Bear Down Wildcats

I am sick and fucking tired of Miller's unwillingness to make crucial changes such as playing zone.

I am close to done with Miller, don't care, lost my support.

SCCats wrote:

Postmaster wrote:

Captain Obvious wrote:A zone might be the only defense this team can play. Risky but worth a shot.

More chance of Arizona using the rare 6 player defense.

I'm willing to try it.

And yes I mean trying to get six guys on the floor.

The sad thing is I dont think it would help. Maybe we can bring back Kadeem or Rondae and give them Dylan Smith's jersey.

Merkin wrote:How embarrassing for Miller. His players don't even care.

They care. But they're paralyzed when they need to flow and they're rushing it when they need to be patient. I think he's got them freaked out.

12 seconds left
Give ball to 2-guard
Dribble until 2 seconds left
Take a bad 3
Even if you get rebound, won't have time for a second shot
Possible top three draft pick? Don't give him ball

Debating if I should watch the 2nd half or just keep watching the UFC fights.

Is this Ben Howland 2.0? ( The team maybe sick of the coach)

Ristic has 2 rebounds. So does Barcello. Please tell me again why we need to play two 7 footers?

I'd settle for getting bob Elliot into somebody's uniform and getting him to play

No chemistry. These guys don't know how to play together. This is weird considering they had the extra practice time from the Euro trip. Guard play is horrible. There is no one to take control when things break down.

legallykenny wrote:Dylan Smith isn’t a high major D-1 basketball player. What the fuck is he doing on this roster much less on the floor?

He looks out of place unless there's no one within 15 feet of him.

I'd go small and Play:
PJC
Barcello/Randolph
Trier
Lee/Pinder
Ayton

Maybe even just let Akot try to play? Can he be much worse?

That Spain thing was a cluster

And did Ayton play in Spain?

SunnyAZ wrote:Debating if I should watch the 2nd half or just keep watching the UFC fights.

I didn't even turn it on. Watching more British Bakeoffs.

Longhorned wrote:

SunnyAZ wrote:Debating if I should watch the 2nd half or just keep watching the UFC fights.

I didn't even turn it on. Watching more British Bakeoffs.

I'm tempted to return to reading "The Big Burn". It's an instructive catastrophe.

Even the broadcaster is saying Ristic can't play with Ayton. He said Pinder would be a better option. Get him out of there!

dovecanyoncat wrote:

Merkin wrote:How embarrassing for Miller. His players don't even care.

They care. But they're paralyzed when they need to flow and they're rushing it when they need to be patient. I think he's got them freaked out.

If this is paralysis, this is the softest team I have ever seen. Its just the wrong group of guys. The three upperclassmen are career defensive liabilities, or close, and none of them have a leadership bone in their bodies. I didnt include Pinder, because he's a guy who should be never getting minutes on an Arizona roster unless we are in severe foul trouble or have multiple injuries. Add the Alkins injury, and a handful of freshmen (and Smith, who plays like one) who were all thrown into prominent roles and dont have real vets to pick up the slack/lead, and here we are.

Ayton is one of the best players in the country. He is the only reason this season has any hope right now.

Did Ristic place some $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ on UNLV tonight???????

Ristic must have incriminating pictures of Miller.

Our switches are so fucked up we end up with 2 defenders on one ball handler.

Oh my God get Ristic of the floor. I dont care if we play 4 guys. He is horrible. Miller threatens to bench people with no effort but Ristic somehow plays all game....this is pathetic.

rgdeuce wrote:

dovecanyoncat wrote:

Merkin wrote:How embarrassing for Miller. His players don't even care.

They care. But they're paralyzed when they need to flow and they're rushing it when they need to be patient. I think he's got them freaked out.

If this is paralysis, this is the softest team I have ever seen. Its just the wrong group of guys. The three upperclassmen are career defensive liabilities, or close, and none of them have a leadership bone in their bodies. I didnt include Pinder, because he's a guy who should be never getting minutes on an Arizona roster unless we are in severe trouble or have multiple injuries. Add the Alkins injury, and a handful of freshmen (and Smith, who plays like one) who were all thrown into prominent roles and dont have real vets to pick up the slack/lead, and here we are.

Ayton is one of the best players in the country. He is the only reason this season has any hope right now.

Excellent summary of our problems. The one and done nature of our program has finally caught up to us......coupled with the lack of a point guard

Merkin wrote:

So theyre soft. Boo hoo, you lost a coach u loved. And he loved u too, so much he intended to exploit you and your fanilies.

Unreal how bad this team is. I guess the only bright spot is that I imagine worrying about Miller to N.C. is not a thing anymore....is it?

Too many three point shots. that's not our game.

dmjcat wrote:

rgdeuce wrote:

dovecanyoncat wrote:

Merkin wrote:How embarrassing for Miller. His players don't even care.

They care. But they're paralyzed when they need to flow and they're rushing it when they need to be patient. I think he's got them freaked out.

If this is paralysis, this is the softest team I have ever seen. Its just the wrong group of guys. The three upperclassmen are career defensive liabilities, or close, and none of them have a leadership bone in their bodies. I didnt include Pinder, because he's a guy who should be never getting minutes on an Arizona roster unless we are in severe trouble or have multiple injuries. Add the Alkins injury, and a handful of freshmen (and Smith, who plays like one) who were all thrown into prominent roles and dont have real vets to pick up the slack/lead, and here we are.

Ayton is one of the best players in the country. He is the only reason this season has any hope right now.

Excellent summary of our problems. The one and done nature of our program has finally caught up to us......coupled with the lack of a point guard

Then the Packline defense coupled with Miller's recruiting is not a durable combination in the one and done environment when each year we lose 60% of our team and end up with the upperclassmen we have now.

Trier sounds awful on radio. Has he done anything in this game. He isn't even good enough to be a starter right now.

They really play so much better with Ristic off the floor and Randolph in.

Catintheheat wrote:Trier sounds awful on radio. Has he done anything in this game. He isn't even good enough to be a starter right now.

Some good, some ugly. Usual Trier.

rgdeuce wrote:

Merkin wrote:

So theyre soft. Boo hoo, you lost a coach u loved. And he loved u too, so much he intended to exploit you and your fanilies.

Let's go from "Poor me, to screw you."

billk78 wrote:

Catintheheat wrote:Trier sounds awful on radio. Has he done anything in this game. He isn't even good enough to be a starter right now.

Some good, some ugly. Usual Trier.

He just needs to do what he is effective at tonight..........driving to the hole. He can't hit the Mediterranean standing on the Rock of Gibraltar tonight.

Trier 0-5 on 3 point shots. Don't remember any of them being really good shots, unlike the 2 wide open ones Barcello missed.

Nice acting job

Homer call, 4 point swing due to it.

By my count, 14 of their first 19 made field goals came off layup, dunks, or tip ins.

Edit: looks like theyve added a few more

Two guys guarding the same man, again.

This is a fucking embarrassment. We're going to get killed on Tuesday.

And right on cue our senior PG has two back to back bone-headed plays

This team is bad, real bad. No chemistry, no flow. Bad shooting. Bad D. Alkins will help but will not turn this into a final 4 team. They are athletic, just not good basketball players. It is such a shame to see that Ayton will waste a year in Tucson..he is a once in a generation player. This, along with the FBI investigation, should turn any half decent recruits away. Miller might have the be let go.

dmjcat wrote:And right on cue our senior PG has two back to back bone-headed plays

Miller's losing it.

Get Barcello back in. I'd rather lose and get the freshmen some experience than lose and watch Ristic and PJC continue to suck

Don't like this lineup at all

IMO
Dusan plays better when he is the only big man
Thought this back when he and Tark played together

UALoco wrote:This team is bad, real bad. No chemistry, no flow. Bad shooting. Bad D. Alkins will help but will not turn this into a final 4 team. They are athletic, just not good basketball players. It is such a shame to see that Ayton will waste a year in Tucson..he is a once in a generation player. This, along with the FBI investigation, should turn any half decent recruits away. Miller might have the be let go.

Sorry, but there is no way I would dump Miller that fast.

I do want to see how Miller recruits going forward without Book. Has our past
recruiting been real or did we just $pay$ more than the other guy?

A pullup jumper. I'll be damned!

Where is Akot?

Ristic much better with Ayton out.