Bear Down Wildcats

ChooChooCat wrote:

Olsondogg wrote:Hey Mainevent and Choo choo....#3 in AdjD.


Thoughts???

It's early? I mean I guess we've been great at shutting down Options #3-12 on the opposing teams. Defending their #1 and #2 guys however...blah. Honestly what's more surprising at this point a #3 AdjD or a #45 AdjO for a team being hailed as one of Miller's best offensive teams entering this season?

Olsondogg wrote:It is when you make idiotic comments.

Main Event wrote:No you getting overly butthurt about anything not pro Arizona is stupid.

Main Event wrote:I'm standing by it, I think you just look like a clown. You also said this offense would be better, you don't see me mentioning you when it's not even top 40 after a huge W do you?

Main Event wrote:I'm standing by it, I think you just look like a clown. You also said this offense would be better, you don't see me mentioning you when it's not even top 40 after a huge W do you?

Olsondogg wrote:

Main Event wrote:I'm standing by it, I think you just look like a clown. You also said this offense would be better, you don't see me mentioning you when it's not even top 40 after a huge W do you?

Getting called a clown by a guy making posts about erecting statues is one of the coolest things ever. The two of you jumping on me for having an opinion that wasn't that outlandish, and then going personal on the attack when reminded of it later is awesome.

Let's focus on something else though. Rather than a clown comment about being bad defensively and erecting statues if we happened to be ok defensively.

You guys are fantastic. Thanks for doing what I knew you'd do.

Main Event wrote:It's outlandish to say it's not going to be a top 20 defensive team because of the guys we lost and then throwing in a joke but it's not outlandish at all to say it'll be the best offensive team in the Miller era neither of which are correct right now lol Got it.

84Cat wrote:Is there a language barrier with the foreign guys or bb iq?

Chicat wrote:Saw a stat where Arizona is best in the nation in limiting offensive rebounds. That's a huge part of what's going to make this team a success this year.

Longhorned wrote:

84Cat wrote:Is there a language barrier with the foreign guys or bb iq?

It's more the demands of the center position in Miller's system. Dusan obviously does good things with the ball and his back to the basket in the block. But he needs to set high screens and move better without the ball.

Wins record in doubt for injured Tarczewski

For three seasons, Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski, of Claremont, N.H., displayed an invulnerability worthy of his nickname.

The 7-footer known as “Zeus” missed only two games until this season. But the Wildcats’ full-time starting center is now out for upwards of a month with a left foot injury.

Arizona is ranked No. 12 in the latest national rankings. The university said recently that an MRI found Tarczewski suffered a stress reaction and strained muscle in his left foot on Nov. 26 against Santa Clara. He didn’t play in Arizona’s 68-63 win over Gonzaga on Saturday.

At the earliest, Tarczewski might return for the Wildcats’ Pac-12 opener at Arizona State on Jan. 3. Just four days after that, Arizona will play at UCLA, which is also strong in the post, and the Wildcats will have five of their first seven conference games on the road.

That’s bad luck for Arizona, and for Zeus, who is in jeopardy of falling short of becoming the all-time winningest player in Arizona basketball history.

Tarczewski needs to be a part of 13 more UA wins to break the record, a mark currently held by Matt Muehlebach, who played in 109 wins from 1988-91. That means if he doesn’t return until mid-January, he could need until the postseason to break the record. Players must appear in a win, not just sit on the bench, to have it count toward the record.

Also, if he doesn’t return until late January, Tarczewski could be passed up by fellow senior Gabe York in pursuit of the record. York has been a part of 86 UA wins, 11 fewer than Tarczewski because he played sparingly as a freshman.

Because of Tarczewski’s track record of good health and the Wildcats’ deep NCAA tournament runs in recent seasons, he once looked like a lock to break the record by January.

Before this season, Tarczewski had only one injury that kept him off the floor: He sprained his right ankle against Michigan in December 2013 and missed ensuing games with Southern and Northern Arizona (and he actually probably could have played in them, but instead sat out largely for precautionary reasons).

Tarczewski has cited the wins record and the fact that he’s enrolled in the Eller business school among the reasons he returned for his senior season instead of pursing an pro career last spring, but his senior season has been cursed so far.

Tarczewski missed nearly four weeks of preseason practices after spraining his right foot, and UA coach Sean Miller said it was an adjustment for him and his teammates to have him back over the Wildcats’ first few games.

Then, just as the Wildcats were playing better with him during their fifth game of the season, Tarczewski went down in the second half against Santa Clara in the first round of Wooden Legacy bracket play.

“We’re used to having him around,” Miller said. “To not have him, nobody has to tell me it’s different. It’s his size alone that dictates a lot of positive things for the team.”

gumby wrote:

Longhorned wrote:

84Cat wrote:Is there a language barrier with the foreign guys or bb iq?

It's more the demands of the center position in Miller's system. Dusan obviously does good things with the ball and his back to the basket in the block. But he needs to set high screens and move better without the ball.

And pass out of the double team.

Olsondogg wrote:To be fair, Dusan has been speaking/understanding english for under 2 years... just sayin.

Olsondogg wrote:To be fair, Dusan has been speaking/understanding english for under 2 years... just sayin.

UAEebs86 wrote:

Olsondogg wrote:To be fair, Dusan has been speaking/understanding english for under 2 years... just sayin.

What's the Serbian word for pass?

Spaceman Spiff wrote:How do we only get a 3 seed if we are a power 5 champ with 4 losses, all to tournament teams likely in the top 25? I don't know how that isn't a 2 or even borderline 1 resume.

Edit: I don't think it matters bc we drop at least one game we shouldn't in Pac play. It's inevitable.

AZCatGirl wrote:Miller said in his 12 years of coaching he hasn't seen this many injuries before. Same thing RichRod said...

This must be some sort of record having the football AND basketball team so banged up in the same year.

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

rgdeuce wrote:

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

Tolly just needs to stop shooting beyond the arc. He teases u with that one and will miss the next four.

carolinacat wrote:I don't share the optimism for this season, especially with Tarc's return uncertain and Ryan Anderson nursing a bad wheel. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me to see us drop a game (or two) at home. Oregon/UCLA are possibilities. Roadies at Colorado, Cal, UCLA, USC & ASU are all gonna be tough. Lotta mine fields out there this season for a team that looked pretty shaky in Los Angeles over Thanksgiving & the first half vs. Gonzaga. We'll have our moments good & bad this season. It's the nature of our roster, which kinda reminds me of the '99 season (Terry's senior year).

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

Merkin wrote:

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

Tollefsen has awful mechanics. Look how far out his right elbow is.

As TJ found out, it's a lot different trying to hit 3 point shots at this level.

Merkin wrote:

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

Tollefsen has awful mechanics. Look how far out his right elbow is.

As TJ found out, it's a lot different trying to hit 3 point shots at this level.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Merkin wrote:

gumby wrote:Parker and Tolly, 2 for13 off the bench. Surprised at how poorly Tollefsen has shot.

Tollefsen has awful mechanics. Look how far out his right elbow is.

As TJ found out, it's a lot different trying to hit 3 point shots at this level.

That is what it is, but it isn't always fatal to being a good shooter.

Olsondogg wrote:I get that people are mad about Tollefesen taking threes, but the dude could make em in the past, and will in the future. Things have a way of evening out.

Merkin wrote:TJ 3 PT %

Duquesne
2011 40%
2012 43%

UA
2014 36%
2015 32%

Same ball, same hoop, same distance, different level of competition.

TJ also had poor mechanics on his 3 point shot, starts shooting it from too low.

gumby wrote:Curry shot from the waist in eight grade. Dad broke down the shot over the summer. Stephen says he couldn't hit from outside the paint initially. But he stuck with it.

Too bad Dell wasn't Shakur's dad.