Bear Down Wildcats

EVCat

I was a "hater", I guess, for much of the year. I was absolutely frustrated by Gabe's inability to ever make a shot when it mattered...lots of 3s early and late in 20 pt blowouts. That was then...this is now. He clearly is playing better. Much better. And he was only the 2nd best player on the floor...

EVCat

Excellent player, million dollar contract awaiting, 10-cent head rattling in that brain. At least the part that counts for common sense... What has he done this year that is so special? All accolades are personal statistic achievements, because God knows his team ain't done shit. Get into him, Ronda...

EVCat

I've always thought being in the tournament and losing early was far better than not making it. Being in the top percentage of teams by way of selection is better than not being there. So our worst years were losing in the first round. Other programs worst years were not coming close to .500. Every ...

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I just felt like it made me properly feel how stupid it is/was to hate a college kid for being a college kid who was good at basketball for a team I didn't like. That was my takeaway...I was an asshole for being so judgmental/angry at 21 year olds who were just trying to do their thing, and, just li...

EVCat

Damn gonna be working. Not kidding when I say I have negotiated to have the NCAA days off work for as long as I have been a "professional" whateverthehellitisIdo. The most "skin in the game" moment in the run? A minor, now defunct bank offered me a risk management position while I was unemployed wi...

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AZCatGirl wrote:12-4. But I had Iowa St. losing to us in the title game so... yeah.

Same with me. Well, now 23-9. But I had us beating ISU in the title game. Lots of red ink bleeding from that quadrant...

EVCat

I think the mock drafts are dipping into their drug supplies if they think Rondae is slipping to round 2. I think Brandon is showing health and playing himself into a late 1. Stanley is a lock...

EVCat

I would be intrigued by a shot at UK.

I'd rather play someone else.

EVCat

I also acknowledge that he's fairly likely to go 3-14 in the next game. I think his final shot of the game was a perfect example of why you are right. Despite being on fire from deep, he still managed to take a horribly ill informed shot that should have cost his team the game when there was still ...

EVCat

Also love seeing Kevin Ware advancing as a part of the Ga St program. He might just last longer than his former team... Rondae's dunk from a standing position under the basket was pretty remarkable. But his shimmy has to make the final "Moment" reel if we advance far. Dancing to the music of the Big...

EVCat

AZ is 8 pt favorite. 8 is interesting Already chased to 9 and 9.5. I would have rather played VCU minus a starter (they are not a 7 seed level team right now), but OSU is a great matchup scenario for us as long as we can keep Rondae on the floor. He is like a cover corner in football...he just puts...

EVCat

I could see Zeus waffling when it comes to actual projections and seeing how potentially important he could be to the offense next year. He will certainly, if he returns, get more opportunities. I know he says he is going now, but all we ever know is what someone is thinking right now...and unlike t...

EVCat

Stanley and Rondae showed a ridiculous talent gap from their competition today. Just outclassed whomever checked them. And Brandon could have been more active as well, if we had needed him to be...he had the post up lean in at will. The only negatives today were a bit of a defensive letdown in the 2...

EVCat

Does anyone know if there is a session time? Like even if they haven't determined which games go off in which order, is there a range we know it will be during, like sometime from 2 to 7?

Of course Presidents Cup (kids club soccer) is this week and next.

EVCat

This might end up being a banner-adding year for ASU.

They beat the defending (until last Sunday, I suppose) NCAA champions, and maybe the 2015 NCAA champions, all in one season???

EVCat

1560s Guy wrote:Any chance Sean seriously considers the Longhorns' job if offered?

Absolutely.

Friday Night Lights was about basketball, right?

EVCat

I was in Prescott for the South Alabama game in 1997. When things looked bleak, I decided to go for a drive to cool off. After driving for 10 minutes or so, I was able to get the AM radio bounce from the Phoenix station broadcasting the game, and Brian Jeffries' voice was clearly, in the mix of stat...

EVCat

Well my rituals are the same for any football or basketball game. I watch the game until(if) it starts going badly. Then if it ever does, I change the channel and wait 10-15 minutes and furtively check the score on my phone. If things improve I change the channel back. Seems like I usually bat .750...

EVCat

Eastern Washington vs G'Town. As a Big Sky fan, it was clear EWU was the best team in the conference. The Eagles got upset by NAU in Flagstaff, and that swung a close race at the top with a bunch of teams with very small loss totals that, due to unbalanced scheduling, did not get even shots at each ...

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The committee was clear when Dayton was named as the first four site that if the Flyers ended up on that line, they were neither going to artificially move them up or out of the tournament, or change the location...the world would just have to deal with Dayton playing in Dayton. The basic attitude i...

EVCat

Unless BAsh is suddenly deciding to come back to go after the Naismith/Wooden sweep in 2016....

...I would imagine Mr. Rabb is in the lobby waiting for the seat to officially become open in 1st class before finalizing his 2015-16 ticket.

EVCat

couple of missed FTs are made and we don't go -3 in the final 6 seconds and we have a working lead. Which doesn't make me feel better about how we are playing, but reminds me of just how we should be fucking killing this Bruin team

EVCat

started to figure out the zone late in the half, but let down on D and Gabe is a dumpster fire.

EVCat

The hate tastes good. I am all for wearing the target loud and proud in Vegas. If the anger that pumps through the fan base ' s collective veins is similar to that of our players (I just assume the coaches are on board), this has the makings of a Primal Scream weekend for Arizona. I don't want to ju...

EVCat

heading out tomorrow morning, but driving. Need the team to oblige and make it to Friday to see them...

EVCat

You can taste the pain in Tim Healy's voice

EVCat

http://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ Wow...Has 5 PAC schools, including Stanford slipping in before the door closes. Funny, this bracket has more enticing 3s than 4s. Usually, the 4s are a solid step down from the 3s, making that #1 worth so much. Even last week, the 4s were all mid majo...

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Tinkle did the most amazing job, coaching wise, that I have seen in some time. Almost to the level of Lute going from Ben Lindsay to immediately competitive in the PAC. He took a roster with one real player, one brother of a guy who was a decent player, and a bunch of guys that either weren't there ...

EVCat

https://twitter.com/thespinzone/status/574349540666531840 The look of humility and stiff face trying to hold back tears when he kisses the A is so very real. A lot of people do that kind of stuff. You could see a softball sized lump in his throat when he did it. He meant every bit of the sometimes ...

EVCat

I thought TJ would inspire hate like Aaron Craft at OSU or even some of the Dukies over the years like Reddick. I haven't seen it. Oh, he gets into their heads and is passionate. But the smile on his face gives him away. He is just loving every second on the court, and doesn't dive on the floor to s...

EVCat

From "The Mammoth Book of the Beatles", in review of the song "Rocky Raccoon":

"Though there's nothing inherently wrong with an empty song that goes nowhere, it has to be more scenic than this to make the circular journey feel worthwhile."

EVCat

Yeah. My texts blew up the second after that with varieties of "did you see Miller 'motherfucker' the ref?" And yes, yes I did. Asked a co-worker the next day, and before I could get past "after the charge on TJ, did you see..." and he ended the sentence "Miller call the ref a motherfucker? Yeah." I...

EVCat

Been watching the Barcellos play for years...mostly the older sisters that are always on the Seton Catholic Prep state title teams. There is still another little sister at their Catholic elementary school. Seton boys hired the wrong coach (Sorry, Commander, shoulda been Pinter), and Barcello left hi...

EVCat

look out 'tah....one stumble on the Washington roadie, just one stumble, and Oregon isn't just a single digit seed in the NCAAs, but might just be wearing home unis in a 1st round game as the #2 seed of the PAC 12.

EVCat

I don't see a single starter returning. PF and C are the only positions remaining to address for depth. The team will be young and talented. Rabb would give us a decent shot at a F4. And that is the whole story on the Rabb wait. None of this nonsense about people saying Oakland Soldiers go to Arizo...

EVCat

It was a terrible call. The defender was never established and fell backwards, getting the call anyway. Fraschilla had a good point about not punishing 7-footers for their size, but that was lost in his attempts to support the refs when they had lost all consistency and were allowing themselves to ...

EVCat

http://i.imgur.com/fte9tjY.gif Posted in another thread. Love it. Thanks! This should live on. Best part was Fraschilla thinking that point to the ref and evil grin was Miller conceding it was a good call (in reality, it was a good call...TJ went in out of control and lowered a shoulder and flatten...

EVCat

I'd love to see someone capture Miller calling the ref a "motherf**ker" after TJ's charge in the 2nd half. Miller points to the ref and says "that's on you...YOU" and points. Somehow, Fraschilla reads that to mean Miller agreed with the call. While still giving the death stare to the ref after point...

EVCat

Zeus puts together a really nice game in all facets, and it kept Ristic on the bench. Almost exactly like the UCLA game. Dusan got worked when he was in the game tonight. There will be a day when Dusan Ristic is a go to post player for us. Maybe one more offseason of workouts? He has too much offens...

EVCat

York has been nails. And you just hope this is the time when he totally gets it. I've never been down on Gabe's defense much. He drifts mentally...not the most focused player around. But many, including me, have killed him for never hitting a big shot when it mattered. He was the king of the 3rd pos...

EVCat

in late, but I would take Gonzaga to last longer than Dook this year. I think Dook is a Sweet 16 upset waiting to happen and this Gonzaga team is finally strong enough at all 5 positions to be a real beast. They will eventually run into a team that goes lights out (BYU tonight) or is just too physic...

EVCat

It started bad for Stanley on their first bucket...he tried to leak out on the rebound, but they offensive rebounded it, we blocked the shot, they got another shot up and missed, got the board, and kicked to the corner for an open 3. The problem was Stanley had never come back from his leak out...he...

EVCat

All things remaining as they are right now? Brandon will be looking for a new place to lay his head in October 2015. But you never know what can happen with over a month left to play. I hope Brandon stays healthy, his foot keeps getting better, and makes his dreams into reality. We'll be OK...the pr...

EVCat

Can the pundits tap the brakes on the hammered-to-death idea that Arizona is bad on the road? UNLV...that is the one that stands out as really bad. And it was really bad. And it was in December. The year was 2014. Time for this "Arizona struggles on the road" bit to change to "Arizona had a really b...

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Chicat wrote:Poor Elliott Pitts...

No one comes out of this picture OK...

EVCat

I think that probably does it for Oregon, based on what their season end should look like (I see them splitting the remaining games at Stanford and OSU). 11-5 in conference, likely finish is 12-6 in conference, 3rd place, RPI in the 40s. That'd see them going into Vegas at 22-9. Two games in Vegas w...

EVCat

1. Colorado goes out of their way every year to make sure our return trip to Boulder is personal. Xavier Johnson, Askia Booker...they make sure we know what they are about. Which is talk. Lots of talk. 2. Utah losing may have helped any natural drift to thinking of that game...a top 10 matchup faded...

EVCat

When Stanley makes mistakes, it is usually because he is too hyped up and excited. In other words, he gets excited like all human teens. I have never seen a moment where I thought "Stanley doesn't give a shit". Or "Stanley is dogging it." His mistakes are generally followed by "calm down, Stanley......

EVCat

dirtbags wrote:
hope @cu doesn't turn into a trap game. go 'cats!

CU always goes out of their way to make sure we don't overlook them. Can always count on a sobbing "we will beat Arizona in Boulder" bold proclamation in the post game of their Tucson defeat.

EVCat

We are right where I want to be with Ivan Rabb.

(which means nothing to anyone here. But I am optimistic for reasons known to me. I wish great health for our players this year so they may pursue their NBA dreams as appropriate)

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