of match-ups going here! Hall and "Chef" are the main weapons on offense, but those guards can be dangerous as well. They kept Baylor at bay for most of the game before almost blowing it in the final minutes. Baylor couldn't make a shot until near the end. If we shoo...

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I love the Bradley/JT comparison.

I'm even old enough to remember the key contributions of Jordin Mayes in the 2011 tournament. Also a young guard like JB.

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I know Tommy's not going to start Bradley.

Maybe a more productive conversation is considering how quickly Bradley should enter the game, if KB gets off to a rough start.

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I get all of that.

Also, start Bradley.

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Start Bradley.

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Is SMU actually a better job than USC?

If so, USC is much, much lower in the hoops pecking order than I realized.

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Az kenpom ranking 6th Adjusted defense 12th Adjusted offense 8th Adjusted tempo 16th Clemson Kenpom 31st Adj defense 67th Adj offense 27th Adjusted tempo 260th Not sure why NM and Baylor shot only 9-47 from the three in their losses to Clemson but if we shoot anywhere near our average, we should wi...

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I was at UofA from '96 to '01, so I was there for some INCREDIBLE teams. AZ hoops is the only sports team I follow closely. Pro sports just seems to get worse each year. I think the tradition that Coach Olson established is alive and well, and I thank our lucky stars we've been able to hire two outs...

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Maybe Sampson????? Who knows but some think it might be Cronin. If they don't hurry they might have to pay that buyout to get him. Can you imagine that guy costing you $16M in buyout. Louisville has lost it's mind. Cronin isn't going anywhere. His buyout is too expensive. Also...Cronin? Really? And...

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Is there a team you've watched in the tourney that you thought to yourself, "yeah, Arizona couldn't beat these guys"? Of the teams remaining, I feel like UConn and Houston are scariest. The only reason I leave off Purdue is because I can't see Loyer and Smith going 9-16 from 3 again against us. Tomm...

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If we do face them, this could be significant considering out starting PG is barely old enough for his bar mitzvah. Not according to the fake ID he showed that Vegas pit boss. ;) :lol: I'm gonna take a flyer on young Kylan. His play hasn't been at the level we need, but he's a talented player and h...

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The best coaches were always going after the top rated talent, but that hasn't been working, as John Calipari is starting to realize. The transfer portal is important, but recruiting players who want to follow the process is important too. Calipari's time has passed. He's gotten increasingly peevis...

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RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:56 am Would you guys rather have Cody Williams, top 5-10 recruit, Kwame Evans, top 20 recruit, or Keshad Johnson for one year? (Both of these kids turned Tommy down last year)

Feel like this is virtually a rhetorical question, but Keshad. No question.

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I think it just depends on the players you get when it comes to Euros. You can say most aren't built for the physicality of the American game but Pelle sure as hell is built like a tank. The thing with Tommy is that he casts too wide a net with his international recruiting. It's his crutch, his sec...

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Hall and “Chef” on Clemson are a handful. Ballo, Krivas and Keshad have to avoid picking up early fouls.

They’re a very solid team, as good as any we’ve seen the last few weeks.

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Clemson looks better to me, not just because they’re ahead but because they make fewer mistakes and don’t rely on one guy for offense. But…Clemson is not as fast/athletic as Baylor, so I’d love our chances of speeding Clemson up, turning them over and running them off the court. Could be Boswell’s r...

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Baylor is not a good defensive team, so there’s that.

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Do we know if AZ plays first or second on Thursday?

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Alieberman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:08 pm I fucking love everything about Tommy Lloyd

S16 in two of his first three seasons, and he's got us on the threshold of an E8 right now.

BTFD!

Watching games from Austin, TX, this weekend. Incredible city if any of ya'll haven't been before.

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Anyone know the tip time for Saturday?

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Anyone know the tip time for Saturday?

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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:24 pm Morehead has Illinois on the ropes.

This didn’t age well.

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Actually, my takeaway is that we showed today that we don’t need Love to get 25+ in order to win. Are we vulnerable when he isn’t shooting well? Absolutely. But we have a balanced scoring attack that most teams won’t be able to match. Also, Love will definitely have a break out game in this NCAA tou...

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PHXCATS wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:00 pm Hope he stays but wouldn't blame him after how fans and shitty podcast hosts treat him

Good point. If a player leaves, we have ourselves to blame.

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So tentatively, for next season:

Lewis
Bradley
Boswell
Bryant
Phillips
Stephen
Sanon
Krivas
Anderson
Martinez

That's already 10 names. I don't what to expect with Borovicanin, Veesaar, Murauskas or any of the other reserves.

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Tommy is EN FUEGO with recruiting. I can't believe Sanon is going to play for us NEXT SEASON.

He wants to win the Big 12 in our first season.

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But, let's be honest, he will have to make a huge leap to surpass Kerr's floor generalship, and assist performance. One thing Kriisa did excel at was his court vision. Boswell doesn't even come close to it, at least yet. Sorry, my recollection of Kriisa is different. In his final game at AZ, he wen...

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TheCat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:43 am Someone is going to get a future star with Raynaud.

Yep. After last year, I'm pretty confident that Tommy's going to do well with transfers again. What are our biggest roster needs for next season?

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But, let's be honest, he will have to make a huge leap to surpass Kerr's floor generalship, and assist performance. One thing Kriisa did excel at was his court vision. Boswell doesn't even come close to it, at least yet. Sorry, my recollection of Kriisa is different. In his final game at AZ, he wen...

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I just wanted to post this now before the Tournament starts. (I want to do this now, as I usually need to stay away from the boards for a little while if we happen to face an early exit) This year was awesome and I've watched almost every game. Except for about 4 or so games- this team has looked g...

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