Bear Down Wildcats

Men's Game 12: #6/6 GONZAGA (10-1) at #15/14 ARIZONA (10-1)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 11
Time: 8:05 p.m. (MST)
Location: Tucson, Ariz. - McKale Center (14,644)
TV: ESPN2 (Dave Feldman & Sean Farnham)
Radio: Arizona IMG Sports Network (Jeffries & Hansen), 1290 AM 107.5 FM

Game Notes: https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2 ... onzaga.pdf" target="_blank
Game Article: https://arizonawildcats.com/news/2019/1 ... urday.aspx" target="_blank

Heading down to Tucson tomorrow for the game. It will be the first chance I've had to use my season tickets this year (spent two weeks in Europe on business in November).

Big game with lots of sub-plots

1) The current #1 program in the West (Gonzaga) against the former standard bearer in the west (UA)

2) AZ desperately needs a win to improve their seeding chances in the tourney. This game will offer the best chance of that other than perhaps the Oregon matchups

3) Few was quite vociferous about the need to "Severely Punish the Cheaters" in the off-season. It will be interesting to see the interaction between Miller/Few following the game

I will be watching with a Zags fan after having chaperoned my ten-year-old’s bday party at a trampoline park.

So, odds are that I will be a very salty bitch and my buddy will likely regret asking if we could get together for the game.

Early betting pushed the line down a half point to AZ -3. Cats need this more than the Zags and the crowd should be amped. Cats cover 86-81

It's obvious; the team who wins in rebounds wins the game. In game coaching is huge and Few is a better adjustment/in game coach. I think we play the Zags tough but come up short about like Washington did last weekend. 84-79 Zags sounds about right. I hope I'm wrong but my gut tells me otherwise.

So I’m going to the game with another member of the board and his esteemed SO. I had to buy 4 tix, so we have an extra ticket. I paid $90+ per ticket for seats in section 23 (middle level in the corner). If anybody is interested in going let me know. I’m open to any amount of remuneration per your ability to pay.

Captain Obvious wrote:It's obvious; the team who wins in rebounds wins the game. In game coaching is huge and Few is a better adjustment/in game coach. I think we play the Zags tough but come up short about like Washington did last weekend. 84-79 Zags sounds about right. I hope I'm wrong but my gut tells me otherwise.

I've been having this same outlook all week, and I'm almost always wrong.

Cats 84-79.

As the game draws nearer my confidence in a win is waning. I guess that would be normal and that win vs Illinois is certainly growing more impressive. Still something about not letting our gazelles run is nagging at me.

It might be because It feels like on the interior we can’t handle our business, born out in the Baylor game. Hoping we hit the glass and finish extra strong or else I just see a team that is almost complete but not quite there yet

Let's do this.

This is exactly what each of our frosh came here for...

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!!

So Glad Walton isn't calling this game

I like this start.

how was that ball not out of bounds on zags? fans didnt like it on replay

Nnaji is pumped up. I like it!

Hit those boards!!!

Love Zeke's energy today!

Nnaji freed the dreds and freed his mind!!

AZCatGirl wrote:I like this start.

me too

WildcatStunner wrote:Nnaji is pumped up. I like it!

me too

Gotta keep up the high energy. The freshmen look pumped.

I'm interested to see how the second unit does now.

WildcatStunner wrote:I'm interested to see how the second unit does now.

Not too good yet...

Rebounding has been excellent so far

Foul? That just looked like good defense.

Ball don't lie.

WildcatStunner wrote:Foul? That just looked like good defense.

Ball don't lie.

agreed

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:Nnaji freed the dreds and freed his mind!!

Some dawgs need hair across their eyes. Free the dreds to embrace the face! Dawg Ball!

UAdevil wrote:

WildcatStunner wrote:I'm interested to see how the second unit does now.

Not too good yet...

At least they're keeping us in the game so the starers can get some rest.

Lee with the boards and energy.

I sure do wish Hazzard had hit that open look from 3.

Baker is leaving all his shots way short.

We need him or Max to get a hot hand.

And who shares fault that we struggled last year ESPN? Hmmmmmmm?

Alieberman wrote:Baker is leaving all his shots way short.

It's odd. in a game of this magnitude, crowd roaring, you'd think he'd be too pumped and they'd go long but nope, way short.

AZCatGirl wrote:And who shares fault that we struggled last year ESPN? Hmmmmmmm?

yeah it's just a complete mystery isn't it

Hazzard for 33333333333333

what a fuckin lucky bounce for zags

these fuckin refs

UofA: Chairmen of the Boards

Now everything is a whistle.

Fucking refs, are they WCC?

WildcatStunner wrote:Now everything is a whistle.

God forbid we let the players play.

Refs are taking over...

Smith looking more like himself tonight.

Mannion, Smith, Baker combined 1 for 14.

Baker has been terrible. Smith needs to never, ever dribble

Mannion: 1-7...

Our energy and effort are there but shooting has been awful.

Beachcat97 wrote:Smith looking more like himself tonight.

Outside of PJC, don't recall a player who falls down more in big games after having huge games against poor teams.

Backcourt: 3-20

Merkin wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Smith looking more like himself tonight.

Outside of PJC, don't recall a player who falls down more in big games after having huge games against poor teams.

This.

fuck yeah ira. nice pass too nico

i love ira didnt try to lay that in. take them all up and dunk them big men!