Bear Down Wildcats

Main Event wrote:

lol

Main Event wrote:

Uh, that is not what I had my money on.

**** this. I'm just going to roll with things until the red/blue game hits.

Is this for real?

This is great news!

No school wanted him? Lol. This is has been a fun spring and summer already

Main Event wrote:

Devonaire to Alex Barcello...

well...this officially wins the Craziest Offseason Award - Arizona Division

Red/Blue game it is...

It ain't even over yet...lol

ChooChooCat wrote:Never a dull fucking moment.

Good news to keep him, whatever his personality issues might be. His versatility as a ball-handler will be valuable next year if Bwill is not healthy enough to play.

Okay. So, back to being set at the 2 in spite of the injury question.

Recap of changes to 2019 roster heading into 2020:

Brandon Randolph decided he was ready for whatever the heck is next for him and left.

Terry Armstrong was told about grade issues, passive-aggressively pulled items identifying him as an Arizona commit off his social media, courted other teams, did everything but take care of the grade issues, other teams noticed "Hey! Grade issues!", and it looks like he is off to T-Ferg land

Alex Barcello just announced his intent to transfer today, through social media.

Brandon Williams may or may not have career-threatening health issues, and everyone is expecting to hear in July, but it doesn't look great.

Devonaire Doutrive never actually left, y'all.

97cats wrote:what about being a disruptive, whinny, cock sucker of a teammate?

does that clear it all up for you guys...im in no fucking mood today.

i dont give a fuck how good you are, no player is bigger or more important than the team.

Are we still concerned about this though?

IndianaZonaFan wrote:

97cats wrote:what about being a disruptive, whinny, cock sucker of a teammate?

does that clear it all up for you guys...im in no fucking mood today.

i dont give a fuck how good you are, no player is bigger or more important than the team.

Are we still concerned about this though?

I assume, since he never left, you just deal with it like a coach deals with it.

If it is something that warrants being kicked off the team, then that happens. If he is just a jerk? Those happen...it is up to the coaches and floor leadership to reign that in.

But since he never actually left, I guess (fuck if I know anymore...I didn't bring an official scorecard), he is on the team and you deal accordingly.

WTF, that is all.

Longhorned wrote:Okay. So, back to being set at the 2 in spite of the injury question.

Not really. BWill is light years stronger than any other option. Losing him would be a huge blow. It doesn't matter who steps in. No realistic option is close to what he brings.

IndianaZonaFan wrote:

97cats wrote:what about being a disruptive, whinny, cock sucker of a teammate?

does that clear it all up for you guys...im in no fucking mood today.

i dont give a fuck how good you are, no player is bigger or more important than the team.

Are we still concerned about this though?

Sounds a lot like Chris Rodgers. The Tru Shalt set you fee!

The dumbest thing about this sport is how deeply invested I am in it.

YoDeFoe wrote:The dumbest thing about this sport is how deeply invested I am in it.

As a middle aged man, I think about this often...but more often I just think about this sport.

YoDeFoe wrote:The dumbest thing about this sport is how deeply invested I am in it.

If it makes you feel better, I'm just as stupidly invested.

The rollercoaster isn't done yet.

ChooChooCat wrote:The rollercoaster isn't done yet.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Okay. So, back to being set at the 2 in spite of the injury question.

Not really. BWill is light years stronger than any other option. Losing him would be a huge blow. It doesn't matter who steps in. No realistic option is close to what he brings.

Hazzard isn't a bad downgrade, smaller but can shoot it

ChooChooCat wrote:The rollercoaster isn't done yet.

I already fell out.

Enjoy the rest of it, you all.

ChooChooCat wrote:The rollercoaster isn't done yet.

What in the world....

Oh cryptic tweets...

Are we still recruiting Ndudi Ebi? Maybe he’s the final piece?

Longhorned wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:

StickItInTheyFace wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Well, Barcello leaving feels like a no-brainer. Was he Romar-ed?

My own lack of knowledge showing here, was Romar pushed out by the staff?

Romar-ed refers to an old practice Romar use to do when he was the head man at UW, where he would take a player's scholarship away.

From what I understand on Barcello this was a similar situation as Ruben Douglas. Folks wanted him to transfer for more playing time and that won out.

But Romar'd is also a knowingly inaccurate term, since Romar didn't invent the practice and was never its most prolific practitioner. One day in 2005, a poster on Goazcats mistakenly thought Romar went rogue in finding roster space, somebody else believed him, and a term was born.

It's one of those rare internet usages that will never stop being funny.

I love it. Thanks for all the clarification!

Olsondogg wrote:Oh cryptic tweets...

Built in Adversity,
I went to University,
Where I tweeted my Prosody,
Read by Men with Perversity.

Wait what?

I just heard Lute is coming back

Maybe if I go back to Europe and reverse time travel this never happens.

Longhorned wrote:

Olsondogg wrote:Oh cryptic tweets...

Built in Adversity,
I went to University,
Where I tweeted my Prosody,
Read by Men with Perversity.

Art

Can someone make a list of 100% certainty which players will be here and another list of 100% certainty of those players that won’t be.

Thanks

I’m getting really sick of weird offseason injuries.

Smith
Trier
Parrom
BWill?

Two damn hours ago I was hoping Puff reclassified and our roster could finally be set. Now I'm hoping he doesn't and we can hold onto him until 2020. We really need more players with that kind of shooting.

Of course, he could still reclassify assuming BWill is done, but I don't think I will ever accept that possibility until it happens. Maybe not even then.
Hell, I was in the front row of the student section when Ray went down. I still don't think I've accepted that that really happened.

Beachcat97 wrote:Are we still recruiting Ndudi Ebi? Maybe he’s the final piece?

The NCAA might rule he was never actually a pro. That'd leave four years of eligibility.

Alieberman wrote:Can someone make a list of 100% certainty which players will be here and another list of 100% certainty of those players that won’t be.

Thanks

Yes.

To the first: none

To the second: none

SCCats wrote:

Alieberman wrote:Can someone make a list of 100% certainty which players will be here and another list of 100% certainty of those players that won’t be.

Thanks

Yes.

To the first: none

To the second: none

For AZ fans, it'll be like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid...

... "Who are those guys??"

The Doutrive scenario is so interesting, the relationship was so damn damaged, and 97cats provided numerous reasons why on our end. Doutrive must have made some major concessions i.e. quit the bitching, listen to what Miller says, take to coaching, and in turn Miller must've promised a role. Certainly will be interesting how this plays out.

ChooChooCat wrote:The Doutrive scenario is so interesting, the relationship was so damn damaged, and 97cats provided numerous reasons why on our end. Doutrive must have made some major concessions i.e. quit the bitching, listen to what Miller says, take to coaching, and in turn Miller must've promised a role. Certainly will be interesting how this plays out.

Yeah that's definitely the vibe I get...should be interesting to see if he actually lives out those concessions. I think he can be a phenomenal player if he does. I'm sure Miller won't hesitate to cut bait if he doesn't turn things around. All-in-all though, I am very happy that he is coming back, and think him returning is better than Woolridge or basically any other grad transfer wing we could have gotten at this point.

ChooChooCat wrote:The Doutrive scenario is so interesting, the relationship was so damn damaged, and 97cats provided numerous reasons why on our end. Doutrive must have made some major concessions i.e. quit the bitching, listen to what Miller says, take to coaching, and in turn Miller must've promised a role. Certainly will be interesting how this plays out.

Here's my hope with DD and team chemistry: We've got a collection of guys this season that are either pros in the making (with the type of work ethic required to make that happen; e.g. Nico, Josh, Zeke... even Jamarl and Jordan) or are final-year veterans (e.g. Max, Chase, Stone).

There's no room for negative energy on this roster. These players are either too good or too old to put up with the bullshit. Hoping that the environment is more focused and less tolerant of losses and of the attitude that causes losses.

goslingswagg wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:The Doutrive scenario is so interesting, the relationship was so damn damaged, and 97cats provided numerous reasons why on our end. Doutrive must have made some major concessions i.e. quit the bitching, listen to what Miller says, take to coaching, and in turn Miller must've promised a role. Certainly will be interesting how this plays out.

Yeah that's definitely the vibe I get...should be interesting to see if he actually lives out those concessions. I think he can be a phenomenal player if he does. I'm sure Miller won't hesitate to cut bait if he doesn't turn things around. All-in-all though, I am very happy that he is coming back, and think him returning is better than Woolridge or basically any other grad transfer wing we could have gotten at this point.

My thoughts exactly - his flashes last year were damn exciting. And let's not forget these are 18yr old kids after all..sometimes a kick in the ass can do wonders from a maturity standpoint.

It’s weird how similar DD AND BWills tweets were.

Basically both said Sorry for confusion, I’m still at AZ

ChooChooCat wrote:The rollercoaster isn't done yet.

Is the end near because I would like to get off

Since it seems like it’s coming to this...how much better is BWill than Puff? On a scale of 1-10?

IndianaZonaFan wrote:Since it seems like it’s coming to this...how much better is BWill than Puff? On a scale of 1-10?

They're really nothing alike. BWill is a scoring point guard. Puff is a 6'7 wing shooter.

BWill is much better for our lineup. Puff is basically a similar player to Green, Smith and Doutrive.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

IndianaZonaFan wrote:Since it seems like it’s coming to this...how much better is BWill than Puff? On a scale of 1-10?

They're really nothing alike. BWill is a scoring point guard. Puff is a 6'7 wing shooter.

BWill is much better for our lineup. Puff is basically a similar player to Green, Smith and Doutrive.

No one is a similar player to Smith. He's in a class of his own.

Spaceman Spiff wrote: BWill is a scoring point guard.

the things I like most about BWill are his passing and defense. I think he did real well in those aspects and he wasn't even a full time PG

SunnyAZ wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote: BWill is a scoring point guard.

the things I like most about BWill are his passing and defense. I think he did real well in those aspects and he wasn't even a full time PG

Agree of the passing.

BWill was the only guy on the roster capable of making/seeing passes available in tight quarters while attacking. Coleman could hit the corner shooters, but BWill was able to attack and dish through the defense to a cutter or roller in traffic.

Spaceman Spiff wrote: **** this. I'm just going to roll with things until the red/blue game hits.

The only sensible approach

What actually happened to BWill?