2016-2017 Arizona Basketball

baconus66 · Post by **baconus66** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:08 pm

Bold Prediction: Wisky is going to beat us in the final 4

CatFanOneMil · Post by **CatFanOneMil** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:41 pm

baconus66 wrote:Bold Prediction: Wisky is going to beat us in the final 4

Bold as in "Hang your ass out the window during a hail storm bold"????

This Wisconsin team has some maturity, but not enough depth to make it as far as you predict.

Nova played way to conservative...they beat themselves.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:44 pm

Please let us play them in the FF. You will be able to walk from Tucson to Glendale on the hoods of all the cars headed up to the game to root on the cats

baconus66 · Post by **baconus66** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:56 pm

FTR I was mostly joking, but it does kinda seem like the luck we would have

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:20 pm

Are you kidding? We couldn't be more lucky if we happen to play Wisconsin in the final four. Much better them than Duke, that's for sure

SteveKerrsStroke · Post by **SteveKerrsStroke** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:31 pm

I want no part of Wisconsin in the final four (or the tournament for that matter)

Not this year, not next year, not ever

Pass

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:46 pm

Happ would eat us alive.

RaisingArizona · Post by **RaisingArizona** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 4:50 pm

Really? I would much rather face Wisconsin than Duke. It's the final four. You're going to play a good team. Why not an eight seed?

dcZONAfan · Post by **dcZONAfan** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:18 pm

RaisingArizona wrote:Really? I would much rather face Wisconsin than Duke. It's the final four. You're going to play a good team. Why not an eight seed?

Exactly. History is not important, playing flawed teams is much more important, and Wisconsin is SO much more flawed than Duke.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:03 pm

NYCat wrote:
NYCat wrote:
NYCat wrote:
NYCat wrote:
NYCat wrote:Final regular season Kenpom:

Kenpom #21 (21.69) | AdjO: #29 (116.4) | AdjD: 27 (94. 7)
After Colorado

Kenpom: #21 (+21.96) | AdjO #27 (117.1) | AdjD #30 (95.2)
After UCLA

Kenpom: #21 (+22.54) | AdjO #24 (117.2) | AdjD #28 (94.6)
After Oregon

Kenpom: #22 (+22.71) | AdjO: #20 (117.6) | AdjD: #29 (94.9)

After Round of 64: North Dakota

Kenpom: #19 (+22.64) | AdjO: #18 (118.1) | AdjD: #32 (95.4)

After Round of 32: Saint Mary's

Kenpom: #17 (+23.41) | AdjO: #16 (118.3) | AdjD: #24 (94.9)

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:23 pm

Lmao. Why are people scared of Wisconsin?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:26 pm

rgdeuce wrote:Lmao. Why are people scared of Wisconsin?

History I assume. Duke is much scarier.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:36 pm

NYCat wrote:
After Round of 32: Saint Mary's

Kenpom: #17 (+23.41) | AdjO: #17 (118.3) | AdjD: #25 (94.9)

We're still behind Saint Mary's, though. So they win.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:56 pm

I'd be fine never playing Wisconsin in basketball ever again

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:10 pm

Nate Silver lost todays nights game too.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:21 am

ASUHATER! wrote:I'd be fine never playing Wisconsin in basketball ever again

Same here. I would feel like a Rick Barnes' Texas team trying to beat a Lute Olson Wildcat team no matter which team was better.

UA's recent history with Duke is much better than with Wisky's.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:24 am

Nothing better than a Sunday relaxing and watching tourney bball knowing we are safely through to the sweet 16

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:25 am

azcat49 wrote:Nothing better than a Sunday relaxing and watching tourney bball knowing we are safely through to the sweet 16

Amen, hoping for all close games that come down to buzzer beaters, something this tourney has been short on so far.

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:25 am

I feel like we'd beat Wisconsin by 10 this year, guess that's just me

RaisingArizona · Post by **RaisingArizona** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:51 am

ChooChooCat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Nothing better than a Sunday relaxing and watching tourney bball knowing we are safely through to the sweet 16
Amen, hoping for all close games that come down to buzzer beaters, something this tourney has been short on so far.

Aside from Wisconsin and Xavier this tournament has been as devoid of upsets as I can remember.

baconus66 · Post by **baconus66** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:57 am

RaisingArizona wrote:
ChooChooCat wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Nothing better than a Sunday relaxing and watching tourney bball knowing we are safely through to the sweet 16
Amen, hoping for all close games that come down to buzzer beaters, something this tourney has been short on so far.

Aside from Wisconsin and Xavier this tournament has been as devoid of upsets as I can remember.

Upsets make for a good first weekend

Chalk makes for a good second and third weekend

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:58 am

Merkin wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I'd be fine never playing Wisconsin in basketball ever again

Same here. I would feel like a Rick Barnes' Texas team trying to beat a Lute Olson Wildcat team no matter which team was better.

UA's recent history with Duke is much better than with Wisky's.

GD ESPN showed highlights (more like lowlights) of the year Wisconsin beat us when we were a 1 seed, had Arenas, Jefferson, Walton et. al. Sons of bitches.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:48 am

Fuck ...... is it really only Tuesday?

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:57 am

F.I.O.T. < T.G.I.F.

prh · Post by **prh** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:10 am

LH I think this time around it's T.G.I.T(hursday).

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:30 am

Chicat wrote:Fuck ...... is it really only Tuesday?

57 more hours...

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:46 am

I have to go to a party Sat night. What time would the west elite 8 game be at... in case I might be wanting to watch!?

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:28 am

Alieberman wrote:I have to go to a party Sat night. What time would the west elite 8 game be at... in case I might be wanting to watch!?

You and your social events during Elite Eight games.

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:31 am

lmmfao, LH

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:35 am

Alieberman is the only Cats fan for whom non-sports fans rent out the President's Suite of airport hotels to watch Arizona play in the Elite Eight. Name one year when that hasn't happened to him.

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:49 am

I am kind of in the same boat. Sorta...except I will skip the event.

I bought my wife Lewis Black tickets for Valentine's day. The show is Saturday night. I figured...if we make the Elite Eight, it could be the earlier game on Saturday OR on Sunday. There is only a 1/4 chance that, even IF we make the Elite Eight, this gets in the way. She wants to see Lewis Black. I am going to buy the tickets while letting her know she may need a friend in reserve to go with her.

Except...I really want to go to Lewis Black too.

The other solution is to scrap these, buy tickets for Sunday night, and drive up to Flagstaff. But I don't want to do that, either.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:51 am

The wife is working from about 3-10 on Saturday. So IF we win Thursday I have all afternoon to cover any possible likely game time. I will sequester myself and create a shrine to the final 4 gods and surround myself with everything I need for 2-2.5 hours so I don't have to move.

edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:54 am

scumdevils86 wrote:The wife is working from about 3-10 on Saturday. So IF we win Thursday I have all afternoon to cover any possible likely game time. I will sequester myself and create a shrine to the final 4 gods and surround myself with everything I need for 2-2.5 hours so I don't have to move.

edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30

3 and 5:30 aren't bad. I just have to watch the game downtown if 5:30. Show is at 8pm at Comerica

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:57 am

scumdevils86 wrote:
edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30

got to believe the game in San Jose will be the late tip.

QUESTION: those are PST's???

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:58 am

EVCat wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:The wife is working from about 3-10 on Saturday. So IF we win Thursday I have all afternoon to cover any possible likely game time. I will sequester myself and create a shrine to the final 4 gods and surround myself with everything I need for 2-2.5 hours so I don't have to move.

edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30
3 and 5:30 aren't bad. I just have to watch the game downtown if 5:30. Show is at 8pm at Comerica

yeah 530 tip means it would be over by 8.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:00 am

97cats wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:
edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30
got to believe the game in San Jose will be the late tip.

QUESTION: those are PST's???

yessir

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:01 am

scumdevils86 wrote:
yessir

thx

then ive got to believe San Jose will get the late game -- especially is its Arizona vs Gonzaga

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:03 am

My plan:

"Hey hon, why don't you go get a mani-pedi and a massage? Here's a gift certificate to your favorite spa."

"Hey kids, why don't you see if the neighborhood kids are home?"

*locks doors
*closes blinds
*turns off phone
*snuggles up with nachos

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:04 am

you better hope for a 5 pm central tip then instead of 730!

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:04 am

97cats wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:
edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30
got to believe the game in San Jose will be the late tip.

QUESTION: those are PST's???

PDT technically

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:09 am

PHXCATS wrote:
97cats wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:
edit: the tips on Saturday are 3:00 and 5:30
got to believe the game in San Jose will be the late tip.

QUESTION: those are PST's???
PDT technically

Same question, SJ will be PDT, Tucson MST which obviously now is the same time.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:10 am

Longhorned wrote:Alieberman is the only Cats fan for whom non-sports fans rent out the President's Suite of airport hotels to watch Arizona play in the Elite Eight. Name one year when that hasn't happened to him.

You have a crazy memory. This is totally true and the weird thing is, I am basically an introvert and I actually much prefer watching games by myself at my house. Which leads me to an important topic:

Why I hate watching AZ games with other people (especially random people):

#1 There is nothing more annoying than to watch an important AZ game with non hardcore fans who insist on asking me questions like "Are we rooting for the team in red? Why do you get to take free throws for some fouls but not all fouls? What's that guy's name? Is he any good? Etc... I want to kill these people.

#2. I want free rein to yell, scream, swear, clap and act like a moron during the game. I can't do this when I'm in a social situation.

Lofty · Post by **Lofty** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:24 am

I am pretty much like you, Alieberman. Spot on post, as far as I'm concerned. My son's friend (their 16 yrs old) was over at our house Saturday, as was my 6 year old granddaughter. They got a kick out of me and my "excitement", if you will, during the St. Mary's game. I was a bit loud at times. On both ends of the happy/pissed spectrum.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:26 am

My wife is heading out of town Friday evening for San Diego with a friend and won't return until Sunday night.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:28 am

Alieberman wrote:
Longhorned wrote:Alieberman is the only Cats fan for whom non-sports fans rent out the President's Suite of airport hotels to watch Arizona play in the Elite Eight. Name one year when that hasn't happened to him.
You have a crazy memory. This is totally true and the weird thing is, I am basically an introvert and I actually much prefer watching games by myself at my house. Which leads me to an important topic:

Why I hate watching AZ games with other people (especially random people):

#1 There is nothing more annoying than to watch an important AZ game with non hardcore fans who insist on asking me questions like "Are we rooting for the team in red? Why do you get to take free throws for some fouls but not all fouls? What's that guy's name? Is he any good? Etc... I want to kill these people.

#2. I want free rein to yell, scream, swear, clap and act like a moron during the game. I can't do this when I'm in a social situation.

My wife bought me a Nerf brick to throw at the TV.

prh · Post by **prh** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:30 am

My girlfriend moved in (from out of state) last Wednesday. A little rough but surviving tourney opening weekend bodes well I think. Trying to decide if I need to plan something for her Saturday.

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:32 am

Alieberman wrote:
Longhorned wrote:Alieberman is the only Cats fan for whom non-sports fans rent out the President's Suite of airport hotels to watch Arizona play in the Elite Eight. Name one year when that hasn't happened to him.
You have a crazy memory. This is totally true and the weird thing is, I am basically an introvert and I actually much prefer watching games by myself at my house. Which leads me to an important topic:

Why I hate watching AZ games with other people (especially random people):

#1 There is nothing more annoying than to watch an important AZ game with non hardcore fans who insist on asking me questions like "Are we rooting for the team in red? Why do you get to take free throws for some fouls but not all fouls? What's that guy's name? Is he any good? Etc... I want to kill these people.

#2. I want free rein to yell, scream, swear, clap and act like a moron during the game. I can't do this when I'm in a social situation.

This. It drives my wife nuts that I cannot be social, as we know a number of Cats fans who have offered to have a gathering for games. But they are casuals. They do things like say "Oh well...it was a good season" when we lose, or invite ASU friends to the same party, or criticize the coach for not doing more of that thing where you make the ball go in the basket, or whatever. And, while I am a rather social person and outgoing (too outgoing, some would say), I. Cannot. Hold. My. Tongue when the Cats are playing and people say stupid shit.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:33 am

An old friend of my wife's came to stay with us during March Madness 2011. That included the horrible start against Memphis, the insane win over Texas, crushing Duke, and losing to UConn on a last-second miss to miss the Final Four. She told my wife that I seemed like an intense and distracted person who's too wrapped up in sports. Can I please be judged during any other time of year?

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:37 am

azgreg wrote:My wife is heading out of town Friday evening for San Diego with a friend and won't return until Sunday night.

you're the real winner here, om multiple fronts

EVCat · Post by **EVCat** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:37 am

Longhorned wrote:An old friend of my wife's came to stay with us during March Madness 2011. That included the horrible start against Memphis, the insane win over Texas, crushing Duke, and losing to UConn on a last-second miss to miss the Final Four. She told my wife that I seemed like an intense and distracted person who's too wrapped up in sports. Can I please be judged during any other time of year?

Oh, man...the trucks would have come for me during the Texas game. My wife still laughs about how I hunkered down in the little area behind our sectional in the hallway and kept walking in circles, ducking down the hallway when I was too mad, muttering "I can't believe we are going to fucking lose this game. Doesn't anyone on the court care? How the fuck can you not care at this time of year? Seriously, what the..." and so on (yes, I like the F word...I am going to hell).

Then, at the moment when the "And-One" happened, sprinting in front of the TV and screaming some mix of noise and words, then just slumping to the ground and saying "I can't believe we are going to win this game...I can't believe it...." over and over.

My closest friend came over to my house during the Oklahoma State game in 2005. He will never come back during a game. And we WON that game.

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