The 2021-2022 Season Thread

[Chicat]

Just seems like an awesome guy.

I bet he’s real glad he left that Georgia dumpster fire.

[IndianaZonaFan]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!

38-2!!!! Bear Down!!!

[TheCat]

Just seems like an awesome guy.

This is the first I have heard Kier speak. He is articulate and this actually touched me. If you saw Tommy's interview before this one he said he would do anything to help Kier and they have a connection that he hopes will last a lifetime. Both interviews were touching and you could feel the sincerity from both. Emotional for me.

[UAEebs86]

Justin already has a company selling merch:

[azgreg]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

[YoDeFoe]

Justin already has a company selling merch:

It'd be very very cool if the University would let these players sell merch with Arizona branding. I'm no IP / NIL expert but I'd love to buy Terry's Arizona jersey for example.

Taking this further... is there any merch in the world where it's just a person's brand that someone is buying / wearing? Shoe are the only thing that come to mind but those are still riding on the main shoe company's brand. Brady had the TB12 thing, he's the GOAT QB who won a recent Superbowl, and I've never seen anyone wear it in my life.

Kind of setting these kids up for failure here by excluding the logo of the team they play for from their merch. Hopefully they're not on the hook for standing inventory.

[azcat49]

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/20 ... oyd-pac-12

Article from a Utah perspective about the game

[Beachcat97]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

We were a 17 point favorite vs. Oregon.

[97cats]

i do not like this quote, John

“They are a great team. I mean, there is (a reason why) they are the No. 2 team in the country. They just do a lot of great things. They really play off each other. They have found success through teamwork and things of that nature. It is going to be a great battle on Thursday.” — Utah guard Marco Anthony on No. 2 Arizona

[Alieberman]

The final regular season stretch.

5 games in the next 10 days

Starts tonight.

[pc in NM]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

We were a 17 point favorite vs. Oregon.

point spreads are estimates of likely betting patterns (i. e., perceptions of betting public), as opposed to score predictions based solely upon expert analyses of comparable team strength....

[ChooChooCat]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

We were a 17 point favorite vs. Oregon.

And therefore every game where there’s a large spread in our favor will be a one possession game? Is that what we’re getting at? Lol

[Beachcat97]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

We were a 17 point favorite vs. Oregon.

And therefore every game where there’s a large spread in our favor will be a one possession game? Is that what we’re getting at? Lol

pc made the right point about these betting lines not being predicted final scores.

Utah is terrible, but it’s a late season road game, and we’ll get their best shot, just as with Oregon. We’ll win, just not sure we’ll run them out of the gym.

[RondaeShimmy]

Going to be a close-ish game but just like every other game you won't actually feel like they're in danger of losing.

It'll probably be around like a 6-14pt lead the whole game once Arizona withstands the initial surge

[TheCat]

I think we have lost the last three in Utah.

[Beachcat97]

I think we have lost the last three in Utah.

[ChooChooCat]

I think we have lost the last three in Utah.

Only the last two. We lost the last 3 @Colorado.

[Alieberman]

Fun Fact: AZ Road Pac Games edition:

AZ has only 1 Pac 12 road loss (To UCLA)

The closest any other Pac school has come while hosting AZ is a 12 point loss.

Look for that trend to continue

[azcat49]

The Utes get a player back tonight and we get Krissa back who missed this game because of his “horseplay”

Right now the early bettors like the Utes and the 11 points. We played so bad there last year and not sure why. Have a lot more to play for this year that’s for sure.

[Beachcat97]

The Utes get a player back tonight and we get Krissa back who missed this game because of his “horseplay”

Right now the early bettors like the Utes and the 11 points. We played so bad there last year and not sure why. Have a lot more to play for this year that’s for sure.

It's also a homecoming game for Pelle. I'd expect him to play well tonight.

[TheCat]

I think we have lost the last three in Utah.

Only the last two. We lost the last 3 @Colorado.

Thanks. I knew our record on the Mountain swing was not good the last few years but that was the past.

[Postmaster]

We had also lost 8 in row to UO I believe.

I’m more worried about all of the snow in Utah

[Jefe]

Just seems like an awesome guy

Did anyone catch the interview Kier did at the beginning of the season? It was after Red/Blue or one of the first home games but it was about his childhood and I somehow missed it. Sounded like quote a story

[Jefe]

I found it. Holy...

At the age of seven, Kier's mother Keley suffered a heart attack while driving a car, crashed into a tree and is now paralyzed, blind and cannot speak. Kier was in the automobile with her but was not injured, escaping through a window. As a consequence of the accident and with his father not in his life, Kier and his older brother, Rasheed, came into the custody of their grandmother, Evelyn, and grandfather, David.

Articles on him

2018: https://gomason.com/news/2018/12/24/men ... tball-kier

2016: https://www.whsv.com/content/sports/Def ... 31461.html

2017: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/c ... story.html

2020: http://gmufourthestate.com/2020/03/02/m ... -and-gold/

“I think she’d just be so proud of how I grew up,” he said. “Obviously, before she had her accident, I was just this kid. She and I were always together — I was literally like her sidekick. Kind of like how Kobe was with his daughter and we were literally always together. Wherever she was, I was and I would always be having fun or just kidding around, or getting on her nerves, whatever it was, I was never really serious. So I think if she saw me, she’d see how mature I have been since that accident, I think she would just be really proud of me.”

[U.P. Zona Fan]

The Cats are an 11.5 point favorite tomorrow night.

We were a 17 point favorite vs. Oregon.

And therefore every game where there’s a large spread in our favor will be a one possession game? Is that what we’re getting at? Lol

pc made the right point about these betting lines not being predicted final scores.

Utah is terrible, but it’s a late season road game, and we’ll get their best shot, just as with Oregon. We’ll win, just not sure we’ll run them out of the gym.

We were 12.5 point faves against Oregon, started 13.5 and was bet down from there.

I would guess we win this one by 6ish.

The huntsman center is gonna be crazy.

[Postmaster]

Just seems like an awesome guy

Did anyone catch the interview Kier did at the beginning of the season? It was after Red/Blue or one of the first home games but it was about his childhood and I somehow missed it. Sounded like quote a story

I am surprised that we aren’t getting beat over the head with his story. So much so that I wonder if he asked that the media quit talking about it.
It seemed like we were hearing about it a lot at beginning of season, then it stopped.
Usually the TV repeat these things all season.

This is not meant to belittle his story, I’m just surprised they quit talking about his mother.

[Bordercat]

I LOVE the Kier interview and I love that he is enjoying the west coast and playing with all the internationals. Kid seems like he has a great perspective. Jus loving the Kier love fest.

[UAEebs86]

And ESPN doesn't do his story on GameDay? SMDH

[Chicat]

And ESPN doesn't do his story on GameDay? SMDH

They were too busy not talking about us.

[dovecanyoncat]

And ESPN doesn't do his story on GameDay? SMDH

It didn't have anything to do with Coach K or Sean Miller, so why bother?

[EastCoastCat]

And ESPN doesn't do his story on GameDay? SMDH

It was more important to talk about handjob/arm bar fouls.

[RondaeShimmy]

Asu kicking Colorado's ass, looking forward to them playing like the '92 Olympic team vs Arizona Saturday

[84Cat]

ASU may be one of the best teams in the Pac right now. Oregon beating UCLA at half

[Olsondogg]

And ESPN doesn't do his story on GameDay? SMDH

Benn’s story about his brothers death and what basketball meant to him is another deep story.

[97cats]

in seven Pac12 road wins (7-1 overall on road in conf) AZ is beating its opponents by avg 22.2ppg

[97cats]

March Madness 2022: Ranking the top NCAA Tournament projected seeds and their status as title contenders

A look at the projected top seeds for the NCAA Tournament and how they they should be viewed as March approaches

4. Arizona | Projected No. 1 seed
Odds to win title: +850

First-year coach Tommy Lloyd has made quick work of his new digs in Arizona. In his debut season as a head coach after waiting in the wings for years at Gonzaga, the Wildcats are 24-2, a projected No. 1 seed and in the driver's seat to steal the Pac-12 by multiple games. Keep in mind this is during season in which UCLA -- fresh off its Final Four run -- still has most of its pieces in place. This team plays with an edge and swagger that's both intoxicating and efficient.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... ontenders/

[U.P. Zona Fan]

ASU may be one of the best teams in the Pac right now. Oregon beating UCLA at half

Oh my gosh! 84 is Bill Walton!!

Ps. Bill, I've never bad mouthed you on this site, an I enjoy your antics as a broadcaster.

Can I send you a grateful dead album to autograph?

[EastCoastCat]

in seven Pac12 road wins (7-1 overall on road in conf) AZ is beating its opponents by avg 22.2ppg

That is fucking crazy. I can't remember a Cats team so dominant on the road. Even our great teams used to squeak out wins away from McKale.

[Chicat]

You’re not supposed to win P5 road games by 20 points.

I mean, maybe from time to time when you catch a bad team on a bad night, but not on the regular.

[RondaeShimmy]

Wilner has made it known he thinks Utah will upset the cats this Thursday.

Dumb fuck

[Chicat]

Wilner has made it known he thinks Utah will upset the cats this Thursday.

Dumb fuck

I was upset we didn’t win by 50.

[Olsondogg]

You’re not supposed to win P5 road games by 20 points.

I mean, maybe from time to time when you catch a bad team on a bad night, but not on the regular.

I keep laughing that Arizona was down 28-27 at one point in the game

[Alieberman]

in seven Pac12 road wins (7-1 overall on road in conf) AZ is beating its opponents by avg 22.2ppg

That is fucking crazy. I can't remember a Cats team so dominant on the road. Even our great teams used to squeak out wins away from McKale.

12 points is the closest margin of victory on the road if you take out the UCLA loss.

This is insane

[UAEebs86]

Wilner has made it known he thinks Utah will upset the cats this Thursday.

[Alieberman]

I just checked Wilner twitter... he didn't mention the game once... even though he was commenting on all the other Pac games last night.

[EastCoastCat]

I just checked Wilner twitter... he didn't mention the game once... even though he was commenting on all the other Pac games last night.

Not surprised. What a douche.

[RondaeShimmy]

[dovecanyoncat]

Wilner has made it known he thinks Utah will upset the cats this Thursday.

Dumb fuck

I was upset we didn’t win by 50.

Technical loss.

[Chicat]

Wilner has made it known he thinks Utah will upset the cats this Thursday.

Dumb fuck

I was upset we didn’t win by 50.

Technical loss.

Oh yeah, whatever happened to enfuego?

[U.P. Zona Fan]

I don't see a network for the Colorado game.

Anyone know anything?