Bear Down Wildcats

I loved Momo, he was exactly the player we needed on that team, but I hope we never have another PG that takes 18 shots and has 1 assist in a game

baconus66 wrote:I loved Momo, he was exactly the player we needed on that team, but I hope we never have another PG that takes 18 shots and has 1 assist in a game

To be fair it was a Double OT game.

baconus66 wrote:I loved Momo, he was exactly the player we needed on that team, but I hope we never have another PG that takes 18 shots and has 1 assist in a game

You can win like that. Kemba Walker had 19 shots and 0 assists when Uconn won the national title.

I agree it isn't ideal. You need a certain composition of your team to do that.

Lamont Jones was the anti-Miller. Will never be another one like him as long as he's coach.

But beggars couldn't be choosers.

I thought Kadeem Allen would be another Momo Jones/Mark Lyons but glad to see that Miller set him straight. His 4/1.7 A/TO ratio isn't too shabby.

gumby wrote:Lamont Jones was the anti-Miller. Will never be another one like him as long as he's coach.

curious to your answer, but what was Mark Lyons to you?

gumby wrote:But beggars couldn't be choosers.

damn skippy

Yeah, good point. Lyons was "Damn, Josiah didn't work out!"

Miller is in a more selective position now.

gumby wrote:Yeah, good point. Lyons was "Damn, Josiah didn't work out!"

yep, one yr rental.

happy holidays to you and your family, Gumby -- I appreciate you and enjoy your contributions.

If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

Longhorned wrote:If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

you complete me -- yes you do!!

happy holidays to the Longhornes's!!!

97cats wrote:

Longhorned wrote:If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

you complete me -- yes you do!!

happy holidays to the Longhornes's!!!

And Happy Holidays to the 97Catses from all the Longhornedses! We're growing our first Longhornedino. And Mrs. Longhorned is getting laaaaarger.

oh SNAP!!!! the fogg is getting thicker -- and Mrs Longhorned is getting laaAAAARGER!!!

congrats, my man.

i bow down!!!!!

Yes, yes, Longhornedses! Congrats!!

Holy . . . awesome!!!

I hope all goes well as you join that large community of parents.
Don't forget to get the manual! I didn't get one.

97cats wrote:

gumby wrote:Yeah, good point. Lyons was "Damn, Josiah didn't work out!"

yep, one yr rental.

happy holidays to you and your family, Gumby -- I appreciate you and enjoy your contributions.

Right back at you. How about a "right where we want to be" gift wrapped and placed under the tree?

Longhorned wrote:If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

With a calf on the way, you'll be all substance. Tired substance, but still.

Longhorned wrote:

97cats wrote:

Longhorned wrote:If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

you complete me -- yes you do!!

happy holidays to the Longhornes's!!!

And Happy Holidays to the 97Catses from all the Longhornedses! We're growing our first Longhornedino. And Mrs. Longhorned is getting laaaaarger.

You John--Big Tree!

Congrats on your final 8 months of remaining solitude LH.

63-1

Congrats longhorned

97cats wrote:63-1

Was thinking about this as we went past 80. In fact, I Think we have scored 80+ in our last 4 games right? Likely to be 5 since we play Long Beach St Tuesday and they get up and down the floor

azcat49 wrote:

97cats wrote:63-1

Was thinking about this as we went past 80. In fact, I Think we have scored 80+ in our last 4 games right? Likely to be 5 since we play Long Beach St Tuesday and they get up and down the floor

We are averaging something like 78 points/game on the year.

We're 99th in scoring offense right now. 15th in scoring defense

97cats wrote:63-1

Could've been 26-0, but 14 second-half turnovers.

ASUHATER! wrote:We're 99th in scoring offense right now. 15th in scoring defense

7th in scoring in conference. First in defense, by 5 ppg. So, not the defense WE are used to, but still the best.

We're 11th in made threes and 11th in percentage. Only ASU shoots it worse. That game is going to be war in the paint. Slashing and boarding.

Of course, the true comparisons will come when the teams play each other.

NOTE: Last year we led the conference in scoring, at 76.6. This year, we're scoring more (with more turnovers), but scoring is up overall. Rule changes are working.

Yeah scoring already seems to be up nationwide.

This has nothing to do with Sean Miller, but we currently live in a world where Tony Bennett is the coach of the team with the #1 efficient offense in the nation. I expect the four horsemen of the apocalypse to attack any moment now.

ChooChooCat wrote:This has nothing to do with Sean Miller, but we currently live in a world where Tony Bennett is the coach of the team with the #1 efficient offense in the nation. I expect the four horsemen of the apocalypse to attack any moment now.

Not only that, but their 2pt Defense % has been downright awful.

See you guys on the other side.....

Longhorned wrote:

97cats wrote:

Longhorned wrote:If it weren't for gumby, I'd just be air.

you complete me -- yes you do!!

happy holidays to the Longhornes's!!!

And Happy Holidays to the 97Catses from all the Longhornedses! We're growing our first Longhornedino. And Mrs. Longhorned is getting laaaaarger.

Strange thread to bury this in, I just read it!

Congrats my man!

Ditto to the Longhornes. The world needs great parents more than anything!!

Thanks you guys

Hell yea! congrats lh.

Congrats LH!

Congrats, LH, but are you sure? Because, as we all know you can't just come out and ask a woman if she's pregnant. Nothing to be gained there, so...? Are you SURE?

Longhorneds world is about to change...


Congrats!!!

I had no idea Longhorned wanted kids. You should have mentioned something... I would have given you mine.

Congrats LH. Enjoy the moments.

Keep thinking about Miller and his conversation with Allen about redshirting last year. What a great call and both of them are to be commended

azcat49 wrote:Keep thinking about Miller and his conversation with Allen about redshirting last year. What a great call and both of them are to be commended

He's so freaking aggressive going to the rim. Love seeing that. If he can keep the unforced turnovers down, he's going to be a huge force, especially when we can't get a basket, he's really good at initiating contact and either finishing or getting to the FT line. Definitely a great call.

Puerco wrote:Congrats, LH, but are you sure? Because, as we all know you can't just come out and ask a woman if she's pregnant. Nothing to be gained there, so...? Are you SURE?

Despite all clear evidence to the contrary, I do remain strangely unconvinced.

Alieberman wrote:I had no idea Longhorned wanted kids. You should have mentioned something... I would have given you mine.

Wasn't me - she vehemently didn't want kids, until she turned 30 and vehemently wanted kids.

azcat49 wrote:Keep thinking about Miller and his conversation with Allen about redshirting last year. What a great call and both of them are to be commended

I think Allen needed that redshirt for academic reasons, which don't necessarily reflect concerns about his ability or effort level in the classroom, but Miller addressed with a redshirt because he's running a first-class program in the interests of his players as student-athletes. There's good reason to suspect that the UNC situation isn't limited to UNC, but that's not how things are run in Miller's program. As far as basketball goes, Allen would have been ready last year and I think PJC would have made more sense for the redshirt.

Interesting LH on Allen re academics. Great call by Miller and Allen has been by far the biggest surprise to me. Not many JUCO POY's probably would accept a RS but Miller does have a way of getting his point accross to kids

gumby wrote:

ASUHATER! wrote:We're 99th in scoring offense right now. 15th in scoring defense

7th in scoring in conference. First in defense, by 5 ppg. So, not the defense WE are used to, but still the best.

We're 11th in made threes and 11th in percentage. Only ASU shoots it worse. That game is going to be war in the paint. Slashing and boarding.

Of course, the true comparisons will come when the teams play each other.

NOTE: Last year we led the conference in scoring, at 76.6. This year, we're scoring more (with more turnovers), but scoring is up overall. Rule changes are working.

definitely. too hard right now to benchmark ourselves vs. the rest of the pac, given our soft nonconf schedule (and injuries). kenpom + daily rpi SOS are in the high 200s right now. we'll know soon enough, though. can't wait for conference play to begin.


also, belated congrats to the 'hornses

CBS Sports

Observations: Arizona's Sean Miller doing best coaching job of career

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on- ... -of-career" target="_blank

Merkin wrote:CBS Sports

Observations: Arizona's Sean Miller doing best coaching job of career

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on- ... -of-career" target="_blank

Nice acknowledgment of Coach Miller's early success this season. Crazy that we're nearly undefeated and haven't had Zeus for most of the season.

Going forward, the Pac looks much, much stronger than last season. Road wins will be hard to come by, even against the league's lower tier. Of the Pac teams I've seen, Cal, UCLA, Utah, and AZ have looked the best. These four will finish 1-4. No idea about the order.

51-2 in OOC play since December 17, 2011

Beachcat97 wrote:

Merkin wrote:CBS Sports

Observations: Arizona's Sean Miller doing best coaching job of career

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on- ... -of-career" target="_blank

Nice acknowledgment of Coach Miller's early success this season. Crazy that we're nearly undefeated and haven't had Zeus for most of the season.

Going forward, the Pac looks much, much stronger than last season. Road wins will be hard to come by, even against the league's lower tier. Of the Pac teams I've seen, Cal, UCLA, Utah, and AZ have looked the best. These four will finish 1-4. No idea about the order.

We are going to be fine.

That invitational and the providence loss are beginning to pay dividends.

Bear down.

Beachcat97 wrote:

Merkin wrote:CBS Sports

Observations: Arizona's Sean Miller doing best coaching job of career

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on- ... -of-career" target="_blank

Nice acknowledgment of Coach Miller's early success this season. Crazy that we're nearly undefeated and haven't had Zeus for most of the season.

Going forward, the Pac looks much, much stronger than last season. Road wins will be hard to come by, even against the league's lower tier. Of the Pac teams I've seen, Cal, UCLA, Utah, and AZ have looked the best. These four will finish 1-4. No idea about the order.

Four teams the above should be prepared for: Colorado, Oregon, USC(Yes), ASU.

Love the PAC this year.

LH, congrats. Can't speak for you or other, but my kid is the best part of my life.