Bear Down Wildcats

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Cats ranked 18th in preseason poll for next year. Three Big-12 teams ranked ahead of them and none of those schools is Kansas. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-alabama-iowa-state-duke-early-top-25/28f6af1e59a7d7f35185995e ucla at 16 :lol: The rankings...

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:43 pm I heard Mussleman to USC.

It finally happened. USC finally hired a better coach than UCLA could.

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Boswell is an interesting case. On one hand, I think he can be valuable as a reserve, on the other I don't want to lose Martinez. I think Martinez has got better upside. Lloyd needs to recruit and prioritize Haggerty from Tulsa ASAP. The reason I wouldn't be too worried to see Boswell leave is beca...

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84Cat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:29 pm Cold blooded

Gonna assume these guys have been informed that a coaching change is happening because it's getting harder to believe anyone would willing play for Mick Cronin.

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This is where I split with the fan base on Ballo. Love his contributions as a player, but don't think he can be the leader we need him to be in the Big 12. I have a soft spot for 90's centers who didn't fall down at the slightest contact. He'd be a 5th (6th??) year senior starter. Say what you will...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen. If Ballo returns I think he should give serious consideration to switching his free throw technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=290z6yjdrRo I have confidence the coaches can work with him on that over t...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen. I like the idea of Ballo coming back, but I think that would create quite a log jam at the 5 and lead to Anderson/Veesar transferring though? Guess it depends if we think we'd only get a year more out of eit...

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I can’t think of a roster development as significant as Ballo returning, were it to happen.

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I have 0 expectations any of the 3 eligible seniors are coming back. BC97 is right, never seen anyone come back after senior day ceremonies like that for Arizona. Just wishful thinking on our part. A very good college center with no NBA chances will probably do better with UA NIL than in many count...

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azgreg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:06 pm I'm going to believe he's coming back until he says otherwise.

Didn’t he go through the Senior Day ceremony with everyone else? Doesn’t that kinda signify the end of a player’s college career?

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arizonawildcats wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:50 am Back-to-back POY. Dylan Anderson and Nico Mannion were the last two to do it.

Anyone know how we're doing with KP?

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Yeah, Ballo coming back most likely means Krivas & Anderson are gone. I would think the starting 3 guards/wings will be JB, KJ Lewis & Sanon. A top 10 guy doesn't come off the bench too often. Krivas is most likely the starting center unless we get an elite center in the portal. Hopefully we find a...

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my impression of enfield is that he's horrible with Xs + Os but is a good administrator who delegates well and is a good relationship manager with the AD, school, alums. which sounds very usc basketball. they should hire romar! Talk about failing upwards. What has Enfield done at USC to warrant a h...

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I could see Bronny at Oregon.

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https://twitter.com/ArizonaMBB/status/1775301375574036910 Very well deserved. It went about as well as we could've hoped for with Caleb. Pac title, Pac POY, multiple first-team honors. It's not easy to hit the ground running with a new team, but Caleb did that. He's an NBA long shot, but he's unque...

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:29 pm IIRC, Simon scored all of the OT points?
And all were free throws?

Davison and Harris also scored in OT.

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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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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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Altman got to a FF before miller. They pissed me off. Altman got to the FF in his 7th season at Oregon. That's about the average among coaches who reach the FF. Altman also got to the E8 the year prior. He had a really nice run after his five year mark there. Since then, it's been more middling.

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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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KaibabKat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:38 am If we like sweet sixteens, we should have kept Pennell.

Since Tommy is in his first few years of being a HC, I'm comfortable being patient. I believe he'll get to a FF at Arizona.

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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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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.

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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.

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I think the biggest impact to next season’s roster will again be transfers. Some will leave, others will arrive. May be a little while before our roster comes into focus beyond the incoming freshmen and the likely returners (Bradley, Lewis, Krivas).

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 8:19 am Thank god he didn’t get to the FF before Tommy.

Totally. With all due respect to NC State, Duke was one step away from the FF, with their usual roster of NBA talent, and played one of their worst games of the season.

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I had offers from Harvard, Yale and Stanford, but in the end, I went with the tiny college no one’s heard of.

Kansas is not a “tiny college no one’s heard of,” but I also think Kugel (and plenty of others) ventures into fan fiction with these “final 4” lists.

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Lute sure was cool and collected. https://twitter.com/JavierJMorales/status/1774605038188659103 Rewatched this game in its entirety recently. Simon was nails. Arguably the greatest and most significant performance ever by an AZ player. The whole team played well, but Simon was on another level.

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I'm glad Duke lost. Still think Scheyer was the wrong guy for that job. We shall see.

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Barkley said that even if Ballo wasn't making his free throws you keep feeding him the ball to draw as many fouls as he can so that those who can make free throws can get to the line. Exactly. While it would be lovely if Ballo could hit more FTs, it's still a great strategy to keep going to him and...

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azcat49 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:14 pm It’s 83 all over again

UConn/Bama will be interesting because the Tide is an excellent 3-point shooting team, and UConn is not.

Purdue will demolish NC State.

UConn/Purdue is the game that we've been building towards all season, and it should be a great one.

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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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Well, count me among those who would LOVE to see Ballo back. He's no Edey, but he's a very good center and would be even better next year.

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So ours is AZ/Gonzaga/Utah/SDSU/UNC

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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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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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KaibabKat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:51 am There is something much worse than meltdowns and ranting and raving after Wildcat losses.

Apathy.

I don’t think I could ever become fully apathetic about AZ hoops, but man, the Final Four drought is pretty terrible. The struggle is real.

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As the postmortem continues, I definitely overestimated the value of having two guys on our roster who’d actually played in the national championship game. I remember my excitement at adding not one but TWO seniors who’d already gotten where we want to go. Caleb and Keshad indeed brought enormous va...

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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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Duke in the EE, Arizona embarrassed and out of the tourney to a lower seed Either Duke or NCState is in the FF The more things change, the more they stay the same Fm Arizona fandom life. I can’t believe that Shead went down with an injury before halftime. This would be like Chef or Hall getting inj...

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All new starting 5 next season. Imagine Bradley and Lewis at the 1/2, and Krivas at the 5 unless Tommy can pull in Raynaud. This is Tommy’s best freshman class to date. In Phillips, Bryant and Sanon, he has some impressive wing/guard depth to play around with next season, and he’s also got a potent...

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Figured we might as well have a single place to continue the chatter about next year.

Anyone wanna wager a guess as to our starting lineup? Probably not entirely possible just yet because I expect Tommy to be active with the transfer portal again.

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:31 pm Gonzaga pulling an Arizona too. Cold the last 7min

Purdue's shooting is unreal.

Good offense beats good defense in the tourney. Every single time.

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2 more 3s go in and UA wins comfortably That is the story. Nothing else The reason you have a bad rep on here is because your tone is 100% insufferable douchebag. You don't admit when you're wrong, which is often, and you double down on weak opinions. Again and again. But you do you, PHX. Bear down!

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Lloyd is going to improve as a coach. And he's going to get deeper in the tournament. It's hard to be patient when our Final Four dry spell is going on (gasp!) a quarter century, but we have to be patient.

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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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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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Lloyd has been a head coach for three years. For comparison, here's what notable coaches did in their first three years: Lute Olson (no NCAA tourney till 6th year) Izzo (NIT, NIT, S16) Wright (no postseason till 5th year at Hofstra; first three years at Nova, all NIT) Coach K (at Duke: NIT, no posts...

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KillerKlown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:52 am I actually think he returns.
Now I'm just basing this off of childish hope but maybe there's a slight chance.

Zero chance.

There's much more of a chance of Boswell returning.

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