Bear Down Wildcats

midnightx

Have we had any freshman do that before? DWill wasnt a projected 1st rounder freshman year right? He wasnt a lottery pick until half way thru his Soph season if I remember correctly Mike Bibby as a frosh? Sean as a junior? I would guess both those guys are single digit picks if they came out a year...

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What is interesting is that Duke is one of the finest academic institutions in the country, yet anyone Coach K wants, is essentially accepted into the university. Are there no academic restrictions for his athletes? I am not insinuating that none of them have the necessary GPAs or level of intellige...

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Duke is loading up. Wouldn't surprise me to see Coach K snag Ingram from KY; he just won the title with 3 one-and-dones and may very well reel in a couple more kids influenced by the recent national championship.

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Again, the only real issue is that this bruises the AZ ego a bit. It is always nice to celebrate a top ten commit. But at the end of the day, Anderson will be more NCAA ready. Rabb may have more of an NBA future, but his commitment elsewhere won't have a negative impact on the court next year. Time ...

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Stanley Johnson is not going to turn down millions of guaranteed money because he didn't like the way the elite 8 ended, or because he wants to be a top 3 pick. That doesn't mean he hasn't contemplated returning, but there is no way he is coming back.

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Rabb is a major talent, so of course he is wanted. Miller has put several years into his recruitment and AZ was by many accounts a leader for quite some time. The reality is that he will still be a freshman and many freshman are not dominant like Okafor was for Duke; guys are often still raw and und...

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Love Sean Miller amazing recruiter and how he brought the program back is unbelievable. that said, ratface used zone against Wisconsin in the title game. I was told by many geniuses in this thread that you couldn't beat Wisconsin with zone defense? my point is eschewing all non-packline defenses "j...

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With the starting five likely departing, next year will likely be an up-and-down campaign due to youth and a questionable front court. It depends on how stable Anderson is at the 4, and how much strength Ristic adds to his frame. PJC showed flashes of major ability, but will he have the size and dur...

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If Tarc returns, we win the Pac again. If Tarc leaves, we win the PAC again. I agree, but it might not be next year. Depending on how the other PAC12 teams recruit (Zimmerman to UCLA?/Rabb to Cal?/Poeltl decides to stay at Utah??/UO finds some frontcourt help?) the PAC12 may be up for grabs next ye...

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Next year, I don't have any particular expectations. We have a lot of talent, but it's young and a lot of our players are fairly similar in skill. It could come together and we could roll the Pac again. It could be a square peg in a round hole and end as a learning year. We could look good but flam...

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i'd like to see him stay. pitts' story is the classic 3-* player who develops at Arizona over four years. he may not agree with that (the coaching staff, too), but we all know he's got a much higher ceiling than we've witnessed on the court. plus, the senior leadership will go a long way once york ...

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No zone was going to stop those 3's from raining down. That is where Wisconsin won the game; the second half was unstoppable. Maybe AZ broke down on defense for 2 or 3 of these 3's, but many of those shots were contested, low-percentage attempts that went in nevertheless. Nothing could have prevente...

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Why would anyone want Pitts to transfer? The kid is a fantastic shooter and plays some defense. His shooting will be quite valuable moving forward; depth at the guard position will be important next year assuming the frontline doesn't score the way it did the past few years. If Pitts was a liability...

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It is disappointing to see the Ashley/Tarc/Hollis-Jefferson era end. It was fun to watch, and was filled with championship potential. AZ will still have a viable roster next year, but that front-line will be missed (along with bona fide freshman stars like Gordon and Johnson).

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It is hard to imagine why Cal would have more appeal to a kid in his situation. He is going into a program with an inferior coach, inferior staff, inferior facilities, inferior roster; but his mom and other 'advisors' want him to stay how and resurrect the Cal program and be a guaranteed starter dur...

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10/11 threes in the second half is on miller? I guess I'm just going to disagree and leave it at that. They went wild and absolutely shoot the roof off the Staples Center. Kudos to them. Exactly. Neither Wooden nor Coach K could have overcome 10/11 threes in the second. This one is on Wisconsin; th...

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FightWildcatsFight wrote:Looks like a HC job in Tempe is about to open up.

Appears Capel is the target. He flamed out at OU, but with his Duke ties and history with Blake Griffin, that gets him some mileage. Perhaps ASU thinks he can reel in Bagley due to his work with Griffin.

Damon should get a shot somewhere.

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Merkin wrote:
midnightx wrote:Not sure why so many are convinced Tarc is gone.
Because 97Cats said so.

Oh, didn't see that. Good point.

Any chance at Swanigan? Aren't we still on his list?

midnightx

Not sure why so many are convinced Tarc is gone. He is projected as a second-rounder, hardly a reason to leave, particularly when his stock will likely go up with another year of development and the possibility of being more of an offensive focal point.

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Hate to say it, but we might be better with Comanche and Rabb in the lineup than BAsh and Tarc. No way. People get too caught up in freshman-hype. Bash and Zeus as seniors are likely going to be the best forward/center combo in America. People often discount and dismiss experience and development. ...

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gumby wrote:Must win.

If the goal is winning the Pac-12 regular conference championship, yes it is. If AZ and Utah both win out, and Utah upsets AZ in Utah, who wins the tie-breaker?

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Not worth switching to Dish over the Pac-12 Network to see a couple of games that aren't on ESPN, CBS, Fox, etc. Just curious why you would say that? Unless getting every NFL game is a sticking point...why would anyone care who delivered their HD feed... Yes, the NFL package is superb. Plus, I don'...

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Lunardi has the Cats out west as the #2 seed, with the Zags as #1. SDSU is also in the Zags' bracket. Not sure who wouldn't take that over a 1 outside the west. Don't see the 1 happening though. Zags are going to win out. I have no desire to play the Zags (cause they're good) or SDSU (cause I am ti...

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Not worth switching to Dish over the Pac-12 Network to see a couple of games that aren't on ESPN, CBS, Fox, etc.

midnightx

Lunardi has the Cats out west as the #2 seed, with the Zags as #1. SDSU is also in the Zags' bracket. Not sure who wouldn't take that over a 1 outside the west. Don't see the 1 happening though. Zags are going to win out. I have no desire to play the Zags (cause they're good) or SDSU (cause I am ti...

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It doesn't matter. Just need to be in the right region with the right bracket. A 1 seed can still get nailed by a having great 2,3,4 seeds in the same bracket, so in some ways it doesn't matter. Does anyone really think Gonzaga is a bona fide number 1 seed? They haven't played anyone in over 6 weeks...

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It was a bad loss to a bad team. There easily could be one or two more. Just part of the ups and downs of a season. Just need them to go on a run in late-March.

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The only purpose this would serve is to help us in ranking. I think it's an easy thing to want right now given how we are getting screwed in the polls thanks to the terrible PAC 12 and 2 losses. The idea of being seeded behind Gonzaga is irritating, but I am not sure this does any good in the long ...

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Well, Alford was a baffling hire. He isn't a big-time program coach, but he received a big-time deal and a huge buy-out penalty, so it will be very costly for UCLA to fire him. He will always bring in a few major recruits because it is still UCLA, but UCLA does not become a consistent, legitimate po...

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It would be an effective way to add another bona fide quality non-conference game into the schedule, particularly when the Pac-12 is weak. Granted, the voters and committees don't really seem to care about weak conference schedules, otherwise mid-majors wouldn't continue to get high rankings, but it...

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Which way are you leaving? I find the street parking south of Sixth Street very convenient for quick escape to the south or east. I want to get to the 10 as soon as possible to head up north, so I guess I will be heading west from campus. Although, I may have to go east on Speedway for a bit to dro...

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Any advice where to park for tomorrow's game? Would like to avoid the lots right near the arena/stadium because of heavy post-game congestion, have no problem walking a bit.

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Anyone see the blurb on ESPN reporting the Bragg just committed to Kansas? In particular, he says he doesn't care about minutes and that he just wants to be part of the team, and that "freshmen aren't supposed to be playing all the time." Granted Victor wasn't getting many minutes in general outside...

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Doesn't seem like a well thought-out move on his part. A lot of freshmen are not ready to put in big minutes, and many of the ones who do are often underdeveloped and can be a liability. He could have put in a full year at AZ and been that much more ready to contribute next year and compete for sign...

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There is a bit of overreacting here. Yes, it was not a "good" loss (if such a thing even exists). AZ never built its leads, RHJ got into foul trouble mostly because of two horrendous phantom calls, SJ missed a layup at the end of the game, BA had a potential game winning 3 go in and out with the hel...

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... you have to hit a shot. Simple as that. SJ probably hasn't missed a layup since he was a child. That was unreal. In the last minute; AZ had the chance to take the lead 2-3 times; one missed layup by a future lottery pick, an in-and-out three pointer that likely was the result of a goal-tend, an...

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It helps having a guy that like call a game like this; it will make a big impression on him throughout the season when discussing the best teams in the country. It reinforced his assertion about the state of the program when he said something like "this is why AZ has been one of the top five program...

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I understand the reasoning behind York getting the start, but it obviously is not the only approach that can be considered. RHJ should be starting; it is a superior team with him on the floor. It is commendable that he is such a team player that he is willing to come off the bench to help another pl...

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A good win for the resume. Nice to see AZ pulling out an ugly win. The offensive struggles are somewhat odd -- a team with this sort of size, skill and athleticism is having a lot of trouble establishing a presence in the interior. Hopefully there is a much improved offensive flow as the weeks progr...

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Reminds me a bit of Damon (size, speed, ball control). He has the potential to a special player at AZ.

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Tarc showcased some very nice moves in the paint tonight. His talent and offensive versatility was on display after he got going. There is way too much harping on what he does wrong, when he makes mistakes, or that he doesn't live up to his potential. The kid can play. Ristic clearly has talent, but...

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Miller has alluded to RHJ being really unselfish and that's why he can come off the bench. UADevil says the radio guys mentioned that York needs to start in order to be most effective. It rings true, and as a fan, I admit to being a lit put off by a less impactful player's personal need to be a sta...

midnightx

Didn't Fox Sports carry some of these Pac-12 games last year? Is it safe to assume this will be the case this year?

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Just remember in purchasing power terms, what Miller earns in Tucson is > what Alford earns in Los Angeles. But yea, Alford and Pastner can't be ahead of him no matter what. How did Josh land that? The Alford deal was baffling. How UCLA was able to get the approval for that salary for a middle-of-t...

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Final Fours are not nearly as enjoyable in the big stadiums as they are in traditional basketball arenas. It will be great if PHX gets one, but I have seen Final Fours in both sized venues and there is no question that traditional basketball arenas are a superior experience on every level.

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RHJ should be starting - he is clearly the second best player on the team behind Bash. I thought it was interesting they announcers were stating that RHJ has the most pro-potential of any UA player. I will be shocked if RHJ is not in the starting line-up in the next couple of weeks. I get that Mill...

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RHJ should be starting - he is clearly the second best player on the team behind Bash. Pitts should be playing more than York. SJ needs to stop launching shots from 3-point range and let the game come to him - clearly he will be a monster slashing to the basket. PJC was very impressive - that kid ne...

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Lol no loi? So the kid wants to have the option of bailing on whoever he committed too probably just weeks before the season begins so he can go somewhere else. Yeah, there needs to be some sort of commitment. Can't see the major programs on his list making him a crucial priority if he isn't willin...

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Didn't Calipari recently say that AZ should be preseason number one? That should settle it.

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If Miller creates his own legacy at Arizona, continues to have a top-ten/top-five program, continues to get the recruits he wants, continues to receive major university and booster support, wins, makes some final fours, etc.; it is highly unlikely he will leave for another program. For years, there ...

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