Bear Down Wildcats

Winger

So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have? Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?) Or Super Senior Love? Love was my favorite player to watch in an Arizona uniform this past season. I am not big on 1&Ds who aren’t game changers from day 1, which Sa...

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So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have? Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?) Or Super Senior Love? One thing that most Arizona losses shared was Love shooting and missing a lot. At the end of the season as he was shooting and missing and turn...

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So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have? Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?) Or Super Senior Love? Love was my favorite player to watch in an Arizona uniform this past season. I am not big on 1&Ds who aren’t game changers from day 1, which Sa...

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ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:13 am
For all intents and purposes, Sanon's role on the team would be the same as Love's. Boswell wouldn't have impacted that as much. So it's more of a role issue rather than minutes.

Agree, that Boswell reference in relation to Sanon doesn’t make sense.

Winger

Shitty tweet for what reason? It's been discussed openly he was looking at 500k+ on the open market. It comes off to me as mocking Ballo’s value, showing off inside info that Scheer probably fed him, and as the resident Arizona-media-homer I would think he would be bummed to have lost Ballo to tran...

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It does feel odd and 1 of the pieces ESPN used above to rank the Cats #8 is gone. Saw that Ballo was ESPN’s #1 ranked transfer as well. This is the first time Lloyd has had the option of running with the freshmen, will be interesting to see if he does so, as that is much less common than it was circ...

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I trust Lloyd and it sounds like he wants Boswell More than good enough for me He didn't want Boswell. Was Vegas the final straw or was Tommy already done with Boswell before then? I don’t know and that post of mine comes off like I do. I was judging off of Boswell transferring, i.e. if Lloyd wante...

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39895473/mens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-2024-25-season This is more legit than those rankings posted upthread. And I think we could rise higher once the dust settles from the transfer portal. Interesting how they do it t...

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PHXCATS wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:04 am I trust Lloyd and it sounds like he wants Boswell

More than good enough for me

He didn't want Boswell.

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AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:51 pm Glad he's getting payed. Assuming he does indeed end up at Indiana that came against Illinois should be something to watch.

Me too but that is a shitty tweet.

Winger

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39895473/mens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-2024-25-season This is more legit than those rankings posted upthread. And I think we could rise higher once the dust settles from the transfer portal. Interesting how they do it t...

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Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right? Got mixed messages on that yesterday which is to say that I am clueless on that right now. Winger, do you know if anyone from Kentucky has even reached out to Tommy at all to gauge his interest? Or is this all message board paranoia? Message board paranoia. ...

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Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:23 pm Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right?

Got mixed messages on that yesterday which is to say that I am clueless on that right now.

Winger

I’m just curious what some of your ideal starting 5s are for next season. It is a good question but it is also impossible to answer. No one really knows what Lloyd is doing behind the scenes with the current roster and the same holds for the portal (and for the portal you can add that no one even k...

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39895473/mens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-2024-25-season This is more legit than those rankings posted upthread. And I think we could rise higher once the dust settles from the transfer portal. Interesting how they do it t...

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Most importantly though Winger, have you interacted with the new AD and do you like what she brings to the department? No, not yet and haven’t heard a word. She looks very good on paper imo. Leaving money aside, it appears to me that she has an immediate issue wrt Love coaching softball and, though...

Winger

When you say doesn't work well I guess you mean it wont work in the B12 but won the PAC 12 ? While I agree Love and Johnson were first year players at Arizona they were far from first year players in terms of experience. If you are right we will get 2 of the top 10 in the portal that can start. Tha...

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Love last 6 games: 1-10 ORtg of 24 4-13 ORtg of 97 2-11 ORtg of 42 6-17 ORtg of 113 6-15 ORtg of 97 5-18 ORtg of 70 Arizona’s record: 3-3 To be fair to Love, I also am out on PGs who no show 1/3 of the time and centers who are a TO every time they are sent to the line. This year’s version didn’t wo...

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Love last 6 games: 1-10 ORtg of 24 4-13 ORtg of 97 2-11 ORtg of 42 6-17 ORtg of 113 6-15 ORtg of 97 5-18 ORtg of 70 Arizona’s record: 3-3 To be fair to Love, I also am out on PGs who no show 1/3 of the time and centers who are a TO every time they are sent to the line. This year’s version didn’t wor...

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If Lloyd was considering bringing Love back I’d be highly disappointed.

Winger

Wanted to share something that I may have posted elsewhere here (if I have I apologize for the repeat). There were several things about the end of this administration’s tenure that I never completely understood. One of them was how Robbins could go MIA during the coaching search after his buddy Fisc...

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Yep. Everything said about Kriisa last year is being said about Boswell now... Everything said about Boswell last year is being said about Bradley now..... That’s what happens when you’re the PG, you play like crap, and your team flames out of the NCAA Tournament. Boswell is played out at Arizona. ...

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Was at a table a couple months back with several Robbins acolytes and told them my understanding was that Robbins will be done when this contract terms (end of summer). They all skoffed, told me how many ABOR members he had “in his back pocket”, and one Arizona coach actually said to me “you need b...

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Some rumblings that Boswell is gone. Not enough to bank on, yet, but might want to keep your eyes and ears open.

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Was at a table a couple months back with several Robbins acolytes and told them my understanding was that Robbins will be done when this contract terms (end of summer). They all skoffed, told me how many ABOR members he had “in his back pocket”, and one Arizona coach actually said to me “you need be...

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“Did nothing to earn any disrespect” Not sure about that. Against NCAA rules he scalped his allotment of home-game tickets and got busted and penalized for it. Note that Arizona was a program immediately coming off of a major NCAA investigation and was under probation at the time. He transferred awa...

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I have been worried (self-created) about the opposite. Can you take so many foreign players that the American scene starts to blow you off? Judging by the incoming class that never happened, or hasnt happed, but I have wondered if that was part of Lloyd’s comment early in that he cant have 8 Euros o...

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Reads like Tommy already had the one on one player meetings and is letting everyone know where they stand. Like we all know, Lute wasn't shy about telling players they weren't going to get many minutes if they stayed, and some told them directly they were welcome to leave. Maybe Tommy realized that...

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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 ...

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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 team...

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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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Agree with Arizona fans and the reaction to B12 losses. Will be interested to see what McKale is like next season. Lloyd is going to have to change his roster to compete in the B12. He did so a bit this past season with the additions of Love, Johnson, and Bradley. He might have to reconfigure his sy...

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Ncaa tournament does not define who is and isn’t a good coach Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man. My opinion is that the NCAA tourney is all that matters. How many regular season conference championships did Sean Miller have at Arizona? How many PAC tourney championships does ...

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When the opposing coach calls a timeout for an inbounds under the basket and gets a slam, you've been out-coached. I remember 3 bunnies directly off in bounds plays. After the third one I said allowed “Lloyd is getting worked” or “that is lousy coaching” or something like that. Kaibab - thanks for ...

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But yes, having your starters shoot 8.6% (2-23) from three was really a poor strategic choice for CTL, and he MUST he held accountable!!! I had the same Arizona-nag as you did but that actually is a poor strategic choice. Arizona was a team that took few 3-pointers this season. About 1 in 3 shot at...

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But yes, having your starters shoot 8.6% (2-23) from three was really a poor strategic choice for CTL, and he MUST he held accountable!!! I had the same Arizona-nag as you did but that actually is a poor strategic choice. Arizona was a team that took few 3-pointers this season. About 1 in 3 shot at...

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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. Don’t think you can run Boswell back...

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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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Rumor had it that Arizona was a 2-season plan for Boswell and then off to the NBA. I can not remember ever seeing a PG who had as many no shows as Boswell. It was a thing that I found/find difficult to explain. And he started every game (and I believe every 2nd half) the entire season. I understand ...

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DWWD killed Lloyd yesterday. Start Boswell and hope he isnt a no show. Let Love shoot and hope he doesnt have one of his off shooting nights. Try to get by with repetitively forcing it into a center who is a walking TO when fouled and sent to the line. Prey Larsson doesnt have one of those games whe...

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Winger wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:22 pm
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.

Winger

WTF!!! Robins & Heeke... ... What could possibly have gone wrong??? Imo coaching searches are a scoreboard game and you need to leave all of the “process was screwed up”, “they lucked in to him/her”, “how could you consider/interview Coach Nochops?”, etc. But to answer your question, while it would...

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Great call out. I like these graphics but I think the author struggles with correlation vs causation I like them too but I struggle with why folks still use overall tempo or pace as any kind of marker for playing well/efficient. If you have a good defense your tempo is going to be slower. If you ha...

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Hoops alumni not happy with Tommy hire…. https://twitter.com/JeffEisenberg/status/1773371848308248766 Thanks for the link. It wasn’t all of their own doing, and I respect their angst at the time and their standing to voice that; but the Arizona greats hadn’t been around the program in a while, and ...

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Here are the 2024 sweet sixteen TEAM rankings. Each and every player is given a "value" determined by his Hollinger PER multiplied by the PERCENT of minutes he has played for the team. The TEAM value is the sum of the player values. 2087 UConn 2051 Gonzaga 1984 Purdue 1927 Houston 1918 Arizona 1916...

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TheCat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:45 pm We aren't playing Baylor. What's your point?

That even with a favorable matchup, despite the metrics clearly favoring Bradley, I dont think you can make the move to start him.

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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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Was going to write something on why Bradley needed to start vs Baylor. The numbers have been the same ever since Lloyd increased his minutes. Bos flashes but also goes dark. Some of the numbers are affected by playing vs starters compared w subs but it is not enough at this point to be statistically...

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For sure Catsby and this isnt limited to the legacy or “print” or TV media. It is all of them. Internet boards, bloggers, podcasters, etc. With me, and obviously I am not media, you’ll always get how I see it, or how I heard it, or what I believe is the deal. Looking forward to not having my ankles ...

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