Bear Down Wildcats

84Cat wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:53 pm These guys are having too much fun

Postmaster wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:15 pm Is he the former nba coach?

Postmaster wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:15 pm Is he the former nba coach?

Arizona’s success last season was built around the twin towers of Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo. Ultimately, that led to a lot of regular-season wins, but Princeton spaced the Wildcats out and ran their bigs through the wringer with intricate offensive sets in a first-round NCAA Tournament upset. Coach Tommy Lloyd has won 61 games in his first two seasons but has very little to show for it yet in March.

This offseason, the Wildcats made some adjustments. Their defense and team speed got a lot better with the addition of transfers Keshad Johnson, Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love along with incoming freshman K.J. Lewis. Johnson has received rave reviews from the coaching staff and should really benefit offensively from Arizona’s pace. He’s a matchup problem with his quickness at the four.

We’re also betting on Lloyd to rein in Love and for his efficiency to go up. And given all of those additions, the Wildcats also have depth and a lot of different lineup variations. Arizona put away the Lebanon national team with a small-ball lineup of Kylan Boswell, Love, Lewis, Pelle Larsson and Johnson. This is the changeup Lloyd was missing a year ago, and his collection of international bigs allows him to play huge lineups too.

Strengths
+ Pace
+ Depth
+ Post play
+ Team speed

Question Marks
- Caleb Love’s shot selection
- Replacing Azuolas Tubelis
- Can defense be elite?

Chicat wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:48 am The Athletic has us ranked 8th to start the season.

Arizona’s success last season was built around the twin towers of Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo. Ultimately, that led to a lot of regular-season wins, but Princeton spaced the Wildcats out and ran their bigs through the wringer with intricate offensive sets in a first-round NCAA Tournament upset. Coach Tommy Lloyd has won 61 games in his first two seasons but has very little to show for it yet in March.

This offseason, the Wildcats made some adjustments. Their defense and team speed got a lot better with the addition of transfers Keshad Johnson, Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love along with incoming freshman K.J. Lewis. Johnson has received rave reviews from the coaching staff and should really benefit offensively from Arizona’s pace. He’s a matchup problem with his quickness at the four.

We’re also betting on Lloyd to rein in Love and for his efficiency to go up. And given all of those additions, the Wildcats also have depth and a lot of different lineup variations. Arizona put away the Lebanon national team with a small-ball lineup of Kylan Boswell, Love, Lewis, Pelle Larsson and Johnson. This is the changeup Lloyd was missing a year ago, and his collection of international bigs allows him to play huge lineups too.

Strengths
+ Pace
+ Depth
+ Post play
+ Team speed

Question Marks
- Caleb Love’s shot selection
- Replacing Azuolas Tubelis
- Can defense be elite?

arizonawildcats wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:12 pm He's stepping down from Maccabi Tel Aviv due to complications from MS. Air travel is difficult for him. The article says he had several offers in the US.

azcat49 wrote: Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:37 am Wait, didn’t Scheer report that or did he just retweet another person who says it?

PHXCATS wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:11 am Arizona and ucla are playing twice this year in the regular season

Good job PAC12 changing things up

azcat49 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?

gouacats wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:19 pm

azcat49 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?

Per Pascoe it was Colorado.

PHXCATS wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:41 am

gouacats wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:19 pm

azcat49 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?

Per Pascoe it was Colorado.

EastCoastCat wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:53 pm Won’t Southern get a higher payday playing at McKale?