UCLA Basketball in trouble!

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:17 pm

“I saw someone say I tried to play defense for the first time and my body couldn’t take it,” Kriisa said. “I attacked the roller, and it just kind of dislocated. I put it back, and yeah, that was pretty much it.”

It was a Star article. Here is what he said above

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:29 pm

Deep muscle contusions can take a long time to heal, glad it was a dislocation, as long as there isn't damage to but if it just popped back in, that should be a pretty quick heal.

CardiacCats97 · Post by **CardiacCats97** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:48 pm

TheCatInTheHat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:12 am On the subject of the apple not falling far from the tree, there seems to be quite the polarization between those who think all octogenarians are timid and saintly, and those who've seen that there's a percentage of a-holes in every age and demographic, even if some don't realize their own limitations.

I got into an argument with a very elderly man recently in a parking lot over a disputed spot. I pulled into it not realizing he was also waiting. He blocked me in, got out of his car (with his walker) and was yelling at me calling me all kinds of names. I explained that I was sorry, didn’t see him, and that there was a much closer handicapped spot open which he could take since he had handicapped plates.

He got like ten times as mad when I mentioned the handicapped spot. Screamed at me he wasn’t disabled and how dare I call him that, the plate was for his wife, blah blah blah.

Then this crowd of people formed and this one lady also started yelling at me to “stop abusing that elderly gentleman” and would not stop even though I tried to explain that he was the aggressor, had blocked me in, called me a son of a bitch ten times, etc. Then she said she was calling the cops to report “an assault”. I told her to go ahead and that I’d be in the market if anyone needed me. And I left.

When I came out no one was around. No cops. Not even a note. But at least Karen gets to tell everyone how she defended that sweet old man from a vicious parking lot assault. Every time she tells the story I probably get bigger, meaner, and better armed.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:15 pm

Then there's this twat.

IrishAzCat · Post by **IrishAzCat** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:34 pm

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:11 pm

azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:15 pm Then there's this twat.

That explains TC's earlier ramblings. That's the first I saw that haha

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:32 pm

1. Knows nothing about basketball and the 3 point made hand sign
2. Knowns nothing about the Arizona Wildcats and the WC hand sign
3. Knows nothing about Pelle Larsson calling him a Tucson redneck.

MountainCat · Post by **MountainCat** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:48 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:32 pm 1. Knows nothing about basketball and the 3 point made hand sign
2. Knowns nothing about the Arizona Wildcats and the WC hand sign
3. Knows nothing about Pelle Larsson calling him a Tucson redneck.

By the way - Pelle has been doing that all season long. Nothing new here.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:53 pm

I’ve lived in Redneck country a long time.

Tucson ain’t it.

CardiacCats97 · Post by **CardiacCats97** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 5:12 pm

She thinks he’s flashing White Power hand signals on national television and she’s the only one who noticed? The stupid is strong with that one.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 5:32 pm

wyo-cat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:53 pm I’ve lived in Redneck country a long time.

Tucson ain’t it.

Yup. Me too. And what's more, I AM a redneck, and even I know this bullshit is just a tempest in a teapot. Butthurt in a Bruin.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:00 pm

She also must not know he is from Sweden and that Scandinavians are some of the kindest, most inclusive, most content, community minded people in the world.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:11 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:00 pm She also must not know he is from Sweden and that Scandinavians are some of the kindest, most inclusive, most content, community minded people in the world.

She dug her heels in, they are racists over there too.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:55 am

I read those comments, she got skewered by both sides. Crazy!!

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:10 am

JJJ named 2nd team All American.

https://apnews.com/article/all-america- ... e17e60036b

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:15 pm

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:11 pm
azgreg wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:15 pm Then there's this twat.

That explains TC's earlier ramblings. That's the first I saw that haha

It wouldn't be the first you heard of it if you read your own UCLA board. Pelle = white power. Fuckin idiots.

TheCatInTheHat · Post by **TheCatInTheHat** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:01 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 5:32 pm I know this bullshit is just a tempest in a teapot. Butthurt in a Bruin.

I think most of this is fan backlash from living in a very fanny-kissing LA media bubble and resenting having some bogus narratives exposed.

Campbell leg-whips Larsson in front of a real student section, so the students naturally pick on him the rest of the game with actual booing. The reaction: Gasp! Booing our hero! And on national television! They just don't like his hair! They don't understand the struggles he endured at his exclusive Indiana prep school. The family is shocked...SHOCKED at going to a big road game and having their darling booed (for the never-mentioned leg whip.)

Then, the always uncontrolled Etienne spits on a student in front of a security guard at McKale, and the student presses charges. (Note: In the first few minutes of the game in Vegas, I predicted he'd foul out.) The reaction: How ridiculous to blow something out of proportion and embarrass UCLA in the media for having classless players: we must get revenge. (Next game: the loss last year in Vegas.) Powder-blue mushroom clouds from exploding Bruin fans' heads was clearly visible.

Cut to this year. We must get revenge the next time we play in McKale. (Yet another loss.) A routine 9-point win in Pauley with a little help from their friends didn't heal the deep psychological pain. And another loss in Vegas was just too much, resulting in more powder blue mushroom clouds.

So we got Cronin's cranky old man unhappy with the outcome and getting into it with some kid, the keyboard warriors with whatever they can dream up, and a very willing audience looking for something to hang onto and accepting every word with wide eyes and open mouths.

Over the last 40 years, it's 45-45, but we'll see what each team fields in terms of personnel next year. The Pac-12 being what it is, they'll probably have the advantage at their place, with no return game at McKale. But there may be another opportunity in Vegas. After that, it'll be a new world for each team. And at least from afar, there will be a fair amount of entertainment value when their thin-skinned fans have to deal with road games and fans from Iowa, Ohio State, Illinois, etc.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:31 pm

Love it

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:52 pm

Great post TCITH. I think it is very revealing that after a closely fought game that could have gone either way they hit Pelle with the white supremist card and it wasn't that tweet that I originally reported,it was reported on their Basketball Boards. Not to paint all UCLA fan as fucking idiots many said no that is not what it meant.

UCLA has a hard time accepting that they can be beat when they are good. Well guess what....so are other people.

They are about to enter a league that despises the hollywood crowd and although I think they will have one of the better basketball teams in that league they have little understanding of what those fan bases can be like. I think Cronin knows because of his background in Cinn. but the cheese and wine fans will be surprised.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:44 pm

Yep. I grew up an Iowa fan, when Lute was coaching there.

They’ll bee looking forward to hosting the Hollywood teams.

Captain Obvious · Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:53 pm

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:10 am JJJ named 2nd team All American.

https://apnews.com/article/all-america- ... e17e60036b

Well deserved and I would debate he could have easily been selected first team. He's such a likeable player and has a bright future. It was nice to see Tubelis get second team as well. Best of luck to all the Pac 12 teams.

Captain Obvious · Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:56 pm

wyo-cat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:53 pm I’ve lived in Redneck country a long time.

Tucson ain’t it.

Parts of it aren't. More parts of it are. Just be honest.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:38 pm

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:56 pm
wyo-cat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:53 pm I’ve lived in Redneck country a long time.

Tucson ain’t it.
Parts of it aren't. More parts of it are. Just be honest.

More?

You may want to rethink that. Assuming rednecks are mostly white, Tucson is not mostly white.

Assuming rednecks vote for one party over the other, only 38.4% in Pima County voted for the other candidate for president.

Assuming rednecks are not educated, 28.9% of adults in Tucson have bachelor degrees or higher.

However, saying that, one of my Tucson nephews married a Las Vegas girl, and I asked her about how she liked Tucson after they moved there. She said it was a little too redneck for her. I just took that to mean a little more cowboy than Las Vegas.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:45 pm

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:56 pm
wyo-cat wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 4:53 pm I’ve lived in Redneck country a long time.

Tucson ain’t it.
Parts of it aren't.

Oh heavens, that says so much. It's almost too nuanced and meaningful to grasp.

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:56 pmMore parts of it are.

More? Parts of Tucson are more than Tucson? Even if that wasn't a simpleton's gibberish .... prove it, cupcake. Show us a demographic map. Make certain it's current and that you can master basic math. I'll wait.

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:56 pmJust be honest.

I'm happy to: you're a dullard and a pissant whose every post purporting Wildcat fandom is a specious pretext to undermine and troll the very organization that forms the basis of this forum. If you had any dignity you'd fuck off and never come back.

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:23 am

Here’s a convo I heard at work in West Tenn from two older gentleman.

A-Did you remember the n@gger that worked for Charlie Brown?

B-Yeah.

A-He died.

B-That’s too bad. He was a good n@gger.

A-I know, I’m going to miss that n@gger.

Go ahead and tell me how Tucson, a 43% white minority town is redneck.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:47 am

When you buy a Honda Ridgeline you notice all the Honda Ridgelines in Tucson and it feels like suddenly there's more than ever. When you're a bigoted conservative you notice all the bigoted conservatives in Tucson and naturally it feels like there's just more of you than other people.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:57 am

I suggest we apply the upper vs. lower board rule right about now.
Stupid tweet by UCLA fan which everyone disagrees with - acknowledged.

So back to basketball - will Bona be playing in game 1?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:04 pm

https://www.twitter.com/latbbolch/statu ... 3682624512

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:05 pm

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:16 pm

I definitely don't miss the Steve Alford experience

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:02 pm

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:16 pm I definitely don't miss the Steve Alford experience

Bobby Hurley disagrees with you.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:54 pm

Can't complain about that performance by the Bruins. Nuwba looked all world, that's how bad UNC-Asheville was. Next game will be more of a challenge than this one was. JJJ had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals.

Condolences on your loss. In my one bracket, I had you guys winning it all.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:47 pm

Bona in the starting lineup

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:24 pm

UCLA definitely in trouble right now. The seniors are getting played off the court right now

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:29 pm

Imodium Mick will prevail.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:46 pm

Campbell and Singleton are 1-12, 0-6 from 3

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:50 pm

Bug, have you noticed that time slows down in Mick's orbit. He's the Gargantua of college basketball, the Christopher Nolan of March Madness

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:58 pm

UCLA has the worst luck with injuries. Geez.

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:59 pm

That really is a shame. UCLA may win tonight but their chances of winning the tourney just took a big hit. That will be an injury that will make an impact. I doubt if Singleton will play again this season.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:02 pm

That could have been a broken leg. Oof. Walking it off is a good sign though, hoping just a bad tweak.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:06 pm

You heard it from Mick, JJJ for year 5!

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:12 pm

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:06 pm You heard it from Mick, JJJ for year 5!

That will be Jaime's decision not Mick's.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:15 pm

Catintheheat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:12 pm
MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:06 pm You heard it from Mick, JJJ for year 5!
That will be Jaime's decision not Mick's.

Well yeah, Mick was hyping him up, standing next to him and all..lol

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:29 pm

MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:15 pm
Catintheheat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:12 pm
MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:06 pm You heard it from Mick, JJJ for year 5!
That will be Jaime's decision not Mick's.
Well yeah, Mick was hyping him up, standing next to him and all..lol

See what I mean? Time slows down around Mick. We will all be 70 years old by the time JJJ leaves UCLA.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:45 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:29 pm
MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:15 pm
Catintheheat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:12 pm
MrBug708 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:06 pm You heard it from Mick, JJJ for year 5!
That will be Jaime's decision not Mick's.
Well yeah, Mick was hyping him up, standing next to him and all..lol
See what I mean? Time slows down around Mick. We will all be 70 years old by the time JJJ leaves UCLA.

And to think that someone like JJJ is still younger than Kerr Kriisa. But the Jaime train left the station already. They did a nice senior night moment and the family is setting up a scholarship in his honor. Tyger could come back for year 6 though!

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:47 pm

Line opened at UCLA -1 and moved to -2.5. That kind of surprises me right now.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:09 pm

I am surprised also, how is singleton?

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:28 pm

Mick said day to day but I really think the only player who won't play is Clark.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:18 pm

Lot of whispers that Bona might not be cleared for the game tonight. Not sure I believe it. Hopefully it won't matter, but one less body will make it tough to stay with Timme at all.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:22 pm

Well, this is a fun game so far

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