Bear Down Wildcats

Bowen blew me away in that game. Very impressive. Not much I can say about Ayton that wouldnt be incredibly cliche. I just dont see that kid having many "quiet" nights in an Arizona uniform. Even on an off night, i still see him Ryan Andersoning teams on his way to a double double.

Marcus Evans, the Rice transfer, committed to VCU.

ChooChooCat wrote:Marcus Evans, the Rice transfer, committed to VCU.

Not really shocking news, given his prior relationship with the coach there.

az91 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:Marcus Evans, the Rice transfer, committed to VCU.

Not really shocking news, given his prior relationship with the coach there.

Yeah. We're also in contention for a few top 2018 PG's, so I assume that plays in too.

Yeah we need a grad transfer pg not a traditional transfer one.

Jaylen Nowell to announce at noon. UW recruit.
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Stayed committed to UW.

ChooChooCat wrote:Stayed committed to UW.

Yep

Alkins' decision is now the biggest off-season news item.

Arizona and Creighton are seen as the current frontrunners for Bowen, and the last three Crystal Ball predictions have him picking the Bluejays.

Joe Pasternack, who left Arizona’s coaching staff to be the head coach at UC Santa Barbara, was listed as Bowen’s lead recruiter by 247Sports, but Bowen says he talks to Arizona assistant Book Richardson and head coach Sean Miller “a lot”.

“They’re supposed to be hiring another guy and I’m not sure who they’re going to be hiring,” Bowen said.

Bowen also said he talks with Arizona players frequently plus has signee DeAndre Ayton in his ear.

“That’s a big thing for me, being able to be a freshman and make a big impact on the team,” he said. “Being surrounded by high-level guys as well.”

http://www.azdesertswarm.com/recruiting ... on-msu-nba" target="_blank

Sure sounds like Arizona's still in it.


http://247sports.com/PlayerInstitution/ ... redictions" target="_blank

If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

I would think it was crazy talk. We don't have the minutes for Bowen, Trier, Alkins, Randolph and Smith. That's even if Smith and Randolph get very few.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

I would think it was crazy talk. We don't have the minutes for Bowen, Trier, Alkins, Randolph and Smith. That's even if Smith and Randolph get very few.

Yeah. Well, Alkins is the one we want. If he and Trier are back...wow.

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

Crazy talk.

Hell Trier returning makes getting Bowen at all crazy talk at this point.

ChooChooCat wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

Crazy talk.

Hell Trier returning makes getting Bowen at all crazy talk at this point.

CCC, what are you hearing on Cameron Johnson and Chase Jeter?

Cats open as 20/1 favorites to win the 2018 NCAA Championship

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-bas ... s/futures/" target="_blank

UCLA 40/1
Oregon 60/1

ChooChooCat wrote:Stayed committed to UW.

Fire Romar!

baycat93 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:If it were Alkins or Bowen, it would be win win. Hopefully it is, but we are in the uncertain times.

Is there any chance of getting both, or is that crazy talk?

Crazy talk.

Hell Trier returning makes getting Bowen at all crazy talk at this point.

CCC, what are you hearing on Cameron Johnson and Chase Jeter?

Honestly outside that we're involved, nothing.

Did we just get shaqs kid?

Nvm that's the '18 class. Haven't had my coffee yet.

PennZona20 wrote:Did we just get shaqs kid?

Yep.

Four-star Southern California 2018 power forward Shareef O'Neal has committed to the Arizona Wildcats, according to an early-morning tweet from his travel club.

O'Neal, the son of former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, retweeted a congratulations for the decision by his California Supreme team that was posted at 1:44 a.m. Wednesday.

He had also been considering USC, UCLA, Kentucky and his father's former school, LSU, before it fired coach Johnny Jones.

http://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcat ... be159.html" target="_blank

247 Final Top 247

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... HighSchool" target="_blank

the real dill wrote:247 Final Top 247

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... HighSchool" target="_blank

Nice to see BR climb in those final rankings.

Ayton drops 2 more spots to #4?

rgdeuce wrote:Ayton drops 2 more spots to #4?

Whatever. We know what we're getting with Ayton: a high level big man with serious game and potential. If he has a good summer, stays healthy, and hits the ground running this fall, he's going to be one of the best players in the country.

8 top 40 kids still undecided. Give us 1

rgdeuce wrote:Ayton drops 2 more spots to #4?

I could maybe see Bamba. It's just whatever ur taste is. Do u want a shot blocker who can get pushed around a little and is a little rawer on O, or a less defensive presence who can impose his will more and step out a little farther?

On no planet is Sexton a better prospect than Ayton. The NBA draft will reflect that clearly. Unless Sexton improves tremendously he won't go anywhere top 5. Ayton can't bomb enough to drop out of top 5 of draft.

The top 3 kids are clearly on another level. Not sure how Sexton > Ayton can even be serious.

HiCat wrote: Four-star Southern California 2018 power forward Shareef O'Neal

Worth noting that Rivals and ESPN have him as a 5 star, top 20 recruit. Only Scout, which hasn't updated since last September, has him lower.

Not to pick nits, but O'Neal is 2018. We're talkin' 2017 here.

rgdeuce wrote:Ayton drops 2 more spots to #4?

ESPN still has Ayton ranked #2:

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/bask ... errankings" target="_blank

All I care about is who will be the better college player. Is there a ranking for that?

Fwiw, Fultz wasn't even in the top 5 of most 2016 rankings, and he's likely going #1. Josh Jackson was probably the most accurately rated player in the '16 class. Or maybe Ball.

gumby wrote:All I care about is who will be the better college player. Is there a ranking for that?

me too

interesting, it was said elsewhere that the rankings arent created and/or slotted for who is the best player now as a senior in high school, or who will be the best player in college, but rather who has the best game and talent coupled with the most upside, potential, and motor/drive to be the best player years from now -- whatever that means.

97cats wrote:

gumby wrote:All I care about is who will be the better college player. Is there a ranking for that?

me too

interesting, it was said elsewhere that the rankings arent created and/or slotted for who is the best player now as a senior in high school, or who will be the best player in college, but rather who has the most upside, potential, and motor/drive to be the best player years from now -- whatever that means.

I thought it was so that "recruiting analysts" can have continued employment.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

97cats wrote:

gumby wrote:All I care about is who will be the better college player. Is there a ranking for that?

me too

interesting, it was said elsewhere that the rankings arent created and/or slotted for who is the best player now as a senior in high school, or who will be the best player in college, but rather who has the most upside, potential, and motor/drive to be the best player years from now -- whatever that means.

I thought it was so that "recruiting analysts" can have continued employment.

Lol. On no planet is Sexton a better prospect than Ayton. None. Ayton's potential is thru the roof. And I'm actually high on Sexton he will be a 10-year starter in NBA.

Good for him.

Creighton hires former La Lumiere high school coach (but not when Bowen was there).

Here's to hoping Cam Johnson makes it out of UK on Wednesday without committing.

I think our best hope is to get Rawle back, because its looking all more likely that we aren't going to land Johnson or Bowen.

McKale Midwest wrote:Here's to hoping Cam Johnson makes it out of UK on Wednesday without committing.

I think our best hope is to get Rawle back, because its looking all more likely that we aren't going to land Johnson or Bowen.

Too bad about Johnson. He would have been a perfect fit here.

http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/ ... 32634.html" target="_blank

Johnson is from the same hometown as UK Coach John Calipari, and his father has known UK assistant coach Kenny Payne for more than 30 years.

Other schools on Johnson’s list of finalists also have ties to the family. Johnson’s father played alongside Arizona Coach Sean Miller at Pitt, and TCU Coach Jamie Dixon recruited and coached Johnson at Pitt before leaving the program before this past season.

Johnson would fill a couple of holes for the Wildcats next season, giving the team a proven outside shooter at the college level and some experience, an area where they’ll be lacking in the 2017-18 campaign.

UK lost every scholarship player from this past season’s backcourt, and freshman shooting guard Hamidou Diallo announced Sunday that he has entered his name in this year’s NBA Draft — without hiring an agent — opening up the possibility that he could leave Lexington without ever playing a game for the Wildcats.

cool, he wants to a be a star in college and maybe get to the league rather the compete and be a sure thing.

moving on.

1. Can we move this to arch rivals?

2. Much better than him going to Oregon or MSU.

True to both above.

All I know is that if you have the chance to be coached by Marvin Menzies even for only a year you hop on that opportunity.

ChooChooCat wrote:All I know is that if you have the chance to be coached by Marvin Menzies even for only a year you hop on that opportunity.

Lmao...good one. At least he didn't choose Oregon!

Scratch one off officially. On to the next.


Only possibilities as of now are Duval (not going to happen) Bowen (unlikely) and Cam (unlikely.

Seems more and more Chance and Rawle are very important to next years team.

If we get none of Duval, Cam and Bowen and Comanche and Rawle leave... We'll be hurting

ASUHATER! wrote:If we get none of Duval, Cam and Bowen and Comanche and Rawle leave... We'll be hurting

Agree. Hopefully we find a surprise on the transfer route or we very well need Akot to reclassify. Even tho he isn't ready.