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Massive news. I love this. My expectation is that Boswell plays very little this season and treats this like an understudy year where he practices against Kerr and Ramey, learns Lloyd's terminology and attitude and expectations, and then comes into next season as a starter and just blows the doors ...

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RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:49 pm ???

Apparently he's Super Bad.

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MountainCat wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:31 am When all is said and done, I'd bet Koloko goes late 1st round. All it takes is for a team to steal someone else's pick early, then the plan is off the table. Someone will pull the trigger early.

I think he'd be a great pick for Golden State.

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Guys in the portal now who are worth a damn: Ramey Brooks Malachi Smith AJ Green Pete Nance Isaiah Mosely Mouhamed Gueye I’m sure there will be a few more as guys shift and grad transfer pop in - am I missing anyone right now? Malachi Smith would be a home run. I guess Gonzaga seems like the favori...

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Jefe wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 4:09 pm Whaaaaat. 2 starters from Estonia?

The Encino Man lineup. The Estonians are gonna eat. Or more specifically they'll be munching on the grindage.

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Spaceman Spiff wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:49 am
Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:33 am Don't think we're getting Scheierman.
You have to worry when Baylor offers Baylor.

Baylor on Baylor on crime? Is Dave Bliss involved in the recruitment?

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Bacot returning for his senior year as well Koloko is a rare combo of size and rim protection. And an especially rare amount of lateral quickness and agility on the perimeter. His combination of rim protection and ability to move his feet after switches or against a skilled big is what makes him a ...

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Our five elite eight teams over the past 20 years have had an average of 4 future NBA players on them - from a low of 2 in 2011 to a high of 6 in 2003. Yup. That's the biggest concern with losing Mathurin and maybe Koloko. It isn't that there aren't players to replace then, it's that the replacemen...

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Canned enchilada sauce? How very disappointing. House is a little underwhelming for that price. Along with I really hate TVs over fireplaces. In truth, Lute had a much nicer house with great views. The indoor-outdoor space is awesome. The 19th century French like decor of the interior, not so much.

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:28 pm Tyrese Proctor committed to Duke

That recruiting class is unreal

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Not much of a playmaker but a marksman and bucket getter with significant eligibility left.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... fer-portal

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If UCLA returns everybody that's eligible and the two five stars are as advertised I could see top 3.

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https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2022/03/oregon-states-jarod-lucas-gianni-hunt-head-for-transfer-portal-roman-silva-opts-to-turn-professional.html Jarod Lucas, anyone? I'd love to add shooting like that but he'd have to comfortable with a 20 minute per game supporting role. Doubt that's what he's...

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https://heatcheckcbb.com/college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-for-2022-23/ First of many way too earlys N°10 North Carolina N°9 Arizona Projected 2022-23 lineup : Kerr Kriisa, Pelle Larsson, Dalen Terry, Azuolas Tubelis, Oumar Ballo Arizona had a breakout season under first-year head co...

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I'd look at what went wrong (not enough defensive intensity, not enough scoring, not enough guys who could run the offense) and look at the three guards that Lloyd has pulled in and see if that isn't the exact answer to those problems. Bal, Boswell, Lewis - long, big, high IQ players who can share ...

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Really excited to see what kind of jump Bal makes. We could really use another marksmen.

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I'm going to watch every St. Peter's game. Aside from that I don't really care.

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Kai Jones went 19 last year. I think Koloko's a better prospect. Certainly has a higher floor at least and it's not like Koloko's ceiling is limited.

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84Cat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:40 pm Who's this Coach K dude? Never heard of him

I don't know but I do know that he's not an assistant manager at an AT&T store.

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I think Tubelis can have a Pac 12 POY level player next year. Needs to improve his left hand, extend range to 3, get a bit stronger with the ball and improve on defense but all of it can be accomplished. He's a really talented kid who can be the centerpiece of a really talented 2022-23 Arizona team...

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I think Koloko can go 12 to 20ish. I've regularly seen it written that after the elite guys are gone GMs tend to look for elite skills to fill out roles on the roster. Koloko's defensive skills are A+++. Specifically his defensive skills away from the basket are going to be too much for some GM to p...

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I think Tubelis can have a Pac 12 POY level player next year. Needs to improve his left hand, extend range to 3, get a bit stronger with the ball and improve on defense but all of it can be accomplished. He's a really talented kid who can be the centerpiece of a really talented 2022-23 Arizona team.

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It's part of the reason why I was making a clarion call for roster upgrades. We need athleticism, toughness and maturity. There's no way we should get run off the court by a bunch of nasty grad students. 1:) we went 33-4. If you are right that our roster wasn't good enough (I don't happen to agree)...

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I don't happen to think it's that "we weren't ready." They play a pretty unique style and we struggled to adjust. I'd like it if we tried to schedule a couple more of these rugged physical, defensive teams in the non conference. We did that with Tennessee but even they are a bit more uptempo. We ne...

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We got beat soundly. Fair and square. Congrats to the Cougars. Shit happens.

Sad the season is over but feel grateful that my winters and springs for the next decade or two (or three) are going to be WAY more entertaining then I ever could have hoped for one year ago.

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I don't happen to think it's that "we weren't ready." They play a pretty unique style and we struggled to adjust. I'd like it if we tried to schedule a couple more of these rugged physical, defensive teams in the non conference. We did that with Tennessee but even they are a bit more uptempo.

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:36 pm Zu can't finish

Do you have any idea how many games he usually played in Europe? He seems to have hit a wall. I wonder if fatigue is an issue.

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:23 pm Anyone else not that impressed with Rounds?

There are no lifts designed to increase will. If we want it more than Houston in the second half we can win this game. They badly want it of course so we better dial it up

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ZagCatFan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:41 pm Well that was tough way to exit.

Gotta say we had our wide open shots and couldn’t drop’em

Go Cats kick Houston’s ASS.

Totally. They make open threes at their normal clip and they win by 8-10

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Alieberman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:30 pm
jsbowl16 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:28 pm Someone take Fews keys away. He doesn't need another DUI.
Didn't Muss also have a little issue?

Musselman blew a .11 while Few blew a .12. Guess why they call it "a Few too many".

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So the second best team in the West goes down. Let's see what happens to the best team in the West.

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I thought the 3rd foul on Chet was the most questionable. Notae has been terrible down the stretch. His team is bailing him out. Hes actually really good at creating for others He's a really good player for sure. I don't watch Arkansas a ton but I've probably see them play about a half dozen times ...

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I thought the 3rd foul on Chet was the most questionable.

Notae has been terrible down the stretch. His team is bailing him out.

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To your point Ari. Shitty call IMO on Holmgren His arms weren't truly vertical though. It's ticky tack but his arms are at an angle Yes but who initiated that contact. His arms folded forward when the guy went right into his chest. Should have been a no call IMO I'll have to watch it again but I th...

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Notae takes some ridiculous threes. I bet Kriisa gets jealous when he watches him play.

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azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:07 pm To your point Ari. Shitty call IMO on Holmgren

His arms weren't truly vertical though. It's ticky tack but his arms are at an angle

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Announcers are really pushing the zebras are screwing Gonzaga angle

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EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:04 pm That Notay guy is also a problem.

When he doesn't settle for off balance threes. Not exactly an efficient offensive performance.

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EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:01 pm Eric Musselman always looks like he just got released from rehab.

He looks like he's related to Michael Douglas in Falling Down. He's got that about to go postal look about him.

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Make of this what you will, but this time of year, an old bit of conventional wisdom always emerges: the teams with the most future NBA players tend to do well in this tournament. How many future NBA players does Houston have? We have at least three (BM, CK, DT) and may have as many as five (AT, OB...

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Totally unrelated but TCU is going to regret letting go of Gary Patterson

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How did Houston become the greatest college basketball team… in the last 2 weeks? A few days ago I was hoot to beat them… now I really want to kick their ass Maybe people think they are still Phi Slamma Jamma? I don't know, it confuses me too how a 5 seed missing two of their best players gets this...

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SabinoDrifter wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:10 am
UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:06 am

That is really interesting.

I find that really promising bc we're not getting blown out

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It's not just that they had a big win, imagine the emotional bungee jump of being 15 seconds away from a magical season being over to pulling out the win. I'm not going to judge their reaction especially bc I think it's pretty likely that TCU fans were a bit over the top.

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Seems like Arkansas is too low

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Fans say some ugly things. I'm not going to jump to conclusions without knowing all of the context. In my experience Dallas metro yuppies are often about as two faced as they come in terms of oscillating between trying to act classy and being brash and ostentatious as all hell.

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im not one for all the sauce floss - Terry saying "we are the best team in the country" after the game on live television isnt my favorite. perhaps im getting crusty Waving goodbye to the TCU fans, etc., I mean, maybe I'm 40 and don't get the kids these days, but I don't love it. If the team wins t...

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Spaceman Spiff wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:56 am
Fishclamps wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:38 am Let me settle this once and for all, you're all crusty old men who should let kids have fun
I'm not crusty, I'm ashy. Get it right.

I'm more like Sideshow Bob with less psychopathy and inferior hair

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IMO the transitive property of common opponents is silly and way over utilized. So is the transitive property of last opponents. Each game is different and IMO hard and fast extrapolations off of either of those rarely lead to accurate prognostications.

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KaibabKat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:30 pm In five post season games (Pac-12 tournament & NCAA's) Koloko has a 40 minute Bird Score (think PER) of 31.5. That puts him in extremely rare company. He will be spending June 23rd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

NBA GMs have to be salivating based off of that elite switch out ability alone.

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