Bear Down Wildcats

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

Well lets not give media members prognostics any credibility. They did pick us tied for fourth with Oregon State. I heard an interview before the season and you know who said he thought Ariz would be real good....Mic Cronin.

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

so ive grappled with this and mentioned it a few times several weeks ago (saying if he does it he really can walk on water) thinking it wasnt even a remote possibility of winning out but now, as the season has worn on, it is plausible and not that far fetched at all to think Tommy 'Genius Boy' Lloyd could win out the next eleven games, capturing Arizona's second National Championship with a 37-2 record.

if he does, i hate to say it, but the NBA and its dump-trucks of money will start backing up filled with riches beyond his wildest dreams.

EDIT : 37-2 i left out conf tournament - 5 regular season games, 2 conf tournament, 6 NCAA Tournament games = 13 games left

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:42 pm

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

so ive grappled with this and mentioned it a few times several weeks ago (saying if he does it he really can walk on water) thinking it wasnt even a remote possibility of winning out but now, as the season has worn on, it is plausible and not that far fetched at all to think Tommy 'Genius Boy' Lloyd could win out the next eleven games, capturing Arizona's second National Championship with a 35-2 record.

if he does, i hate to say it, but the NBA and its dump-trucks of money will start backing up filled with riches beyond his wildest dreams.

Don't worry, the UofA President will get involved!

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:42 pm

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

so ive grappled with this and mentioned it a few times several weeks ago (saying if he does it he really can walk on water) thinking it wasnt even a remote possibility of winning out but now, as the season has worn on, it is plausible and not that far fetched at all to think Tommy 'Genius Boy' Lloyd could win out the next eleven games, capturing Arizona's second National Championship with a 35-2 record.

if he does, i hate to say it, but the NBA and its dump-trucks of money will start backing up filled with riches beyond his wildest dreams.

Currently have won 8 in a row so that would 18 in a row.

I don't see it happening. We need to lose in the conference tournament!

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:57 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:42 pm

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

so ive grappled with this and mentioned it a few times several weeks ago (saying if he does it he really can walk on water) thinking it wasnt even a remote possibility of winning out but now, as the season has worn on, it is plausible and not that far fetched at all to think Tommy 'Genius Boy' Lloyd could win out the next eleven games, capturing Arizona's second National Championship with a 35-2 record.

if he does, i hate to say it, but the NBA and its dump-trucks of money will start backing up filled with riches beyond his wildest dreams.

Currently have won 8 in a row so that would 18 in a row.

I don't see it happening. We need to lose in the conference tournament!

yes i know and its why i have thought its preposterous you are so right...but it would be 37-2 WTF

and 21 games in a row to win it all

Guys...I love, love this team. We are not winning out. I expect one more reg season loss, and a loss in the Pac tourney wouldn't surprise me. That leaves us with only 4 losses heading into Selection Sunday and a strong likelihood of being a #1 seed. That's what I'm keeping an eye on.

If we drop one this week, the reactions are going to be annoying af.

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:00 pm yes i know and its why i have thought its preposterous you are so right...but it would be 37-2 WTF

and 21 games in a row to win it all

Are you concerned we haven't had a BAD loss yet? A bad loss meaning like losing to a team like Stanford or Washington, a game where just nothing goes right. Pretty much every top team except for Gonzaga has had them and gotten them out of the way.

On one hand this should give us confidence that this team is different and won't lose a bad game. On the other though, it could be coming eventually and it could happen in the tournament in an upset.

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:42 pm

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:45 pm I can’t fathom how Tommy is not coach of the year at this point. When he wins the pac and gets a one seed it should be unanimous.

If he goes undefeated to end the regular season, and if Arizona enters the tourney with 2 losses, they should draw plans for a second statue outside of McKale.

There isn’t a single media member who thought this could have been done year 1. Not a single person.

so ive grappled with this and mentioned it a few times several weeks ago (saying if he does it he really can walk on water) thinking it wasnt even a remote possibility of winning out but now, as the season has worn on, it is plausible and not that far fetched at all to think Tommy 'Genius Boy' Lloyd could win out the next eleven games, capturing Arizona's second National Championship with a 37-2 record.

if he does, i hate to say it, but the NBA and its dump-trucks of money will start backing up filled with riches beyond his wildest dreams.

EDIT : 37-2 i left out conf tournament - 5 regular season games, 2 conf tournament, 6 NCAA Tournament games = 13 games left

I brought this up with my buddy from Spokane and he laughed it off and said Tommy is not going anywhere. He left a dream job for another, how much better could life be for a small town dude. He had one job outside of Spokane that he’d consider, and he got it in April.

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:34 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:00 pm yes i know and its why i have thought its preposterous you are so right...but it would be 37-2 WTF

and 21 games in a row to win it all

Are you concerned we haven't had a BAD loss yet? A bad loss meaning like losing to a team like Stanford or Washington, a game where just nothing goes right. Pretty much every top team except for Gonzaga has had them and gotten them out of the way.

On one hand this should give us confidence that this team is different and won't lose a bad game. On the other though, it could be coming eventually and it could happen in the tournament in an upset.

Nothing went right at ucla. I know that’s not what you mean, but that was an awful game.

Bilas alluded to Koloko being much happier this year and now Kier in today's presser said Benn's having much more fun and actually smiling this year. Hate to see Miller thrown under the bus but they aren't wrong that Lloyd is the happy go lucky leader that has changed it all

Jefe wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:52 pm Bilas alluded to Koloko being much happier this year and now Kier in today's presser said Benn's having much more fun and actually smiling this year. Hate to see Miller thrown under the bus but they aren't wrong that Lloyd is the happy go lucky leader that has changed it all

Winning, and not having your postseason cancelled has a weird effect of making happiness.

There is no doubt this is Tommy's culture and brand.

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:55 pm There is no doubt this is Tommy's culture and brand.

This is true but on the court this team is Kerr Kriisa personified.

Jefe wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:52 pm Bilas alluded to Koloko being much happier this year and now Kier in today's presser said Benn's having much more fun and actually smiling this year. Hate to see Miller thrown under the bus but they aren't wrong that Lloyd is the happy go lucky leader that has changed it all

he sure did - said that Koloko was responding to "love" and "encouragement" not being "yelled at" all the time has made a world of difference and hes playing better because of it.

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:02 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:55 pm There is no doubt this is Tommy's culture and brand.

This is true but on the court this team is Kerr Kriisa personified.

well Kriisa seems up and down to me high and low range of emotions and aloofness sometimes - i dont see this AZ team in that way.

curious

As Odogg alluded, Tommy is straightforward and uncomplicated. As someone who has lived in the Spokane world for a number of years I can say that it does not breed dissembling personas. We as fans may not have witnessed all that Tommy is, but he is not going to turn out other than how he represents himself. If he says that this is his dream job then he plans to die here as head coach.

Olsondogg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:39 pm I brought this up with my buddy from Spokane and he laughed it off and said Tommy is not going anywhere. He left a dream job for another, how much better could life be for a small town dude. He had one job outside of Spokane that he’d consider, and he got it in April.

good stuff and im not saying he takes it, but rather people will come a callin. and like Rondae, i dont think it would be such a bad thing for AZ to drop one in the conf tournament here coming up in vegas.

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:34 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:00 pm yes i know and its why i have thought its preposterous you are so right...but it would be 37-2 WTF

and 21 games in a row to win it all

Are you concerned we haven't had a BAD loss yet? A bad loss meaning like losing to a team like Stanford or Washington, a game where just nothing goes right. Pretty much every top team except for Gonzaga has had them and gotten them out of the way.

On one hand this should give us confidence that this team is different and won't lose a bad game. On the other though, it could be coming eventually and it could happen in the tournament in an upset.

i dont know my man part of me wants a toe stub in the conf tournament and part of me wants Tommy to do what no other first year coach has ever done in terms of winning percentage.

mans a basketball Genius

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:02 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:55 pm There is no doubt this is Tommy's culture and brand.

This is true but on the court this team is Kerr Kriisa personified.

Tommy's culture allows Kerr to be Kerr...

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:10 pm

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:34 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:00 pm yes i know and its why i have thought its preposterous you are so right...but it would be 37-2 WTF

and 21 games in a row to win it all

Are you concerned we haven't had a BAD loss yet? A bad loss meaning like losing to a team like Stanford or Washington, a game where just nothing goes right. Pretty much every top team except for Gonzaga has had them and gotten them out of the way.

On one hand this should give us confidence that this team is different and won't lose a bad game. On the other though, it could be coming eventually and it could happen in the tournament in an upset.

i dont know my man part of me wants a toe stub in the conf tournament and part of me wants Tommy to do what no other first year coach has ever done in terms of winning percentage.

mans a basketball Genius

Take me off the "lose one now... it will do us good" list

Let's fucking do this

37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:06 pm

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:02 pm

Alieberman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:55 pm There is no doubt this is Tommy's culture and brand.

This is true but on the court this team is Kerr Kriisa personified.

well Kriisa seems up and down to me high and low range of emotions and aloofness sometimes - i dont see this AZ team in that way.

curious

I mean the swagger and showmanship and in your face theatrics etc, the team oozes Kerr all the way.

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:17 pm I mean the swagger and showmanship and in your face theatrics etc, the team oozes Kerr all the way.

agree they do have some of that flava

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:16 pm 37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

Not bad...

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:16 pm 37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

Making #38 our second national championship!!!

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!

I just don’t think this team plans to lose anytime, anywhere. They don’t get rattled, they trust their teammates and coaches, they are genuinely happy to see their teammates do well and they are all fiercely competitive (in their own way) and hate to lose.

Plus, and this might sound sappy, they all love each other.

It’s hard not to be dangerously euphoric about what this team might accomplish.

Their are teams that can beat us but we wont beat ourselves and they will know they have been in a fight if they do win. My fear is some team just going off the hook in scoring and especially in shooting 3's. There are a few teams that can do that. I dare say that Wisc is one.

TheCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:36 pm Their are teams that can beat us but we wont beat ourselves and they will know they have been in a fight if they do win. My fear is some team just going off the hook in scoring and especially in shooting 3's. There are a few teams that can do that. I dare say that Wisc is one.

I am the of the opposite feeling. This team can beat itself with the dreaded combination turnovers and missed FTS. That is my biggest fear with this team.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:46 pm
It’s hard not to be dangerously euphoric about what this team might accomplish.

Yes the hard work is just enjoying the Cats for what they are rignt how

Lute4God wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:46 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:46 pm
It’s hard not to be dangerously euphoric about what this team might accomplish.

Yes the hard work is just enjoying the Cats for what they are rignt how

but in that they are so much more than we (at least i) anticipated right now.

Going back to last spring, I always thought we'd be top 2 by late February and that there would be a Freedom Convoy in Canada.

pc in NM wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:00 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:16 pm 37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

Making #38 our second national championship!!!

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!

does AZ have a possible 13 or 14 games left? help me here...
five reg season left, two conf tourney(if necessary), six NCAA = 13?
37total possible with a win out?

Longhorned wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:23 pm Going back to last spring, I always thought we'd be top 2 by late February and that there would be a Freedom Convoy in Canada.

well thank god your premonition was right on both

I don’t see Tommy as a NBA guy honestly. He’s definitely more of the guy that likes to teach kids how to play and enjoy the game. His approach to recruiting is also infinitely more garnered for a guy who is in it for the long haul with young players. Now that could change in another 10 years or so, but as of today I couldn’t see him leaving the college game.

Frybry02 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:01 pm

TheCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 6:36 pm Their are teams that can beat us but we wont beat ourselves and they will know they have been in a fight if they do win. My fear is some team just going off the hook in scoring and especially in shooting 3's. There are a few teams that can do that. I dare say that Wisc is one.

I am the of the opposite feeling. This team can beat itself with the dreaded combination turnovers and missed FTS. That is my biggest fear with this team.

Meh, it'll be almost all half court games and Arizona is top 6 in 2pt% on offense and defense. Plus half court games usually have less possessions = less turnovers

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:26 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:00 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:16 pm 37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

Making #38 our second national championship!!!

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!

does AZ have a possible 13 or 14 games left? help me here...
five reg season left, two conf tourney(if necessary), six NCAA = 13?
37total possible with a win out?

3 conference tourney games. The Cats will start in the quarterfinals.

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:26 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:00 pm

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:16 pm 37-2 has a nice ring to it doesnt it, Ari

Making #38 our second national championship!!!

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!

does AZ have a possible 13 or 14 games left? help me here...
five reg season left, two conf tourney(if necessary), six NCAA = 13?
37total possible with a win out?

5 regular season games
3 possible PAC tourney games
6 possible NCAA games

38-2!

ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:32 pm I don’t see Tommy as a NBA guy honestly. He’s definitely more of the guy that likes to teach kids how to play and enjoy the game. His approach to recruiting is also infinitely more garnered for a guy who is in it for the long haul with young players. Now that could change in another 10 years or so, but as of today I couldn’t see him leaving the college game.

im not sure it matters - its when the NBA sees you as an NBA guy that it all changes and all the sudden you become an NBA guy

dude is a genius, Choo

its fucking crazy

97cats wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:56 pm

ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:32 pm I don’t see Tommy as a NBA guy honestly. He’s definitely more of the guy that likes to teach kids how to play and enjoy the game. His approach to recruiting is also infinitely more garnered for a guy who is in it for the long haul with young players. Now that could change in another 10 years or so, but as of today I couldn’t see him leaving the college game.

im not sure it matters - its when the NBA sees you as an NBA guy that it all changes and all the sudden you become an NBA guy

dude is a genius, Choo

its fucking crazy

I’m with you brother, but why hasn’t Mark Few left for the NBA? I’m sure teams have been very interested, but he’s never had the inclination to move because he’s not the NBA type. I view Tommy in the same vein. Like I said though I reserve my right to change this stance in 10 years or so! Lol

ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:12 pm I’m with you brother, but why hasn’t Mark Few left for the NBA?

Few not a genius -

this only applies if he wins them all, just want to make sure we all remember that

but yes, Lloyd is a basketball savant

At Gonzaga, Few is a king, in the NBA, Few is just another guy with a DUI.

Honestly, my ultimate hope is that Arizona ends the college basketball post-season with a minimum of a 6-game winning streak - the final W/L totals are irrelevant, for me, beyond that!!!

Just like '97!!

BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!!!!

Ed Cooley is going to win national coach of the year if they keep pulling Ws out of their asses

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:32 am Ed Cooley is going to win national coach of the year if they keep pulling Ws out of their asses

He can have coach of the year. Tommy wants a natty.

They may pair us up in the tourney and let that decide.

TheCat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:31 am They may pair us up in the tourney and let that decide.

They were only paired when Providence was slotted as a #4 seed but it's hard to see how they're not in contention for a #2 seed or #3 seed at worst.

They got a couple game lead on Villanova, and control their own destiny.

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:17 am

TheCat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:31 am They may pair us up in the tourney and let that decide.

They were only paired when Providence was slotted as a #4 seed but it's hard to see how they're not in contention for a #2 seed or #3 seed at worst.

They got a couple game lead on Villanova, and control their own destiny.

Providence was #15 (closer to a 5 seed than a 3 seed) in the Committee reveal. They need some help to move up

RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:32 am Ed Cooley is going to win national coach of the year if they keep pulling Ws out of their asses

Most experienced tournament team in the country - not sure Cooley should get the credit he's getting here.

If providence were to play us in the tourney and let us stay in the game like they have been everyone else, they have a prayer.

Our spurtability is second to none.