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by Pop McKale
Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:42 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

As for the NCAA's, I guess we'll see. You're far more bullish than I am on the league's prospects. There isn't much reason not to be bullish. Aside from Gonzaga and Kansas, the rest of the top 25 has been shaky AF all season, even SDSU and Baylor more recently. Oregon has a guy who is clearly one o...
by Pop McKale
Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:21 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

...and the biggest unaddressed truth: this conference's talent level and performance are actually matching up for once in a long damn time, the league is tough. A record amount of Pac-12 teams will get into the NCAAs and as we have seen so many times, the ESPN/FS1 sweethearts in the ACC/BIG10/Big E...
by Pop McKale
Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

The dudes that do the Bad Lip Reading series on YouTube need to put one together for Sean.

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by Pop McKale
Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:08 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/sports/ncaabasketball/arizona-sean-miller.html What a pile of crap. He has no proof Miller cancelled because he wouldn’t like the questions. Is he also going to throw shit at any other coach who isn’t able to or doesn’t want to give him an interview? I really wish...
by Pop McKale
Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:00 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Official BearDown Bracket
Replies: 32
Views: 1671

Re: Official BearDown Bracket

In. Thanks, Ari!
by Pop McKale
Thu Feb 07, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Damon was the ironing freak. Underwear, socks, everything.
JT slept in the uniform and socks.
Salim had a major shoe fetish if memory serves, and was OCD about how they were arranged in the closet, etc.

I think.
by Pop McKale
Thu May 31, 2018 11:56 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: I'm done with college basketball
Replies: 77
Views: 7020

Re: I'm done with college basketball

It'll definitely get good ratings again, that's sure. This said, the respective Game 7's in the Conference Finals were a joke and hopefully not a harbinger of how the NBA will continue to look going forward post-LeBron -- a bunch of teams trying to channel the Warriors but basically fielding squads ...
by Pop McKale
Sun May 06, 2018 6:28 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: let's talk '18
Replies: 2918
Views: 206401

Re: let's talk '18

I really don't get why Brown wouldn't take his last official visit with Arizona, given that we're in his final three. Logically that doesn't make a ton of sense to me... and unlike Cal, who he also hasn't taken an official visit to, we're not in his backyard - he could use the Zona sponsored offici...
by Pop McKale
Fri Apr 20, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Parker Jackson-Cartwright
Replies: 1100
Views: 63189

Re: Parker Jackson-Cartwright

Parker Jackson-Cartwright will go down as one of the worst starting players at Arizona in the modern era -- that includes the few transition years between Lute Olson and Sean Miller where the talent and depth was thin. Kobi Simmons never wanted to be at AZ, his issue was in that space, not because ...
by Pop McKale
Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:25 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: let's talk '18
Replies: 2918
Views: 206401

Re: let's talk '18

Lame. A Top 3? Why? EDIT: I see Newport and I are of the same mind here. Attention. Right. Between the timing of his decommit announcement and now this, I’m less and less enamored with this kid. Don’t fault him for having second thoughts after all that’s been but it’s been pretty clear for a while ...
by Pop McKale
Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: let's talk '18
Replies: 2918
Views: 206401

Re: let's talk '18

Lame. A Top 3? Why?

EDIT: I see Newport and I are of the same mind here.
by Pop McKale
Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:59 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

No one can recruit to us right now. If anyone can, it is this guy. I don't agree with that at all. I think if we ended up with a new coach he'd have a much easier time recruiting to Arizona than Sean Miller would bar none. The sole reason Arizona is remotely seen as a tainted place is because Sean ...
by Pop McKale
Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:40 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

No one can recruit to us right now. If anyone can, it is this guy. I don't agree with that at all. I think if we ended up with a new coach he'd have a much easier time recruiting to Arizona than Sean Miller would bar none. The sole reason Arizona is remotely seen as a tainted place is because Sean ...
by Pop McKale
Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:06 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

he isnt leaving cause there is nowhere to go, he would if he could, and the University will not pay the big bill to fire him So when Robbins stands by his man it's simply because we don't want to part with $10M (or whatever it really is). And when Miller says he's committed to being Arizona's coach...
by Pop McKale
Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:28 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Postmaster wrote:I believe the youngest son is currently still in high school.
Correct. Salpointe.
by Pop McKale
Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:11 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: PAC-12 Tournament Prediction Game
Replies: 37
Views: 1691

Re: PAC-12 Tournament Prediction Game

How motivated are the 'Cats? Pissed off, together, and hungry and we should win it all. On the other hand, it would be easy to understand being tired of it all and satisfied with the Pac-12 title in hand. I've pretty much discounted how the team played against the Bay Area schools last weekend becau...
by Pop McKale
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:55 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Krono wrote:I'm an old photoshop guy from TOS and have been a lurker here for quite awhile... Now is about a good a time as any to start the photoshops up again!? Nice job with the updates everyone.

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Dude, this needs to be on a shirt. Now.
by Pop McKale
Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:57 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

azgreg wrote:
pokinmik wrote:I am emotionally erect
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by Pop McKale
Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Strangest thing of all time: ESPN breaks news on Friday that Miller caught on wiretap discussing $100,000 for a player. By Tuesday, that breaking news is buried under everyday game summaries and a bunch of fluff about who's on the bubble and predictions for conference tournaments. What happened to ...
by Pop McKale
Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:16 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

ChooChooCat wrote:ESPN is going all in on this story. The University of Arizona is going all in on burying ESPN. This is going to be long and arduous and our basketball program will suffer for it.
So, assuming Miller is clean, he/UA should lay down, anyway? Can’t go there.
by Pop McKale
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Olsondogg wrote:They are gonna have to correct again because it was Feb 23
Good catch. Jeezus H. I know gumby’s got other fish to fry, but I’d love to see him chime in on this...
by Pop McKale
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

Seems like ESPN is simply rewriting the timeline to fit their narrative and/or protect their guy. 48 hours later they “fix” this?
by Pop McKale
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

In a Feb. 24 SportsCenter talkback, ESPN used the wrong year in discussing the timeline in a story about telephone conversations between Arizona coach Sean Miller and Christian Dawkins, a key figure in the FBI's investigation into college basketball corruption. Sources told ESPN the call in questio...
by Pop McKale
Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:44 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

on another note, the Sean Miller Curtain of Distraction ploy was one of the most hilarious things ive ever seen - i rewound it ten times and laughed till i cried...especially when Fran Frachilla said, "hey, come on, come back out" for the second free throw. lmmfao Yes, that one was pretty good. I t...
by Pop McKale
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 27, at Arizona State (2017-2018)
Replies: 365
Views: 10782

Re: Game 27, at Arizona State (2017-2018)

Arizona will set the tone at tip-off, when Ayton allows his 6'7" opponent to beat him to the ball, taking Ayton's jump-ball record to 0-26 on the season. From the first defensive possession, Arizona will be in chasing rather than tagging mode, running after the man with the ball through open lanes ...
by Pop McKale
Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved
Replies: 7707
Views: 476369

Re: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved

Just something I heard yesterday. Miller and his coaches will only have 1 session of their summer camp and the reason that was said was they didn't know if they would be here. That was depressing to hear This is NOT to call out azcat49, but I just got the e-mail to register for the Sean Miller Bask...
by Pop McKale
Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:01 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2630
Views: 144323

Re: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball

I actually feel relieved to see what this team is, and I don’t regret not jumping the gun and coming to conclusions in December that turned out to be right in February. Flawed teams can make a Final Four, especially this year. But not a team with this combination of flaws in February: No defense an...
by Pop McKale
Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: NFL
Topic: Nick Foles
Replies: 354
Views: 151635

Re: Nick Foles

Here's an even better version of "Philly Special..."
"You've got more catches than Tom does..." :lol:
by Pop McKale
Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:42 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved
Replies: 7707
Views: 476369

Re: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved

The camps have typically been back-to-back weeks in mid-June, 5 days each. You can sign up for one or the other or both. My son did both weeks last summer and had a great time. If memory serves, they've opened up registration in mid-February or so the last couple years so I guess we'll have a defini...
by Pop McKale
Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:24 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

A huge issue is that Ayton has been officiated like Shaq used to be. The defense can have 2 or 3 guys hockey checking him before a foul is an option. He's big and strong enough that minimal contact plus a selling job draws an offensive foul whistle. I get that it's hard to officiate him, but I feel...
by Pop McKale
Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:35 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14640
Views: 922605

Re: Sean Miller

That T had been building for a couple weeks. Thanks, Tony, for finally obliging.
by Pop McKale
Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:43 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Assistant Coaches
Replies: 274
Views: 21403

Re: Assistant Coaches

https://twitter.com/CSing57/status/953775797709373440 Singletary still tweeting like he will stay. From a couple stories I have heard, I don't want him to. One guy I really want to stay and the players love is Billy Kirelawich. But he is a day 1 Coach Rod guy. Not sure Sumlin would keep him. Edit: ...
by Pop McKale
Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2630
Views: 144323

Re: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball

That doesn’t explain the lack of anything resembling a play called off an inbounds. Exactly. And oddly, too many times the end result is someone (usually Trier) trying to dribble through 3 people, losing it, resulting in a break the other way and a reasonable attempt by the other team to make the f...
by Pop McKale
Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:08 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Assistant Coaches
Replies: 274
Views: 21403

Re: Assistant Coaches

https://twitter.com/CSing57/status/953775797709373440 Singletary still tweeting like he will stay. From a couple stories I have heard, I don't want him to. One guy I really want to stay and the players love is Billy Kirelawich. But he is a day 1 Coach Rod guy. Not sure Sumlin would keep him. Edit: ...
by Pop McKale
Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:13 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Arizona Coaching Search
Replies: 2112
Views: 93327

Re: Arizona Coaching Search

https://twitter.com/WSRBrad/status/952084833513058305 "Tripple" check? :D At least this wild ride is over...I think? I really hope the players give him a chance. No kidding about the wild ride...Even if we get Bill Belichick, Heeke went about this hire horribly and hope Miller stays long enough we ...
by Pop McKale
Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:02 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Arizona Coaching Search
Replies: 2112
Views: 93327

Re: Arizona Coaching Search

We assume it's been a wild ride but say that without having any info from Heeke and the AD. All the leaks and supposed chaos has come from elsewhere. Heeke was in a no-win situation here. Retain a coach who is already not that well-liked and is suddenly accused of sexual harassment and embroiled in ...
by Pop McKale
Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:33 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers
Replies: 835
Views: 77242

Re: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers

Dick Enberg, RIP. Dammit.
by Pop McKale
Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2630
Views: 144323

Re: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball

gumby wrote:
Pop McKale wrote: But did he really destroy us? Never felt like he dominated the game even though he was at the FT line all night long.
Forget it, Jake. It's Internet Town.
"gumby, put that mouse away...let the moderators handle this!!!"

;)
by Pop McKale
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers
Replies: 835
Views: 77242

Re: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers

UALoco wrote:I love listening to a game Gus is calling, when he's calling, it sounds like the most important game of the year.
Exactly. Creighton playing St. John's on a frigid Nebraska night in January seems like it's THE place to be.
by Pop McKale
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2630
Views: 144323

Re: 2017-2018 Arizona Basketball

But did he really destroy us? Never felt like he dominated the game even though he was at the FT line all night long. I suppose that's worth something, but the guards were doing better and certainly trying harder than I've seen them all year to limit the penetration. Was there the other night and th...
by Pop McKale
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:28 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers
Replies: 835
Views: 77242

Re: Best/Worst analysts/commentators/announcers

Can't listen to many of these dudes anymore. Was just having a fun discussion with a buddy at lunch the other day about football announcers, Tony Romo, etc. and for my money, it didn't get much better than the early 1980's on NBC for the NFL and college basketball. Enberg/Olsen and Enberg/McGuire, C...
by Pop McKale
Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:18 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Sean Miller Discussion
Replies: 804
Views: 41627

Re: Sean Miller's coaching

Also didn't understand why we just left Dusan on an island to guard Davis down the stretch last night. Let Lee or Ayton go at him or try some quick double-teams right after the entry pass to throw him off his block a bit. So you completely missed when the cameras got up close on Sean and he was yel...
by Pop McKale
Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:49 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: HUGE WIN
Replies: 144
Views: 4799

Re: HUGE WIN

Ugly win for sure but keeping it big picture, the energy, effort and spirit was great to see. Showed up in the 2nd half the other night in Vegas for the first time this season and stuck around last night. As Miller said, that needs to be the standard. More of a glass half full feeling from me after ...
by Pop McKale
Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Sean Miller Discussion
Replies: 804
Views: 41627

Re: Sean Miller's coaching

A couple things: 1) It won't happen - because after this long, leopards don't change their spots - but the end-of-half/end-of-game with a lead strategy is just brutal. I realize he's just playing the percentages as so many other coaches do, following the coaching handbook he was issued to the letter...
by Pop McKale
Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:24 pm
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: Coach Rod
Replies: 4562
Views: 290765

Re: Coach Rod

Yeah, sorry Greg...that’s the wrong angle here. Heeke already made the big decision by not firing him. Extend him why, exactly? To fend off...who? 2018 will be his reckoning one way or the other. Last year was the first year Graham didn't get an extension and now he's gone. If RR doesn't get an ext...
by Pop McKale
Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:12 pm
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: Coach Rod
Replies: 4562
Views: 290765

Re: Coach Rod

Yeah, sorry Greg...that’s the wrong angle here. Heeke already made the big decision by not firing him. Extend him why, exactly? To fend off...who? 2018 will be his reckoning one way or the other. Last year was the first year Graham didn't get an extension and now he's gone. If RR doesn't get an ext...
by Pop McKale
Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: Football Arch Rivals
Topic: Coach Rod
Replies: 4562
Views: 290765

Re: Coach Rod

Yeah, sorry Greg...that’s the wrong angle here. Heeke already made the big decision by not firing him. Extend him why, exactly? To fend off...who? 2018 will be his reckoning one way or the other.
by Pop McKale
Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:22 pm
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?
Replies: 1444
Views: 226672

Re: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?

What I haven't heard yet is what is the ultimate plan in regards to finishing renovations at McKale? Anybody get info on that? Only thing I know is UA planning to do a $1.5 million McKale Locker room renovation that will start construction shortly after this season ends Thought there was going to b...
by Pop McKale
Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:20 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?
Replies: 1444
Views: 226672

Re: Why can't we consistently fill AZ Stadium?

What I haven't heard yet is what is the ultimate plan in regards to finishing renovations at McKale? Anybody get info on that? Only thing I know is UA planning to do a $1.5 million McKale Locker room renovation that will start construction shortly after this season ends Thought there was going to b...