It will be really interesting to see how they respond. They should welcome this!!!
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This is a great post and hits the nail on the head. Arizona fans are patient and understanding enough to live with that Stanford loss (they shot out of their mind) or even that Wazzu loss (they're not horrible, it was close and it was in Pullman), but that OSU loss....man. The Wazzu loss at home last year was one of the most inexcusable losses I can remember, but the OSU loss far and away tops it, especially with the Furd and recent Wazzu losses real fresh in our memories. Let's also not forget the UCLA game, which considering the location of the game and the meaning of it (last home game against UCLA until who knows when), was equally inexcusable. Lloyd is dangerously close to losing this entire fanbase after starting the season in a way you would never expect it to get to this point.RawleArenas wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:56 amI think the phrase 'Bear Down' includes the ideas of accountability, self-awareness and appropriate in-game adjustments. Top coaches make sure that their teams (especially talented ones) are prepared for each game. Last night we witnessed missed dunks, erratic free throw shooting, momentum killing turnovers and porous defense on the perimeter.pc in NM wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:58 amAmazing how some Arizona fans have no sense whatsoever about the meaning of "Bear Down"!Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:19 amI don’t think you’re the only one who feels this way.RawleArenas wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:14 am This might get some pushback, but I'm gonna say it. I'm not sold on Lloyd. These performances make me embarrassed to be a Wildcat fan.
Gonzaga has historically been terrible with their three point defense and Lloyd has made sure that it's traveled to Tucson.
You can't go into every interview saying, "Well...you know...Walla Walla...
The gloss has faded, the shine has worn off. His denial is legendary. I would rather see Murauskas and Martinez in the lineup to give us a fresh look, but apparently he doesn't trust them either. This team is molded in his image, and I don't like what I'm seeing so far.
Let alone evaluating coaching talent!!
I put much of this on the coaching staff and Lloyd's tendencies to deflect responsibility. I said this long time ago (which I stole from Coach Cal): you can't hide at Arizona. Fans and alumni obsess over every aspect of their flagship sports teams. And if you look at the responses from Wildcat Nation, there are a lot of people that are saying the exact same thing - we're sucking. Down by almost 20 at home to a depleted UCLA team and then losing on the road to bottom feeder Oregon State? No, CTL's gonna get read the riot act.
This is the first year with all of Lloyd's players, and it's clear he has some learning to do. There's been rumors that many of the players have been partying before games and if that's true, you can definitely see the product of that on the court. There's no leadership. In a year where we needed Ballo to step up and dominate, he's regressed. The Euros that Lloyd picked aren't available or ready to play, which is Lloyd's fault as well. Personally, I think he has too many Euros, but that's for another post. If highly touted Veesaar was available and just gave us 8 and 8, you could shave at least three losses off of our schedule. But for some reason, he's still not ready. I like what I've seen out of Martinez, but he can't get any burn either.
In all my years of Wildcat fandom, I've never seen a team drop off like this. If something doesn't change, we're gonna be the laughing stock of CBB.
That team you're referring to last year didn't lose to teams nearly as bad as Stanford & OSU are.prh wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:14 pm The last 2 years, we seemed to peak in late January and February. I hate how we're struggling too, but there was a team last year that went 2-6 from Christmas to January 25 and had a good tournament run, so I'll just hope we're getting the shit out of our system now instead of in March.
Doesn't mean shit in MarchChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:58 amThat team you're referring to last year didn't lose to teams nearly as bad as Stanford & OSU are.prh wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:14 pm The last 2 years, we seemed to peak in late January and February. I hate how we're struggling too, but there was a team last year that went 2-6 from Christmas to January 25 and had a good tournament run, so I'll just hope we're getting the shit out of our system now instead of in March.
Cool. If the team does a complete 180 by March I'll be sure to give you credit.PHXCATS wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:41 amDoesn't mean shit in MarchChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:58 amThat team you're referring to last year didn't lose to teams nearly as bad as Stanford & OSU are.prh wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:14 pm The last 2 years, we seemed to peak in late January and February. I hate how we're struggling too, but there was a team last year that went 2-6 from Christmas to January 25 and had a good tournament run, so I'll just hope we're getting the shit out of our system now instead of in March.
Lloyd is just as stubborn as Miller, but with the PG position being the biggest weakness, I would try running Larsson at point forward, ala Luke Walton.
I don’t know if Love will pass out of double team, haha.Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 10:34 amLloyd is just as stubborn as Miller, but with the PG position being the biggest weakness, I would try running Larsson at point forward, ala Luke Walton.
And I think we can all agree Love is much better off the ball.
With the center being the other weakness, maybe call less plays for Ballo. Ballo is not going to get any quicker or jump any higher. Make Love the focal point of the offense, and when they double him then toss the ball to the post.
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Well, either you've forgotten, or maybe weren't there (especially on the then existent sports boards) at the time, the 1996-97 season. Fans wanted Lute's head on a platter after the sweep the final week in NorCal. (Somehow, not a single one of those fans can recall that...)RawleArenas wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:56 am In all my years of Wildcat fandom, I've never seen a team drop off like this. If something doesn't change, we're gonna be the laughing stock of CBB.
Do you actually think that’s likely, Choo? This team’s problems seem to become more evident by the game. I’m not sure we’ll finish top 3 in the Pac.ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:48 amCool. If the team does a complete 180 by March I'll be sure to give you credit.PHXCATS wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:41 amDoesn't mean shit in MarchChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:58 amThat team you're referring to last year didn't lose to teams nearly as bad as Stanford & OSU are.prh wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:14 pm The last 2 years, we seemed to peak in late January and February. I hate how we're struggling too, but there was a team last year that went 2-6 from Christmas to January 25 and had a good tournament run, so I'll just hope we're getting the shit out of our system now instead of in March.
The team is inherently dependent on Kylan Boswell reverting back to the player he was to start the season. Until that happens there's no way in hell anything changes.Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:48 pmDo you actually think that’s likely, Choo? This team’s problems seem to become more evident by the game. I’m not sure we’ll finish top 3 in the Pac.ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:48 amCool. If the team does a complete 180 by March I'll be sure to give you credit.PHXCATS wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:41 amDoesn't mean shit in MarchChooChooCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:58 amThat team you're referring to last year didn't lose to teams nearly as bad as Stanford & OSU are.prh wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:14 pm The last 2 years, we seemed to peak in late January and February. I hate how we're struggling too, but there was a team last year that went 2-6 from Christmas to January 25 and had a good tournament run, so I'll just hope we're getting the shit out of our system now instead of in March.
Which other programs are our true peers these days, given what’s happened in the tournament?RawleArenas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:24 pm PC - love you man, but you're wrong on this. Please let us not forget that those teams could get the benefit of the doubt because they had...wait for it... MIKE BIBBY!
My old roommate told me stories about Bibby when he played Salpointe in high school. There was a line almost around the block to see him play. He was just simply a phenom (three time AZ POY). Boswell and/or Bradley is not that. Plus, Lute had JT on the bench. You think somebody of JT's caliber (NPOY and future All World NBA) would ever sit in today's game - to a freshman? Lightning in a bottle.
Lastly, when Lute was criticized during the 96-97 season, he already had THREE FF's under his belt (1 at Iowa, two here). Not to mention he was a better tactician than Lloyd. Apples and oranges.
Many of us are rightly concerned because this will likely be the third year in a row where we underperform in tourney. When we lost to Houston, Kelvin Sampson was bragging about he outcoached Lloyd. The college world is watching to see if we choke, especially after all of the accolades we received in the preseason. There's no excuses this time around, and CTL has to accept that.
WOW just WOW. For the coach that leads the entire NCAA in wins in his first two years can't coach........WOW. I think in the preseason we were picked third in the PAC if I recall (USC, Colorado then Arizona). We came out hot and now everything has changed. We are only tied for the PAC 12 lead. WOW we are a failure.RawleArenas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:24 pm PC - love you man, but you're wrong on this. Please let us not forget that those teams could get the benefit of the doubt because they had...wait for it... MIKE BIBBY!
My old roommate told me stories about Bibby when he played Salpointe in high school. There was a line almost around the block to see him play. He was just simply a phenom (three time AZ POY). Boswell and/or Bradley is not that. Plus, Lute had JT on the bench. You think somebody of JT's caliber (NPOY and future All World NBA) would ever sit in today's game - to a freshman? Lightning in a bottle.
Lastly, when Lute was criticized during the 96-97 season, he already had THREE FF's under his belt (1 at Iowa, two here). Not to mention he was a better tactician than Lloyd. Apples and oranges.
Many of us are rightly concerned because this will likely be the third year in a row where we underperform in tourney. When we lost to Houston, Kelvin Sampson was bragging about he outcoached Lloyd. The college world is watching to see if we choke, especially after all of the accolades we received in the preseason. There's no excuses this time around, and CTL has to accept that.
Really. What's Kansas's record in conference....Duke the team we beat at home.........Kentucky is looking pretty good.Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:53 pmWhich other programs are our true peers these days, given what’s happened in the tournament?RawleArenas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:24 pm PC - love you man, but you're wrong on this. Please let us not forget that those teams could get the benefit of the doubt because they had...wait for it... MIKE BIBBY!
My old roommate told me stories about Bibby when he played Salpointe in high school. There was a line almost around the block to see him play. He was just simply a phenom (three time AZ POY). Boswell and/or Bradley is not that. Plus, Lute had JT on the bench. You think somebody of JT's caliber (NPOY and future All World NBA) would ever sit in today's game - to a freshman? Lightning in a bottle.
Lastly, when Lute was criticized during the 96-97 season, he already had THREE FF's under his belt (1 at Iowa, two here). Not to mention he was a better tactician than Lloyd. Apples and oranges.
Many of us are rightly concerned because this will likely be the third year in a row where we underperform in tourney. When we lost to Houston, Kelvin Sampson was bragging about he outcoached Lloyd. The college world is watching to see if we choke, especially after all of the accolades we received in the preseason. There's no excuses this time around, and CTL has to accept that.
We are SO far beneath schools like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and Villanova, even though it felt like we were right there with them 20 years ago.
Tied, but we own the tie breaker.TheCat wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:15 pmWOW just WOW. For the coach that leads the entire NCAA in wins in his first two years can't coach........WOW. I think in the preseason we were picked third in the PAC if I recall (USC, Colorado then Arizona). We came out hot and now everything has changed. We are only tied for the PAC 12 lead. WOW we are a failure.RawleArenas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:24 pm PC - love you man, but you're wrong on this. Please let us not forget that those teams could get the benefit of the doubt because they had...wait for it... MIKE BIBBY!
My old roommate told me stories about Bibby when he played Salpointe in high school. There was a line almost around the block to see him play. He was just simply a phenom (three time AZ POY). Boswell and/or Bradley is not that. Plus, Lute had JT on the bench. You think somebody of JT's caliber (NPOY and future All World NBA) would ever sit in today's game - to a freshman? Lightning in a bottle.
Lastly, when Lute was criticized during the 96-97 season, he already had THREE FF's under his belt (1 at Iowa, two here). Not to mention he was a better tactician than Lloyd. Apples and oranges.
Many of us are rightly concerned because this will likely be the third year in a row where we underperform in tourney. When we lost to Houston, Kelvin Sampson was bragging about he outcoached Lloyd. The college world is watching to see if we choke, especially after all of the accolades we received in the preseason. There's no excuses this time around, and CTL has to accept that.
This is a pretty simple fix and has to be addressed in practice. Repeatedly. If it keeps happening in games, it’s on the coaches, imo.
Actually, Boeheim was the first to lose to a #2 seed. 1991 against Richmond.pc in NM wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:05 pm CTL "had" two Final Fours when Arizona hired him.
Lute was the first coach in history to lose to a #15 seed.
The college game is far more competitive now than at any time when Lute was coach - especially with the portal, NIL, and multiple transfers w/immediate playing time.
And, in '97, many, many Arizona fans were seriously wanting Lute to be fired. (Just as stupid - no NC - as firing Tomey - no Rose Bowl - but it did really happen.)
and as good as Bibby was, he and Simon were too lazy to do the work to full-court press like "40 minutes of Madness" in the early '98 season with a loaded team, and we lost in the Great 8 to U-fucking-tah.
Even during today's game when predictable ebb-and-flow occurred, some posters were whining that Arizona was "blowing the lead" - this in one of our most dominant victories ever at Eugene....
it hasn't always been a bowl of cherries, and many fans were incapable of "BTFD!!!!" - Lute would have NEVER even said it!![]()
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Ballo has 993 career points at Arizona
Career vs @ U of A84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:01 pmBallo has 993 career points at Arizona
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... allo/15368
Pelle has 870 Career points at Arizona
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https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... sson/15372
The Arizona site doesn't give figures for points scored prior to any player coming to Arizona so those are the totals each player has scored while at Arizona.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:42 pmCareer vs @ U of A84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:01 pmBallo has 993 career points at Arizona
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... allo/15368
Pelle has 870 Career points at Arizona
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https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... sson/15372
The celebration for Pelle & Ballo achieving 1000 points was for career points.84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:47 pmThe Arizona site doesn't give figures for points scored prior to any player coming to Arizona so those are the totals each player has scored while at Arizona.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:42 pmCareer vs @ U of A84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:01 pmBallo has 993 career points at Arizona
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... allo/15368
Pelle has 870 Career points at Arizona
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https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... sson/15372
No. No. No. Nothing less than an outside entity, a third party auditor, can settle this properly.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:50 pmThe celebration for Pelle & Ballo achieving 1000 points was for career points.84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:47 pmThe Arizona site doesn't give figures for points scored prior to any player coming to Arizona so those are the totals each player has scored while at Arizona.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:42 pmCareer vs @ U of A84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:01 pmBallo has 993 career points at Arizona
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... allo/15368
Pelle has 870 Career points at Arizona
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https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... sson/15372
Pelle: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals
Oumar: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals
Who do you think you're foolin'??? I got this from the internets!!!dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:35 pmNo. No. No. Nothing less than an outside entity, a third party auditor, can settle this properly.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:50 pmThe celebration for Pelle & Ballo achieving 1000 points was for career points.84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:47 pmThe Arizona site doesn't give figures for points scored prior to any player coming to Arizona so those are the totals each player has scored while at Arizona.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:42 pmCareer vs @ U of A84Cat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:01 pm
Ballo has 993 career points at Arizona
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... allo/15368
Pelle has 870 Career points at Arizona
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https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/mens ... sson/15372
Pelle: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals
Oumar: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals
HAR! That shit don't fly! You're Bobby Robbins' sock! We have rules around here motherfucker!!!pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:56 pmWho do you think you're foolin'??? I got this from the internets!!!dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:35 pmNo. No. No. Nothing less than an outside entity, a third party auditor, can settle this properly.pc in NM wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:50 pmThe celebration for Pelle & Ballo achieving 1000 points was for career points.
Pelle: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals
Oumar: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pl ... ers_totals