Bear Down Wildcats

dmjcat wrote:Hopkins is employing a very effective zone. He is taking away any perimeter shots and giving us a bunch
of high post shots that Ristic/Ayton normally don't take (and are not used to taking).

Ristic in the middle of the key for a ten footer IS his shot. We can get him that all game. And if UW tries to double, Ayton should clean up the glass or one of our wings needs to crash. If we execute we should get a good shot EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION.

dmjcat wrote:

Longhorned wrote:

dmjcat wrote:Hopkins is employing a very effective zone. He is taking away any perimeter shots and giving us a bunch
of high post shots that Ristic/Ayton normally don't take (and are not used to taking).

You mean because they're 2.5 feet closer to the basket? Time for the halftime warmups....

In case you haven't noticed, Ayton/Ristic don't normally shoot from that spot on the floor..........which is exactly
what Hopkins knows and is willing to give up.

Every 2-3 matchup zone leaves that shot open. Watch any Syracuse game over the last 20 years and you would see the same thing.

zonagrad wrote:

dmjcat wrote:Hopkins is employing a very effective zone. He is taking away any perimeter shots and giving us a bunch
of high post shots that Ristic/Ayton normally don't take (and are not used to taking).

Ristic in the middle of the key for a ten footer IS his shot. We can get him that all game. And if UW tries to double, Ayton should clean up the glass or one of our wings needs to crash. If we execute we should get a good shot EVERY SINGLE POSSESSION.

Every possession we didn't turn the ball over, we got a good shot.

Huh? We usually get a lot of those midrange open shots, especially Ayton and Ristic.

Just not hitting them tonight.

dovecanyoncat wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:down 7 at the half with how poor AZ and the refs played....I'll kinda take it actually.

Yeah, we're not getting killed but still our standard response to the zone, in any of its forms, well, it makes it hard to be optimistic. We're the better team but we're not our best under this condition. we have to get where we are our best under this very condition.

I guess I"m hoping for a better 2nd half, which we usually have under Miller

Are fucking kidding?

smeg. . .

PJC needs to see the bench

Sure won't miss the PJC era.

Didn't come out to play in the second half.

What are you going to do?

There you go Zo

lol and now they're banking in 3's against us

these refs are horrible

bs call

I have always been the most scared of Syracuse in the tournament. Tonight against this zone we are seeing why. We are going to struggle against Washington as long as Hopkins is there with the 2 3 matchup zone.

How was that not a travel?

i would say we're horrible at entry passes. but horrible isn't strong enough a word.

have we ever been particularly good at them under Miller though?

Longhorned wrote:Didn't come out to play in the second half.

What are you going to do?

Well what we're probably going to do is lose in either the round of 32 or 16 as both of those games will probably basically be coin flips considering how this team plays against decent teams that employ decent zones.

i like that Dusan hit that. but that play shows how Trier gets tunnel vision when playing point. Smith was on the other side wide open calling for it and trier never glanced his way

Alkins has been a disappointment tonight. Non-factor.

So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

Another bs call

84Cat wrote:Another bs call

indeed

PieceOfMeat wrote:i would say we're horrible at entry passes. but horrible isn't strong enough a word.

have we ever been particularly good at them under Miller though?

I remember complaining about entry passes back in Lutes prime. Wounder if "terrible entry passes" is an issue outside the UofA bubble. . .

I think Miller needs to think about tweaking his pack line in the post and have Ayton front Dickerson instead of playing behind him.

Dickerson is making our seven footers his bitches tonight.

TatetheGreat wrote:So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

Congratulations. Quite honestly the stupidest post on this board in a long time. And there have been many.

Two phantom fouls in a row on Ayton.

Why can't we get those calls at home?

Well this team looks like shit.

TatetheGreat wrote:So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

The latter. Miller's stubbornness is well known, just like RichRod's.

I just hope if UW rushes the floor none of our players get injured

love ayton boarding and finding ristic for the putback

With how this game has been inside, that's an offensive foul on Ayton?

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

ayton went from 0 fouls to 3 fouls in 5 minutes.

Ayton is getting fucked. Where are the calls on Dickerson?

guy on uw jut grabbed trier as trier went by...no call.

glad trier finished that

Its Miller who is giving up the entry passes to Dickerson..........front the SOB and let them try to throw it over Ayton

After the TO, these officials are going to punish Arizona bad for that run.

zonagrad wrote:

TatetheGreat wrote:So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

Congratulations. Quite honestly the stupidest post on this board in a long time. And there have been many.

Really? Miller's stubbornness can't be discussed? Sure TatetheGreat could have worded it less...blunly?..but I think his post isn't as dumb as you make it.

Merkin wrote:

TatetheGreat wrote:So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

The latter. Miller's stubbornness is well known, just like RichRod's.

Lute was stubborn. . . Tomey was stubborn. . . (stubborn might be a coach thing. . .)

We are 1-7 from 3. Keep taking it inside

SCCats wrote:With how this game has been inside, that's an offensive foul on Ayton?

84Cat wrote:We are 1-7 from 3. Keep taking it inside

Ristic has yet to shoot a 3. . .

And we are STILL playing behind Dickerson

Don't look now but PJC is coming back in

Merkin wrote:

TatetheGreat wrote:So either Romar has added nothing to the staff or Miller is so stubborn he is useless

The latter. Miller's stubbornness is well known, just like RichRod's.

We don't have a coaching problem. We have an execution problem. Every fan watching and the announcers all see what Arizona needs in this game. And so does Miller and his staff. The players have a hard time because they're on the floor experiencing it. Against this zone it's unnatural to play against. The more you play against it, the more comfortable you get. You can see our bigs beginning to carve it up. As Monty pointed out, our guard play has left a lot to be desired. Trier is starting to make plays. But what has anyone else done?

very nice fast break

omfg how is that a foul on ristic?

*looks at score*

oh yeah....

WTF was that????????????????

Horseshit call. No way in hell.