Game 23, at ASU (2014-2015)

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:26 pm

41-34 cats losing at half time.

if we can't make some damn buckets, and they call fouls in the 2nd half like they did for the first 18 minutes of that half....we're toast.

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:27 pm

Sack up on D and we win this game in the second half.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:27 pm

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:27 pm

PieceOfMeat wrote:41-34 cats losing at half time.

if we can't make some damn buckets, and they call fouls in the 2nd half like they did for the first 18 minutes of that half....we're toast.

ASU isn't winning.

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:27 pm

84Cat wrote:Wow, we are playing like shit!

The understatement of the week.

Bash jacking up shot after shot he shouldn't be taking.
Johnson having a bad afternoon
Matador defense (numerous wildcats)
Leaving asu shooters open for wide open 3's

At the moment it looks like asu wants this more than we do.

TheGreatCatsby · Post by **TheGreatCatsby** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:28 pm

ASSU playing outta their mind, looking much better than they are

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:28 pm

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:30 pm

Refs kept us from extending our lead earlier, then helped assu stay in it until they got red hot from the floor while we went ice cold.

that was a very frustrating half, to say the least.

Hopefully TJ doesn't get any more cheapie fouls in the 2nd half

cpt · Post by **cpt** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:31 pm

Between Ashley, RHJ and Tarc has any one of them gotten better this year? Can Sean Miller develop talent? We know he can attract it but I'm not seeing a lot of improvement in these players.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:31 pm

We can't fucking lose to them AGAIN

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:31 pm

Letting them shoot 53% is unacceptable.

krissyp · Post by **krissyp** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:31 pm

TheGreatCatsby wrote:ASSU playing outta their mind, looking much better than they are

Yes they are because they have three extra players on the floor.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:31 pm

Need to get Kor out there.

/half. . .

Katzenfreund · Post by **Katzenfreund** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:32 pm

billk78 · Post by **billk78** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:32 pm

I can't stand seeing that smug look on Kevin O'neil's face as he talks about the weaknesses of Arizona. He can't even speak, how is he hired as an announcer?

Aside from that, very ugly first half. Have to make some adjustments. Where is the offense going to come from? If we don;t make buckets it leads to transition points for ASSU. Have to score and setup the half court D. Why so many difficult shots? They aren;t good defensively....challenge them.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:33 pm

ASSU shooting 53.3% from the floor, and 5-5 from the line

UA shooting 40.5% from the floor, and 0-2 from the line (should be 0-3 since one of those misses was the front end of a 1 and 1).

ASSU outrebounding UA 21-17

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:33 pm

our guys have forgotten how to distribute the ball on offense. where's the smart extra pass?

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:34 pm

cpt wrote:Between Ashley, RHJ and Tarc has any one of them gotten better this year? Can Sean Miller develop talent? We know he can attract it but I'm not seeing a lot of improvement in these players.

Legitimate question. Given the size advantage we have at the 4/5 we should have been posting up and pounding it inside.....but we started jacking up jump shots with predictable results. Our level of energy on the defensive end resembles our effort in Corvallis.

And I can't help but thinking that a few of the players are "Auditioning" when they jack up shots they shouldn't be.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:34 pm

PieceOfMeat wrote:ASSU shooting 53.3% from the floor, and 5-5 from the line

UA shooting 40.5% from the floor, and 0-2 from the line (should be 0-3 since one of those misses was the front end of a 1 and 1).

ASSU outrebounding UA 21-17

That's the story right there.

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:34 pm

This is a defensive effort. Don't think we're playing THAT bad offensively

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:34 pm

Katzenfreund wrote:We are playing like pussies against short, unathletic opponents over and over again. Why in hell are we settling for jumpers instead of bringing the ball inside? If the team doesn't trust Tarczewski's stone hands, bring Ristić. Our offense is offensive to watch.

we tried, that, and he picked up 2 fouls in about a minute

billk78 · Post by **billk78** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:35 pm

cpt wrote:Between Ashley, RHJ and Tarc has any one of them gotten better this year? Can Sean Miller develop talent? We know he can attract it but I'm not seeing a lot of improvement in these players.

I've been saying this for a while. No one has gotten better from last season. And when you lose Nick and Aaron Gordon someone has to step up. Yes we added Stanley, but we also expected these three to take steps forward. I suppose all 3 will still get drafted just based on promise alone. And RHJ is an excellent defender.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:35 pm

It's a lot like the UNLV game, even though the score is worse. ASU outmatching our effort on the glass, and we're not defending.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:35 pm

we need to win this, so i can enjoy the ku loss to its fullest

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:37 pm

Tarc 1-5 (with one of those a fucking missed dunk)
SJ 3-9
Bash 1-5

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:37 pm

Give it a rest regarding the refs folks. The refs are not:

Being outrebounded by a smaller less athletic team
Allowing the same smaller team to shoot over 50%
Jacking up jump shots
Turning the ball over (hell, we couldn't even in-bound the ball on the final possession)

The scum want it more and are beating us...........period.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:37 pm

Outside of the officiating assistance, wtf is w these games? Every year these dudes just chuck and pray and they go in. They had 5 or 6 buckets that had no business going in, at least.

We we on the verge of building that comfortable lead when TJ was sent to the bench w his second foul. Not having Parker is hurting us

billk78 · Post by **billk78** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:37 pm

dmjcat wrote:
cpt wrote:Between Ashley, RHJ and Tarc has any one of them gotten better this year? Can Sean Miller develop talent? We know he can attract it but I'm not seeing a lot of improvement in these players.
Legitimate question. Given the size advantage we have at the 4/5 we should have been posting up and pounding it inside.....but we started jacking up jump shots with predictable results. Our level of energy on the defensive end resembles our effort in Corvallis.

And I can't help but thinking that a few of the players are "Auditioning" when they jack up shots they shouldn't be.

Bash's whole season has been an audition. Trying to show he has an outside shot instead of sticking to his strengths inside.

Kaleb...I have no idea what's going on there.

RHJ focuses on defense. It helps us a lot in most games. We need him to be a bit more assertive on offense...he's shown flashes.

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:37 pm

Stop settling for jumpers, attack the glass, DEFEND! = win.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:38 pm

Longhorned wrote:It's a lot like the UNLV game, even though the score is worse. ASU outmatching our effort on the glass, and we're not defending.

That's what always happens when we have foul trouble in the first half. The second half will be a different story.

77HoyaCat4Ever · Post by **77HoyaCat4Ever** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:38 pm

We need to play much better defense, like we did in Tucson, and set these phuckers straight.

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:39 pm

Whenever our frontcourt plays bad we struggle. Time to sack up.

billk78 · Post by **billk78** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:39 pm

dmjcat wrote:Give it a rest regarding the refs folks. The refs are not:

Being outrebounded by a smaller less athletic team
Allowing the same smaller team to shoot over 50%
Jacking up jump shots
Turning the ball over (hell, we couldn't even in-bound the ball on the final possession)

The scum want it more and are beating us...........period.

Could easily argue the reason we need to throw up shots is because anytime someone drives it's called an offensive foul. I'd be worried about someone flopping if I drove the lane. Everytime someone falls down they call it a charge.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:40 pm

wish we still had the victor option

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:40 pm

billk78 wrote:
dmjcat wrote:
cpt wrote:Between Ashley, RHJ and Tarc has any one of them gotten better this year? Can Sean Miller develop talent? We know he can attract it but I'm not seeing a lot of improvement in these players.
Legitimate question. Given the size advantage we have at the 4/5 we should have been posting up and pounding it inside.....but we started jacking up jump shots with predictable results. Our level of energy on the defensive end resembles our effort in Corvallis.

And I can't help but thinking that a few of the players are "Auditioning" when they jack up shots they shouldn't be.
Bash's whole season has been an audition. Trying to show he has an outside shot instead of sticking to his strengths inside.

Kaleb...I have no idea what's going on there.

RHJ focuses on defense. It helps us a lot in most games. We need him to be a bit more assertive on offense...he's shown flashes.

Brandon is shooting 38% from 3 and he got 2 wide open looks from 3, is he supposed to just not shoot?

I hate how someone takes a shot and people say it's "auditioning". No one is out there playing selfish ball

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:40 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:
Longhorned wrote:It's a lot like the UNLV game, even though the score is worse. ASU outmatching our effort on the glass, and we're not defending.
That's what always happens when we have foul trouble in the first half. The second half will be a different story.

I agree. ASU will need to be careful with their own foul trouble. The refs were letting ASU play physical, and when they got to a lead, starting calling the game normally again. They suddenly started racking up penalties.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:41 pm

on a good note, i am so stoked for a game on network tv where i can see the same plays as most of you all - and not some janky ass delayed stream

Katzenfreund · Post by **Katzenfreund** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:41 pm

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:42 pm

LET'S GO, ARIZONA! OWN THE SECOND HALF! BTFD!

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:42 pm

for fucks sake make a bunny

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

Glad to see them feed the low block first.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

and another missed bunny

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

bash can't set a proper screen

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

Make the bunny please.

UAGreg · Post by **UAGreg** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

Someone make a layup

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

so, missed bunny, missed bunny, then tarc stone hands turns it over

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

Of course Tarc loses it immediately.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

Stop passing to Tarc. Thanks.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:43 pm

lol Tarc

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 3:44 pm

Got no words for Kaleb anymore

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