Bear Down Wildcats

Newportcat wrote:I have met Sean Miller twice in person. Both times I liked him. A little reserved and very different then Lute was, but polite and seemed nice. I have watched what his players have said about him, how he has made us into a players program, and now enjoyed these videos of him working with our players breaking down film. I have seen his press conferences after tourney losses blame himself and not his players, and seem to take the high road. I know it can not be easy being a coach but to me Miller makes it seem easy.

Am I totally clueless, is Miller actually a massive dick?

I say this because I can not understand the hate towards him by ESPN, Vitale, AzCentral, etc. I guess I get AZ Central since its an ASU paper, but still I feel like that article that had NOTHING new in it is a total attack by someone who dislikes Miller. Feels like a lot of this stuff has been.

I am asking this honestly. For people that know or have met him more, is there something I am missing. Because to me it has to be the reason why this stuff is still being brought about him when I seem to hear nothing about Kansas or Zion, etc.

UAEebs86 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

From the lawsuit:

Monday’s filing by Bowen’s attorneys, which was submitted in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, includes a section titled, “Racketeering activity involving the University of Kansas.” There, Bowen’s attorneys argue that both KU coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend were “aware of a bribe payment made to the legal guardian of Kansas recruit Silvio De Sousa by Adidas and communicated with Defendants Gatto and Gassnola about it.” 

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

From the lawsuit:

Monday’s filing by Bowen’s attorneys, which was submitted in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, includes a section titled, “Racketeering activity involving the University of Kansas.” There, Bowen’s attorneys argue that both KU coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend were “aware of a bribe payment made to the legal guardian of Kansas recruit Silvio De Sousa by Adidas and communicated with Defendants Gatto and Gassnola about it.” 

PHXCATS wrote: He did blame a loss at asu on U of A fans but I now will say I chalk that up to frustration and didnt truly mean it

PieceOfMeat wrote:

PHXCATS wrote: He did blame a loss at asu on U of A fans but I now will say I chalk that up to frustration and didnt truly mean it

Phoechina....you can shut the fuck up.

Your bringing this up all over the place is trolling, plain and simple, and you're done with it now.

If you have a legitmate beef with something you feel miller did, post about it in the miller thread, and post your evidence of it.

Otherwise keep your fucking trolling the fuck out of every other thread.

PieceOfMeat wrote:

PHXCATS wrote: He did blame a loss at asu on U of A fans but I now will say I chalk that up to frustration and didnt truly mean it

Phoechina....you can shut the fuck up.

Your bringing this up all over the place is trolling, plain and simple, and you're done with it now.

If you have a legitmate beef with something you feel miller did, post about it in the miller thread, and post your evidence of it.

Otherwise keep your fucking trolling the fuck out of every other thread.

prh wrote:I don't understand why machina would dislike miller for blaming fans for a loss. That's right up machina's alley, seems like a reason he would like Sean

But Chi and POM are on point as usual

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

prh wrote:I don't understand why machina would dislike miller for blaming fans for a loss. That's right up machina's alley, seems like a reason he would like Sean

But Chi and POM are on point as usual

Did that even actually happen?

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

prh wrote:I don't understand why machina would dislike miller for blaming fans for a loss. That's right up machina's alley, seems like a reason he would like Sean

But Chi and POM are on point as usual

Did that even actually happen?

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

97cats wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

this cant be real? is it? is this real?

really?

PHXCATS wrote:

97cats wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

this cant be real? is it? is this real?

really?

It was an event the night before and I heard Miller yell it in person. I was 40 feet away from him when this happened. Heard it with own ears, but it was not directed at me

PHXCATS wrote:

97cats wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

this cant be real? is it? is this real?

really?

It was an event the night before and I heard Miller yell it in person. I was 40 feet away from him when this happened. Heard it with own ears, but it was not directed at me

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

PHXCATS wrote:

97cats wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

this cant be real? is it? is this real?

really?

It was an event the night before and I heard Miller yell it in person. I was 40 feet away from him when this happened. Heard it with own ears, but it was not directed at me

He blamed fans for a loss that had not happened yet?

Newportcat wrote:

PHXCATS wrote:

97cats wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:
I believe he claimed that Miller blamed a loss at ASU for the fact that he (and the players?) had to attend a pregame alumni gathering in Phoenix, or something like that.

this cant be real? is it? is this real?

really?

It was an event the night before and I heard Miller yell it in person. I was 40 feet away from him when this happened. Heard it with own ears, but it was not directed at me

So let me get this straight, you were at that annual dinner event the night before the ASU game. Miller yelled in person at this event in front of all these alumni that going to this event would cause them to lose the next day to ASU. It was so loud you heard it from 40 feet away....really....just no words

CalStateTempe wrote:

I’m fucking rolling over here over this.

Miller called out organizers at a alumni event in a semi public setting!?!? This makes no sense. What was the event? Close out the bar with the cats?

And you know what? If this is the case, I side with Miller and getting his team ready for wins rather then fluffing entitled Phoenix alumni the night before a game.

Unreal.

CalStateTempe wrote:What time was the event scheduled for? What time was tip the next day?

PHXCATS wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:What time was the event scheduled for? What time was tip the next day?

Doors opened at 7. Miller spoke at 730. Team arrived to eat and do autographs at 745 and was schedule to go to 830 but it actually went to 842 because of the demand and the team taking pictures with fans.

The event was in the ballroom of the hotel the team was staying the night at.

The tipoff of the game vs asu in Tempe was the next day at 7pm. It was the double OT loss to asu

CalStateTempe wrote:

PHXCATS wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:What time was the event scheduled for? What time was tip the next day?

Doors opened at 7. Miller spoke at 730. Team arrived to eat and do autographs at 745 and was schedule to go to 830 but it actually went to 842 because of the demand and the team taking pictures with fans.

The event was in the ballroom of the hotel the team was staying the night at.

The tipoff of the game vs asu in Tempe was the next day at 7pm. It was the double OT loss to asu

Hmmm sounds like a planning issue.

Get the team in and out, but don’t have then stay out past what was agreed. That too and, a loss of all involved, including your organization/cause.

Anyways, looks like Miller isn’t joining this year.
http://arizonaalumni.com/event/tempe-wi ... r-down-bob" target="_blank

PieceOfMeat wrote:This is really fucking hilarious. Turns out calling out phoechina for his trollassery gave everyone a huge laugh.

Any evidence, at all, to back up this claim?
A reporter mentioning it somewhere? even in a tweet if not a story?

Cause one thing I'm damn fucking sure of. This would have made a headline. If not in hansen's garbage articles, then most certainly in a paper like the az republic.

I mean, if phoechina heard it 40 feet away in a hallway, damn sure someone else heard it. Oh, and how did he hear the phone call he also says happened? Was he 40 feet away in a hallway when the phone call was put on speakerphone?

fucking priceless

PHXCATS wrote:

PieceOfMeat wrote:This is really fucking hilarious. Turns out calling out phoechina for his trollassery gave everyone a huge laugh.

Any evidence, at all, to back up this claim?
A reporter mentioning it somewhere? even in a tweet if not a story?

Cause one thing I'm damn fucking sure of. This would have made a headline. If not in hansen's garbage articles, then most certainly in a paper like the az republic.

I mean, if phoechina heard it 40 feet away in a hallway, damn sure someone else heard it. Oh, and how did he hear the phone call he also says happened? Was he 40 feet away in a hallway when the phone call was put on speakerphone?

fucking priceless

Why would this make a headline. Should Inhave ran and told Paula right when it happened? There were five people there counting Miller and me. Want me to give you the approved board minutes when the alumni officers told the group about the call? And the next year when Miller looked like an idiot and everyone laughed about him not having an excuse for the 2015 loss? That's in the minutes

Chicat wrote:Machina said Miller “blamed the fans” for a loss how many times on this board?

By his own admission today, that story is complete and utter bullshit.

Machina now says he’s moved on . . . from the story he made up. Mighty big of you Machina. Way to forgive Sean Miller for the thing that never actually happened but that you’ve been talking about for years.

Machina’s post that disappeared...

It happened. I was there when he blamed the fans and organizers for taking too much time saying that if they lost the next day it was their fault and he followed through with it two days later from what I was told. No reason to believe it was a lie from what I saw two days prior

Chicat wrote:Machina said Miller “blamed the fans” for a loss how many times on this board?

By his own admission today, that story is complete and utter bullshit.

Machina now says he’s moved on . . . from the story he made up. Mighty big of you Machina. Way to forgive Sean Miller for the thing that never actually happened but that you’ve been talking about for years.

zonagrad wrote:with the internet things like this take on a life of their own and never go away.

Chicat wrote:

zonagrad wrote:with the internet things like this take on a life of their own and never go away.

More accurately, someone used the internet for years to spread a baseless and slanderous rumor that he made up.

CalStateTempe wrote:

I’m fucking rolling over here over this.

Miller called out organizers at a alumni event in a semi public setting!?!? This makes no sense. What was the event? Close out the bar with the cats?

And you know what? If this is the case, I side with Miller and getting his team ready for wins rather then fluffing entitled Phoenix alumni the night before a game.

Unreal.

Newportcat wrote:I would like the official record keeper of this board to remember that it was my random question asking about Sean Miller that changed the course of history by being the impenitence for revealing that the stories from Machina about Sean Miller saying U of A fans caused a loss to ASU and was thereby an asshole were completely false and untrue. In turn a troll was destroyed and put in his place and this thread potentially turned from something that could destroy us all to something magical.

Where is rep when you need it

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Newportcat wrote:I would like the official record keeper of this board to remember that it was my random question asking about Sean Miller that changed the course of history by being the impenitence for revealing that the stories from Machina about Sean Miller saying U of A fans caused a loss to ASU and was thereby an asshole were completely false and untrue. In turn a troll was destroyed and put in his place and this thread potentially turned from something that could destroy us all to something magical.

Where is rep when you need it

Hey now, I'd like to think I had something to do with it too.