Bear Down Wildcats

TheCat

I wonder if he can stretch his shot out to the 3-point line every once in awhile. Veesaar can. And until the Cats replace Keshad, we may see him a lot out there. Henri was 5-10 3PT his last FIBA season. https://twitter.com/ArizonaMBB/status/1602848652233351168 Tommy already said Veesaar was playing...

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The names I don't hear but thought I would are Mark Few (arguably done more with less) and Bill Self whose buy out I think is less the Nate's. I think I would approach Skaka.

Kentucky would be a terrible fit for Few but I can see Self there.

Greg Byrne could certainly poke us in the eye again.

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In the article on ESPN they mention CTL but say he just signed a new contract. Not sure how Nate qualifies because in a good year he lost more games then Cal did in about 3 at the beginning of his run. Yahoo sports says this under the heading top tier. Tommy Lloyd The numbers speak for themselves. I...

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Oh Jeez another round like Saban retiring. Something tells me Kentucky is going to see what it is like for normal programs when their entire highly rated recruits leave plus any players that were already there. Plus having a guy say he will fund the NIL by himself......wow.

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This was the highest rated basketball game ever on ESPN. That includes the NBA finals games they broadcasted.

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I wonder if Tommy couldn’t talk Boswell into a Jason Terry ‘96-‘98 role where he comes off the bench about 3-5 minutes into the game and just fucking wreaks havoc. Steals, assists, threes all in a hurry angling for him to win 6th Man of the Year in the Big12. He could have an outsized impact to the...

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I don't see anything. https://twitter.com/JavierJMorales/status/1776455269146620381 I agree you don't want the refs to decide the game but aren't you doing that if the other team gets an open shot they would not have? Tough call. I just think if Arizona was disadvantaged by a moving screen would I ...

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Phillip's is a great shooter from the videos I have watched.

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Too skinny needs two years in the weight room.

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After lessons learned in the Euro chase, Mick Cronin lands Skyy Clark and Kobe Johnson in the transfer portal. Dominic Harris is likely to join them in the coming days. Ilane Fibleuil and Will McClendon have both entered the transfer portal from UCLA's side thus far. That's a pretty good influx of ...

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I don't find a lot of downside to a guy that just had 14 out of 15 double doubles in a row. If it is in his best interest financially and goal wise I would love for him to come back. More than any player he maxed his ability, was a great representative for Arizona and just a joyful kid.

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ISU was the one team I was hoping to avoid in the first round. They are a terrific team.

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PC it also baffles me. Everytime we fall short of our own expectations we need to find a villian. I think some fans get their own self esteem from the outcome of these games and just can't appreciate the effort that athletes have put in to play the game they love to watch. I am disappointed when we ...

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I am really interested in Dylan's development. I think he is going to be good. If Henri returns I think he has been shooting more from the outside in practice and we may have an effective high/low game again. Freshman are always a crap shoot on how they play but we have a group of good ones that can...

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I'm looking forward to Boz's contributions next year and I know he will put in the work to expand his game. Lest we forget: Arizona sophomore guard Kylan Boswell picked up his first Pac-12 Player of the Week award after leading the Wildcats to a 78-73 win at then-No. 2 Duke on Friday. At Duke, Boswe...

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Winger I appreciate your concern. What really stinks to me is that you felt it necessary to "give him the benefit of the doubt now" after he has demonstrated with performance and success not seen before. While I'm sure CTL appreciates support from such a knowledgeable fan as you, how do you square t...

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That's really generous of you giving him the benefit of the doubt considering he is a two time conference champ, two time PAC tourney champ and made the sweet sixteen 2 out of 3 years not to mention his wins in these three years is nearly a record while playing Duke, Alabama, Wisconsin etc. (3 teams...

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Outside of his high game, those sure don't look like starter starter stats. Like the late great Bob Eubank used to say for MLB, you need to hit your weight. https://i.imgur.com/xtJA3zs.png What about the 3 before the ones you highlighted? Point totals were significant in those games. Boz struggled ...

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I think everyone here forgets the tenor of the preseason before we added those two guys. Can LLoyd recruit. What is our team going to be? They will just load up on Boz and Ballo. We have no real chance if we don't get someone soon. Now with two 5 stars coming in plus two outstanding 4 stars that nar...

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You don’t think they told Kerr Krissa his minutes at the point would be cut? Sure as hell did Find a post where I blamed Boswell. I simply don’t like his game and think we need a different type of PG which happens to be more like Bradley. Also I said I am OK with him moving on but never said jettis...

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We are going to need an experience power forward more than anything.

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That even with a favorable matchup, despite the metrics clearly favoring Bradley, I dont think you can make the move to start him. My first thought - start Bradley - (despite Clemson not being Baylor) was the right one. I have a feeling most of us would agree but Tommy is a players coach and won’t....

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Why do we need him? Bradley far outplayed him most of the year and we can get a back up PG AND bring Martinez along much quicker. It also will allow us to get a 2 that can strike it. Hopefully a bit more consistently than Boz or Love did. I would hate to lose Bradley because Boz came back so if he ...

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They took more than we did.....

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Marquette is pulling an Arizona And did you her what the sideline reported Shaka saying with about 9 mins left? "We are in the bonus take the ball into the paint" I wonder if that was Tommy's council also. Easier said than done. Marq has a guy that looks exactly like Pelle. NCST playing with house ...

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Why do we need him? Bradley far outplayed him most of the year and we can get a back up PG AND bring Martinez along much quicker. It also will allow us to get a 2 that can strike it. Hopefully a bit more consistently than Boz or Love did. I would hate to lose Bradley because Boz came back so if he ...

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I think Ballo is the most likely to return. I am really interested in seeing Anderson play. He has a bit of an edge to him and I think will be a good defender.

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I think it would benefit Boswell and the UofA if he went somewhere else next year. He needs to start fresh and forget about this past year. Less we all forget he was great the first third of a year. He lost his confidence somewhere and was tentative after that. I pray he comes back because his defe...

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I echo winger’s statement. The collapse and uncontested baskets were ridiculous, and Lloyd needs to sort this crap out Don't worry about that!! CTL will NOT lose two consecutive games in this tournament!! :roll: Not suggesting firing him. But the truth of the matter is that he has underperformed 3 ...

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I think the basketball public and most fans do not recognize how hard this tournament is. One example is it has been 19 years since Illinois has been in an Elite eight. We'll get there. Only two teams have made it to the sweet 16 more than Arizona in the last 3 years.... Only two.. Houston and the Z...

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I love Pelle and truly believe he was the glue that really made this team work but last night he had what I would argue was his worst game ever in an Arizona uniform. It happens....just not when we expected it.

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I hope he goes nowhere. He has struggled in the latter part of the season by let's not forget that two games ago he scored 20 in the tournament. Percentage wise I think he is still our top 3 point shooter but could be wrong. We had shots just couldn't make them.

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AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:09 pm Well misery loves company so I'm not upset North Carolina lost too. At least we wont be the only story tonight.

Their conference player of the year RJ Davis also had a terrible night. 4-20 and 0-9 from 3.

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Thanks for coming to Arizona and trusting us with your development. Many thanks.

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Lloyd being a mid major coach and this is his ceiling is spot on Merk....hate to say this but that is an idiotic statement. Beating Duke, Wisconsin, Alabama etc along with winning the conference 2 out of 3 years and the Tourney 2 out of 3 years says he can coach. I don't blame Tommy for this loss w...

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If Tommy wins tonight he will tie for the most wins by a head coach in there first 3 years. Wish he had the Oregon State game back so it would be his record alone.

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After the sweet 16 it is just a crap shoot but at least staying close to seed this year. I too have enjoyed the team and their development this year. Hope they play well tomorrow but still appreciative of the season if they don't. BTFD!!!!!!!!

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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.

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We aren't playing Baylor. What's your point?

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Caleb Love $24
Pelle Larsson $18
KJ Lewis $8
=50
TB= 161

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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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Hey what was the name of the disco bar on miracle mile (right where the road curved). ? Hot chicks. The Fine Line? That was the name of a gay bar in that area some of my straight friends used to go to and swore they had the best music. No not it. It was full of well dressed chicks and guys with pla...

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Yep that is the guy. Thanks dmjcat.

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You’re moving the goalposts again. The issue isn’t “contributors”. The issue is: lack of ncaa tournament performance coupled the very unconventional roster composition when it comes to teams that have made F4s and won natties. When the AD is looking for folks to commit to $25,000 a year times 10 ye...

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Yeah except once all those covid kids are out of the system it'll probably go back to how it was in regards to team makeup Not with NIL, kids are staying longer. Look at Love, he would've already entered the NBA draft and not gotten drafted and been in the G league or something. Well the G league i...

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azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:44 pm
azcat49 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:29 pm Not sure why NM and Baylor shot only 9-47 from the three in their losses to Clemson
"There's basketball then there's tournament basketball."

~Harry Vardon (probably)

I watched the Baylor game. A bunch of those shots were wide open. Not sure why they missed but many were great shots.

TheCat

Why would you go to Stanford? I get they're going to the ACC, but its...Stanford... Stanford had some great seasons under Montgomery. He was the Dean of PAC basketball for a few years. Besides, he coached in the Bay Area, and Palo Alto is really nice. The Palouse, well, is the Palouse. If you are l...

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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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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.

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Why would we want to help bring visibility to a growing program in our recruiting backyard? WOW not sure kids can understand or read these days eh? Their fans are crazy and they play really hard and get a lot of players from the portal. Not to mention their coach hit one of the most famous NCAA tou...

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