Bear Down Wildcats

Sam is truly an impressive human

Smart too. Won the award for the best GPA of anybody in the FF.

EastCoastCat wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:37 pm Smart too. Won the award for the best GPA of anybody in the FF.

Speaking of which, I forgot to mention she has a standing job offer from a major sports company. I'm sure that will factor into her decision.

Merkin wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:28 am

Postmaster wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:42 pm Anyone else see Adia flip a double bird and say fuck everyone else

scumdevils86 wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:03 pm

azgreg wrote: Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:51 pm

The middle aged men clutching their pearls over this can also fuck off

Love it! You did your talking on the court...

So, right before the national championship game, Tara Van Der Veer finds it necessary to lecture the officials and remind them that we're playing basketball and not spring football? Way to work the refs. So, if Arizona expects to have the advantage of escaping ticky-tack Pac-12 refs, she wants to plant the seed that if she's stomping around and complaining because the officials are letting them play, there's something wrong and she has her ready-made excuse. How about, if the refs are letting the teams go at it, have your team adjust and play that way too? As long as it's fairly called, nobody cares whether the old prune doesn't agree with the approach stylistically. If I was on that officiating crew, I'd be pretty irritated at that kind of manipulative b.s. I think I might let her know in the pre-game that no, we won't be playing football, but yes, we're very willing to give a quick T if there's an excessive attempt to officiate from the bench.

Because of this I've been bummed to have moved from SA. We could walk to the Alamodome in 15 min.

I really couldn't be more impressed with this team. So much drive and fight.

They deserve every bit of support they can get for this run.

An unbelievable run

What a team

Props to Adia and the ladies. So proud to have them represent Arizona.

Yeah, what a season. These girls have a lot to be proud of. They represented Arizona with class and grit.

This was a legendary season. I’m just so damn proud of everyone involved.

No one is going to overlook us again.

GREAT TEAM. GREAT COACH. GREAT. RUN. VERY VERY PROUD OF THIS GROUP OF YOUNG WOMEN. BEAR DOWN.

Team

This hurts, but these women put this program on the map, and no one can ever take that way from them. This is only the beginning for this program.

Merkin wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:39 pm

Still call bullshit on that. Who are these 7 or 8 women better than Aari McDonald?

AZCatGirl wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:43 pm

Merkin wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:39 pm

Still call bullshit on that. Who are these 7 or 8 women better than Aari McDonald?

Might be a good thing—keeps the chip on her shoulder and motivated to kick ass and take names.

I’m so proud of these ladies, but so sad that Aari will have to think about those missed throws for a very long time. I saw a grown man shed tears today. These women put women’s basketball on more than the Tucson map. I hope this is only the beginning.

More than one grown man shed some tears. Only because of inspiration!!

Siempre Verde wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:59 pm I saw a grown man shed tears today.

You were spying on me?

They showed the fight of true Wildcats and left it all on the floor. Just came up a few inches short, but I couldn't be more proud of a team. One of the best in Arizona history; any sport.

I remember having debates on Title IX athletic requirements with my (future) wife, who was an athlete, way back in the 1970s. I'm not usually one for hyperbole, but looking at what's evolved, it's really amazing. You have exciting and entertaining female athletes in many sports, and it's inspiring, not just for generations of young women, but for our entire society. So here's the latest example of that, and it's not just limited to the UArizona or Tucson communities. That Final Four run literally caught the imaginations of people around the county and the world. Note Magic Johnson's tweet about Aari. You can't get any closer than 1 point, but sometimes there are other ways of measuring winning than the scoreboard. No doubt many good things to come in the future, but the first time is always sweet. Thanks to the gals and the coaches for a wonderful and inspiring season.

TheCatInTheHat wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:58 am I remember having debates on Title IX athletic requirements with my (future) wife, who was an athlete, way back in the 1970s. I'm not usually one for hyperbole, but looking at what's evolved, it's really amazing. You have exciting and entertaining female athletes in many sports, and it's inspiring, not just for generations of young women, but for our entire society.

My boys (9 & 11) were not at all into watching the women's team at the start of the tourney. By the Final Four they knew all the starters names and what each player was good at and their role. They were genuinely excited after the UConn win and genuinely sad when that last shot didn't go in against Stanford. Not sure that will translate into them wanting to watch the regular season, but they definitely learned that the women's game is fun and exciting and I'm sure when we go back to the tourney they'll want to watch.

My family including 2 teenage boys were more into these games and this run then they ever have in any men's sport.