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Now that's an exciting line-up...

MountainCat wrote:Now that's an exciting line-up...

Yeah, very disappointing. Although, look at who we had in our tourneys the last two years and we only won 1 game!

All those games, aside from the Iowa State win and good showing against Gonzaga, were some of the worst games I have ever seen as an Arizona fan. Might be good to get some confidence in this young team early.

I'm always disappointed when we're in the Wooden Legacy. Like the year we lost to Kris Dunn and Providence.

It never draws really good teams, so we play games that really only hurt us.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:I'm always disappointed when we're in the Wooden Legacy. Like the year we lost to Kris Dunn and Providence.

It never draws really good teams, so we play games that really only hurt us.

I was at that game, it sucked all the way from the pre game dinner of Jimmy Johns to the drive back to my aunt in laws house in Santa Monica from Fullerton. Yuck all around

CalStateTempe wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:I'm always disappointed when we're in the Wooden Legacy. Like the year we lost to Kris Dunn and Providence.

It never draws really good teams, so we play games that really only hurt us.

I was at that game, it sucked all the way from the pre game dinner of Jimmy Johns to the drive back to my aunt in laws house in Santa Monica from Fullerton. Yuck all around

Was also there. Shitty game, tough Providence team.

Will be very interesting to see how Romar guards us.

Jefe wrote:Will be very interesting to see how Romar guards us.

I wonder if he will play zone against us.

It seems like we struggle against it sometimes.

Glad not many teams over the last few years have caught on to that.

U.P. Zona Fan wrote:

Jefe wrote:Will be very interesting to see how Romar guards us.

I wonder if he will play zone against us.

It seems like we struggle against it sometimes.

Glad not many teams over the last few years have caught on to that.

I think we've got the tools this season to really dice up zone defenses. Nico's ability to penetrate and get his defender on his hip will be huge in breaking down zone defenses. I trust Ira and Josh and Chase to move well off the ball. I trust Hazzard to keep defenses honest from deep. Hopefully Stone Gettings is as good as I think he is and we can drop him in as a zone buster at the top of the key.

Early season it'll be a challenge but on paper we've got the tools.

When have any Romar teams played defense?

ChooChooCat wrote:When have any Romar teams played defense?

That's great!

Presale tickets are available to those who signed up - you should have received an email about them.

Tickets are going for $75 for the upper bowl and $125 for the lower bowl, General Admission, to include all sessions and days. That's a $25 discount from the eventual retail price and the offer expires 9/15.

If you want that discount and didn't sign up for the email blast, you can call the director of ticket sales for the event and probably work it out with him. Contact info below:

Jason Walter
Wooden Legacy
D: 702.732.3912 | M: 702.335.2029

Sadly I just realized I've booked a vacation with my wife over this weekend, which is a huge bonehead move since this event is in my backyard. At least I figured that out before I hit the purchase button. Hope y'all can make it and we neatly clean up this tournament. I'll be cheering on from Cabo.

Seeing this field again... good lord this grouping is trash. Providence is the only other top 100 team (likely a top 40 team) so if it's not Arizona v Providence in the final on Sunday something has gone terribly wrong.

I suppose it's nice to get off to a gentle ascent with the amount of roster turnover we're experiencing... hopefully we handle Illinois at home early and this tournament provides us the tune-up we need for our marquee games at Baylor and hosting Gonzaga. Coming out of the nonconference at 12-1 would be great, while 11-2 with wins in two of those four top 50 games is the floor for a successful nonconference.

The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

It’s a fun stadium to see a game at and providence deserves some payback from last time...

CalStateTempe wrote:It’s a fun stadium to see a game at and providence deserves some payback from last time...

Just seeing that it's at the Anaheim Convention Center this time around. Never seen a game there.

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Welcome 101. See you at Helmsman for the other games

I will be there and bringing my new Father In Law!!

Why isn’t the final game on Saturday? Schedule says Thursday -> Friday -> Sunday.

Let’s never play in this rinky dink ESPN crapfest ever again.

Chicat wrote:Why isn’t the final game on Saturday? Schedule says Thursday -> Friday -> Sunday.

Let’s never play in this rinky dink ESPN crapfest ever again.

Because ESPN has too many stupid football games on.

Anyone else find it depressing that the Wooden Legacy is always such a terrible tournament? Not exactly living up to its name.

AZCatGirl wrote:Anyone else find it depressing that the Wooden Legacy is always such a terrible tournament? Not exactly living up to its name.

It would be fine if they just rename it the Rosarita Refried Beans Challenge.



Rosarita knows the best Mexican food comes from a can.

Battle for Atlantis has become the east coasts answer to Maui. Wow wow Wow this years line up.

CalStateTempe wrote:Battle for Atlantis has become the east coasts answer to Maui. Wow wow Wow this years line up.

I mean we could be playing here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketb ... ame=iossmf

UofAlum05 wrote:I will be there and bringing my new Father In Law!!

Pre-game at Fritz’s, the old man will love it!

RondaeShimmy wrote:

Are you fucking kidding me?

That sucks

That sucks

Good slate

Chicat wrote:

RondaeShimmy wrote:

Are you fucking kidding me?

Fuck that.

Going to be ugly for UCLA, esp. when Bennett hammers them after spurning their job offer.

Id love a Virginia match up with this years team. Think we break 50?

Jefe wrote:Id love a Virginia match up with this years team. Think we break 50?

UVA went 10 minutes without scoring a point against ASU. We'd bury them.

I think I understand this year‘s Wooden Legacy lineup vs. next....

If you get Arizona into your tournament there’s no reason to book other marquee teams. Wildcat fans will pack the place no matter what.

If you have to settle for UCLA, you better also pull in two truly great teams because the few Bruins fans can’t make the drive from LA to Anaheim because .... uh .... traffic.

So really, it’s our own damn fault. If we had shitty fans like the Ruins, maybe we could play Kansas...

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Thanks!! Outside of the 1st when I cut my rent check I love it here!!

btfd16 wrote:

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Welcome 101. See you at Helmsman for the other games

Thanks!

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the Helmsman? Googled it and it looks like a brewery in Newport? Is this where UofA fans gather?

I will be there on Friday

cats101 wrote:

btfd16 wrote:

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Welcome 101. See you at Helmsman for the other games

Thanks!

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the Helmsman? Googled it and it looks like a brewery in Newport? Is this where UofA fans gather?

Yeah the local Newport Beach meet-up for game watching. Use to be Brew Co, which I thought sucked (their brewed beers were bad, they had no outside beers on tap, and they charged an arm and a leg for a bottle of domestic). They sold to the new owners and it's been renovated and improved with better management (better brewed beers, guest taps for other good local beers).

Anyways, it's the usual OC game watch spot. I haven't been to one in a couple of years so I'll look to head down there and catch a game sometime too.

But it cannot be denied, the line-up this year was appallingly bad. A top-tier program in a field with 3 teams representing substandard programs. Not sure why AZ agreed to play with such a weak line-up of other teams.

YoDeFoe wrote:

cats101 wrote:

btfd16 wrote:

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Welcome 101. See you at Helmsman for the other games

Thanks!

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the Helmsman? Googled it and it looks like a brewery in Newport? Is this where UofA fans gather?

Yeah the local Newport Beach meet-up for game watching. Use to be Brew Co, which I thought sucked (their brewed beers were bad, they had no outside beers on tap, and they charged an arm and a leg for a bottle of domestic). They sold to the new owners and it's been renovated and improved with better management (better brewed beers, guest taps for other good local beers).

Anyways, it's the usual OC game watch spot. I haven't been to one in a couple of years so I'll look to head down there and catch a game sometime too.

Spot on. I've been for probably 3 or 4 football games. Night and day from Brew Co.

About 10 of us UofA faithful are meeting at the Hooters across the Honda Center before the game on Friday. It is about 2 miles from the Convention Center.

midnightx wrote:But it cannot be denied, the line-up this year was appallingly bad. A top-tier program in a field with 3 teams representing substandard programs. Not sure why AZ agreed to play with such a weak line-up of other teams.

Kinda wondering what kind of tournament Arizona gets into next year.

It's too early to go back to Atlantis or Maui, the top tournaments.

And Arizona never really goes to Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Orlando, Caymans etc

Might have to go to a 2K Classic, NIT Tipoff, or Hall of Fame where there's only 4 total teams and played in MSG or Brooklyn like when Arizona beat Duke a couple years back.

Maybe Las Vegas Invitational? Pickings are slim next year. Fully prepared for another weak tournament

RondaeShimmy wrote:

midnightx wrote:But it cannot be denied, the line-up this year was appallingly bad. A top-tier program in a field with 3 teams representing substandard programs. Not sure why AZ agreed to play with such a weak line-up of other teams.

Kinda wondering what kind of tournament Arizona gets into next year.

It's too early to go back to Atlantis or Maui, the top tournaments.

And Arizona never really goes to Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Orlando, Caymans etc

Might have to go to a 2K Classic, NIT Tipoff, or Hall of Fame where there's only 4 total teams and played in MSG or Brooklyn like when Arizona beat Duke a couple years back.

Maybe Las Vegas Invitational? Pickings are slim next year. Fully prepared for another weak tournament

Good call... though really, fine by me to play in a weaker tournament next season with the lack of roster continuity and the lack of lotto pick recruits we're projected to have on board next season. No shame in easing a new group into the season and taking W's over decent teams. If we gel and get into the tournament next year as a seventh seed or better - we're still playing for the same title as everyone else.

And there you have it. Texas Tech should be very good. Cincy is respectable. Saint Johns is a team.

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Not a premier three day tourney but it's a tougher field than we'll have this week.

YoDeFoe wrote:

cats101 wrote:

btfd16 wrote:

97cats wrote:

cats101 wrote:The field stinks but I just got my tickets. As a new Orange County resident I'm just glad to see my Cats in person.

welcome to Orange County

Go Cats!

Welcome 101. See you at Helmsman for the other games

Thanks!

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the Helmsman? Googled it and it looks like a brewery in Newport? Is this where UofA fans gather?

Yeah the local Newport Beach meet-up for game watching. Use to be Brew Co, which I thought sucked (their brewed beers were bad, they had no outside beers on tap, and they charged an arm and a leg for a bottle of domestic). They sold to the new owners and it's been renovated and improved with better management (better brewed beers, guest taps for other good local beers).

Anyways, it's the usual OC game watch spot. I haven't been to one in a couple of years so I'll look to head down there and catch a game sometime too.

Awesome thanks!

I will definitely check it out.

Providence, the supposed second best team in this tourney, just lost to Long Beach State. The same team we just curb stomped. This is such a shit tourney.

ChooChooCat wrote:Providence, the supposed second best team in this tourney, just lost to Long Beach State. The same team we just curb stomped. This is such a shit tourney.

This sucks. Welp... all we can do is fuck up the field and finish strong, hope the point differential draws some eyes.

I was going to say "hey well at least we'll probably play an ACC team in Wake Forest in the final then potentially" but Wake was picked dead last in the ACC and already has a loss to Charlotte.

So in this tournament we may play Pepperdine, UCF and a mediocre to bad Wake Forest.

YoDeFoe wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:Providence, the supposed second best team in this tourney, just lost to Long Beach State. The same team we just curb stomped. This is such a shit tourney.

This sucks. Welp... all we can do is fuck up the field and finish strong, hope the point differential draws some eyes.

Losing this tournament would be embarrassing at this point

Just go home without any injuries, get ready for Baylor

Would be funny if we played Long Beach St in the opening round and then again on the championship game.