We can't win if we have no on court leadership... and we have none. (Maybe from some Frosh?)
Trier looks like he honestly doesn't want to be playing basketball right now and never looks like he cares what's going on.
This team baffles me.
No Leadership
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Re: No Leadership
Seriously, just play the freshman an let them make mistakes and struggle. At least let them develop
Because the way this team is playing with no effort, season seems lost.
Outside of Ayton, everyone is garbage
Because the way this team is playing with no effort, season seems lost.
Outside of Ayton, everyone is garbage
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Captain Obvious
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I'm really beginning to believe the same thing. Develop the freshman and build for the future. I'm not saying the season is lost but the systemic issues don't appear to be going away any time soon.RondaeShimmy wrote:Seriously, just play the freshman an let them make mistakes and struggle. At least let them develop
Because the way this team is playing with no effort, season seems lost.
Outside of Ayton, everyone is garbage
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Re: No Leadership
Agreed....we are far from where I think we should be but I’m not as gloomy as others. Certainly need more leadership though from someone on the team. I miss Kadeem.Spaceman Spiff wrote:People are giving up waaaaaay too fast.
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Rawle is our emotional leader.
We are missing a vocal leader.
We are missing a vocal leader.
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RondaeShimmy
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Our seniors are the softest and most passive on the team.
Trier isn't a leader clearly.
I think this is important come tournament time, who steps up? No wonder effort is a constant issue with this team
Trier isn't a leader clearly.
I think this is important come tournament time, who steps up? No wonder effort is a constant issue with this team
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Spaceman Spiff
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I'm going to put it this way. The first Arizona game I ever attended in person was the 2004-05 season when we lost to a meh Washington State team at home.
Things are just more volatile than we like to think as fans.
Things are just more volatile than we like to think as fans.
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Bangkok Wildcat
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Yep, I agree completely....You can see if from their press conferences. I would like to see Dusan step up as PJC is just way too diminutive to do so. It’s just not in his personality....you can see how his Dad (who’s got an Alpha Male type personality) may have affected him and caused him to be a reserved individual.RondaeShimmy wrote:Our seniors are the softest and most passive on the team.
Trier isn't a leader clearly.
I think this is important come tournament time, who steps up? No wonder effort is a constant issue with this team
Come on Dusan....we need you to step up and be the emotional leader!
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RiseAndFire
Re: No Leadership
Forget Dusan's leadership, to play the role Miller demands of him where the big spends 50% of his time guarding the PnR at the perimeter he needs to be more athletic. Dus, Y U no Aaron Gordon?!
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Playing zone d is all the leadership any team could ever need!
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If Sean Miller played a different defense, we’d have a bunch of George Washingtons and Teddy Roosevelts on the floor. We’d be crossing the Delaware and charging up San Juan Hill every goddamn night!Puerco wrote:Playing zone d is all the leadership any team could ever need!
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Shithole.
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I saw that that word is trending. I'm glad that this board keeps up with the times.Longhorned wrote:Shithole.
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As someone who watched JG lead... live back in the early 00's. Gardner is still my fav pg ever. There's no doubt the team lacks that dude. We'd all give a pretty penny for TJ right now...GD, if tj just came over a few years later. I thought it would be rawle. I don't see it now. And it is VERY prevalent, and as some posters have acknowledged there is an on court disconnect with trier and rawle. It's not making something out of nothing...it's there. There's honestly no easy fix...and I hate to say it but I don't see this team going very far in the tourney....unless someone steps up. I like trier a lot - he's a junior bball Cat who is a baller. But GD, he is so damn quiet and so shitty on D. It's hard to write about him because his offense is needed, but if he would just start firing up and get angry a little ---I know it's out of his character ---- but that could win us the chip. If trier just found a backbone and said fuck it I'm young...start slamming the floor on D and firing up the team...we'd win so much. But I know he won't. I think Ayton has too, because everyone else is too puss. But in the end I think all of us fans realize this, miller needs to designate this shit and lets get going.