(M) Game #19 Arizona at Oregon State (2023-2024)

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Stop fouling with 1 second on the shot clock
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If we're favored by double digits this weekend, I may have to finally break down and bet against AZ. These online sports books are BEGGING us to take their money.
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feels like ballo has been a liability both on O and D
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AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:10 pm I wonder if any reporter will ask Tommy why he trusts the wrong players in crunch time. Why not play the guys who have been playing well?
Yea… how about asking what happened to Krivas after he looked pretty damn good first half
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Abrahamarvel wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:11 pm feels like ballo has been a liability both on O and D

Boswell and Ballo need to come off the bench
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MrKyle wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:12 pm
AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:10 pm I wonder if any reporter will ask Tommy why he trusts the wrong players in crunch time. Why not play the guys who have been playing well?
Yea… how about asking what happened to Krivas after he looked pretty damn good first half
And benching KJ and Bradly but keeping Boswell out there?! It's like Scheer said, there's no consequences for the starters.
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Wow WTF refs.
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Refs are starters on all Pac-12 teams
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You know they say, if the game is close enough for the refs to screw you over you weren't playing well enough in the first place
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That block from Keshad, wow
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Keshad!!
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OMG Keshad just stole the ball. :lol:
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LFG
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LFG!
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This is a deeply unserious team
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Hope the team managers packed an extra supply of deodorant and air fresheners after the way this team played tonight.
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Pope with 16 2nd half points
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Of fucking course.
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You have got to be fucking kidding me.
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I don't think I've ever disliked a team more than this one.
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Laughable game. Get ready to get our shit pushed in in Eugene.
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lol 64% FG for them in second half, brutal
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Excuse me, gonna go stick my dick in a blender.
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Lots of issues on this team right now. But the one thing the coaches can do is to change how we are defending the high ball screen.

We can either switch all screens (or hedge when Ballo is on the screener).

Continuing to do the same thing game after game when its not working is one definition of insanity.

If switching/hedging the screen doesn't work then it should highlight the fact that large immobile centers no longer have a place in this game.
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Thank you Boswell for your grand total of 2 assists and 2 rebounds to go along with your 2 turnovers, masterclass of a game.
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Walton has never been happier, he was slobbering over Pope all night.
Fishclamps wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:22 pm Thank you Boswell for your grand total of 2 assists and 2 rebounds to go along with your 2 turnovers, masterclass of a game.
And 4 fouls. -2 in RAP.
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Honestly the D was pretty good most of the game. Tough shot at the end. We will probably be two games out of first after Saturday. We have lost some magic but we are playing hard. Bad loss.
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You have to press there, like they had the previous possessions. Can’t let pope dribble up and shoot. Make him pass, make him go sir to side.
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TheCat wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:23 pm Honestly the D was pretty good most of the game. Tough shot at the end. We will probably be two games out of first after Saturday. We have lost some magic but we are playing hard. Bad loss.
They are? The last 10 games they look like they don't care.
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I don't think dunking a ball has ever been taught in practice in the history of basketball. Tomorrow should be the first.
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dmjcat wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:22 pm Lots of issues on this team right now. But the one thing the coaches can do is to change how we are defending the high ball screen.

We can either switch all screens (or hedge when Ballo is on the screener).

Continuing to do the same thing game after game when its not working is one definition of insanity.

If switching/hedging the screen doesn't work then it should highlight the fact that large immobile centers no longer have a place in this game.
God bless you, dmj. I admire your ability to remain focused and goal-oriented in spite of this team's current nosedive.

I'm out of answers for this team. It's about to be February. They look like garbage.
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Can we free Murauskas while we are at it? He’s at least looked like he has a good 3 point stroke in the PT we’ve seen and we can’t seem to hit much of anything from outside
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We're a bunch of Charmin soft pussy cats out there. No business allowing teams to shoot 50%+. But just about every team we play does. Defense is about effort, toughness, and grit. Or as Miller would say, nastiness. The only thing nasty about this team is the stench of their play.
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Folks talking about how the NCAAs are all that matters could reflect on that.

Great lessons for this team
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MrKyle wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:25 pm Can we free Murauskas while we are at it? He’s at least looked like he has a good 3 point stroke in the PT we’ve seen and we can’t seem to hit much of anything from outside
At this point it doesn't really matter because we have no inside game to speak of, so teams are just gonna hang around the perimeter and we're never get any good looks.
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Fishclamps wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:28 pm
MrKyle wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:25 pm Can we free Murauskas while we are at it? He’s at least looked like he has a good 3 point stroke in the PT we’ve seen and we can’t seem to hit much of anything from outside
At this point it doesn't really matter because we have no inside game to speak of, so teams are just gonna hang around the perimeter and we're never get any good looks.
Or they're gonna wait til we try to go high-low and throw it away.
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MrKyle wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:25 pm Can we free Murauskas while we are at it? He’s at least looked like he has a good 3 point stroke in the PT we’ve seen and we can’t seem to hit much of anything from outside


Filip too. Heck, I wouldn't mind seeing Martinez out there, he is very pesky on defense.
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We're so bad recently, we make Vegas look like walk-ons.
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Tommy radio post game, "We're built for tough times"

About Boswell, "I've given him some chances and he's going to be a great player for this team .." "He's just got to play better " Repeated 3x
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Lute4God wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:45 pm Tommy radio post game, "We're built for tough times"

About Boswell, "I've given him some chances and he's going to be a great player for this team .." "He's just got to play better " Repeated 3x
:roll:

So just keep throwing him out there no matter how badly he plays. Great plan. Glad there's zero accountability.
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Well sleeping in my jammy pants through a game is no longer undefeated.
What the heck was that?
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I have to admit while losing to OSU is embarrassing for a team like Arizona, they were making like really, really difficult shots. Step back, fall away rainbow 3's. Are you kidding me?

We didn't help matters with some stupid turnovers and getting out hustled for loose rebounds. We also can't hit water from outside on the road for some reason.

It happens on the road, but I'm more interested to see what team shows up in Eugene.
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EastCoastCat wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:58 am I have to admit while losing to OSU is embarrassing for a team like Arizona, they were making like really, really difficult shots. Step back, fall away rainbow 3's. Are you kidding me?

We didn't help matters with some stupid turnovers and getting out hustled for loose rebounds. We also can't hit water from outside on the road for some reason.

It happens on the road, but I'm more interested to see what team shows up in Eugene.
This post is so level-headed it should come with a warning label.

Meanwhile I was up until 2am just mad as fuck.
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Chicat wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:33 am
EastCoastCat wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:58 am I have to admit while losing to OSU is embarrassing for a team like Arizona, they were making like really, really difficult shots. Step back, fall away rainbow 3's. Are you kidding me?

We didn't help matters with some stupid turnovers and getting out hustled for loose rebounds. We also can't hit water from outside on the road for some reason.

It happens on the road, but I'm more interested to see what team shows up in Eugene.
This post is so level-headed it should come with a warning label.

Meanwhile I was up until 2am just mad as fuck.
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... I laid awake for 30 minutes after awakening this AM obsessing on this frustrating team!! No anger though - don't invest in trying to change what is beyond my control...
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pc in NM wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:51 am
Chicat wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:33 am
EastCoastCat wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:58 am I have to admit while losing to OSU is embarrassing for a team like Arizona, they were making like really, really difficult shots. Step back, fall away rainbow 3's. Are you kidding me?

We didn't help matters with some stupid turnovers and getting out hustled for loose rebounds. We also can't hit water from outside on the road for some reason.

It happens on the road, but I'm more interested to see what team shows up in Eugene.
This post is so level-headed it should come with a warning label.

Meanwhile I was up until 2am just mad as fuck.
I went to bed five minutes after the game ended, and according to my Samsung Health App, fell asleep within 5 minutes...

... I laid awake for 30 minutes after awakening this AM obsessing on this frustrating team!! No anger though - don't invest in trying to change what is beyond my control...
I was chuckling by the end of the game when they kept sinking 3 after 3, or we'd leave them wide open for shots - I remember the few year Post Lute when I couldn't even stomach watching games regularly as I'd get so worked up over them!

We need some big shakeups with lineup IMO - Boswell just isn't getting it done on defense/offense/anything and needs to get right somehow. Give time to Krivas/Borovicanin/Murauskas/Lewis etc. Bradley hasn't quite panned out how I'd hoped, was wishing he'd be able to step into PG shoes more, but he seems to struggle to get consistent shots/passes.
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MrKyle wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:12 am I remember the few year Post Lute when I couldn't even stomach watching games regularly as I'd get so worked up over them!
I went through a lot of broken remotes even during the Lute years.

Last night was more "meh". UA played like shit, deserved to lose, and Jordan Pope had a very nice game and what a fantastic way to finish.

When Lloyd left Boswell out there the last 8 minutes or so of the game, with Ballo too most of it, I just knew the Cats were going to lose. Boswell wasn't going to shoot, and Ballo wasn't going to make many free throws.
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