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by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 36, TCU at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- Second Round ) (2021-2022)
Replies: 774
Views: 13163

Re: (M) Game 36, TCU at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- Second Round ) (2021-2022)

WildcatStunner wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:15 pm How come we can't get a whistle in the paint?
Because it’s not the Pac 12 and this is, Arizona.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 36, TCU at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- Second Round ) (2021-2022)
Replies: 774
Views: 13163

Re: (M) Game 36, TCU at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- Second Round ) (2021-2022)

Tubelis needs to wake up and Mathurin needs to quit settling for 3’s. I still think we will win, but this game might kill me.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Chicat wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:31 pm No way there were less than 10k there. It was as loud as any Men’s sellout I’ve ever seen.
There was almost no one in the upper deck and huge swaths of empty reserved lower seats. Monday will hopefully be better.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:06 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Oregon
Replies: 284
Views: 26689

Re: Oregon

And the lady quackers lost to a horse race in a 12 v 5 upset. Might suck for them now that all domestic athletes can get paid out in the open.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:49 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

https://twitter.com/pac12/status/1505392829350105089 So nice to see Reese fired up. I almost expected her to break out the Big Balls dance (almost). UNLV was spirited and could shoot, but had we made a few more layups, the game wasn’t this close. Gotta clean that up before Monday. Oh, btw, fans wer...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14639
Views: 787395

Re: Sean Miller

Congrats to CSM!!! I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for him.

Apologies if this was posted earlier, but a friend of mine just told me Xavier’s AD is the chair of the committee on infractions. Can anyone confirm that? Interesante…
by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:36 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: South Region Discussion
Replies: 909
Views: 240221

Re: South Region Discussion

6:40. Release just tweeted.

Though I’m wondering if the release is wrong. Seems so far after the previous tip.
by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:43 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 35, Wright State at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- First Round ) (2021-2022)
Replies: 282
Views: 4410

Re: (M) Game 35, Wright State at Arizona (NCAA Tournament- First Round ) (2021-2022)

I’m going with, this our guy’s first NCAA game* and hope Sunday is more fluid. Yes. Let’s go with that.


*Yes, I realize Ballo played a minute or two.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Mar 16, 2022 8:50 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: March Madness- Non Arizona Game Thread
Replies: 1443
Views: 39869

Re: March Madness- Non Arizona Game Thread

More free basketball!!
by Siempre Verde
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:47 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Kerr Kriisa
Replies: 1241
Views: 130962

Re: Kerr Kriisa

UAEebs86 wrote: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:39 am
Siempre Verde wrote: Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:36 am
The kid might get a NLI deal out of this?

Foreign students can't do NLI. They are not legally allowed to work while studying in the U.S. due to visa restrictions.
Wow. I did not know that, though it makes sense. Thanks!

He then needs to tread carefully with this.
by Siempre Verde
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:36 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Kerr Kriisa
Replies: 1241
Views: 130962

Re: Kerr Kriisa

https://twitter.com/KerrKriisa/status/1503405110650544129 The kid might get a NLI deal out of this? BTW, speaking to the time of picture, anyone know what hotel they went to up in Vegas because that rug and wall art don’t scream college student athlete apartment to me. Looks more like a coaches sui...
by Siempre Verde
Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:37 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Tommy Lloyd
Replies: 3478
Views: 500789

Re: Tommy Lloyd

I had no flippin’ clue how this was going to go and I won’t pretend otherwise. I was pleased he re-recruited the core players, but was concerned that he didn’t pick up another PG. I was happy for the Pelle and Oumar transfers, but between injury and rawness, didn’t know they were this year players. ...
by Siempre Verde
Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: Official Bracketology Thread
Replies: 63
Views: 4357

Re: Official Bracketology Thread

EastCoastCat wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:19 pm Like I said earlier, if they can make the S16 that will be success.

Oh and of course UCONN gets the Bridgeport region.
Agreed. Make it to Greensboro and give SC a half way decent game, it’s a tremendous season for them.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:13 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2022 Pac 12 Tournament
Replies: 249
Views: 8535

Re: 2022 Pac 12 Tournament

Me either. I just want to come out of it healthy I wonder if we’ll see Bal and Nowell today. I got the feeling beating Rado, triple locking up the number 1 seed, and proving to the players immediately that they can in fact win without Kerr was more important than what happens tonight. Not saying th...
by Siempre Verde
Fri Mar 11, 2022 9:42 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2022 Pac 12 Tournament
Replies: 249
Views: 8535

Re: 2022 Pac 12 Tournament

Merkin wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:16 pm

Meanwhile, would like to get the exact phrasing. The optics are bad after all the PAC v. Lute and PAC v. CSM activities.
Sorry, not sorry, George.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:24 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: The 2021-2022 Season Thread
Replies: 5248
Views: 235182

Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

In the book No Country For Old Men McCarthy has a magnificent line about a pitcher: "It was like a ballplayer told me one time he said that if he had some slight injury and if it bothered him a little bit, nagged at him, he generally played better. It kept his mind focused on one thing instead of a...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Kerr Kriisa
Replies: 1241
Views: 130962

Re: Kerr Kriisa

dovecanyoncat wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:24 pm Fuck the gods
Pretty sure there is no god. Only devils. I hate devils.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 32, Stanford at Arizona (PAC 12 Tournament Quarterfinal) (2021-2022)
Replies: 185
Views: 2505

Re: (M) Game 32, Stanford at Arizona (PAC 12 Tournament Quarterfinal) (2021-2022)

ASUHATER! wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:22 pm Say goodbye to that 1 seed
Seth Davis’ account?
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:09 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 32, Stanford at Arizona (PAC 12 Tournament Quarterfinal) (2021-2022)
Replies: 185
Views: 2505

Re: (M) Game 32, Stanford at Arizona (PAC 12 Tournament Quarterfinal) (2021-2022)

Now that’s a version of The Wonder commercial I can get behind. Way to pivot positively.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:51 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Game Days at McKale
Replies: 15
Views: 790

Re: Game Days at McKale

Please no. My assigned parking is Cherry Ave. Garage. This is only one reason Pre-gaming on weekdays wouldn’t work. It is first and foremost, a college campus. Moreover, many are barely making it from class/work and a quick dinner for early games. (Don’t get me started on 9:00 games.) Further, my l...
by Siempre Verde
Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Official Bracketology Thread
Replies: 4491
Views: 3099249

Re: Official Bracketology Thread

Ha! Downstaters being frightened of all of Chicago because of certain pockets of high criminal activity. Is it 1975? Most people I grew up with would go to St. Louis, but not Chicago because of their sweeping generalizations. Which, is funny if you think about it logically. Last time I was in Rantou...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:26 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Duke
Replies: 655
Views: 100737

Re: Duke

I lied. I turned the TV on to watch the end of this game. Glorious.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 05, 2022 7:54 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Duke
Replies: 655
Views: 100737

Re: Duke

Chicat wrote: Sat Mar 05, 2022 7:44 am I put a block on ESPN on my TV. This shit is nauseating.
I’m watching no basketball today except inside McKale, just to play it safe.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Mar 05, 2022 7:50 am
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: CTT Retires
Replies: 10
Views: 870

Re: CTT Retires

Charlie Turner-Thorne was a really good coach and I became a fan of hers after Shawntinice Polk passed away. CTT drove down to Tucson with her players after Polk died and they spent time with the UofA players and coaches. She did not have to do that, especially with your rival school, but she did. ...
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 30, Stanford at Arizona (2021-2022)
Replies: 157
Views: 2758

Re: (M) Game 30, Stanford at Arizona (2021-2022)

Shit. I’m having B-Ash flashbacks.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 30, Stanford at Arizona (2021-2022)
Replies: 157
Views: 2758

Re: (M) Game 30, Stanford at Arizona (2021-2022)

g32knights wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:32 pm Be nice if someone could box a Stanford player out.
When Ballo did, he got called for a foul.
by Siempre Verde
Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 29, Arizona at USC (2021-2022)
Replies: 254
Views: 3186

Re: (M) Game 29, Arizona at USC (2021-2022)

Gah. Close this shit out!!!
by Siempre Verde
Tue Mar 01, 2022 9:50 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 29, Arizona at USC (2021-2022)
Replies: 254
Views: 3186

Re: (M) Game 29, Arizona at USC (2021-2022)

Shut up Bilas, they owe Kerr that one.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:08 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)
Replies: 182
Views: 6722

Re: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)

Yep. We can blame the refs, the altitude, or whatever excuse you want, but the team was going through the motions tonight and that won’t cut it. Bad effort.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)
Replies: 182
Views: 6722

Re: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)

Pac 12 has got to be the only conference that gives calls to an also ran team over the top dog.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)
Replies: 182
Views: 6722

Re: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)

Gah. This game sucks enough. We gotta watch all this K stuff. I’m sickened by this.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 26, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)
Replies: 182
Views: 6722

Re: (M) Game 28, Arizona at Colorado (2021-2022)

Our guys need to figure out the refs aren’t going to give them calls. So many times I’ve seen our guys turn towards the refs after drives. It’s too bad the zebras aren’t playing along, but figure it out. Play through contact instead of to it.
by Siempre Verde
Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dive Bars
Replies: 101
Views: 5203

Re: Dive Bars

Anybody ever make it to Tiny's on far west Ajo Way? Now that's a dive bar. Long story but a group of us from the dorm ended up there one night in college ('84 I think). I pretty much peaked with the ladies that night (the ones from the dorm, not the locals LOL). Good times. I’ve been to Tiny’s a co...
by Siempre Verde
Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dive Bars
Replies: 101
Views: 5203

Re: Dive Bars

I had a friend who lived off Ina and Thornydale back in the early 1980's. Used to drive by it all the time, but never stopped in. Just crazy how much that area has grown since then. Used to go there and Grumpy’s now and again for burgers and pedestrian beer when I lived on that side of town, but th...
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 19, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: 2021-22 non PAC-12 games
Replies: 676
Views: 17656

Re: 2021-22 non PAC-12 games

I have a friend who has blown a good half a dozen no hitters in the 9th by doing this kind of shyte.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 19, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Gameday is coming to the UofA on 2/19/22
Replies: 138
Views: 4150

Re: Gameday is coming to the UofA on 2/19/22

UAEebs86 wrote: Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:30 am A Dave Heeke big head? JFC

What's next - Prez Ricky Bobbie?
It already exists.
by Siempre Verde
Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Survive and advance, but woof, that was an ugly game to watch…especially in SD.
by Siempre Verde
Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:20 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: (M) Game 25, Oregon St at Arizona (2021-2022)
Replies: 121
Views: 1866

Re: (M) Game 25, Oregon St at Arizona (2021-2022)

Koloko is walking around with a stim belt on his back. Maybe that’s why the spread changed.
by Siempre Verde
Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:49 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: The 2021-2022 Season Thread
Replies: 5248
Views: 235182

Re: The 2021-2022 Season Thread

UAEebs86 wrote: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:38 pm JFC stop with this shit already.
Nope. Nope. Nope. Gotta make sure my black Block A shirt is washed.
by Siempre Verde
Sun Feb 13, 2022 1:23 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Playing 8 today.

I’ll get back to the freethrow question at another time.
by Siempre Verde
Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:25 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Who was the T on? Pueyo slammed the ball after a BS foul call. You can’t fucking do that. Also, if Ware is that timid/hurt, get off the court. You’d think after losing a championship because your all everything missed throws, you’d kind of get how important they are. Hats off to ASU for understandi...
by Siempre Verde
Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:22 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Free

Throws.

How many fucking times do I have to say it!!!
by Siempre Verde
Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: 2021-2022 Season
Replies: 464
Views: 156652

Re: 2021-2022 Season

Fuck ASU
by Siempre Verde
Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:19 pm
Forum: Arizona Women's Basketball
Topic: Sam needs your vote
Replies: 5
Views: 737

Re: Sam needs your vote

After those two milquetoast turnovers, I’ll hold my vote til the end of the game. The women seem as disinterested in this game as this board.