(M) Game 37, Houston at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- Sweet 16 ) (2021-2022)

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Fuck this week. I’m just gonna drink more. Good night.
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SabinoDrifter wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:06 pm
Siempre Verde wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:05 pm Since when is Pelle a PG?
When your staring PG has four fouls and played like total shit.

Wasn't Larsson a PG for Utah?
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One coach had his guys ready, one apparently didn’t. Still a believer in Tommy, but this one sucks.
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UAEebs86 wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:36 pm Zu can't finish
Do you have any idea how many games he usually played in Europe? He seems to have hit a wall. I wonder if fatigue is an issue.
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Siempre Verde wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:01 pm
DrWildcat wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:59 pm
Siempre Verde wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:57 pm Tommy seems out of his league tonight.
How so? Is anyone consistently playing well? I don’t see how that is coaching.
No emotion. Not a game for A Shuxksing the refs. Not really making quality adjustments. Not pulling the correct players early. Seems like the moment was too hig tonight.
You don’t suddenly become a different team now. Houston is exposing our player’s weaknesses IMO. They can’t handle ball pressure and that wasn’t changing. Sure sit Zu but is anyone stepping up behind him? I haven’t seen it.
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WildcatStunner wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:07 pm One coach had his guys ready, one apparently didn’t. Still a believer in Tommy, but this one sucks.
You can lead a horse to water...
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How the hell is this team 33-3?
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At the start of the year I said I was holding Tommy to the same expectations as Sean. That was make the sweet sixteen which they did. This team exceeded all expectation I had for them in the PAC and the PAC 12 tourney.
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cpt wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:08 pm How the hell is this team 33-3?
Pac-12 sucks?
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Tommy needs to make some key changes in personnel through the portal. Or else, we're gonna see this same rerun every year.
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We are just not there mentally at this point. Houston just drained us like a zit.
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I’m gonna say it now, while I still am even-keeled…

Not one single player, or coach on this team should hang their head tonite if we don’t pull this one out! Period!!!

They’ve given all of us one of the most enjoyable seasons we could appreciate!!

And anyone who chooses to put even one of them down deserves to be righteously skullfucked!!!

BEAR THE FUCK DOWN!!!!
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Every deep tournament team plays a version of this defense
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I think the warts we had against TCU showed up again tonight against a much better team. And we have to remember CTM hasn’t been in Tucson for a year with a team he largely inherited from Miller.
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This is the second year CTL has been taken to the woodshed.
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I like how Houston drives the paint and gets to the line, but we are content to just swing it around and Chuck.
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This was a hell of a fun year. We just could not figure out this Houston team
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TheCat wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:08 pm At the start of the year I said I was holding Tommy to the same expectations as Sean. That was make the sweet sixteen which they did. This team exceeded all expectation I had for them in the PAC and the PAC 12 tourney.
Same. Great season, but they played over their heads all season and playing too soft cost them tonight.
DrWildcat wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:08 pm
cpt wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:08 pm How the hell is this team 33-3?
Pac-12 sucks?

Like Lute complained about, the PAC refs teaches the UA to play soft, and soft teams lose in the tourney.
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I really hope we didn't waste the perfect storm of a team with the defensive fundamentals of CSM combined with CTLs offense. I guess time will tell.
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I don't happen to think it's that "we weren't ready." They play a pretty unique style and we struggled to adjust. I'd like it if we tried to schedule a couple more of these rugged physical, defensive teams in the non conference. We did that with Tennessee but even they are a bit more uptempo.
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Yep, I love this team and this game won't change that. This is a disappointing loss but the future is bright with CTL. Hoping most of this team returns next season
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Kerr getting hurt didn’t help but that isn’t the only problem. We have been getting pushed around the last 2 weeks and teams have started to figure us out. You have to play great to win a Natty and we’ve been sloppy. It’s just been a matter of time
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Big Balls!
“The reality is that the hardest games to win are over teams on their home court. Teams that don’t play those games can spin it however they want, but what they’re saying is, ‘We don’t want to lose in our non conference season.’" - Sean Miller
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RaisingArizona wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:13 pm I don't happen to think it's that "we weren't ready." They play a pretty unique style and we struggled to adjust. I'd like it if we tried to schedule a couple more of these rugged physical, defensive teams in the non conference. We did that with Tennessee but even they are a bit more uptempo.
We need some upgrades and guys who can lead with athleticism and toughness
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Let's Illinois these guys. We deserve it.
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If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
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RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
It's his first year. Give the man a break.
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Why did we not press more earlier…they were struggling
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Mathurin trying to do too much
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Damn, had it down to a 2 possession game with the ball and Benn turned it over.
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AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 pm
RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
It's his first year. Give the man a break.
Tell that to Mark Few, he hasn't adjusted
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RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
Over-react much?

This is year 1!
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Fuck. We just didn't play smart at all. Not enough passing, urgency, etc. Houston definitely played better than us. Good season. Definitely better than I expected. Will miss Benn.
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They need to give us those two points
Arizona State might have the most surprisingly anemic history in men's basketball of any program that you might think is better than it is.
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RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:21 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 pm
RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
It's his first year. Give the man a break.
Tell that to Mark Few, he hasn't adjusted
Gonzaga has been to the finals more than once
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The clock still ran .5 off
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U.P. Zona Fan wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:22 pm They need to give us those two points
Whoever is in charge of the score on TV has been awful all tournament.
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At least the USMNT tied Mexico in Mexico City.
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Eh got beat by a veteran team.
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Villanova Houston is going to be an ugly slugfest
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Alieberman wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:22 pm
RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:21 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 pm
RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
It's his first year. Give the man a break.
Tell that to Mark Few, he hasn't adjusted
Gonzaga has been to the finals more than once
Yes, but the game has changed. They almost got beat by UCLA. There's a reason no west coast team has won a natty in 25 years.
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I blame the TCU cheerleader.
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Welp, I hope St. Peter's goes all the way
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Good experience for next year.
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RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:21 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:19 pm
RawleArenas wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:18 pm If CTL doesn't tweak his recruiting and system, we'll always be a low ceiling tournament team.
It's his first year. Give the man a break.
Tell that to Mark Few, he hasn't adjusted
This is hilarious doomerism for a 1st year coach who took us to a sweet 16, cmon man
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It's very clear that Houston was the better team

From the start went up and never lost the lead once
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Houston is a better team. Not much more to it.
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They kicked our ass. Que Arizona fan blaming it on the refs.
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AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:25 pm Good experience for next year.
Too bad we didn’t get that experience last year. Fuck Robbins. Fuck Heeke.
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