Bear Down Wildcats

Wolf Blizter just interrupted a report to urge a 24 second clock in college.

just so lame its not at 30 even still.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2362 ... =editorial

Bill Walton Calls Michael Jordan's Athleticism 'Average' During Broadcast

Jefe wrote:http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2362 ... =editorial

How do we post vines on this site?

https://vine.co/v/OPW29BInbI2

Tuned in to the Oregon/USC game to watch basketball. Instead got a lecture on the greatness of Thomas Edison.

BigSkyCatinMT wrote:Tuned in to the Oregon/USC game to watch basketball. Instead got a lecture on the greatness of Thomas Edison.

Sounds like a good trade off to me.

Just keeping this here so I can pick this up later:

I love Bill Walton

77HoyaCat4Ever wrote:I love Bill Walton

The other Pac teams' fan bases must hate his guts. He does nothing except talk about how awesome Sean, TJ, the team and our fan base are.

"bust a nut in the cut. catholic girls row faster"

-Bill Walton, Feb 13, 2015. UA @ UW

I get pissed at him sometimes, but damn he's entertaining. His "act" of stupidity is perfection.

He's awesome, but i'm also a Grateful Dead fan and love all the references.

If he had a chance i think he would give the PAC12 POY to Korchek.

BigSkyCatinMT wrote:Tuned in to the Oregon/USC game to watch basketball. Instead got a lecture on the greatness of Thomas Edison.

Hey, never know when the light bulb will switch on

It's an uphill climb to avoid that 2 seed pairing with Kentucky.

You can't say Stanley Johnson is one and done!

Zona_Soccer10 wrote:I get pissed at him sometimes, but damn he's entertaining. His "act" of stupidity is perfection.

I truly hope his Jordan statements were an act. If not, hes lost a lot of credibility

Jefe wrote:

Zona_Soccer10 wrote:I get pissed at him sometimes, but damn he's entertaining. His "act" of stupidity is perfection.

I truly hope his Jordan statements were an act. If not, hes lost a lot of credibility

Repeated it during the ASU-UCLA game. Jordan got by on smarts, not athletic ability. I assured my son that Jordan was an incredible athlete.

My two favorite moments:

1. Pasch is asking Harden questions. Harden answers them. Then Walton answers them in his usual long-winded way. Finally, Pasch says, "I'm interviewing him, not you."

2. Walton asks Harden about his Olympic experience. "Who were your teammates? Where were the Games?"

WTF?

Sometimes I think Bill Walton is just plain susceptible to injuries anywhere on his body. Like his brain.

It is a game and people eat it up. ESPN and Bill are getting exactly what they want, people paying attention and talking.

Merkin wrote:

Very intelligent leaping.

Merkin wrote:

Totally average. Uncle Rico can slam from the halfcourt line.

"I took Biology too.......on Sorority Row."

Repeated the 2 seed with Kentucky thing. WTH?

gumby wrote:Repeated the 2 seed with Kentucky thing. WTH?

Here's an article reflecting consensus support for shipping Arizona eastward to be the 2-seed in Kentucky's bracket.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ncaa- ... e-arizona/

gumby wrote:Repeated the 2 seed with Kentucky thing. WTH?

Last week, the NCAA Tournament Committee had a mock selection exercise:
Arizona had just lost the previous Sunday, hence the tough draw. Things change.

I thought Walton had Gonzaga as the one seed.

If neither Gonzaga or Arizona (barring catostrophic losses) gets a 1 seed in the west, that is a GD joke.

So at this point a Gonzaga loss is bad for us, because it moves a non-Wetern team into the West as a one seed. So root for them. Root against Wisconsin and Villanova.

I don't care if we get UK in our region or not. Why not shoot for a Championship? To do that, we have to beat Kentucky. What does it matter what round we have to do it?

I remember some people thinking Kansas was an unbeatable juggernaut in 1997. If you want to win it, you have to beat those teams on the floor.

Can shoot for the championship either way. A Final Four is a signature achievement, especially being winless in the last four regional finals. Grr ...

Playing UK after that is achieved is far more desirable to me and doesn't alter NC chances.

Yea im fine w shooting for a title, but not having to play Kentucky until the final four or title game, and already having a final four in our back pocket is a nice consolation price if it doesn't happen.

Back on topic for a second ...

I think I prefer Ted Robinson with Bill on the Pac-12 Network games than Dave Pasch on the ESPN games. Ted is a genuinely good guy, more aligned with Bill and from the same generation. Ted just rolls with Bill's punches, has no issue letting Bill ramble on, and in return, Bill isn't as antagonistic or combative, and I think reigns himself in a bit while still providing his brand of "color" to the telecast. Last night I thought Bill made several good points about USC and where they are in their rebuilding process.

I like Pasch too, him and Ron Woolfley doing Cards games on the radio are a similar form of entertainment. But bible-thumping Pasch is too straight an arrow to put up with Bill's nonsense in good humor 100% of the time.

OK, returning to the hijack, if UA wins out, or even if they win one of the Pac-12 titles (regular season or tourney), they won't be in Kentucky's bracket. I think either Villanova, Notre Dame, Wisconsin or even Duke (with another 2 losses) will be a #2 in Kentucky's bracket, due to geography. If UA wins out (meaning an 11-game win streak), they'll be in the West, and likely as a # 1 seed, I still think H2H has to factor in at some point. But I get why so many, including Bill, think at this point UA is the 7th or 8th best team in the country and therefore could end up in Kentucky's bracket.

I like Pasch better than both. Let him do the game along. Seriously.

gumby wrote:I like Pasch better than both. Let him do the game along. Seriously.

That would suck tremendously.

Not a Pasch fan. He asks some really dumb questions.

rgdeuce wrote:If neither Gonzaga or Arizona (barring catostrophic losses) gets a 1 seed in the west, that is a GD joke.

Could even be Utah. Ranked 9th and play us at home which would be a giant win. I expect a Utah vs Az final in Vegas. Winner of that will be huge.

I also think Virginia is going to lose a couple games down the stretch.

And Pasch sucks!

Pasch would be awesome in a stain removal commercial.

I could see that.

It's not that I love Pasch. Just would be a lot less talking period. I'd like that.

If I can just figure out how to sync up the TV and radio................

gumby wrote:It's not that I love Pasch. Just would be a lot less talking period. I'd like that.

I watch most games on TV now, and when I do get to a game, it always surprises me that there's game action without talking.

azgreg wrote:If I can just figure out how to sync up the TV and radio................

There are apps out there to delay an audio stream a custom amount. I've looked into it a little but never got it working.

Give me who committed fouls. Graphics on stats. More crowd noise. Don't need every possession broken down. Don't need the Chamber of Commerce pitch on the Conference of Champions. Don't need the 100th retelling of the shimmy.

Please!

gumby wrote:Give me who committed fouls. Graphics on stats. More crowd noise.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-ooooooooooooooooooooooooooring ...

gumby wrote:Give me who committed fouls. Graphics on stats. More crowd noise. Don't need every possession broken down. Don't need the Chamber of Commerce pitch on the Conference of Champions. Don't need the 100th retelling of the shimmy.

Please!

Don't watch a lot of football I imagine. Have to fill 11 minutes of action into 4 hours.

Reydituto wrote:

gumby wrote:Give me who committed fouls. Graphics on stats. More crowd noise.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-ooooooooooooooooooooooooooring ...

Always the game to watch ....

Merkin wrote:

gumby wrote:Give me who committed fouls. Graphics on stats. More crowd noise. Don't need every possession broken down. Don't need the Chamber of Commerce pitch on the Conference of Champions. Don't need the 100th retelling of the shimmy.

Please!

Don't watch a lot of football I imagine. Have to fill 11 minutes of action into 4 hours.

People at the stadium seem to survive without the logorrhea