Bear Down Wildcats

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Cripes, UA overrated again. UA may have an all new starting lineup if Love does not come back. Hasn't the UA lost to lower seeds 6 tourneys in a row? I’ve learned to take these very optimistic forecasts as a sign of respect for Tommy and the program. Even with the roster instability, they still thi...

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As has been stated in other threads, next year’s roster is a giant question mark at the moment.

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Ucla is a floundering program, and their coach got a job he isn’t qualified for. Maybe this isn’t the best time to start committing to future games with them, mainly because these wins likely won’t do much for our tourney resume. If we’re determined to play Big 10 teams, gimme Purdue, Michigan (the...

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Ucla is a floundering program, and their coach got a job he isn’t qualified for. Maybe this isn’t the best time to start committing to future games with them, mainly because these wins likely won’t do much for our tourney resume. If we’re determined to play Big 10 teams, gimme Purdue, Michigan (they...

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Merkin wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 3:00 pm Never thought Keshad would get an invite of all people. But welcome back Caleb.

And no chance he transfers or plays pro overseas?

Actually, I think the transfer deadline passed.

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https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions Next season feels very unpredictable right now. Roster still has some questions. A 3 seed would be a pretty damn good outcome for the team, given we’ll have earned it in a tougher ...

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Fishclamps wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:23 pm UCLA, come on down

We can do better. How about a top tier Big 10 team?

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Thanks, Merk.

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All I know is that Arkansas will be better than Kentucky next season.

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There’s no mystery to what you’re getting in Kriisa: a flashy, over-confident, streaky, at times erratic combo guard. His year at UVA was pretty negligible and didn’t improve his pro prospects. At this point, he’s fishing for NIL money and a high profile program. There’s no way he’ll start for UK, ...

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There’s no mystery to what you’re getting in Kriisa: a flashy, over-confident, streaky, at times erratic combo guard. His year at UVA was pretty negligible and didn’t improve his pro prospects. At this point, he’s fishing for NIL money and a high profile program. There’s no way he’ll start for UK, r...

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Wow, Pope. Must be some slim pickins down in Lexington.

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Oh man. I had to release the “every 5 years or so” fantasy long ago. The last time we were in a Final Four, there were no iPhones, social media, Netflix, or “Pac 12.” I’ll be happy if we get there again before I die. I have now given up complete hope of the UA getting a sole conference championship...

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ASU is a garbage program. Coach after coach, they fail to do anything noteworthy, and even when they land a big fish or two, it’s done virtually nothing to elevate their success.

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If I go to ESPN, I see: 1. Houston 2. Kansas 3. Iowa State 5. Baylor 9. Arizona That's pretty good in my mind. I just want to get to a ff every 5 years or so Oh man. I had to release the “every 5 years or so” fantasy long ago. The last time we were in a Final Four, there were no iPhones, social med...

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One new experience we'll be having during the 2024-25 season that's going to feel weird: starting the season ranked behind several others in our conference. I mean, we weren't *always* the highest ranked Pac team in the preseason, but it happened a LOT. And if we weren't the highest, we were probabl...

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Does Henri have it in him to be Lauri? Seems like there’s some similarities between the two players.

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ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:35 am Anybody actually think his son is going to have a normal recruitment? lol

No way. Which is why I’m really only interested in him as a prospect if he’s a high-impact player, immediately able to contribute in year one. There are other good prospects at his position.

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Did Tobe start for UT?

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The truck stop mantra is so fucking stupid. Name a town in the PAC-12 that doesn't have a truck stop. Pullman is an international city with a vibrant downtown featuring numerous Michelin starred restaurants that is a draw for tourists from all corners of the world. There are CERTAINLY no truck stop...

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Not sure if ya'll are following the portal today, but Kansas is going to be LOADED next season. And Dickinson's coming back for another year.

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Love isn't in the portal, so how can he transfer? It's either playing professionally or return to Arizona. Still has until May 1st though. Grad transfer maybe? Not sure either Excuse my ignorance on this, but doesn't this assume that Love is graduating this year? Just because he's in year 4 or 5 of...

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So to be clear, if Love returns, we don’t expect Sanon to remain committed to AZ?

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Maybe Tommy is just really feeling good about the incoming freshmen? It’s his best class so far.

But yeah, I’m not sure how “rolling with what we have” is gonna play in the B12.

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Now we have: Bradley Love (assuming he comes back) Lewis Townsend Krivas With a bench of: Bryant Phillips Veesaar Martinez Stephen I’m thinking we try to add “playable” depth, as I’m not sold on Martinez and Stephen contributing yet. This is a helpful illustration, Indiana. Thanks. I'm having a lit...

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SunnyAZ wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:34 pm starting

Jaden, love, KJ, townsend, and Krivas would be pretty terrible for spacing. also extremely small

I really don’t see Love being back.

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I'm liking our chances with Townsend, if for no other reason than I think the warm, rustic charms of Tucson and the athlete-friendly UofA campus may win out over another midwest school.

Also, AZ > OSU

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dmjcat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:05 pm

Choo, any sense on this one?

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ChooChooCat wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:46 am
Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:40 pm I'll be a little surprised if Alijah doesn't come to UofA.
Arizona still has to decide if it wants him over other targets for that class.

Thanks for this point of clarification, Choo. I’d been thinking Alijah is the best player at his position we're recruiting.

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:28 pm Playing for Tommy or Mick the Dick. Seems like an easy choice to me.

This is what I'm saying.

As long as ucla has an a-hole for a coach, I don't expect to lose too many players to them, especially the son of a celebrated former Wildcat.

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I'll be a little surprised if Alijah doesn't come to UofA.

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When I went to the UofA, I went to learn and get a degree. It's very sad to see what college sports is turning into. We all did, Irish. But even when I was there (late 90s/early 00s), college hoops had already started its transformation into a de facto minor league for the NBA (or pro leagues inter...

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Why are we looking to bring in another guard? This has to mean Love won't be back.

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I imagine there is a good chance he returns since he is not going into the portal and has 0 chance for a NBA contract. Question is, would Lloyd want him to? Obviously Lloyd has limited control over Love. If Love actually wanted to play another year for UofA, and it got out that our coach wasn’t oka...

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I’m very happy Caleb played for UofA, even if just for a year. He’s a good dude, and he brought a positive energy to the team.

While I’d be surprised to see him back in Tucson this fall, I’d also welcome his return.

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I think Townsend would bring experience/maturity that next year’s roster presently lacks, and he’d add roster depth at forward.

But I’m expecting Tommy to make a bigger splash in the portal market.

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So Townsend is a smallish forward.

How are we feeling about this?

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Lloyd excels at recruiting, so I'm going to put a little faith in his ability to mold the next roster into a winner.

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We're going to miss Oumar next season. More than we missed Tubelis this past season. Krivas has a lot of upside, but there are things OB can do that Krivas can't.

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I can't even get my head around the level of PR desperation emanating from that Pitino video. Since when do we need Xitter letters of rec from former bosses, just to keep Kentucky fans from walking into the ocean this morning?

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Here's the thing though, this could work out great for Kentucky. Now that so many schools are having to take flyers on unproven coaches, you just never know. If Calipari weren't in the SEC, I'd be more willing to consider this possibility. Cal is going to get better recruiting classes than Pope. Ev...

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So if Tommy gets McNeely, I'm pretty sure that gives us the best freshman class in the country for next season.

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My oh my how the mighty have fallen. This isn't just losing the press conference. It's hiring Kevin for David Wallace's job. I guess the ucla situation from a few years back wasn't an isolated incident. Programs with unrealistic expectations are no longer able to poach whoever they want, whenever th...

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I like me some Jordan Pope.

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I think they need to go younger than some of the names I’m hearing.

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The transfer portal has created the era of universal, ongoing free agency. Players used to get recruited once. Maybe twice. Now they basically have the chance to “re-open” their recruitment throughout their college careers. It’s great for the student-athletes, maybe not so great for building roster ...

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Does Drew win the press conference for Kentucky?

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If Kentucky can't get the top-4 candidates, some Kentucky fans would want Lloyd, https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/hypothetical-hurley-oats-donovan-and-drew-all-say-thanks-but-no-thanks.412364/ I think there's a better chance of Bronny being a lotto pick than there is of Lloyd being the ne...

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MrBug708 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:38 am https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/ ... 0065285509

Wonder if he would have reached a final four like Mick did or he would have still felt burnt out. He was basically taking the job until that lifetime contract offer came in

ucla fan fiction is the best

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If the team made F4 then I can see Kentucky being very interested. But without tourney success, and every season losing to a lower seed, can’t see it. That was the key frustration with Calipari. Plus his post defeat pressers will drive Kentucky fans insane. Aw shucks won’t work for them. All of thi...

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