Bear Down Wildcats

CalStateTempe wrote:I like how they called staf an “Arizona legend”

His meltdown in 2005 in the last 5 minutes of the Illini game is legendary!

Continually stepping on the baseline when not forced is legendary!

Saying that, he did have a pretty good senior season, his assists per game have yet to be equaled, and was still able to score in double figures.

He was a pretty good point guard. He had his problems but he was better than people remember him being

ASUHATER! wrote:He was a pretty good point guard. He had his problems but he was better than people remember him being

Staf's biggest problem was that he wasn't Chris Paul, who was the #1 ranked PG in his class, and Shakur wsa #2.

Just too high of expectations. Like I said earlier, his 6.9 APG as a senior has yet to be equaled. Scored 11.9 PPG too.

Jason Gardner's best APG was 4.9, PJC's 4.6.


All UA loved team TJ McConnell was closest at 6.3 APG to go along with 10.5 PPG.

I remember everyone melting down vs Illinois, if you call the game turning to football "melting down"...hard to dribble a ball when both of your arms are being held behind you.

Same thing happened to Channing on an inbound. Swallowing your whistle is one thing...but if ONE of those fouls get called, game is over. We earned that 15 point lead...that idea of swallowing the whistle down the stretch is ridiculous.

azgreg wrote:

Chicat wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:It’s like we signed the Ayton of messageboard posters.

Just don’t ask what kind of extra benefits we had to fork over to get him to sign here.

Free premium?

Unlimited corned beef from SandwichGuy.

Those dragging Staf, wouldn't you rather have him as our starting pg right now?

This team would be a FF favorite with Staf. Corkscrew shot and all.

EVCat wrote:I remember everyone melting down vs Illinois, if you call the game turning to football "melting down"...hard to dribble a ball when both of your arms are being held behind you.

Same thing happened to Channing on an inbound. Swallowing your whistle is one thing...but if ONE of those fouls get called, game is over. We earned that 15 point lead...that idea of swallowing the whistle down the stretch is ridiculous.

Channing was also hammered on the head one play with no call.

Still can't stand Bill Murray mugging for the cameras.

Staf’s senior year was terrific.

Merkin wrote:

EVCat wrote:I remember everyone melting down vs Illinois, if you call the game turning to football "melting down"...hard to dribble a ball when both of your arms are being held behind you.

Same thing happened to Channing on an inbound. Swallowing your whistle is one thing...but if ONE of those fouls get called, game is over. We earned that 15 point lead...that idea of swallowing the whistle down the stretch is ridiculous.

Channing was also hammered on the head one play with no call.

Still can't stand Bill Murray mugging for the cameras.

And Xavier too.

Saw that asshole on an episode of bourdain the other night, had to change the channel.

One reason the refs stopped calling those was simply home cooking: The game was in Rosemont. We can argue that Arizona earned their 15 point lead the hard way, but Illinois earned their home court advantage the hard way: by all those wins during the regular season. That home cooking would have been given to any team in America that was in the same situation, except for Arizona, which gets shafted at home as well as on the road.

Bangkok Wildcat wrote:

dovecanyoncat wrote:

Bangkok Wildcat wrote:Hey Dove, have you ever been to Chiang Mai? Cool place.

Sorry for the misspelling. Chiang Mai was a pivotal and foundational moment in my youth, if one is allowed to so define one's own youth. I have a friend there to this day, and friends who reside elsewhere whose meaning to me were founded there.

That’s very cool Dove, Vietnam War era?...I can’t believe I’ve really only done the town once right before I got married a long time ago....got to ride the elephants on those steep mountain trails....my badass Mom (RIP) insisted on riding her own bull elephant while taking pics of me and my fiancée on the other bull...only problem was our two elephants were getting irritable with each other and that was a pretty damned scary time...only had some small Thai Dude in between keeping them from fighting. Lol, 55.

Not Vietnam era. I'm a tail-end Boomer too young for that destiny. Chiang Mai was my late 20s. I had traveled a lot before but only to Central/South America and Western Europe; never further East than Rome and never into Asia. By virtue of fate far beyond what I deserved I lucked into full 3 months of group travel across Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Thailand came toward the end before Korea and China. Still have a buddy in Chiang Mai who digs basketball. Poor fucker has to witness my suffering.

CalStateTempe wrote: Saw that asshole on an episode of bourdain the other night, had to change the channel.

I.. I...

My Arizona love is strong. But there is no world in which I can quit Bill Murray.

Longhorned wrote:One reason the refs stopped calling those was simply home cooking: The game was in Rosemont. We can argue that Arizona earned their 15 point lead the hard way, but Illinois earned their home court advantage the hard way: by all those wins during the regular season. That home cooking would have been given to any team in America that was in the same situation, except for Arizona, which gets shafted at home as well as on the road.

Homecourt doesn't = WWE refs.

We should know as the West top seed/regionally true seed time and again.

EVCat wrote:I remember everyone melting down vs Illinois, if you call the game turning to football "melting down"...hard to dribble a ball when both of your arms are being held behind you.

Same thing happened to Channing on an inbound. Swallowing your whistle is one thing...but if ONE of those fouls get called, game is over. We earned that 15 point lead...that idea of swallowing the whistle down the stretch is ridiculous.

Illinois was trying to foul yet when no call was made, they just hammered away until they "stole" the ball. The most ridiculously called game I have ever seen.

Another epic gif Irish. Laughed my ass off

EVCat wrote:
I.. I...

My Arizona love is strong. But there is no world in which I can quit Bill Murray.

My EXACT sentiment

dcZONAfan wrote:

EVCat wrote:
I.. I...

My Arizona love is strong. But there is no world in which I can quit Bill Murray.

My EXACT sentiment

It took me a year or two to get to this point.

Pitt is now available. Cue the "Miller to Pitt" talk.

NYCat wrote:

I'd be ready to go all the way after that.

Here's the video of Trier stating that....its about the last 20 seconds of the clip: https://www.abc15.com/sports/sports-blo ... suspension

enfuego wrote:

Chicat wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:It’s like we signed the Ayton of messageboard posters.

Just don’t ask what kind of extra benefits we had to fork over to get him to sign here.

Well, those questions are best fielded by experts. By the way, what exactly is Condoleeza Rice doing with this committee?

The same thing she was doing on the CFP committee. She obviously has so much college sports knowledge that she is an expert.

Rice hasn't been relevant since Chapelle ethered her on the "Black White Supremacist" skit.

With the success the Cats are having in the Pac-12 tournament, does anyone know if any above average recruits are seriously considering the UofA for nest year?

84Cat wrote:

To whom are they reacting/acknowledging?

PieceOfMeat wrote:

84Cat wrote:

To whom are they reacting/acknowledging?

Mark Schlabach wrote:Christian Dawkins.

PieceOfMeat wrote:

84Cat wrote:

To whom are they reacting/acknowledging?

I think it was Magic.

Longhorn you sly devil

Longhorned wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:

84Cat wrote:

To whom are they reacting/acknowledging?

Mark Schlabach wrote:Christian Dawkins.

I heard an interesting rumor that I have been unable to confirm that Schlabachs absence is actually due to the sexual harassment case going on at ESPN, he has been put on paid leave....

Can't wait to see the reaction from our fans when Miller hoists the trophy and cuts the Nets down

Alieberman wrote:

RiseAndFire wrote:What's the story on Miller V. ESPN/Slabach/Hansen defamation lawsuit? what's the holdup?

It’s gonna take a little time. Miller is about to do something he's never done before and swore he would never do.

He's implementing a zone lawsuit

Miller's going to sue ESPN to remove the "N" from their name.

So big buzz here at the arena about Miller being asked by the pac network if he will be back next year and he dodges the question. Anyone see that?

azcat49 wrote:So big buzz here at the arena about Miller being asked by the pac network if he will be back next year and he dodges the question. Anyone see that?

first i've heard about it

azcat49 wrote:So big buzz here at the arena about Miller being asked by the pac network if he will be back next year and he dodges the question. Anyone see that?

Haven't heard/seen that but "no comment" is the only thing he can and/or should say.

PieceOfMeat wrote:

azcat49 wrote:So big buzz here at the arena about Miller being asked by the pac network if he will be back next year and he dodges the question. Anyone see that?

first i've heard about it

Sounds like vintage CSM to me....keep focus on the task at hand...the P12 ship!

Hard to imagine Miller leaving. The love he got from fans when he returned to home court. The love he got from fans in vegas. The way the fans rained down boos on Scott when scott was on the dais with Miller......where the hell else you gonna get that?

CatFanOneMil wrote:

Longhorned wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:

84Cat wrote:

To whom are they reacting/acknowledging?

Mark Schlabach wrote:Christian Dawkins.

I heard an interesting rumor that I have been unable to confirm that Schlabachs absence is actually due to the sexual harassment case going on at ESPN, he has been put on paid leave....

That’s a fake story put out by the former PGU crew.

I’d say we should be above shit like that, but I know they aren’t.

Remember early in the year when we were saying that Duse and Deandre shouldn't be on the court together? But Sean inexplicably kept playing them together?

This is why none of us are getting paid for this

PieceOfMeat wrote:Hard to imagine Miller leaving. The love he got from fans when he returned to home court. The love he got from fans in vegas. The way the fans rained down boos on Scott when scott was on the dais with Miller......where the hell else you gonna get that?

Nowhere, but remember, Lute left Iowa where he was adored, and after getting to the Final Four. So, ya never know.

Lute made his reasons clear in his book: he wanted to get back "out west", and the Iowa fans made privacy nearly impossible for him and Bobbi.

What would Miller's reason's be? I hope there aren't any. Considering the winning tradition and fan base, there aren't many gigs, if any, like Arizona.

From all reports, Dr. Robbins is a heck of a salesman. Bear down, Bobby!

I think Miller needs AZ as much as AZ needs Miller. If Miller does leave, I would have to believe its to take some time off from coaching.

Alieberman wrote:I think Miller needs AZ as much as AZ needs Miller. If Miller does leave, I would have to believe its to take some time off from coaching.

Yea that’s how I feel too. I have his back I hope he retires here somehow someway. Next week and beyond is huge!

prh wrote:Remember early in the year when we were saying that Duse and Deandre shouldn't be on the court together? But Sean inexplicably kept playing them together?

This is why none of us are getting paid for this

This. Also it’s interesting to see the divergent paths Coach K and Duke took from CSM and Arizona. Both top teams at beginning of the year and both not performing up to their standards on defense. Miller chose to stay with the man to man rather than cave because I believe he was coaching for March and not nesseccarily wins. He let the team continue to develop communication skills and continue learning the defense.

Coach K chased wins and went zone. He has the talent to play man and the talent to play a good zone with their length and size/athleticism. They had the offense to keep up with teams making the three because a zone will limit possessions in a game. But Duke spent half the season learning man to man then abandoned it and now the zone which is not as developed as it could have been.

Duke went zone very very early and K said they knew they’d be a zone team out of camp.

Also Duke is now top 10 in adj D as it stands. They are going to be a tougher out than most i expect.

I’d still love to see them as the #2 in the west though even tho we won’t get any calls.

Does Romar taking the Pepperdine mean Miller is staying?

seems like it'd make it more likely he's leaving

ASUHATER! wrote:seems like it'd make it more likely he's leaving

My thought is if Miller is leaving wouldn't Romar be next in line?

No way Romar would take Pepperdine if he was about to become our HC