2017 McDonald's Red-Blue Game

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:46 pm

Tip Off the 2017-18 Season With McDonald's Red-Blue Game
Join Arizona Basketball for the unofficial start to the season with the McDonald's Red-Blue Game at 7 p.m. (MST) on Friday, Oct. 20.

TUCSON, Ariz. – With the official start to the 2017-18 Arizona Basketballl season on the horizon, the Wildcats are ready for their unofficial start to the year with the 2017 McDonald's Red-Blue Game on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. (MST). The night's festivities, which include always-popular slam dunk competition, will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network as well.

The scrimmage, prefaced by a slam dunk contest before, is sold out. It will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network with Jim Watson and Don MacLean on the call. Doors to the event will open at 5:30 p.m. as the Disability Resource Center Adaptive Athletics game will tip off just before 6 p.m.

Pac-12 Network Link

Relive last year's Red Blue Experience
(I can't figure out how to embed youtube videos with BBCode...)

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:48 pm

HiCat has been posting to keep us informed but I figured we're best served with an individual game thread (devoid of all the outside noise). Hope its helpful.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:12 pm

List of recruits set to attend Arizona’s Red-Blue game
Recruiting doesn’t stop at Arizona — even with an investigation ongoing
by Alec Sills-Trausch@UofAlec Oct 20, 2017, 8:01am PDT

The Arizona Wildcats are holding their annual Red-Blue Game on Friday in McKale Center.

While the scrimmage is an opportunity for UA players to debut in front of the home crowd and for the crowd to get their first look at the 2017-18 team, it’s also an event Arizona uses as a recruiting tool.

And several high-profile recruits are expected to be in attendance Friday. Here’s who we know will be there based on media reports.

This list will be updated if/when new information becomes available.
2018
Brandon Williams

4-star point guard already committed to Arizona.
No. 38 player in his class, No. 10 at his position.

Shareef O’Neal

4-star forward already committed to Arizona.
No. 33 player in his class, No. 9 at his position.

2019
Josh Green

4-star shooting guard from Bradenton, Fla.
6-foot-5, 190 pounds
No. 26 player in his class, No. 2 at his position

2020
Josh Christopher

4-star shooting guard from Bellflower, Calif.
6-foot-5, 190 pounds
No. 22 player in his class, No. 2 at his position

Nico Mannion

4-star point guard from Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle HS)
6-foot-1, 160 pounds
No. 43 player in his class, No. 16 at his position

Jason Harris

4-star power forward from Gilbert, Ariz. (Higley HS)
6-foot-7, 200 pounds
No. 42 player in his class

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/recruitin ... -2019-2020" target="_blank

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:18 pm

Mentally pre-gaming and then physically pre-gaming! Who wins the Dunk Contest? Randolph?

As for youtube, click share and copy the embed link, then paste here in youtube brackets.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:45 pm

Pumped for this game. Finally cut off Directv and have Pac 12 Network through Sling. Thanks Larry Scott, you prick. Your incompetence got me to save roughly $50 per month.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:00 pm

rgdeuce wrote:Pumped for this game. Finally cut off Directv and have Pac 12 Network through Sling. Thanks Larry Scott, you prick. Your incompetence got me to save roughly $50 per month.

Same! Looking forward to changing the channel to the Pac-12 Network for the first time in my life.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:01 pm

7 things to watch in Arizona’s Red-Blue game

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:33 pm

I'm here for the practice - Section 16

Where you at Machina?

Shaq is one humongous human being.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:22 pm

actually a fun dunk comp so far

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:24 pm

Randolph eyes were ABOVE the rim on that dunk.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:26 pm

Randolph jumps off a trampoline

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:31 pm

Ayton dunking like Hakeem. Ira Lee going jumpman over two centers. Randolph goooood lord with that between the legs.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:33 pm

Go Blue!

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:36 pm

Go Red!

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:41 pm

As expected for a r/b game, a little sloppy

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:41 pm

Ira Lee showing nerves early

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:48 pm

Someone convince me that Randolph isn't a first rounder, this year. Yikes.

Edit: Like the way Parker looks out there.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:49 pm

I'm sold on Ayton.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:51 pm

rgdeuce wrote:Someone convince me that Randolph isn't a first rounder, this year. Yikes.

I've been saying this since before he got here, he is exactly the type of player the NBA wants. People were putting that on Akot but he isn't anywhere close to Brandon.

LBdCactus · Post by **LBdCactus** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:51 pm

Blue started throwing a zone out there and red has no answer. Typical!

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:52 pm

SunnyAZ wrote:I'm sold on Ayton.

My wife laughs everytime he does something. Hes like watching a high school kid play middle schoolers on grade-school height baskets.

Shit, already seeing zone defenses

LBdCactus · Post by **LBdCactus** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:53 pm

Romar coaching the blue team out of habit.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:56 pm

I think the second team could finish in the top-5 of the Pac-12. This team is loaded!

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:02 pm

Yeah, both teams showing a zone.

This is, after all, a practice game.

Offense has to practice against the zone whether we ever use one in a game or not - cause somebody will certainly throw a zone at us sometime.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:09 pm

Team will be fine, but hopefully Rawle has a good and speedy recovery because this team with what we have on the floor tonight needs one more shooter to be that top 3 level team IMO.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:11 pm

Ayton is a monster

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:14 pm

Ayton's rebounding ability is absurd.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:15 pm

Ayton is doninating Ristic, and every one else in his way.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:40 pm

Irish27 wrote:I think the second team could finish in the top-5 of the Pac-12. This team is loaded!

Well duh.

Look who is predicted to end up 6th!

Couldn't be that hard to be a game or two better than that.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:40 pm

when is the replay?

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:42 pm

http://static.pac-12.com/network.pdf

SunnyAZ wrote:when is the replay?

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:43 pm

Ayton looks like an All American.

Trier is still a killer.

PJC out toughed the tough guy Barcello.

Randolph will start for Rawle and hold his own.

Ayton is like having six men on the floor.

Ira Lee can finish with his left.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:02 pm

YoDeFoe wrote:Ayton looks like an All American.

Trier is still a killer.

PJC out toughed the tough guy Barcello.

Randolph will start for Rawle and hold his own.

Ayton is like having six men on the floor.

Ira Lee can finish with his left.

Ira Lee might be the most lefthanded righthander ever.

Ayton's physical tools aren't fair.

I hope this season makes up for the last month.

Our wing rotation is stacked.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:06 pm

Bangkok Wildcat wrote:http://static.pac-12.com/network.pdf
SunnyAZ wrote:when is the replay?

What do you think the demograpic they're trying to hit with the 4 AM WSU/Cal women's volleyball game is?

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:20 pm

Hope there's highlights soon. I missed it. Wanna see the dunks

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:44 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:Hope there's highlights soon. I missed it. Wanna see the dunks

https://youtu.be/UEPADBTttG4" target="_blank

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:08 pm

Wife forgot to record for me. I was away from my phone and computer and couldn't log on to my DVr remotely to do it.

Am I SOL for a replay?

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:24 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:Wife forgot to record for me. I was away from my phone and computer and couldn't log on to my DVr remotely to do it.

Am I SOL for a replay?

The Pac 12 Network has many options if you live in a 3/4 mile swatch of Saskatchewan and subscribe to DirecTV. Beyond that, it's sort of a crapshoot.

US_Bennett · Post by **US_Bennett** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:28 pm

I'm curious if anyone saw any evidence of Romar's effect on the offense? I was hoping we'd see Romar sort of run the same defense this year and let Miller focus on defense.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:03 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:Hope there's highlights soon. I missed it. Wanna see the dunks

9 min game highlights

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:02 am

SunnyAZ wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:Hope there's highlights soon. I missed it. Wanna see the dunks
9 min game highlights

just realized I didn't link anything lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JQdFlcy9vo" target="_blank
- game highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M4KyRyPyi4" target="_blank
- dunk comp

1stNGrant Frys · Post by **1stNGrant Frys** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:27 am

For all the talk of high schoolers, our transfers look alright.

Jeter is going to be a nice piece next year. He looked really raw, but had a presence to him. Dylan Smith's shot is very smooth, not as a PG, but a pure SG.

If we have a bad recruiting 2-3 years, I think we can whether the storm with multi year players and transfers. Afterall, no matter how high our recruits are its S16 or E8 anyway eh?

Pinder went 1 for 7 in the dunk contest

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:46 am

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... highlights" target="_blank

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/category/2 ... basketball" target="_blank

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:11 am

WATCH: Sean Miller, Allonzo Trier, and Parker Jackson-Cartwright discuss Red-Blue Game

https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketbal ... ndre-ayton" target="_blank

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:21 am

When i searched the pac12 network site it said no replay in next two weeks

But the Utes game is on there multiple times

I'm sure they do this stuff to make you subscribe to both pac12 and pac12 AZ

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:31 am

Who was the guy who did the first dunk then took off warm-up jacket and had a Khalil Tate jersey on?

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:33 am

Postmaster wrote:Who was the guy who did the first dunk then took off warm-up jacket and had a Khalil Tate jersey on?

Ira Lee! Dunked over Ayton and Jeter for his second dunk too!

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:44 pm

Postmaster wrote:When i searched the pac12 network site it said no replay in next two weeks

But the Utes game is on there multiple times

I'm sure they do this stuff to make you subscribe to both pac12 and pac12 AZ

Full game:

https://youtu.be/aIV3BHpJPWw" target="_blank

1stNGrant Frys · Post by **1stNGrant Frys** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:15 pm

Postmaster wrote:Who was the guy who did the first dunk then took off warm-up jacket and had a Khalil Tate jersey on?

Shaq and (I assume Shaq's dad) usually look very straight faced with no emotion, but Shaqs dad did laugh at that.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 3:25 pm

1stNGrant Frys wrote:
Postmaster wrote:Who was the guy who did the first dunk then took off warm-up jacket and had a Khalil Tate jersey on?
Shaq and (I assume Shaq's dad) usually look very straight faced with no emotion, but Shaqs dad did laugh at that.

His name is Shareef

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