Bear Down Wildcats

Time for his own thread. I agree he's being overlooked.

What's his current status health wise?

seems like scheer is trying "create" a story.

FightWildcatsFight wrote:What's his current status health wise?

Everything I've seen says he's 100% and ready to go.

Here's one of his mixtapes.

Smith will be special.

How is his conditioning?

I am really excited to see him here. Andre Iguodala part 2.

Next year will be a crapshoot, but if Simon, Smith and Trier stay for their soph years, our perimeter is going to be frightening.

Scheer is treading into poor man Chip Brown status.

Merkin wrote:How is his conditioning?

I've heard he's using a 2 in 1 with a shampoo blend. It's a sensible choice.

Looking at all these skinny guys, I think I've been spoiled by Stanley.

FightWildcatsFight wrote:Looking at all these skinny guys, I think I've been spoiled by Stanley.

That mixtape was a full year ago. Get him on a college weight, food, conditioning program plus the added maturity and he's fine. Rondae wasn't a bull either.

Think we'll only get him for 2 years. I have 0 problems with him coming in and starting, I believe in him

Looks like he has filled out a bit and added som muscle. Still got the hops

Comanche needs to put on at least 15 lbs before Game 1. Shouldn't be a problem

Main Event wrote:

Is he wearing Spanks?

enfuego wrote:Is he wearing Spanks?

I didn't know the fashion choices of teen boys was a passion of yours.

UAEebs86 wrote:

Hot damn!

I showed him that move.

HiCat wrote:I showed him that move.

If we ever get rep, I'm coming back to this post.

If he's fully capable and healthy he needs to start. I find it hard to argue that he's the best NBA prospect on next year's team and it's pretty obvious the talent evaluators on recruiting sites believe this as well based on the fact that he maintained such a lofty ranking after a year of not even playing basketball.

By Jesse Granger
Thursday, May 28, 2015

The soon-to-be Arizona Wildcat said he wakes up at 3 every morning to continue his rehab, and will do so until he leaves for Tucson.

He plans to join coach Sean Miller and the rest of his team in June, but says he may delay it until July to get an extra month of rehab, working out and putting on weight.

In the meantime, Smith says he is in constant contact with Miller and the Arizona coaching staff, and is honing his game prior to his arrival.

“I’ve started to focus on left-right shooting, even though I’ve done it,” Smith said. “There’s a certain way they like it so I’m trying to adapt to Sean Miller’s way of shooting.”

And while Wednesday’s game was his post-injury debut, it was also a farewell game for his high school playing days.

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/may/28 ... nee-injur/

UAEebs86 wrote:

Red Klotz on the D.

Wilhelm on the scream.

enfuego wrote: Is he wearing Spanks?

Normally, I would correct this (Spanx). But I do believe you mean Spanks.

http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

Is Ray really the best pro prospect in our '15 class?

Beachcat97 wrote:http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

Is Ray really the best pro prospect in our '15 class?

I can hear '97 laughing from here.

ghostwhitehorse wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

Is Ray really the best pro prospect in our '15 class?

I can hear '97 laughing from here.

Why is that?

Airizona wrote:

ghostwhitehorse wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:http://www.nbadraft.net/2017mock_draft

Is Ray really the best pro prospect in our '15 class?

I can hear '97 laughing from here.

Why is that?

I am curious too. Trier was a little underwhelming at the U19s. Commanche may only get garbage minutes this year.

If Simon can show he can be a PG at upper Div I level he maybe better.

???

Jefe wrote:???

someone said they heard a rumor he was leaving and asked him on twitter. that is his response

Embarrassing

Too bad it doesn't list who asked the question. One of Ace's minions perhaps.

Fuck TJ Leaf (not related but..)

RS retort.

Such a cool response. Setting the record straight...very nice. I'm looking forward to seeing him on the court.

Click the ask.fm link in that tweet and theres a huge Q&A with Ray:

28 days ago

What have you guys been working on the most in practice? Anyone missing?

Skill

What's your favorite new restaurant in Tucson?

Mr Hanns ! Hands down

What school would you have gone to if you didn't choose the UA?

UConn

If you could choose a career in the NBA as the last guy on the bench, or a career in Europe where you're a star and a millionaire, which one would you choose?

Europe

What's it like playing with Parker as your PG?

He's a genuine dude !

Who's the player you try to mold your game after?

Paul George

I just read rumors that you are leaving U of A...is this true?

Hell no !!

Glad you are not leaving the U of A. I hate the internets sometimes.

I heard that from other people too, I have no clue where the are getting this from

Who the heck is passing rumors about you? Jeez! So glad you're still a Wildcat, we cannot wait to cheer you on...Is your wardrobe now mostly Red white and blue? What's your favorite Arizona Wildcats gear to wear?

My wardrobe is coming along with the red white and blue and idk who's spreading that rumor it's annoying but my favorite Arizona gear are these shorts I have they say arizona on one side and have the A on the the other they dope

So many people sleeping on Smith. When is the first "where did he come from article"? December? January?

November?

Freshman wing Ray Smith healthy and ready to go for Arizona

Sep 6, 2015, 12:30 PM EDT


Arizona will have a very different roster from last season in terms of players receiving regular minutes and one of the new players expected to compete for early minutes is freshman wing Ray Smith. A talented 6-foot-8 wing from Las Vegas, Smith tore his ACL during the July live evaluation period during the summer of 2014, costing him his senior season of high school basketball.

But Smith worked hard during rehab and is ready to enter college basketball completely healthy, according to head coach Sean Miller. In an interview with Bruce Pascoe, Miller explained how hard Smith worked to be in a position to play right away for the Wildcats:

“Ray’s cleared for everything right now. Him and his dad did an incredible job going from last summer when he sustained the injury to being patient and yet super aggressive in the rehabilitation process. And he came to us at a really good place. We were really careful the first couple of months that he was here to make sure his strength level in both legs was good. …

“He loves the game. He’s really talented. When I look at him, he reminds me in some ways of a bouncier Solomon Hill in that he’s 6-8, he has a great skill level shooting, he’s a very creative, unselfish passer and he’s fluid in transition. We have high hopes for him. He can play small forward, and like all the guys who play small forward for us, sometimes we play them at the four.”

Miller goes into detail about other players on the Arizona roster, including other newcomers, in Pascoe’s full interview, but it’s especially good to see that Smith is back to full strength. Regarded as a five-star prospect, Smith was kind of a forgotten player in the Class of 2015 since he hasn’t played much in the past year, but he has a chance to open some eyes with his play early if he’s completely ready to go.

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/ ... r-arizona/

Main Event wrote:

gee, i wonder who said that before!?!?!

97, would you liken Ray's probable impact to Stanley's? Aaron's? Someone else?

97cats wrote:

Main Event wrote:

gee, i wonder who said that before!?!?!

Nobody. It's only palpable now.

Thought I had ringing in my ears. Now I know the source.

Chicat wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:

Hot damn!

Missed this vid. Nice move..

RS going to make some noise.

HiCat wrote: RS going to make some noise.

yep yep

I have dreams in my head of Smith, Tollefsen, Allen and Anderson all just playing out of their minds this year and us being unstoppable with them, York, Zeus, trier..

ASUHATER! wrote:I have dreams in my head of Smith, Tollefsen, Allen and Anderson all just playing out of their minds this year and us being unstoppable with them, York, Zeus, trier..

I'm having the same dreams. Lot's of experience along the front line. If we need scoring feed Trier and Smith