Bear Down Wildcats

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Arguably our top target for this class, Peyton Watson, is going to commit to UCLA tomorrow, so that sucks. Meh. He's from SoCal. UCLA, SDSU and USC should get the best players from SoCal, with an occasional high level player leaving for an elite program out of state. Seems like we've been getting f...

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Arguably our top target for this class, Peyton Watson, is going to commit to UCLA tomorrow, so that sucks. Meh. He's from SoCal. UCLA, SDSU and USC should get the best players from SoCal, with an occasional high level player leaving for an elite program out of state. Seems like we've been getting f...

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https://zonazealots.com/2020/06/24/former-wildcat-solomon-hill-calls-out-espn-on-their-hypocrisy/ Well at least someone is going after ESPIN and Dukie Vitale and Jay Bilas for their hypocrisy solomon hill ✔ @solohill damn zion was getting houses and cars at duke, wheres that attention... dick vital...

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Jay Bilas retweeted the article. I guess that's......something. Jay is an attorney. He is fully aware that there is legitimacy to this lawsuit. He is a Duke homer first and foremost, but he also knows that college basketball is dirty, and he has to know deep down that Coach K successfully competing...

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The guy was courted by the G league as they dangled that money carrot in front of him. That has to be the temptation. Some guys just want to get paid to work on their game or they hate school that much. No way Terry is a top 15-30 pick. I know wings that can guard multiple positions are coveted but...

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Dookie V has been very quiet about the Zion Williamson/Duke story. One suspects had the headline been about an Arizona player being required to answer questions relating to improper benefits under oath, he would be tweeting left and right. Suddenly all is quiet. Zion's legal team will obviously appe...

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Lineup looking something like this? J. Akinjo- 6’1”- Guard-RS Sophomore J. Baker- 6’4”- Guard- Senior B. Mathurin- 6’6”- Wing- Freshman A. Tubelis- 6’9”- Big- Freshman J. Brown- 6’11”- Big- RS Sophomore Bench I. Lee- 6’8”- Big- Senior C. Koloko- 7’0”- Big- Sophomore D. Terry- 6’6”- Guard- Freshman ...

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Lineup looking something like this? J. Akinjo- 6’1”- Guard-RS Sophomore J. Baker- 6’4”- Guard- Senior B. Mathurin- 6’6”- Wing- Freshman A. Tubelis- 6’9”- Big- Freshman J. Brown- 6’11”- Big- RS Sophomore Bench I. Lee- 6’8”- Big- Senior C. Koloko- 7’0”- Big- Sophomore D. Terry- 6’6”- Guard- Freshman ...

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Nice to see Arizona quietly secure a top-five class, at least according to 247. Not sure if this unique class (3 or 4 international players) represents a shift in philosophy or was put together out of desperation, but the nice thing is that there is a prospect of a number of these players sticking a...

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Postmaster wrote:So he chose to not play at all?

Exactly. He would not have been a starter, but he would have likely received significant minutes on a potentially great team. Very shortsighted decision.

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No, Dukie V says we are going to get hammered do we might as well just settle in and enjoy it like his buddy the general used to say. Isn’t it funny the guys he idolizes (Pitino, Knight And K) You forgot Self, Calipari, and Wright Yeah, Vitale's love of Calipari is a head-scratcher. Good coach, gre...

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https://twitter.com/ByPatForde/status/1259985231450451969 I doubt anything will come of it. Zion Williamson won't talk. He will have to in a deposition. He can't take the 5th because this isn't a case with criminal implications. If Zion doesn't want to talk and wants to save Coach K and Duke, he wi...

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Fair enough, you’re closer to the recruiting news than others. But it’s hard to believe that our entire’18 class was set in stone in September ‘17 when the FBI story broke. It seems unusual that a class would be that “set in stone” in September. But again, you’re closer to knowing more details. Eve...

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Nice to see this agent, who got stuffed by Zion, go after him and Duke. We all know he got paid as have all of those guys coach K and coached. We can only hope he denies it and then they go to court and we will see if he lies under oath In all seriousness, that does become a potential problem becau...

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If Vitale weren't a hypocrite, he'd say, "Disgusting! What do you say now, Duke Nation? Does this low-life, cheating act by Coach K represent any kind of class program in corlege basketborl? My contacts say Duke is going to get smashed so hard by the NCAA nobody will remember what they had for brea...

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Duke is untouchable. ESPN has to begrudgingly report it, but few analysts and reporters are going to commit to it. No one should be surprised about this story — everyone knows Duke doesn’t play by the rules. One of the top ten most difficult institutions to get accepted to admits 2-3 top ten recruit...

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So Miller said we'll land one or two more Euros in this class. Ira Lee is going be forced out isn't he Miller sure didn't make it sound like that in his interview, but I don't see what his role will be if every thing falls as it appears it will. That would be another example of AZ losing depth and ...

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Being ranked number one and beating another top-tier program ranked in the top ten on the road (out of conference) seems like a lifetime ago. AZ had it with Miller for five minutes about five years ago.

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Long overdue offer. https://twitter.com/coreyevans_10/status/1250570090229256193 Took us long enough but yes very pleased with this offer. Feels similar to Jaylen Clark - the kind of player that we should be prioritizing prospectively. On paper yes, but if Mashack commits, he will probably declare ...

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On paper, next year's team should be competitive, but it doesn't seem like what has been on paper has translated to the floor in recent years, either because the players are overrated or the coaching is substandard. Could be a bit of both. Either way, shooting for 20 wins is depressing when the bar ...

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Who cares about football. AZ has been irrelevant for decades. The concern is the basketball program, one of the elite programs over the past 30+ years, now moving into a period of mediocrity. If the clock on Miller is indeed ticking, the next hire will be crucial.

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And if things continue to go south with Miller over the next year, well, we could do a lot worse than Terry as our next coach. And we could do much better. Former-player turned coach with zero collegiate coaching experience..yikes! Especially a rich one who really doesn't need to work all that hard...

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1 - Bibby 2 - Arenas 3 - D. Stoudamire 4 - Kerr 5 - Terry 6 - Norman 7 - Reeves 8 - Money 9 - McConnell 10 - Bayless 11 - S. Stoudamire 12 - N. Johnson 13 - Gardner 14 - Trier 15 - Lyons 16 - Shakur 17 - Lofton 18 - H. Harris 19 - Fogg 20 - Mannion 21 - Brown 22 - Allen 23 - McMillian 24 - Geary 25...

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I guess I just didn't see this lottery-level talent during Nico's time in Tucson. He's very green. He has good athleticism, but his instincts didn't impress me. Yes, there were some good passes, but there were far more ill-advised shots. And a lot of turnovers. I get that he's young, but compared t...

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10-8 in a mediocre conference = ready for prime time Well, the NBA draft has become like the MLB draft, more of a prospect draft. Nico is a prospect. He certainly is not NBA ready. But to these kids, even if they ride the bench for a year or wind up in the G League, it is one step closer to being a...

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https://twitter.com/JackPilgrimKSR/status/1245176313721360384 I could have told you that. In Kentucky, if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’. Vitale has been very quiet about Louisville over the past 2 years. One would think Louisville will be facing far greater NCAA violation charges than Kansas...

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D Will also probably made himself an extra $20M by coming back his Sophomore year when he could have been a late first rounder after his Freshman year. But that was a different time... By coming back Dwill played himself right into the second pick of the draft and he still wasn’t ready defensively....

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Dukie V is still bitter after Miller punked K in their last 2 meetings. No doubt. During the 2011-2014 period, Miller was a top recruiter and encroaching territory typically dominated by the blue bloods (e.g. had nationally top-ranked teams, beat other nationally top-ranked teams including Duke), a...

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I think next years team, if there is a next years team will prove to be not as talented but more coachable then this years team. I think a number of fans thought the same thing with the post-Ayton roster, which ended up producing mostly underwhelming and disastrous results. Who knows what happens, ...

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The difference is that Lute continued to put together deep rosters of talent. Miller's roster continues to get depleted and only partially restocked with a few band-aides of grad-transfers to fill some gaps. It will be more challenging for Miller to get out of the first round under the present circ...

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Interesting. Kinda like the 2019-20 team. Maybe better, actually. my expectations were better than the results this season I’m frustrated that we didn’t get to finish the season, in some ways it’s sort of Miller getting let off the hook. Very frustrating regular season for sure though. Willing to s...

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Interesting. Kinda like the 2019-20 team. Maybe better, actually. my expectations were better than the results this season I’m frustrated that we didn’t get to finish the season, in some ways it’s sort of Miller getting let off the hook. Very frustrating regular season for sure though. Willing to s...

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It’s the current situation that concerns me more. If Miller’s struggling on the recruiting trail, that bodes poorly for his long term prospects at AZ. Recruiting has been his saving grace for a while now. Take that away and what’s left? We go from a program kept afloat by clusters of pro-level play...

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It’s the current situation that concerns me more. If Miller’s struggling on the recruiting trail, that bodes poorly for his long term prospects at AZ. Recruiting has been his saving grace for a while now. Take that away and what’s left? We go from a program kept afloat by clusters of pro-level play...

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Great posts everyone!!!! It's not so much the Gordon, Ayton and Markannen OAD that hurt the program. It's the early departures of guys who have no business turning pro like Kobi Simmons, Rawle Alkins, Grant Jerrett, Brandon Ashley, Chance Comanche and Nick Johnson. None of these players made any ty...

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While this year may be a OAD-heavy roster for us, I don't really know what opportunity Miller had to finesse a roster coming off of the shitstorm of last year. This was no time to say "sorry, guys...I want some 100+ rated players to fill this roster out. I can't have 3 OADs, even though I have to b...

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How we looking with Zaire? Sounding more and more like he's not leaving California. Gonna need to pull a rabbit out of the hat for next year to be a decent season I’m afraid...yikes for the Miller fans out there. Top 25 and 1 for next year. We aren’t on it. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketb...

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I think there's now a pretty deeply rooted "culture" of OAD in place in college hoops. That is, the practice of using college as a glorified pro tryout has gone on for years, and it's genuinely surprising when a high-level player deviates from this practice. Guys who arrive as McD'sAAs or just as p...

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The erroneous Miller/Dawkins $100K FBI Wiretap is one of ESPN's biggest reporting blunders of all-time. And the company continues to still dance around it by mentioning Miller and Arizona any chance it gets, to somehow imply that there was legitimacy to the initial report. If such an incriminating ...

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2881349-2020-nba-mock-draft-questions-loom-during-basketball-hiatus.amp.html This article doesn’t have Zeke in the first round. It has Green at 19 I think and Mannion at 22.Just don’t think a player should go unless he gets first round...

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Jefe wrote:Bracket time? 7 is for sure making it to the 2nd weekend

Yeah, that is a good line-up. I always thought Budinger got screwed due to the timing of Lute's health deterioration. Who knows what his career and development could have been like had he not spent two years with O'Neill and Pennell.

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Jefferson should probably he higher as well (question, would fans take Jefferson or Mills?). I might also put a guy like Matt Muelbach in over Mayes. The other player I would rate a bit higher would be Reeves. don’t agree on Jefferson who i think is appropriately slotted - Mills is better than you ...

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I would definitely take Joseph Blair over Kirk Walters. Blair was drafted in the second round. But played over seas for 13 years. Agreed. Blair was a very solid big man, definitely underrated. I'm sure Blair was on oversight. He'd probably be around 10 for me Agreed. I would have him over Stokes, B...

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The erroneous Miller/Dawkins $100K FBI Wiretap is one of ESPN's biggest reporting blunders of all-time. And the company continues to still dance around it by mentioning Miller and Arizona any chance it gets, to somehow imply that there was legitimacy to the initial report. If such an incriminating a...

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Catintheheat wrote:I would definitely take Joseph Blair over Kirk Walters. Blair was drafted in the second round. But played over seas for 13 years.

Agreed. Blair was a very solid big man, definitely underrated.

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updated: 1) Bibby - Arenas - S. Elliot - Gordon - Ayton 2) D. Stoudamire - Kerr - B. Elliot - D. Williams - B. Williams 3) Terry - Norman - Mills - Markkanen - Woods 4) Money - Reeves - A. Iguodala - Wright - Frye 5) McConnell - Bayless - Simon - Fleming - J. Hill 6) S. Stoudamire - Jefferson - N. ...

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Dosia wrote:Its hard to get excited for another year of complete roster turnover. I guess now is a good time for a mental break from this team.

Agreed. It really isn't very fun anymore, is it?

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Beachcat97 wrote:Serious question: do all these converging bizarre circumstances make it more likely our freshmen stay?

Very doubtful. Nnaji seems to be a remote possibility.

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ESPN: What is the biggest impact Sean Miller has had on you? Green: Holding me accountable. ... He is not afraid to get on me. He doesn't care who you are, where you come from, he will get onto me and will do it in a way in which I can understand. Not too many coaches will really go out there to re...

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For me personally, the NBA is utterly unwatchable. I wouldn't sit through a two hour game of that crap if you paid me. The college game and the instant gratification (pit stop) culture has reduced my love for it to almost an afterthought as well. I still love to watch the Cats from time to time but...

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