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EVCat

I was looking at Oregons loss to UNC/Zags/Buffs...one thing was common in all three games, oregon got beat on the boards...when they beat Michigan the rebounds were tied at 32... UNC took them to school on rebounds...Zags and Buffs barely beat them there even with a low 3pt % UNC almost never trail...

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StickItInTheyFace wrote:I also have a really good feeling about this road trip.
The OSU game has that traditional feel of a trap game. But I think in reality, we are just gonna work them.

would be far worse if we played them Thursday ahead of Oregon

EVCat

2-0 this week. It's happening. Co-signed I think people fall into the trap that this years "good" teams are as good as previous years "good" teams...but to be honest just look at the BB landscape...being #1 was a curse until Gonzaga hit it at the right time (and will hold it until the end)...major ...

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I think we can agree that OSU has been a tough out for us in Corvallis. But we have the personnel to react to whatever they have going on, and are superior at every matchup...they have two guys who can be better than us on any given night in Tinkle and Thompson, but they aren't better than their opp...

EVCat

what is with this playing ASU twice in the first 6 conference games? @ Oregon @ Oregon St. Utah Colorado @ ASU (????) @ Washington Then, finally, a chance to take a breath, maybe, vs the Cougs, but that is at Pullman so don't get too loose. Gauntlet time. I see getting out of that 6 game run at 4-2 ...

EVCat

yes. Koloko's footwork is ages beyond where I would expect it for his age and baby giraffe-like body.

EVCat

To be fair, "DUNK THE BALL" flashed through my mind several times. Jeter, in particular, would benefit from that. I hear that a lot, especially at the games, and I think "if he could still just do that, he'd probably still be at Duke". Kid offers a lot, and while I get the Koloko love, I also know ...

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I think we are seeing the real Nico now that he has started playing against older more experienced guards...but my gut feeling is his shooting will start to trend back up once he sorts it out.... I see him doubting himself for the first time maybe ever. There were hints that he was having some of t...

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Chicat wrote:His halftime interview was a thing of beauty. Almost Shakespearean.

lots of focus on his "finger roll/come to Arizona to dunk the ball" comment, but the exaggerated "they have 17 blocks" comment slayed me.

EVCat

you just know a Sergeant in the NCAA Investigation Bureau called his pair of investigators, one a stickler for rules and documentation who is sometimes swayed by his younger, more reckless partner, to the home office to tell them to prepare their final report by 5 PM today and that UNDER NO CIRCUMS...

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you just know a Sergeant in the NCAA Investigation Bureau called his pair of investigators, one a stickler for rules and documentation who is sometimes swayed by his younger, more reckless partner, to the home office to tell them to prepare their final report by 5 PM today and that UNDER NO CIRCUMST...

EVCat

No one will ever convince me he had no idea what was going on with Book. You believe Nike-paid Miller knew that his assistant was accepting money for himself (or his own recruiting, but still, for his own performance) from a runner for an agent with ties to Adidas to convince players to go to that ...

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What makes you think about jumping? Early on from Miller's days at Xavier to his 1st several years at Arizona, I always felt like Miller maximized the talent he brought in. He recruited hard working tough guys that gave him everything they had. This success brought his recruiting to a new level of ...

EVCat

You mentioned Brown and then forgot to put him in your lineup lol. And this is why I usually stay out of these conversations :) Other than high school recruiting, I find it hard to emotionally look ahead because it would be my hope that Nnaji plays so well, he has to go. But it is also my hope that...

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Well they didn’t look well coached at all. Knowing his style of coaching, they were probably pretty resistant. Mike isn't a roll the ball out kind of coach. He runs scenario drills, odd number defensive drills, etc. Not a lot of scrimmaging. Your quickest way to the bench is to blow a defensive ass...

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the "weight" of Miller is directly related to the player. Nico Mannion is not going to feel "tight" or afraid to shoot. Ever. Zo Trier never felt an ounce of Miller's "heavy" on any of his shots. I doubt Josh Green will think twice this season if he is open to shoot. Maybe that weight is good, is a ...

EVCat

So as of today, what would be our best case scenario’20 class? And worst case? I know it is not the point of your question, but our best case scenario has Zeke returning, Jordan Brown becoming the level of player he was recruited as, BWill being healthy, and a solid SR transfer PG to join a class o...

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Longhorned wrote:
Alieberman wrote:I once killed a bear with my bear hands after throwing out my back while suffering from pneumonia.

Nico and Josh will not only play, but we will win.
I once killed an alligator with my alligator hands but then I used lotion so everyone is okay.

Underrated post. Nice catch.

EVCat

I think Nico excels at anything that requires a higher basketball IQ. Zone is like that because you can't just physically overpower it. I've been a Nico cheerleader for a couple of years, and had the fun of getting a few friends to go see the Pinnacle game vs Shadow Mountain last year, which ended ...

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Interesting note: I reflexively think of Baylor as a team driven by their bigs and rebounding advantage but that's not the case this season. They're a heavy three point usage team that shoots very well from outside and is less likely than Arizona to take it to the rim. They get offensive rebounds b...

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Jefe wrote:What a waste. Who could we have landed recruit wise? F me

Did we leave any recruits on the table when he returned to the team this summer?

EVCat

I get where you're coming from with DD. If he truly has trouble meshing, the remainder of his game is decent, but not so much so that you'll stomach issues that come with it. Exactly. I see this as Miller having zero willingness to fuck with the excellent chemistry of this team for the 8th/9th man....

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zonagrad wrote: I think Miller alluded to that in his post-game presser.

See...I thought Miller was shooting straight at DD and Josh with that comment.

But I totally agree that would be Smith's path to the bench early.

EVCat

NCAA Rulebook on throw in: Art. 4. A throw-in and the throw-in count shall begin when the ball is at the disposal of the player entitled to the throw-in. So, the ref determined that a ball lying in the playing area after a made FT is "at the disposal of the player"? Despite there being no attempt to...

EVCat

Was DD the guy in the last minute that was supposed to inbound the ball, but stood on the baseline waiting for someone to hand him the ball that was sitting three feet inside the court? The ref started the five count and Miller had to call a timeout. It was hard to see on TV, but it looked like Mil...

EVCat

This is going to sound like the most revisionist history, like the common "we didn't want him" mumble after a recruiting loss, and it was not a safe space to say these things before... so... I have never been that enamored by Doutrive. Damn straight he was fun to watch. But the talk of his lack of t...

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I guess they have

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I just saw BYU is in the WCC now? It's like a larger model of his current situation...very Catholic boy in an LDS university that now plays in a very Catholic conference :) I will always pull for the kid. BYU as a destination still cracks me up from an East Valley Catholic kid, but it will be a good...

EVCat

Nico shifts direction so smoothly. A friend's wife was watching and commented "he is going fast, but he looks like he is gliding on ice skates". That hesi plus a ridiculously quick shift of the hips to change direction make defenses have to stop ball early or double, and his body control allows him ...

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Anyone remember that name? Satterwhite and Mitch Lightfoot were teammates on the Gilbert Christian team that won the 4A state title a couple of years back. Satterwhite was committed to Colorado, but blew his knee pretty bad in a Las Vegas summer showcase. His pivot was Loyola-Chicago, so he was on t...

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practice update for Al: "Nico has been solid/good so far but not great" Not sure what to do with this information. There is nothing to do with it. How many players have you heard were "just killing it" in the preseason that flopped? How many "best shooters we have ever had" stories have come out of...

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would hate. Our identity is west coast. Our student population, outside of Arizona, is largely southern California. As a nearly life-long Arizonan, I do not feel any sense of identity shared with Iowa and Texas and WV, but I do with the PAC states. Even in the WAC, we were "Western". I do not want a...

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What will help Nico is the level of good coaching he has got independently, and having a dad who played the game at a high level. If you watch him play, his footwork was superior to most high school players, his ability to shift into shooting position or change speeds on the dribble infer that he wi...

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We have to find a way to honor George in the rafters...

Maybe a soda bottle with a black stripe?

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Merkin wrote:
Postmaster wrote:Can’t we just get Nick Nolte to convince Bwill to get a shot before each game?

(Not a serious suggestion)
North Dallas Forty with singer Mac Davis as his QB?

Sometimes you just gotta stop and smell the roses...

(great movie, BTW)...

EVCat

Nice!

KAET...have answered the phones for pledge drives there a few times.

EVCat

On Thursday I slammed the the hatch back door on my 3 year-old's hand, and rushed her to the hospital. Medical staff: What happened to her hand?!! Me: Oh. That? I slammed the the hatch back door on it. That was just one of my highlights last week. Fun stuff. I was once, many years ago (15?) tighten...

EVCat

Far be it from me to second guess the oracles that inhabit these here threads, but given the fucking day-to-day roster instability this summer, I'm a little surprised how it's presumed Williams is done *before* a formal announcement has come out. I think reaching out to a guard in the transfer port...

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just my last week. The cosmos know what I am talking about. Add in the last 18 months. But slam the last week into that 18 month ball of crazy medical issues, but also amazingly awesome family accomplishments....then jam the last week into it, and you have the stew for an absolute WHATTHEFUCK freako...

EVCat

what about being a disruptive, whinny, cock sucker of a teammate? does that clear it all up for you guys...im in no fucking mood today. i dont give a fuck how good you are, no player is bigger or more important than the team. Are we still concerned about this though? I assume, since he never left, ...

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Recap of changes to 2019 roster heading into 2020: Brandon Randolph decided he was ready for whatever the heck is next for him and left. Terry Armstrong was told about grade issues, passive-aggressively pulled items identifying him as an Arizona commit off his social media, courted other teams, did ...

EVCat

well...this officially wins the Craziest Offseason Award - Arizona Division

Red/Blue game it is...

EVCat

surprises the hell out of me. Talk about keeping stuff close to the vest. I exited the world for a family matter for a couple of days and boom... I would expect him to stay close to home, but I really have no idea.... Now let's get this straight. You didn't exit the world for a family matter. You e...

EVCat

surprises the hell out of me.

Talk about keeping stuff close to the vest. I exited the world for a family matter for a couple of days and boom...

I would expect him to stay close to home, but I really have no idea....

EVCat

That is amazing. Sure, the writer is a Tucson native, but Northwestern is the standard for J schools and they awarded her. I wonder if this case might, thanks to this essay, be used in future NW J-school classes. It touches on a few issues in journalism, including the reduction of staff that impacts...

EVCat

Warriors completed the EvCat Family two-fer last night. We had an ACL tear (daughter) and Achilles tear (mine) in a 5 month period in 2018. Both were at the same PT facility for a while. I went on to dislocate my shoulder and tear the labrum and glenoid cup less than a year later. Back at the same P...

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Koloko as Peter Hansen-style FG Blocker

EVCat

Maybe Barcello gives his scholarship up for one year and pays the freight as an in state student? I don't know if you can do that. Someone who knows NCAA rules might know better, but it seems like a real open door to manipulate rosters to me. Also, even as an in-state student, real cost of attendan...

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Barring team rules violation, grades or other misbehavior, it should be solely the student-athlete’s choice. It should be 100%. It's not, but actually revoking a scholie is a huge hit to recruiting, and you are dead to whatever high school coaches/AAU coaches were affiliated with the player. But, u...

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