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MrKyle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:28 am we don't want anything to do with Bronny James - the amount of ball washing he gets because of Lebron is insane; he isn't AZ good either

If Enfield believes, then he should be trying to get him to SMU

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Adia going the Tommy Lloyd international route. https://twitter.com/erikaleaday/status/1768382657451401470 She went this route before with mixed success. I feel this is the way she will need to go in the immediate future to have any shot of righting the ship as I would assume the word is out for hi...

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Big if true. Why would it be "big"??? Bronny James was grossly over-hyped and crapped the bed as a frosh. He got a slow start due to physical health, and showed some skills - but, yes, he was over-hyped. My own concern would be the baggage that commes with him. I doubt he (or his family) would even...

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Adia going the Tommy Lloyd international route. https://twitter.com/erikaleaday/status/1768382657451401470 She went this route before with mixed success. I feel this is the way she will need to go in the immediate future to have any shot of righting the ship as I would assume the word is out for hi...

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Is Bradley willing to come off the bench again even if he plays more minutes? I have never seen a coach so unwilling to change his starting lineup if Boswell starts day 1 next season. How many other teams had the same starting lineup game 1 as game 36? Only aberration was when Lloyd started Weitman...

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Some recognition from the Athletic for Wildcat performances on-the-court!!! :lol: 8-) :!: https://theathletic.com/5382646/2024/04/01/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-trash-talk-anonymous-poll-march-madness/ Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark? Players dish on biggest trash-talkers in women’s basketball Our first ...

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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 aw...

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It would be weird to lose our starting PG to the portal, even if it's a guy some of us have soured on. Two years in a row?? Yes, two bleeping years in a row, though Boswell was a top rated PG in his class while Kriisa was...um...a high risk high reward international prospect who turned out to be 95...

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I don’t think the guys that redshirted are going to transfer. Could be wrong but it seems odd to be coaxed into sitting a year then not getting a shot. I still think either Boz or Martinez will enter the portal. It would be weird to lose our starting PG to the portal, even if it's a guy some of us ...

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I don’t think the guys that redshirted are going to transfer. Could be wrong but it seems odd to be coaxed into sitting a year then not getting a shot. I still think either Boz or Martinez will enter the portal. It would be weird to lose our starting PG to the portal, even if it's a guy some of us ...

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Tommy may deserve criticism/questioning over how this season ended, but one area I have very little concern is recruiting. Tommy Lloyd is an outstanding recruiter, and he'll put another fantastic roster together for 2024-25. And it will reflect lessons learned from this past season. Which transfers...

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Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:34 am
KaibabKat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:30 am Got to an Elite Eight before Tommy.
If we like Elite Eights, we shouldn't have fired Miller.

I thought CSM wasn't fired for "performance"?

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azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:32 am I gave my boss my 4 week notice this morning and he just floated the idea of working from home.

The same boss who gave you his performance evaluation of your work to complete?

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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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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 ...

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The FT stats stick out. Similar to Kriisa. Guys like LOVE and Boz need to penetrate and draw fouls. Probably a consequence of CTL’s offense. Maybe something the staff should think about. Good catch, 39 FT attempts in 36 games is extremely poor. Had 142 2PT attempts this season only making 59. We al...

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PG: Kylan, Conrad SG: Jaden, Jamari SF: KJ, Sanon, Filip PF: Carter, Paulius C: Krivas, Henri, Dylan, Stephen pre-transer/nil/covid this would be the team next year. I think they could add a wing defender and be one of the best teams next year. I see it differently - pretty sure some will leave - l...

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Too bad for the Dukies! They were set up to duplicate Arizona's three-victories over #1 seeds in a single tourney. They beat #1 Houston, and had #1 Purdue and #1 UConn lined up had they made it to the Final Four. Such a shame! (Recall, Arizona faltered against Providence in the EE - Won in OT 96-9 2...

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Boswell has the ability. But something is off. Mental, physical or maybe Sevun. I’d like to see CTL use more guards so we could employ a press more often. I really used to enjoy watching Nolan Richardson's 40 Minutes of Hell Arkansas teams. Those teams were intense, and I would have hated to play t...

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Boswell has the ability. But something is off. Mental, physical or maybe Sevun. I’d like to see CTL use more guards so we could employ a press more often. I really used to enjoy watching Nolan Richardson's 40 Minutes of Hell Arkansas teams. Those teams were intense, and I would have hated to play t...

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This is the first post season I have felt some apathy. I don't like the feeling! Hopefully I can shake it soon! Same. I used to think that the Cats would/should never lose a game they were so good. Now I never expect them to. Now losing to much lower seeds 6 NCAA tourneys in a row just hurts, along...

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I suspect that whatever conversation CTL had with Kriisa after last season, this year's with Boz will have some similarities; but there will be big differences, also.. And, I suspect Boz is considering similar options. I doubt that anyone expects anything other that open competition for each startin...

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What's the deal with teams we beat in the non-conference making it further than us in the tournament? It seems like those wins are fools gold. Last year it was Creighton and San Diego State, this year Alabama and likely Duke tomorrow? Just weird. Some teams get better during the season, some don't....

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Myles Rice from Wazzu entered. Is he going to be the best PG available? Seems like their whole team is bailing - Rice, Jakimovski, Chinyelu. And of course their coach. Great step-up - Wazzu to Stanford!! Stanford has taken two transfers in fifteen years and both were grad transfers. Not sure they a...

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A large majority of posters on this board have expressed their view that they are glad that the UA will be playing in the Big12 next year. They are glad to be rid of the non-physical style of play in the PAC12 and the sometimes limited competition. Let me take the contrarian view that the majority ...

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AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:13 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:58 pm I think someone from Duke put a curse on the North Carolina team, and included Caleb Love in that.

Still can't take that win in Cameron away from us though!
Yeah, sticking with this...

Remember how great we all felt that day?

It's that great being an Arizona fan!!!

BTFD!!!!

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I remember when KU thought that Arizona was an easy match-up in the Sweet 16 in 1997 (though, of course, Arizona had not performed nearly as strongly in its victories in the first two rounds that year as Clenson this year) idk why i always think of this, but i'll always remember digger phelps' litt...

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On Thursday, Bradley played 25 minutes.

On Thursday Boz played 21 minutes.

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He plays too fast sometimes but understandably so as a freshman. But he has all the tools except a three point shot. Shocked he only played 13 mins last night. We needed his D in the second half I like that his first offensive move is to look for a path to the basket. I’d like to see him become a H...

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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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VegasCatFan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:20 pm Myles Rice from Wazzu entered. Is he going to be the best PG available?

Seems like their whole team is bailing - Rice, Jakimovski, Chinyelu. And of course their coach.

Great step-up - Wazzu to Stanford!!

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Not really a fair comparison, Lloyd had 3 NBA players on the roster when he started. I was a student during the Snowden>Lindsay>Olson transition and you have not seen a player revolt like that, outside of Mackovic anyway. Does that mean, then, Merk, that you think Lloyd is underachieving? Because w...

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So for example, minutes adama ball got, was that just enough for them to say “we’ve seen enough”, or just a small sample size (minutes played) results in a kid transferring? Like I get you want them to develop (fili b, paulius), but how does that come with (lack of) playing time? , practice time as...

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This Aaron person is spot on except for the part about Arizona matching up well with UConn and maybe having an easier path if they obtained the #1 seed. We got to play the 6 seed for a chance to EE, can’t get easier than that. Also, Alabama would have boat raced us to death Getting Clemson in the S...

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Aaron lays it out <iframe width="1440" height="526" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OW_FXTVSnlo?list=TLPQMjUwMzIwMjQX8OGuxxECzg" title="Arizona FALLS SHORT AGAIN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT! WHO'S TO BLAME FOR ANOTHER FRUSTRATING MARCH LOSS?" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipbo...

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I got my yearly review form yesterday. It's blank. My boss told me to fill it out myself. Sounds like the new President and CFO is azgreg! No thank you. I like the idea of not having a phone on my desk. Besides, my wife is up for a promotion and I might have to move soon. Whatever - maybe a change ...

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Djcat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:48 am Not sure if Kerr had that choice. And he did gave his best for three and two under Tommy.

Kriisa had, and exercised that choice - IMNSHO, he saw the "handwriting on the wall", and didn't want to be a non-starter in his next season.

And, I, for one, supported him strongly throughout.

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Djcat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:52 am Good take. Forgot about going up big and slacking.

Krivas lengthy arms were giving Hall and other Clemson players issues so not sure why he didn’t play more

One reason - Ballo, 15 rebounds/7 offensive; Johnson, 11 rebounds/5 offensive; Krivas, 3 rebounds/1offensive

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IMNSHO, which I felt increasingly strongly since late season losses to Wazzu (a good, but nowhere near a "top" team), UCLA (a mediocre, disorganized team), and Oregon (an average team, at best), the Sweet 16 was just about the ceiling for this team. Tell me I'm wrong about that!! You're wrong about...

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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 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. He might want to stay away from UNLV or Nevada. Boz has that choice available, and it is HIS choice to make. But, unless and until he makes such a choice, we, ...

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Miller’s teams get tight because he gets tight and too controlling. Tommy’s teams get into a funk and are mentally fragile. A bit more control might actually help. If we can fuse both coaches we might have that UConn winning formula IMNSHO, we should remember the loss by 28-2 Arizona to Santa Clara...

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Yeah Johnson jumped at so many fakes. Also that foul on the 3 point was totally dumb. He turned around to see if it went in and dropped right into the shooter. And, incredibly, that normally excellent FT-shooter missed 2/3!! But then Johnson blew the next defensive set even worse! Shit happens! (Es...

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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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WildcatStunner wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:13 am 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!!

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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. That same could be said of all the starters, except Oumar. This was a TEAM loss, not att...

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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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I want to go on the record with a couple of, for me, non-negotiable statements about CTL Arizona is lucky to have CTL as our coach - he is an excellent players' coach CTL has done well replacing lost players, replacing lost scoring, and building team togetherness Over-emphasis upon performance in a ...

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