Kylan Boswell

[Winger]

I trust Lloyd and it sounds like he wants Boswell

More than good enough for me

He didn't want Boswell.

Was Vegas the final straw or was Tommy already done with Boswell before then?

I don’t know and that post of mine comes off like I do. I was judging off of Boswell transferring, i.e. if Lloyd wanted Boswell he wouldn’t have transferred. He would never come out and say that to anyone (I don’t believe he would anyway) however as he doesn’t do that. You could tell that Boswell was done at Arizona though. The no shows, which continued right through to the end of the season (actually became worse), the import of position he plays at a program like Arizona, the off the court rumors (no clue if those are true either), the team’s play with Bradley in and him out, the 2-year plan, etc. A bit of a sad story, the ending in comparison to his start to the season. Hope he recovers at Illinois.

[pc in NM]

I trust Lloyd and it sounds like he wants Boswell

More than good enough for me

He didn't want Boswell.

Was Vegas the final straw or was Tommy already done with Boswell before then?

I don’t know and that post of mine comes off like I do. I was judging off of Boswell transferring, i.e. if Lloyd wanted Boswell he wouldn’t have transferred. He would never come out and say that to anyone (I don’t believe he would anyway) however as he doesn’t do that. You could tell that Boswell was done at Arizona though. The no shows, which continued right through to the end of the season (actually became worse), the import of position he plays at a program like Arizona, the off the court rumors (no clue if those are true either), the team’s play with Bradley in and him out, the 2-year plan, etc. A bit of a sad story, the ending in comparison to his start to the season. Hope he recovers at Illinois.

A couple of observations:

• I can't imagine CTL ever saying he "didn't want" a player publicly - especially based solely upon on-court performance/development.

• I hope CTL gave Boz honest feedback regarding his assessment, challenges and prospects moving forward, not whether he was "wanted-or-not"

• I think it's possible Boz was already leaning "transfer" before any postseason feedback from the coaching staff.

• CTL obviously gave Boz full support keeping him as starter throughout, when his performance was faltering.

• I doubt we'll ever have definitive answers to this unless CTL publishes a tell-all memoir post-retirement - which I doublt would ever happen...

[U.P. Zona Fan]

I trust Lloyd and it sounds like he wants Boswell

More than good enough for me

He didn't want Boswell.

Was Vegas the final straw or was Tommy already done with Boswell before then?

I don’t know and that post of mine comes off like I do. I was judging off of Boswell transferring, i.e. if Lloyd wanted Boswell he wouldn’t have transferred. He would never come out and say that to anyone (I don’t believe he would anyway) however as he doesn’t do that. You could tell that Boswell was done at Arizona though. The no shows, which continued right through to the end of the season (actually became worse), the import of position he plays at a program like Arizona, the off the court rumors (no clue if those are true either), the team’s play with Bradley in and him out, the 2-year plan, etc. A bit of a sad story, the ending in comparison to his start to the season. Hope he recovers at Illinois.

A couple of observations:

• I can't imagine CTL ever saying he "didn't want" a player publicly - especially based solely upon on-court performance/development.

• I hope CTL gave Boz honest feedback regarding his assessment, challenges and prospects moving forward, not whether he was "wanted-or-not"

• I think it's possible Boz was already leaning "transfer" before any postseason feedback from the coaching staff.

• CTL obviously gave Boz full support keeping him as starter throughout, when his performance was faltering.

• I doubt we'll ever have definitive answers to this unless CTL publishes a tell-all memoir post-retirement - which I doublt would ever happen...

I hope Boz has a great season at Illinois, and they suck! Cause I always hope Illinois sucks.

[dmjcat]

Looks like the UA Basketball weight training regimen may leave something to be desired.

[Chicat]

Maybe he cut back on the tequila.

[dovecanyoncat]

If Boz doesn't leave blood on the floor for Brad Underwood his coach will take a pound of flesh for every game. No one knows what goes on behind a closed practice, but I'm willing to bet that Tommy ain't as prone to putting the fear of blood sacrifice into a player the way Underwood is. I Bet Boswell comes out swinging at Illinois. If he gets punched hard and doesn't get up fighting mad he might never see the light of day again. Just my opinion.

[UAEebs86]

He's off the Eegee's and Sonora dog diet apparently.

[ChooChooCat]

Looks like the UA Basketball weight training regimen may leave something to be desired.

Or Boswell has finally started to get dedicated. Considering we have the same weight training staff we've had since Sean Miller started here, I'm going to go with that and not that our regimen sucks.

[azcat49]

I think some of it might be the Illinois coach holding him accountable off the court. Seems Lloyd is a little more hands off. Underwood is not a warm and fuzzy guy

[Merkin]

If Lloyd can't control his players on the court, doubtful they will listen to him regarding off court behavior.

Lute of course had issues with players partying before critical games. Thinking Luke and RJ had some notorious ones.

There was a clip yesterday someone posted about Walton talking how he got RJ suspended for 2 games when he bought him a ticket to SD for him and Luke.

[PHXCATS]

If Lloyd can't control his players on the court, doubtful they will listen to him regarding off court behavior.

Lute of course had issues with players partying before critical games. Thinking Luke and RJ had some notorious ones.

There was a clip yesterday someone posted about Walton talking how he got RJ suspended for 2 games when he bought him a ticket to SD for him and Luke.

FFS

[Irish27]

If Lloyd can't control his players on the court, doubtful they will listen to him regarding off court behavior.

Lute of course had issues with players partying before critical games. Thinking Luke and RJ had some notorious ones.

There was a clip yesterday someone posted about Walton talking how he got RJ suspended for 2 games when he bought him a ticket to SD for him and Luke.

Don't forget about the Khalid Reeves incident with that girl.