Bear Down Wildcats

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https://bustingbrackets.com/2022/08/31/pac-12-basketball-2022-biggest-offseason-winners-losers/ The analysis on Oregon... oh boy. Ware is a big addition, but Couisnard is a horribly inefficient guard with minimal defensive chops. The better guard in their offseason addition if former Buff Keeshawn ...

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dmjcat wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:06 pm

I don't know why we're not on this kid anymore - seems like a great fit as a big guard.

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Ramey starting over Bal right away? Veesar replacing Ballo by P12 season? Ramey no thread to Kerr at starting PG? So many fun questions The problem is those are really bad questions. Yeah, Bal won't start this season baring someone being out. Veesaar makes perfect sense as a replacement behind both...

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Ramey starting over Bal right away? Veesar replacing Ballo by P12 season? Ramey no thread to Kerr at starting PG? So many fun questions The problem is those are really bad questions. Yeah, Bal won't start this season baring someone being out. Veesaar makes perfect sense as a replacement behind both...

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I'm so wildly excited about KJ Evans - he's so dang big and so well rounded already. He's going to demolish at the college level with Tommy's coaching and system. Hopefully he can continue to fill out his frame and gain some more bounce as he comes into his athletic prime.

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Miller had some killer in-bounds plays - loved to send the oop out of the in bound.

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Jefe wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:08 pm
dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:33 pm So happy for BWill
He looked great last night. 10pt 4ast 4reb 2stl

Richard Refferson was great last night

Dalen 14pt 5reb 2ast 3to. 16 turnovers in 3 games...

I don't want to breathe a bad word about Dalen and his $6m guaranteed but MAAAAYYYBE he should have...

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We’re involved to an extent. G League is still where he’s expected to go. Where would Cook slot into our rotation, though? He's listed as a wing. Would he back up Larsson? Ramey? He's 6'7 and probably more athletic than anyone currently on the roster. He's not in the '22 class. He's in the same cla...

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Should we do the minutes thing?

Thoughts? I think Boswell plays less and I'd like to see Boro play some (just tough to get everyone their due). Maybe they split those 10/min/g.

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Miller was most related when Arizona won the Pac-12 championship his second year (2010-11). “I remember thinking, ‘Wow, this is awesome,’” said Miller. “That was the last party I ever had. Once we got past that first one, it was like, ‘Look, there is a bigger picture. When are we getting to the Fin...

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T-Rank projection of Arizona at #14... without Boswell, Veesaar, and Borovicanin https://www.barttorvik.com/ Why isn't it based on our entire roster? Weird. I asked him about this before. Torvik's system inherently automates a ton of roster construction - he doesn't manually make additions or adjus...

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T-Rank projection of Arizona at #14... without Boswell, Veesaar, and Borovicanin

https://www.barttorvik.com/

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-arizona-moves-into-top-15-after-five-star-pg-kylan-boswell-reclassifies-to-2022/ Yeah I think the media is doing it again haha - I'm fine starting at 15 but Arizona is going to be very very good, better than the team is g...

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We all know Boswell is currently injured right? He had to cut his AAU career short back in May. He's going to spend the rest of 2022 getting back to form - I don't see him winning a significant role this season unless, like I said, something happens with Kriisa or Ramey. I assume Lloyd didn't pitch...

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We all know Boswell is currently injured right? He had to cut his AAU career short back in May. He's going to spend the rest of 2022 getting back to form - I don't see him winning a significant role this season unless, like I said, something happens with Kriisa or Ramey. I assume Lloyd didn't pitch ...

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Massive news. I love this. My expectation is that Boswell plays very little this season and treats this like an understudy year where he practices against Kerr and Ramey, learns Lloyd's terminology and attitude and expectations, and then comes into next season as a starter and just blows the doors o...

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azgreg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 3:44 pm

Twitter replies will ask if he starts over Larsson

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JMJ is 100% correct that market isn't at all enough. GaTech isn't the Falcons, BC isn't the Patriots, Cal isn't the Niners... you don't get the whole metro tuning in because a local university is on TV. It's all about either national brands or regional rivalries. I have Georgia Tech in my top-20 be...

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JMJ is 100% correct that market isn't at all enough. GaTech isn't the Falcons, BC isn't the Patriots, Cal isn't the Niners... you don't get the whole metro tuning in because a local university is on TV.

It's all about either national brands or regional rivalries.

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"Why won't it work?" ...first thing that comes to mind is the ACC teams that are being cut - what's being lost there? Where would they go? * Boston College * Clemson * Florida St. * Miami * NC St. * Notre Dame * Pitt * Cuse * VaTech * Wake Figure those would get split up between the B1G and the SEC,...

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I would love this, and I think it solves the big issue of needing to compete with B1G and SEC as a third major conference. It does so in two ways: 1) There are enough exciting and competitive schools in both revenue sports to draw eyeballs. 2) Its more novel in its approach to both scheduling and co...

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Pelle in a position where he is ASKED to be the number one scoring option is the Pelle that we all need to see. Didn't have it at Utah, didn't have it coming off the injury and playing behind Benn and Dalen last season, of course isn't in that spot as the youngest player on his national team... but ...

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I legit feel sick. This sucks.

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Mark me down as more interested in joining the Western Conference

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I grew up in Ann Arbor and Atlanta, rooting for Michigan and Georgia. Went to games at the Big House and between the hedges. Was in attendance for the largest football crowd in American history, at the time. Then I decided to go to Arizona in '03 and college football has been the ruiner of my sports...

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This sucks

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Oregon in shambles.

Altman's career stands on the shoulders of Pritchard, Brooks, and Duarte.

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And UCLA strikes out on their first try, missing the French big who committed instead to Illinois. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34156963/french-men-basketball-prospect-zacharie-perrin-commits-illinois-fighting-illini UCLA lost six guys with eligibility, only one got drafte...

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RondaeShimmy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:21 pm
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... er-mexico/

Lolllllll

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GlobalCat wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:39 am One time recruit Matas Buzelis is going the G-League route

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/341 ... te-college

Good thing our class looks phenomenal without him - seems Lloyd knew to cut bait early.

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"If I would've come out next year, I'd be a top-10 pick." Yeah Dalen, we know. Which begs the question, why not do that exactly? Mathurin was in line to get drafted in the same range Terry is this draft last year, but he returned and isn’t going to fall past the 6th pick now. I just don’t get the r...

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"If I would've come out next year, I'd be a top-10 pick."

Yeah Dalen, we know.

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My big disagreement with JMJ is that Mathurin actually showed really nice dribble drive passing and was surprisingly poor at dribble drive finishing. He had 118 possessions where he drove off the pick. Mathurin shot about 30% on those drives off the pick - 35% on dribble jumpers, 17% on runners, an...

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FG% as the pick and roll ball handler last season:

Benn - 31%
Dalen - 33%
Justin - 35%
Kerr - 36%
Larsson - 58%

Income players:

Ramey - 33%
Henderson - 47%

Ramey and Kerr are set up guys... Larsson and Henderson are going to eat next year

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My big disagreement with JMJ is that Mathurin actually showed really nice dribble drive passing and was surprisingly poor at dribble drive finishing. He had 118 possessions where he drove off the pick. Mathurin shot about 30% on those drives off the pick - 35% on dribble jumpers, 17% on runners, and...

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"Not a ton of weaknesses" Rebounding, defense, dribble drive scoring, weak scorer as a jumpshooter from two (nice from the low corners, poor from the lane). Love our guy but if we're going to be real there are actual weaknesses that should be shored up. He will look great curling off of screens to h...

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Pick of the litter point guard, wing, and forward lol - okay Tommy, have yourself a class

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This 2023 class... going to be one for the UofA history books

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Merkin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:57 am

Nike needs to release the Tommy Lloyd collection, stat

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I copped the Bear Down shirt and its dope. Sizing is a litttttle tight - hope it shrinks 0% because the Medium is feeling kinda shmedium and I'm only a 38R jacket

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Yo - just not getting your obsession with attacking the rim. I mean we had a lot of players last year that did that. Zu, DT, Kier and Pelle did at times. CLo attacked the rim from the low post. I think the main point it has to be within the flow of the offense, and the opportunities have to present...

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One last point here*: The "it's good to have guys in the offense who attack the basket out of the pick and roll" point that I'm making - it's a really important aspect of the offense that the prior group never got good at (outside of Larsson). The 2020-21 Gonzaga team (with what I think of as Lloyd'...

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PS I bought a Dalen Terry jersey at the end of the season so Terry had better make something of himself in the NBA so I don't have to hate wearing it.

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LOL - DT, at least you are super clear about what the choice was and you made your choice with no qualms. Personally I think being an All American and getting my name in the rafters at Arizona would be an amazing opportunity and the extra year of development under a staff that knows me, cares for me...

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Got your point - thanks. My point was that last year with so many other offensive weapons/options I think it was less about passing up scoring options and more about there were not as many shots available. This year is a whole other story and I agree he should increase his shot production. Would lo...

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I want to see Kerr, Ramey, Larsson, Henderson and Tubelis lineups. In fact I think there's a good possibility that's the closing lineup in a tight game. Nah, post defense will be included in every closing lineup in a tight game. Playing Tubelis at the 5 is the antithesis of that. Teams are going to...

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One thing the Synergy Stats really underscore for me: Pelle Larsson needs to stop with the PG act and put his scoring guard hat back on. As a prospect he was billed as a guy who relentlessly attacked the rim, worked on his jumper a ton to develop his range, then went to Utah and showed that range b...

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One thing the Synergy Stats really underscore for me: Pelle Larsson needs to stop with the PG act and put his scoring guard hat back on. As a prospect he was billed as a guy who relentlessly attacked the rim, worked on his jumper a ton to develop his range, then went to Utah and showed that range bu...

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:23 am Did tubelis play the 5 primary when he was a freshman?

He played next to Jordan Brown and Koloko like 80% of the time, sometimes playing in a small line-up with Terry and Benn at the forward spots.

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I want to see Kerr, Ramey, Larsson, Henderson and Tubelis lineups. In fact I think there's a good possibility that's the closing lineup in a tight game. The kind of line-up that would kill us but for some reason we can never seem to run well. I think the trouble would be that none of those guys are...

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