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Absolutely the right call to declare Seems from what 97 is saying that CK has the proper mindset about this. All you want is for these kids to make the best and smart decision There are three legit reasons and you always hope a player is realistic about which applies to him. 1. My stock is high and...

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I guess I just don't see that as super different. Cauley-Stein blew up into a lottery pick like Benn. Other teams...well, they seem similar to my examples here of RHJ and Ashley or Trier. I.e., guys with some pro profile but not like guys turning down the lottery. Is Koloko a lottery pick? No, he i...

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Dave Grohl is objectively better than Kurt Cobain.

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Longhorned wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:39 pm I miss the lottory.

Shirley Jackson would be so unhappy you misspelled it.

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I'm super happy for Gabe. A true Wildcat, he stuck it out for 4 years, even when things weren't going his way and some people were telling him to transfer. To me, that says worlds about his character and his commitment. I don't get people who hate on York. He had a lot of memorable moments and was ...

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But have we EVER had it happened where one or two guys returned to school for us, bypassing the pros for a year and putting us in a position to build on a previous season's success? It's even happened at Duke and Kentucky over the last decade. Kansas too. It's possible I'm forgetting seasons where ...

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Absolutely the right call to declare Seems from what 97 is saying that CK has the proper mindset about this. All you want is for these kids to make the best and smart decision There are three legit reasons and you always hope a player is realistic about which applies to him. 1. My stock is high and...

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:30 am

1 rep point to Kerr for the weakside D reference.

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I mean, we're losing our two best players from this past season. This is not a top 15 roster right now, but given what happens in the offseason, we could get there. We need size and shooting. Isn't it crazy how we almost never keep our guys for that one extra season where we could get over the hump...

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Back half of the season look at the projected starting backcourt (using the second UCLA game as a kicking off point, removing post-ankle games for Kerr): Kriisa: 9.5 pts / 4.7 ast / 2.2 TO / 2.8 reb on 36 / 39 / 91 shooting Terry: 9.7 pts / 4.1 ast / 1.4 TO / 4.8 reb on 57 / 47 / 63 shooting Pelle:...

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I mean, we're losing our two best players from this past season. This is not a top 15 roster right now, but given what happens in the offseason, we could get there. We need size and shooting. Isn't it crazy how we almost never keep our guys for that one extra season where we could get over the hump...

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“March Madness breakout player” is a clear indication Shams doesn’t watch the PAC-12. My man C-Lo was PAC-12 1st Team, DPOY, and Most Improved. He didn’t just come out of nowhere during March Madness. 4 blocks against Wichita St, 4 blocks against Michigan, 4 blocks against Illinois lol - dude was d...

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Not to derail the Adam Carrola talk, but I'd say at this point we could probably use at least one more big, wing and backup pg/combo guard. Projecting in Bal, Nowell and Anderson, they just compensate for losing Kier, Benn and Koloko. So all 3 have to be ready next year to handle rotation minutes or...

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Tommy Lloyd not sitting back after wildly successful first season at Arizona By Brian J. Pedersen Apr 15, 2022, 5:00pm PDT Lloyd said he has no plans to “reinvent the wheel” but does want to address how Arizona handled (or didn’t handle) the physicality of TCU and Houston in its final two NCAA Tour...

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He can still return, even if hiring an NBA approved agent can't he? No harm in that if he gets exposed. https://twitter.com/kolokojunior1/status/1516059865592233984 Exposed? Short of getting hit with a shrink ray, he's not getting exposed in any way I can imagine. Every NBA team should see his pote...

Spaceman Spiff · Re: Arizona Gear UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:31 pm Ew, gradient.

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:31 pm

Ew, gradient.

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Jefe wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:31 am Correct. Its now the Student Success District https://successdistrict.arizona.edu/bear-down-building

Is there anything more poetic than the student success district specifically excluding the adjacent football complex?

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https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1514326870162132999 https://247sports.com/player/leonard-miller-46128420/ This would be BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG - kid is going to be a lottery pick next draft, 10000%. Feel has consistently been he's going pro (G League). But who knows, here we are now getting a v...

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https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1514326870162132999 https://247sports.com/player/leonard-miller-46128420/ This would be BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG - kid is going to be a lottery pick next draft, 10000%. Feel has consistently been he's going pro (G League). But who knows, here we are now getting a v...

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Lots of kids go to multiple high schools. Including Christian Koloko. Is it because they're hoping to play for a more prestigious prep basketball program? Like, with better teammates? What are the main reasons for a guy jumping from HS to HS? Prep schools are big. Basically everyone at Oak Hill or ...

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Yeah very old news. We didn’t recruit him much at all. https://twitter.com/draftexpress/status/1514626105231265792 Yeah, I mean, he would basically have been guaranteed to sit behind Ballo and been buried if Koloko returned. A true C isn't particularly appealing unless it's someone fine with a limi...

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Lots of kids go to multiple high schools. Including Christian Koloko. Is it because they're hoping to play for a more prestigious prep basketball program? Like, with better teammates? What are the main reasons for a guy jumping from HS to HS? Prep schools are big. Basically everyone at Oak Hill or ...

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I don’t really view multiple high school teams as a red flag if it’s the parents being demanding, as opposed to them stealing, getting in fights, etc. I definitely didn’t see it as an indication he was going to become a drug dealer just because his mom wanted him to get more playing time. I'll say ...

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I thought there were some red flags on Turner. Character wise, not skill wise. I don’t remember any until he came to campus and decided he was going to throw his life away. There were red flags. His high school career had him going school to school and getting kicked off one team, plus parents clas...

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Jefe wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:33 pm

It was time. Hope his next steps are as excellent as his time here.

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There's still so much TBD in terms of the portal, though. They have top tier talent but need to fill out depth. Yeah. Some of those teams projected in the top 10-15 could lose key players. Is ucla really going to return their entire core for a third straight year?! Is the player development *that* ...

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There's still so much TBD in terms of the portal, though. They have top tier talent but need to fill out depth. Yeah. Some of those teams projected in the top 10-15 could lose key players. Is ucla really going to return their entire core for a third straight year?! Is the player development *that* ...

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That's a dimension I don't think I can see without him. We don't return a guy I think can go get you 30 to keep you in a game you'd otherwise lose. Terry is a good player, but he isn't a guy who will produce points like Benn. Tubelis is as close as we'd have to a guy who can go get points, and I'm ...

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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:45 am Wow does Oregon have a big class coming in?

Two five stars and the #2 juco player. Not big in number, but certainly some talent.

There's still so much TBD in terms of the portal, though. They have top tier talent but need to fill out depth.

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This isn't a shot at Terry, but that's a marker of why I doubt the potential in 22-23 is as high as 21-22. Terry is many good things, but on this level and the next, he's more an all around guy than a primary offensive option. I'm of two minds about this: 1) It seems obvious that losing Mathurin an...

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If the lure for Terry is to have more time facilitating from the PG, then why bring in a pure PG? I think we need another shooter and wing so a combo guard or three point specialist seems a good fit for me. I really thought we played a lot better with Terry running the point, especially after KK we...

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Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:41 pm If he's going pro, why is he getting an AZ driver's license?

The draft requires photo ID to enter and they prefer drivers license.

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Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:55 am https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... ll-program

Cross another one off the list.

I'm amazed Patrick Ewing still coaches there.

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There is so little Cats gear/clothes these days. Kohls, Dicks, Lids used to have a great selection of clothes and hats, but now they all offer the same FEW options. Does anyone know what happened? I swear Nike ruined collegiate clothing around 2010, when they started standardizing the designs acros...

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Went to El Chinito Gordo last night. Taco Tuesday is for real there. $2.50 soft tacos a la carte. Had al pastor, shrimp and rajas con crema. Bomb Diggity. I’m going back. Went last night to have the nopalitos con chile rojo, adding carne con chile. Again, fantastic. Chinito Gordo is easily my favor...

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It feels like Courtney Ramey has been in college for 15 years.

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Our five elite eight teams over the past 20 years have had an average of 4 future NBA players on them - from a low of 2 in 2011 to a high of 6 in 2003. Yup. That's the biggest concern with losing Mathurin and maybe Koloko. It isn't that there aren't players to replace then, it's that the replacemen...

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Our five elite eight teams over the past 20 years have had an average of 4 future NBA players on them - from a low of 2 in 2011 to a high of 6 in 2003. Yup. That's the biggest concern with losing Mathurin and maybe Koloko. It isn't that there aren't players to replace then, it's that the replacemen...

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Yeah, not saying CK is a lock but if he does return, as Katz seems to think is likely, we absolutely have a legit case for #1. We were one of the 2 best teams in the country all year, and we return 4 of 5 starters. But that starter we're losing was our best player. Even with CK back, we're not the ...

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I mean, we're not #1 heading into next season, not with what other teams are gaining/retaining. So while it's nice of Andy to give us the props, I think our preseason ceiling is somewhere between 5 and 10, and that's *with* CK returning, which isn't likely. If CK is back, and we add a high level wi...

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I mean, we're not #1 heading into next season, not with what other teams are gaining/retaining. So while it's nice of Andy to give us the props, I think our preseason ceiling is somewhere between 5 and 10, and that's *with* CK returning, which isn't likely. Yeah, I mean, I'm an Arizona fan and #1 i...

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Oh my gosh, are they really gonna get trolled into the microchip??? There were thousands of votes, wonder howany are really fans? Twitter is a horrible place. I just voted for it. Seriously, SJSU has had 2 winning seasons in the last 30 years and those were only 17-16 and 15-12 seasons. It's better...

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azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 6:54 pm I don’t understand if it is because he is well liked by those in the department or he is well liked by the big wig donors?

I'll speculate that it's really just about one man. To the world, he's just one man, but to himself, he's the world.

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https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2022/4/7/general-board-of-regents-approve-contract-extension-for-arizona-ad-dave-heeke.aspx The Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday approved a two-year contract extension with new terms for University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. ...

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Just a very tough schedule for a team rebuilding. Open a new stadium against a 10 win team, then a SEC team and a FCS National champion followed by your conference season. Oh well, shock the world I guess It's why my expectations next year are measured more by progress then hard and fast ideas abou...

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Honestly, I didn't even realize there was a pecking order with these mocks. Which are the better ones? I do agree that CK is likely to be drafted higher, if he does come out. I could see him putting his name in, getting a read on things, and then not making his decision until the last possible mome...

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Chicat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 10:35 am That’s just moronic.

Is draft.net the one everyone consistently derides as god awful? If so, I can see why.

They aren't great. They also have Koloko on the list of guys who boosted their 22 stock the most in this NCAA tourney.

https://www.nbadraft.net/stock-watch-ncaa-tournament-5/

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:50 am

Live look at Congress accusing the NCAA of being incompetent, corrupt and ridiculously slow:

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https://twitter.com/sjsuathletics/status/1511132303472283652 I played SJSU back in the WAC days. Judging by their crowd size then, I figure this is basically first to 5 votes wins. https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a14a3c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/1486x991!/qua...

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Will Richard, please visit. I'm evidence of the success of the Atlanta to Tucson pipeline (I guess Jordan Hill as well). Kobi Simmons. We don't claim him :lol: Fun fact, Kobi Simmons has played in more NBA games than Nick Johnson and Miles Simon combined. Man. That's a heck of an argument for leavi...

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