(W) NCAA Championship, Arizona vs. Stanford (2020-2021)

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:11 pm

I’m so fucking proud of this team!

The loss hurts but I’m so fucking proud

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:11 pm

Fuck...what a game

ByJoveByJingle · Post by **ByJoveByJingle** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:11 pm

Damn. Wish we got something going towards the basket. Congrats to these warriors. Unreal run.

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:11 pm

I’m so proud to be a fan of these women!!!

And they should be equally proud of themselves!!!

cats101 · Post by **cats101** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:11 pm

Ugh so close that sucks -__-

Post by **UAdevil** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm

Any one of those late BS calls under 2 minutes go the other way, we win.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm

Very proud of the girls.

If the refs only got that out of bounds call right but woulda coulda shoulda.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm

Damn. So proud of them, so close. Great run ladies.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Well shoot.
Way to go ladies!!!!
So proud of them!!!

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm Very proud of the girls.

If the refs only got that out of bounds call right but woulda coulda shoulda.

They stole the ball on Stanford's possession so it really had no effect.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Both teams deserved to win. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that day.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Arizona: The only real champions of this tournament.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Hell of a team that fought until the end.

BeardownZonaZona · Post by **BeardownZonaZona** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Great career Aari had here. Sad it ended the way it did but she was the reason we got this far. Adia coached her ass off with this team. Great year

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:14 pm

Fuck me. Nice run Ladies. We are proud of you.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:14 pm

Aari's gonna blame herself. Hope she has perspective and holds her head high.

ByJoveByJingle · Post by **ByJoveByJingle** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:15 pm

I hope we as a fan base can get past the fact that it’s hard to draw up last second plays that result in easy buckets. It helps when you have Michael Jordan or Steph Curry with the ball. Otherwise it’s a crapshoot.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:15 pm

Too much size for Stanford.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:15 pm

UAdevil wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm Any one of those late BS calls under 2 minutes go the other way, we win.

or that completely horseshit kicked ball they called off of us with 2:03 left that conveniently can't be reviewed.

prh · Post by **prh** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:17 pm

I am so proud of Aari tonight. She was harassed, banged, pushed around all night long. To be able to push through in the 2nd half, pull this team back, and have a shot at the end, that's incredible. Best player in America and should be the MOP (but she won't be)

cats101 · Post by **cats101** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:17 pm

The shoe call is what pisses me off. I can see that was off stanford with my glasses off

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:17 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:14 pm Aari's gonna blame herself. Hope she has perspective and holds her head high.

Sure hope they honor her with MOP. Has it been announced?

Time for jersey retirement.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:18 pm

She had to heave it and almost made it. So many chippies we missed and AAri even missed two FT’s. Our team showed great resolve and it’s so sad we came up a point short

CopaCat · Post by **CopaCat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:19 pm

Great effort by the gals. Good game! Hell of a season!

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:20 pm

PieceOfMeat wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:15 pm
UAdevil wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm Any one of those late BS calls under 2 minutes go the other way, we win.
or that completely horseshit kicked ball they called off of us with 2:03 left that conveniently can't be reviewed.

Esp when the ref first called it for Arizona, then switched it to Stanford.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:20 pm

This team is full of legends.

I hope as many of them come back as can (obviously excluding Aari who already declared her intentions)

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:20 pm

Defense was amazing. Couldn’t have played better on that end of the court. We just couldn’t make enough shots including free throws.

It happens. Great game and couldn’t be more proud of our team. And Aari wasn’t her best offensively but she gave it everything she got and no way are we even in this game without her.

Hang your heads high Ladies. Thanks for the enjoyable run.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:21 pm

Hailey Jones had a monster game against us. Props to her

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:22 pm

Can all the seniors come back?

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:24 pm

Postmaster wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:22 pm Can all the seniors come back?

Yes but Aari is gone which leaves Sam Thomas and Trinity Baptiste

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:25 pm

The kick ball was bad but free throws matter and we just missed a few too many. Loved the fight and Pellington played the game of her life and has a few years left. Sam did not play as well as normal but she gave it all on defense. Great year ladies. Be proud.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:25 pm

I know the play was for Aari to take the last shot, but I wonder if Baptiste would of headed towards the basket instead of standing in the corner, would Aari of thrown her the ball? She was wide open.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:28 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:14 pm Aari's gonna blame herself. Hope she has perspective and holds her head high.

Wouldn't have been there without her. She had a rough night but still almost got us there.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:29 pm

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:32 pm

Even though they lost, this was an unbelievable ride. This was the greatest team in the program's history and Aari is the greatest to ever wear a Wildcat jersey. Thank you ladies and Bear Down! Finally, would love to see Sam and Trinity come back. Pellington showed she deserves to start.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:42 pm

No fucking way.

ByJoveByJingle · Post by **ByJoveByJingle** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:46 pm

They are always going to give it to a player on the championship team. Doesn’t surprise me.

MountainCat · Post by **MountainCat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:47 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:42 pm No fucking way.

Booooooooo Boooooooooo

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:49 pm

This is my shocked face

prh · Post by **prh** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:50 pm

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:25 pm I know the play was for Aari to take the last shot, but I wonder if Baptiste would of headed towards the basket instead of standing in the corner, would Aari of thrown her the ball? She was wide open.

With the size they sent at her, I'm not sure she could even make that pass. Remember, she lost the handle slightly after a couple dribbles, so I think she was stuck

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:41 pm

Sam Thomas didn’t score and we only got 4 pointed from Cate Reese. We also got hammered on the glass. It’s a testament to their grit and toughness that we had a shot at the end to win

OriginalAZ · Post by **OriginalAZ** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:17 pm

Great tournament. I admit I don't usually watch the women's team but wow was that exciting. I watched it with my daughter who loved it.
Let's Adia can keep this program going. Gonna be tough to replace Aari. Do we have good recruits coming in?

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:36 pm

My 7 year old son watched the game with me and was crying at the end, he was so excited they were in it at the end and so sad that shot didn't go. He is also so sad that Aari isn't coming back. We also watched the game last night when suggs hit the buzzer beater, was so excited for that shot. Poor kid wears his heart on his sleeve.

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:55 pm

So every 20 years we have (get) to go through this?

Second place.

It will sound better in a few weeks.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:08 pm

I highly doubt it'll take Adia 20 years to get back here.

AzCatFan2 · Post by **AzCatFan2** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:15 am

Stanford's bigs dominated the game on both ends. Vandever had the perfect game plan to stop us, and Stanford executed very well. Guard the three, and if we drive past, let the Trees underneath bother the shot. Hard to win when you shoot less than 30% and get outrebounded by more than a dozen, and the only reason we were in the game was our plan was just as good, and just as well executed. We needed to speed up Stanford on offense and create turnovers, then be aggressive on O and hope to get to the line. We did exactly that. Not an easy way to win a game, but we had a chance at the end, and came within an inch or two of pulling it off!

The Wildcat Ladies have nothing to be ashamed about. They fought like Wildcats and left everything they had on the court. Great team, and led by a great coach, and one of the best in McDonald to ever wear the red and blue of Arizona.

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