Bear Down Wildcats

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:12 am Tennessee obviously deserves the last #1 seed despite their loss to an excellent Kentucky team. UA had its chances. Just too may losses to bad Pac 12 teams. Not being battle tested over the past several weeks will be this teams undoing in my opinion heading into the NCAA tournament. That's why teams from the ACC, Big 12, and Big East will advance far and we won't. Sweet 16 is this teams ceiling but another first round exit wouldn't surprise me at all.

Thank you again for the obvious assist in dooming this Tennessee team. You are going to be the MVP of this season and I thank you.

I said last week that there was a lot of basketball to play and our loss to USC was not necessarily are loss of a number 1 seed. If Arizona wins out (big if considering we are potentially playing a team that beat us twice) the only team I can see getting the number 1 seed over us is UNC and that is only if they win their tourney. Putting UNC as a 1 and Ariz 2 will be particularly interesting to the TV audience. Game will have two potential player of the year participants in it, along with Caleb being basically shown the door at UNC.

The more people ignore our team the better. I want them pissed.

Are the specific Final 4 matchups (West vs who?) determined when the field is announced? I can't find anything that predetermines the regional matchups.

ProfessorFate wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:09 pm Are the specific Final 4 matchups (West vs who?) determined when the field is announced? I can't find anything that predetermines the regional matchups.

Good question. I looked at the NCAA web page and it doesn't indicate it has been set yet. Maybe depends on where the #1 seeds end up? Yo no se

UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:12 pm

ProfessorFate wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:09 pm Are the specific Final 4 matchups (West vs who?) determined when the field is announced? I can't find anything that predetermines the regional matchups.

Good question. I looked at the NCAA web page and it doesn't indicate it has been set yet. Maybe depends on where the #1 seeds end up? Yo no se

Maybe if you stopped hating on LeBron for being a good dad you would know that 1 and 4 overall seed's regions and 2 vs 3 overall regions set up for the final four. But LeBron for dad of the year

Hey PAC-12 Network stan, am I doing my trolling right?

Good day for losers wanting an extra day of rest

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:23 pm Good day for losers wanting an extra day of rest

I'll remember this when we're playing in Phoenix.

Think we'll be the 2 in the West.

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:24 pm

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:23 pm Good day for losers wanting an extra day of rest

I'll remember this when we're playing in Phoenix.

Best joke I've heard in a long time. They won't even get past the first round. Grand Canyon will make a deeper run than U of A.

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:35 pm

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:24 pm

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:23 pm Good day for losers wanting an extra day of rest

I'll remember this when we're playing in Phoenix.

Best joke I've heard in a long time. They won't even get past the first round. Grand Canyon will make a deeper run than U of A.

Keep it up, the more you say stuff like this the more likely it is to come true.

Lloyd has never lost two in a row. So lose the game before the one you want to win.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:28 am Lloyd has never lost two in a row. So lose the game before the one you want to win.

Think we’ll get to the S16. I’d be surprised to win any more beyond that.

Since the book is now out on how to beat UA with no answer by Lloyd, I suspect making the S16 would be categorized as a successful season. UA just has too many athletes to lose in the first two rounds. Doubt UA will lose to a sub-100 team like Princeton again.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:39 am Since the book is now out on how to beat UA with no answer by Lloyd, I suspect making the S16 would be categorized as a successful season. UA just has too many athletes to lose in the first two rounds. Doubt UA will lose to a sub-100 team like Princeton again.

That’s what I’m thinking too. If we run into a team that makes 10 3s, all bets are off.

I think our seniors are hungry to win NCAA tournament games, and I expect a different energy next week. If we get a favorable draw, maybe our March luck finally turns around.

I promise everyone will be picking us to lose next weekend, so it could be fun to shut up people like Seth Davis and Andy Katz and anyone else who habitually underestimates us.

Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:43 am I promise everyone will be picking us to lose next weekend, so it could be fun to shut up people like Seth Davis and Andy Katz and anyone else who habitually underestimates us.

I hope they laugh at how we'll obviously lose. We need the pissed off version of this team back.

Also, ESPN has Duke moving up after losing, because of course they do.

Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:39 am Since the book is now out on how to beat UA with no answer by Lloyd, I suspect making the S16 would be categorized as a successful season. UA just has too many athletes to lose in the first two rounds. Doubt UA will lose to a sub-100 team like Princeton again.

Yeah ask USC how that works.

Well, what do you know - a D1 basketball team from Maricopa County, Arizona is going to the big dance. Nope, it isn't the Normal School.

I think with Long Beach winning last night, they are a very likely opponent for the Cats in the first round. Would Gonzaga be a second round opponent?

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:48 am I think with Long Beach winning last night, they are a very likely opponent for the Cats in the first round. Would Gonzaga be a second round opponent?

That’s what Lunardi has it right now. Gonzaga as the 7 out west. He says the 3 on our side is Baylor.

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:48 am I think with Long Beach winning last night, they are a very likely opponent for the Cats in the first round. Would Gonzaga be a second round opponent?

Gonzaga playing the winner of Michigan State and Oklahoma.

If the committee really was funny they would have us face Grand Canyon then New Mexico then Gonzaga then Kansas to get to the FF

g32knights wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:12 am

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:48 am I think with Long Beach winning last night, they are a very likely opponent for the Cats in the first round. Would Gonzaga be a second round opponent?

Gonzaga playing the winner of Michigan State and Oklahoma.

I think Michigan State would relish the opportunity for another shot at the 'Cats!!

Have fun with Drake Wazzu. And then Iowa St.? Yikes.

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:06 pm Have fun with Drake Wazzu. And then Iowa St.? Yikes.

I actually think that’s a shame for those two teams. Feels like both could’ve been surprises. Oh well.

SCCats wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:08 pm

AZCatGirl wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:06 pm Have fun with Drake Wazzu. And then Iowa St.? Yikes.

I actually think that’s a shame for those two teams. Feels like both could’ve been surprises. Oh well.

Yeah, not liking punishing them like that.

Welp p12 will have 4 teams, Colorado snuck into play-in game

10 seed playin game. Wow.

First four for Colorado. Have fun with that.

Crazy how the Pac got 4 teams in.

Why not put WAZZU in Spokane? They got a really tough draw as Drake is good.

Have to think Florida Atlantic got in comfortably based upon beating us. Hoping that means we get the 2 line at worst

I hate that the West is always last. We will be the second to the last team picked.

3 of the 4 teams from last years final four in the same top half of the bracket is funny.

Wow, no Gonzaga for us? I'm honestly shocked.

Gonzaga is a 5? I had them as a 7.

Kansas is a 4.

Yeah good luck Oregon...

Oregon a 11.

MWC is getting screwed.

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:21 pm We will be the second to the last team picked.

You spelled "shown" wrong.

UNC and AZ at 1 and 2. Going to have a second round game vs GCU

azgreg wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:26 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:21 pm We will be the second to the last team picked.

You spelled "shown" wrong.

Whatever. You know what I meant.

How about “displayed on the show”?

I gotta say: I'd rather have UNC in our region than Purdue, UConn or Houston. It's right there for us if this team can get its shit together.

Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:30 pm I gotta say: I'd rather have UNC in our region than Purdue, UConn or Houston. It's right there for us if this team can get its shit together.

Yep I think UNC is best 1 seed for us to face if we get there - and no potential for Houston until championship is good too!

I just want to get out of the first weekend.

No Grand Canyon.

Feels like an ok bracket for us.

Ha ha. The ghost of Lute.

West is very doable if we have our heads on straight.

I love West