M) Game Arizona v. Duke NCAA Tourney Sweet 16 2024/2025

Djcat · Post by **Djcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:23 pm

Great effort especially Love. Willed the whole team himself!

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:23 pm

Well done lads

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

84Cat wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:22 pm Proud of this team. Never gave up and fought to the end.

+1

g32knights · Post by **g32knights** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

Just imagine if we didn’t have that disastrous end to the half.

jsbowl16 · Post by **jsbowl16** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

That ugly end to the first half is the difference in this game.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

tt keeping things exciting, too

MrKyle · Post by **MrKyle** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

Big props to love for willing us back into game
Those turnovers and missed rebounds are looming large now (along with the blown no call on the Duke flagrant that could have been a 4 pt swing)

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:24 pm

Good luck playing Duke this close, Bama.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:25 pm

Great season and Caleb really really BTFD!!!!

Proud of this team

AzCatFan2 · Post by **AzCatFan2** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:25 pm

Too many defensive deficiencies all year. Especially against teams with size. Like the fight in this team, but can't allow a team to shoot 60%, give up possibly 100, and win.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:26 pm

Oh damn TT tied it up!

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:26 pm

bradley3

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:27 pm

Single digit game is a win.

dirtbags · Post by **dirtbags** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:27 pm

hell of a fight. gg, gs! BTFD

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:27 pm

Did Duke miss more than 5 shots all game?

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:28 pm

7 point game. Proud of this team.

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:28 pm

The better team won. Period.

Proud of the Cats. They did not give up.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:28 pm

Fuck Duke

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:29 pm

Fook Dook

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:29 pm

Proud of the cats

AllHailArizona · Post by **AllHailArizona** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:29 pm

For as great as Duke was purported to be and all the hype around Flagg, they couldn't even cover the spread. I'll take that as a win. Great season Cats

Djcat · Post by **Djcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:30 pm

Team came to play. Never gave up. So proud of them. And yes fuck Dook

WildcatStunner · Post by **WildcatStunner** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:30 pm

Ceiling for this team was S16. They fought hard, but the talent difference was a little too much in the end. Still a great season and I’m alright with the result.

jsbowl16 · Post by **jsbowl16** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:30 pm

Good first season in the Big 12. Time for baseball now.

MrKyle · Post by **MrKyle** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:30 pm

Fuck Duke - but it’s hard to hate a team as talented as they are, was a great game on their part.

Was hoping we kept it within reach and competitive, as announcer said - we just ran out of talent.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:31 pm

Thank you Caleb!!

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:31 pm

Could've easily given up down 19, but Caleb wouldn't let us quit and everyone just kept fighting.

IndianaZonaFan · Post by **IndianaZonaFan** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:31 pm

If you told me before the game that Caleb would have 35 and we put up 93 points I would have thought we won by 10. The team never gave up. Proud of this squad. The way the season started 4-5 and to end on a game like that, you can’t be mad. Maybe disappointed in the result, but the guys played tough and hard the whole game. Bear Down fellas!

Djcat · Post by **Djcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm

Hope Love gets a shot at the NBA

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm

IMNSHO, this game cements Caleb Love as a great Wildcat!!!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm

Great job coming back. So much heart and grit and toughness.

Honestly thought the refs killed our momentum because we had those fuckers on their heels and we were rolling.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm

pc in NM wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm IMNSHO, this game cements Caleb Love as a great Wildcat!!!

10000000%. So lucky to have him for two years.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:33 pm

Chicat wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm Great job coming back. So much heart and grit and toughness.

Honestly thought the refs killed our momentum because we had those fuckers on their heels and we were rolling.

Yeah if they never called that flagrant OR called the obvious flagrant on Duke who knows what would've happened.

AllHailArizona · Post by **AllHailArizona** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:34 pm

AZCatGirl wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:33 pm
Chicat wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm Great job coming back. So much heart and grit and toughness.

Honestly thought the refs killed our momentum because we had those fuckers on their heels and we were rolling.
Yeah if they never called that flagrant OR called the obvious flagrant on Duke who knows what would've happened.

That seems to happen often when we play these fuckers

IndianaZonaFan · Post by **IndianaZonaFan** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:34 pm

Chicat wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm Great job coming back. So much heart and grit and toughness.

Honestly thought the refs killed our momentum because we had those fuckers on their heels and we were rolling.

That hook and hold on Henri would have given us a possible 5 point deficit and the ball, instead it ended up with no points and ended the possession with a foul on Henri on the rebound. Gave up 2 pts. Really a 4 pt swing and possibly more

MrKyle · Post by **MrKyle** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:35 pm

Chicat wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:32 pm Great job coming back. So much heart and grit and toughness.

Honestly thought the refs killed our momentum because we had those fuckers on their heels and we were rolling.

Yea that’s a big what if in my eyes - all momentum on our side then

Djcat · Post by **Djcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:35 pm

If they called it on Bradley they had to call it on Dook. That was the killer. Fuck the refs

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:37 pm

That non flagrant foul will forever piss me off

SabinoDrifter · Post by **SabinoDrifter** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:37 pm

The common foul on Henri and the last minute of the first half and first five of the second half were a killer. Basically had to play four guards most of the second half

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:37 pm

I hope we fucked over Duke fans that bet the over.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:39 pm

It’s weird how when we play Duke the refs miss things like their players body surfing on ours.

Djcat · Post by **Djcat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:41 pm

Maybe not the bad night for B12 as stated earlier

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:42 pm

The flagrant fouls were virtually identical and happened about a minute apart…. I just fucking can’t get over it

LuteIsGod · Post by **LuteIsGod** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:45 pm

I doubted Tommy all year. He earns an A this season for having his team energized and ready to play in the Big 12 tourney and then the Big Dance.
Caleb deserves an A for matching Tommy’s excellence late in the season and into the tourney.
Henri and Carter needed to play better defensively to gives us a chance, but they’re very young.

Boomshalakawaka and The Carter III are my favorite players this season and I hope to see them repping the ‘97s next season.

If DellAfro learns to play D, we are a more resilient team next season

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:46 pm

TT just beat Arkansas. Hope to get two in the final 4. Seconfd largest comeback in sweet 16 history. Good job.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:47 pm

This is the least depressed I’ve ever been following an exit loss… we pretty much hit our ceiling and came close to exceeding it

LuteIsGod · Post by **LuteIsGod** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:47 pm

Alieberman wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:42 pm The flagrant fouls were virtually identical and happened about a minute apart…. I just fucking can’t get over it

Yeah, I thought that call was terrible and we had several second half foul calls where we were using the principal of verticality and were still whistled.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:51 pm

Alieberman wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:47 pm This is the least depressed I’ve ever been following an exit loss… we pretty much hit our ceiling and came close to exceeding it

Precisely

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:53 pm

LuteIsGod wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:47 pm
Alieberman wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:42 pm The flagrant fouls were virtually identical and happened about a minute apart…. I just fucking can’t get over it
Yeah, I thought that call was terrible and we had several second half foul calls where we were using the principal of verticality and were still whistled.

Who thinks tommy will say something something Hope they don't fuck y'all like they fucked us!

MrKyle · Post by **MrKyle** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:54 pm

Alieberman wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:47 pm This is the least depressed I’ve ever been following an exit loss… we pretty much hit our ceiling and came close to exceeding it

Same here - I think if we played the way we did against almost any other team in field and we’d have a great shot at winning it

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