Bear Down Wildcats

midnightx

Way too much overreaction here. He is one of the elite coaches in the game. He didn't put D Williams in 1st half foul trouble against UConn in '11, which drastically changed that game, a game that was still almost won for a Final Four birth. He didn't break Ashley's foot, turning perhaps the most do...

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https://twitter.com/PaulBiancardi/status/842142691286740992 I'm sure this is 100% based in his promising coaching prowess and nothing else. Sarcasm aside, this is why the NCAA is a joke. Cal is literally going to pay his father in order for Porter to go there. Who cares? It is a short-term gain emp...

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l don't want any part of Greg Marshall at Washington, stay the hell away from the Pac 12 Greg Can't see him taking that job. He has a low-pressure gig where he can win 20-25 games a year without much effort against inferior competition, does not have to fight for 5-star recruits every recruiting cy...

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There is a lot of overreaction. Most good teams who play in major conferences go through inconsistencies, ups and downs throughout the season. No need for anyone to panic. In the next game or so, the team may gel again and look like a well-oiled machine and the people will start talking final fours....

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84Cat wrote:Loved the 94 team. That back court was pretty much unstoppable.

Yes it was, except during the semi-final in the Final Four.

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Bibby was the best point guard to wear a Wildcat uniform. Not to take anything away from all the other greats that played the position and did wonderful things for the program, but Bibby is number one.

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rgdeuce wrote:Pinder's minutes in general are going to take a hit with each wing who returns.

He really is quite terrible. He is a body and allows for others to get some quick rest, but he is a liability. Is there a layup he has not missed yet this season?

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Sort of amazing how this team turned out to be a fragment of what it could have been. Trier is out with an undisclosed suspension, Smith retires from a 3rd consecutive knee injury, Ferguson decides to play international ball. And of course, the roster is thin from previous, unnecessary transfers lik...

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It is disturbing that a wanker like Alford is brining in this talent -- clearly it is his staff getting the job done, but with such a mediocre program in terms of recent results, and a head coach with such a mediocre resume, it is somewhat astonishing these kids want to play for his program. Ball is...

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If Kadeem starts, that will not be a good thing. He did not look like a bona fide D1 caliber guard last year; he showed glimpses here and there, but was inconsistent at best and was a very unreliable scorer and an ineffective point guard. One has to imagine Miller had hopes of PJC being more develop...

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Arizona has been a top-ten program for 30 years, the only hiccup being the two years encompassing the end of the Lute era and Miller's first year. No legitimate list would keep Arizona out of the top-ten.

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K. Reeves
B. Williams
M. Simon
G. Arenas
M. Bibby
D. Williams
M. Dickerson
S. Elliott
A. Gordon
C. Budinger

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Hard to imagine Trier not starting. He was a major recruit coming in as a freshman, played big minutes when healthy, was arguably the best player on the team, and now has a year of major D1 experience.

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https://twitter.com/JasonScheer/status/722856655122075648 https://twitter.com/EvanDaniels/status/722861189391253504 Hurley sells him on being "the man" in the offense or at least a starter next year, Miller sells him on adding front court depth for a national title contender. If the kid thinks he h...

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If anything, I wouldn't mind an old Lute trick of throwing a non-con opponent into the middle of the Pac schedule during ASU week, if for nothing more to make that one week when I don't check out. That was a great scenario when it was included in the schedule. It gives the players a fresh look at a...

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It all comes down to no schools wanting to play in mckale. Outside of cupcakes looking for paydays, no big schools want to come play in a sold out loud arena a couple of time zones away when they can have a neutral site game closer to home. True. The typically impressive strength of schedule was al...

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Most college jobs will be lateral moves. If he keeps getting top tier recruits and continues to get support from the school, there is little reason to leave.

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Is this about the lack of playing time during the season, or concerns about getting any substantive playing time in the future? His athleticism was evident when he did get on the court; he seemed to have potential, but needed time to develop. Hope it works out for him in another program.

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CalStateTempe wrote:Yes Please on Thornton. Isn't he Findley prep? Did we recruit him?

Yes. Apparently AZ was a leader at one point, but drama with the PJC camp allegedly caused Arizona to back down its recruitment. Still, can you imagine if Thornton truly became in play again?

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Butler made it further in the tourney than Arizona did. Vandy did beat UK this season too. Doesn't matter. Neither are elite programs. It would be nice to see some non-conference games against some bona fide elite programs like Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, N. Carolina, etc. At least there is the potenti...

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This program has been on the cusp of getting there quite a few times in recent years. Had D. Williams not been in foul trouble during most of the first half of the UConn game or if the potentially game winning three went in, AZ may very well have won the national championship a couple of years ago. ...

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The team finished the year how they started. The guard play simply was not there this year. For all of the praise given to York, he was very much a one-dimensional player, and an inconsistent one at that. He represented AZ well and could really light it up at times, but had way too many cold streaks...

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It was a terrible hire, everyone knew it outside of UCLA. The only conceivable reason to keep him is the steep buy-out provision. The recruits will always flock to UCLA to some degree, so that cannot be a reason to keep him simply because there is a good class coming in.

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Arizona and UCLA are traditional powers. Other schools rise up occasionally. Heck, UW was a new rival a few years ago. When they sustain it, then I care. Agreed. There have been periods where Washington is very good, Stanford is very good, or Cal is very good, but none of those programs consistentl...

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Why is Simon not getting any playing time?

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Hurley showed his inexperience with the second technical. His team had momentum and was playing with fire and intensity trying to mount an end-of-the-game comeback. The moment he was ejected, the game was over. That loss ends up solely on his shoulders. Not that AZ was going to lose the game, but AS...

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It has been AZ/UCLA for roughly 30 years. Both programs have had short periods of diminished play, and there have been other teams that have had short windows of elite play (Cal, Stanford, Washington, Oregon come to mind), but consistently, it has been AZ and UCLA. Those are the two elite programs.

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Spaceman Spiff wrote:Where are all the people that gave up after the Providence loss at?

Not sure how many "gave up," but AZ played like crap during the entire LA trip, so there was legitimate cause for concern, particularly after Tarc went down.

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Such a steep drop is a bit of surprise. But this is AZ, not KY or KS or Duke. If one of those squads loses a tight game without a starting center to a team now in the top 25, they aren't dropping 8 spots.

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Arizona coming out 2-1 of that tournament, after injuries, technical fouls, and poor shooting from some individuals...feels ok to me. Hopefully the team can get a little healthy, and continue to improve on defense over the next week.... Don't forget about the appalling number of turnovers. This AZ ...

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UCLA has so many built-in recruiting advantages that aren't of their own creation: the huge media market associated with the Bruins can't be overstated. The program gets a ton of LA media attention. The same holds true for their football program. Looking at their recruiting rankings in both sports ...

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He is putting up impressive numbers as an undrafted, rookie starter; that cannot be denied. Well done TJ. If he keeps this up, one suspects he will be given a more lucrative contract at the end of the season.

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How has SM dropped the ball? There are no guarantees in recruiting. AZ has been a leader or a "finalist" for JJ for quite some time. If Michigan State has gained momentum, how is that AZ's fault? As others pointed out, Rabb was allegedly leaning AZ for quite some time, but circumstances changed that...

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The concern moving forward past this year has to be the front line. With Victor leaving the team last year and with Leaf decomitting, the front-line could be quite vulnerable for next season. This year, AZ is stacked with a deep roster. There isn't the bona-fide, one-and-done hyped player coming int...

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Early season combo experiments should be incredibly fun. Our front line should come quickly. Back court? So much depth and so many looks. A now-experienced PJC and York feels easy. But adding Zo to the mix and a Kadeem we seem to forget, and Simon who we may see mature more quickly than we have a r...

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Didn't his mom say he was going to college?

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C-Tarc
F-Anderson
F-Smith
G-York
G-PJC
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Pitts
Tollefsen
Ristic
Trier
Allen
Simon

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"I want you to understand one thing. Yes I am the type of guy who can come in at the last minute and take any player I want from you. You can spend your whole life recruiting a kid and at the end of the day, if I want him, I’ll get him. If we want him, we’ll get him . Don’t ever get that confused. ...

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My guess is it was the compton magic who pressed him repeatedly about Jarrett and more specifically York's career. Lot of hands in that cookie jar for sure What is wrong with York's career? The kid has played major minutes for two seasons, and has had many starts. Not bad for a player that wasn't a...

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Longhorned wrote:Actually, I agree with Salim Shooter. The more I hear about this, the more comfortable I am with him not coming to Arizona. Not meant to be.

Yeah, the fact that SM has been recruiting other bigs suggests he may have known more about this pending decommitment than some might think.

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Irish27 wrote:I have a feeling he will end up at UCLA.

Not sure why anyone would want to play there right now. It is a great program historically and in a great town (arguably), but the current coaching staff leaves a lot to be desired.

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Hard to buy into the argument at Ashley was concerned about losing minutes; he has been a starter since his freshman year. Anderson is going to clearly get serious playing time; but he would have likely been a reserve backing up both Ashley and Tarc. It seems more likely that he was anxious to start...

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It is a joke. Zimmerman was never really in play. Swanigan was apparently never in play. Rabb is the only one that was a miss. Miller generally has had a very good record at securing commitments; he has won more recruiting battles than he has lost. No coach gets all the players he wants; Pitino, Cal...

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Cal is going to be good; maybe more on paper than in reality, but they will be good. There is a lot of "flash" about the prospective line-up because of the 2 top 10 recruits coming in. The reality is that AZ will be as good or better; AZ didn't get the 2 top ten recruits (one that had been leaning A...

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Teams are more than 3 players and don't play on paper. Yep. Miller > Cuonzo, Tarc > Rabb, our total roster > Cal's total roster Sorry, until Cal proves it on the court as Miller's teams have the past few seasons, AZ gets the edge. That sums it up. AZ has the deeper, more developed roster. Not that ...

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I feel pretty confident that Cal won't pull a recruiting class this good again until the next Jason Kidd or Ivan Rabb. Happens every couple of decades. Cal will benefit for one season, and they'll be really good. They could definitely top Arizona. But nobody really knows yet how well either Cal or ...

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No we don't. I've seen this line from other Arizona fans and never understood it. I'm not opposed to competition within the conference, but the ineptitude of the rest of our conference hasn't hurt us on a national scale once. People only want a challenge until that challenge has surpassed us. Be ca...

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(2)JET (4) Khalid Reeves (3) Iggy (6) Derek Williams (2) Channing Fry Reserves (1) Jordan Hill (2) Aaron Gordon I think this team would provide size, defense, and actually enough shooting to potentially spread the floor too. I will admit I didn't really have a chance to watch the Cats in the 80s or...

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Starters: Jason Terry (tempted to spend $6 on Bibby, but Terry is a great value at $2, and not a significant drop from Bibby) Miles Simon (good value at $3, versatile scorer, big-game player, can score 30 in a national championship game) Michael Dickerson (great value at $2, tremendous defensive pla...

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This will probably be the recruiting battle between Miller and Hurley that defines Bobby's ASU tenure. Already seeing signs with Sam Duane Jr. that ASU is willing to work every angle to get Barcello and Bagley. Otherwise Miller will essentially walk in and steal them right out of the Sun Devils' ba...

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