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So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have? Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?) Or Super Senior Love? Love was my favorite player to watch in an Arizona uniform this past season. I am not big on 1&Ds who aren’t game changers from day 1, which Sa...

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So for those of you who have looked into Damon more than I have (minimal) who would you rather have? Freshman Sanon (is he a 1&Done?) Or Super Senior Love? Love, not even close. But I don't know why ppl think Sanon is a 1&D. You need NBA guys without question. Last two years we lacked NBA talent. I...

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If Ballo misses the front end of a 1 and 1 it’s a TO. But mostly I use that phrase because its catchy and simple and conveys the point. I’ve always thought missing the front end of a 1-&-1 should be counted as a turnover if the other team rebounds it. Exactly. Which was why the Clemson game was lik...

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Which teams are the most dominant? Jay Wright's Villanova teams, Scott Drew's Baylor teams or the past two years UCONN? I give the slight nod to Baylor. Guard play was better.

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Love last 6 games: 1-10 ORtg of 24 4-13 ORtg of 97 2-11 ORtg of 42 6-17 ORtg of 113 6-15 ORtg of 97 5-18 ORtg of 70 Arizona’s record: 3-3 To be fair to Love, I also am out on PGs who no show 1/3 of the time and centers who are a TO every time they are sent to the line. This year’s version didn’t wo...

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Respectfully disagree. Stephen is more athletic than both Koloko and Ballo. Going half speed this guy is explosive. We just don't know if he's ready yet, although I do anticipate some KJ Lewis type minutes his freshman year. He's a bona fide pro for sure. I'm not sold on Veesaar, and am curious how ...

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I would go after Batcho. Dude is legit and would thrive under Tommy. Heard CTL's staff tried to get him to stay after CSM was fired. He's also a versatile defender. Can guard wings as well. I think he has a graduate year like Ballo.

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ? Because the UK fanbase is at his door with torches and pitchforks........and he is going to get canned anyway somewhere down the road. At Arkansas he gets a much longer contra...

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Yep. Everything said about Kriisa last year is being said about Boswell now... Everything said about Boswell last year is being said about Bradley now..... That’s what happens when you’re the PG, you play like crap, and your team flames out of the NCAA Tournament. Boswell is played out at Arizona. ...

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This is where I split with the fan base on Ballo. Love his contributions as a player, but don't think he can be the leader we need him to be in the Big 12. I have a soft spot for 90's centers who didn't fall down at the slightest contact.

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Boswell is an interesting case. On one hand, I think he can be valuable as a reserve, on the other I don't want to lose Martinez.

I think Martinez has got better upside. Lloyd needs to recruit and prioritize Haggerty from Tulsa ASAP.

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The FT stats stick out. Similar to Kriisa. Guys like LOVE and Boz need to penetrate and draw fouls. Probably a consequence of CTL’s offense. Maybe something the staff should think about. Good catch, 39 FT attempts in 36 games is extremely poor. Had 142 2PT attempts this season only making 59. We al...

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What's the deal with teams we beat in the non-conference making it further than us in the tournament? It seems like those wins are fools gold.

Last year it was Creighton and San Diego State, this year Alabama and likely Duke tomorrow? Just weird.

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Well, now that you mention it Roy Williams (who CTL is often compared to) for one. But it's not about that. The way we lost was not good. If Clemson shot lights out and we came up short playing a smart, tough game then they get a tip of the hat. But that's not what happened. Our offense wasn't smart...

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This is the first post season I have felt some apathy. I don't like the feeling! Hopefully I can shake it soon! I think some of it had to do with the fact that the draw that we had doesn't come around often. And when it does, you want to take full advantage of it. I mean, Clemson in the sweet sixte...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7CmgKCX_yE

This just came out. Really like Sanon. He's the real deal.
I think our entire 2024 class will be NBA or fringe NBA. Every single one.

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Ballo is a problem (because he is a TO at the FT line) but, in addition to his points and 66% 2FG shooting, he puts fouls on the opposition; which would have been big wrt Hall last night and is something that I 100% guarantee you was a goal of Lloyd’s. The TV analyst made a similar point. He said t...

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Beachcat, I'm glad you asked. I've thought about this before, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. The best backcourt we had that didn't reach a FF was the 2020-2021 team. I also think that team was probably the most complete team that we've had since the 2001 team. You had Akinjo and Terrel...

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I see your point but I beg to disagree. First time head coach Jedd Fisch assembled the right staff, recruited the right players and game planned his way into a bowl in his third year in what is the equivalent of the elite eight in football. We beat a blue blood team in a major bowl by two touchdowns...

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It's a weird situation for sure. I wanted to see if Martinez was good enough to be a rotational guard next year but Tommy never gave him enough burn to see what kind of ceiling he has. One thing's for sure, Boswell is likely gonna have to ride the pine or transfer. We need a guard that LEADS day in ...

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You can't be serious? I know we watched the same game. We took a LOT of ill advised shots.

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That's the thing about the tournament, the games tell you where you really are talent wise. Tommy will not get the benefit of the doubt until he makes some changes.

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Bold prediction - Kylan Boswell will not, no way José, be the starting point guard at Arizona next season. No he won't. The Boswell were is over. He made a mistake coming out of high school too soon. Lloyd needs to gut the roster of dead weight. We need a different type of player on this team. lol ...

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Lloyd being a mid major coach and this is his ceiling is spot on Merk....hate to say this but that is an idiotic statement. Beating Duke, Wisconsin, Alabama etc along with winning the conference 2 out of 3 years and the Tourney 2 out of 3 years says he can coach. I don't blame Tommy for this loss w...

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Bold prediction - Kylan Boswell will not, no way José, be the starting point guard at Arizona next season. No he won't. The Boswell were is over. He made a mistake coming out of high school too soon. Lloyd needs to gut the roster of dead weight. We need a different type of player on this team.

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People got on me for criticizing Lloyd and his international recruiting. If we had some home grown Edgerson types on the bench 9-11 this game and season would have been different. As it stands we have a bunch of Euros waiting to get dunked on in the Big 12. That's a community college education for ya.

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WildcatStunner wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:14 pm Mid major coach hitting that mid major ceiling.

I've been saying this for a while. This is the THIRD time he's been outcoached.

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double bonus and we jack up threes

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Keep shooting Caleb

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I don't care. Do what you have to. Slow the game down to a crawl.

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Having Keshad helps too.

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Well, what do you want to see in the first five minutes of this half elbow I want to see us hit the boards ferociously, and tie the game or lead within the first five minutes of the second half to set the tone. From there, give ourselves a decent cushion by finding creative ways to pound the ball a...

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Clemson has NEVER trailed in 2.5 games. Teams are shooting 11-58 from three against them. That is insane And yet, does their defense really look all that smothering to you? I see Arizona making a ton of unforced errors and taking bad shots. This 100%, we are beating ourselves. Clemson is not missin...

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I've been hard on Lloyd this season on purpose. He's too tight and conservative in big games. Our flaws get exploited against well coached teams with adequate talent. Love can't play sloppy against smart competition, and somehow Lloyd has not gotten that message across.

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I can see why Baylor lost. Clemson is the definition of sneaky good.
We have to play extremely clean and smart.

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I think it just depends on the players you get when it comes to Euros. You can say most aren't built for the physicality of the American game but Pelle sure as hell is built like a tank. The thing with Tommy is that he casts too wide a net with his international recruiting. It's his crutch, his sec...

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Hall will be a matchup problem but so was the Dayton all american center/forward Holmes. No unnecessary fouls and they run a very discipline offense with tons of cuts and picks. They get scoring out of one of their guards but we have the guys that can defend them. If we are hitting a reasonable amo...

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How much are we paying Lloyd again?

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I use this website whenever I need to watch a game in a pinch.

https://thetvapp.to

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I was just thinking, has there been a program that has had All Americans three straight years in a row (Mathurin, Tubelis, Love)? All of them different players (no repeats like Edey)? I know there are some stat mavens on this board so I'm sure somebody knows. I pretty sure a first time head coach ha...

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Basically lied right to the faces of the boosters, fans and the people in the AD. Strange he couldn’t get out fast enough? Not like he didn’t have the talent snd chops to have several more winning seasons in a row. What did he hate so much about Arizona that he would want to bail so quick (season 2...

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Like Lloyd said himself last night, players were just standing around. That's on you coach. I've gone back and forth with Lloyd. I appreciate the way he has revitalized the program, but there are problems that need to be addressed now and into the future. From my perspective, he committed one the o...

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Please don’t talk bad about my boo Caleb. Pelle, Boswell, and Keshad were MIA. Love was the only player with the balls to take it inside and make something happen. Yeah I didn’t like some of those last few plays, but be honest… did you see anyone get open for him to pass it to besides Ballo? And un...

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Free throw shooting aside, Caleb Love needs to improve his BB iq. In games with eye level competition, his decision making can make or break us. With his athleticism and percentages at the line, he would be money in crunch time. I kept thinking this entire year if you could put Mathurin's mind in Lo...

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I like Jediliar, but it should be: Jeddi-Liar. Didn't he say that the ABOR denied his raise deal and that's why he left? Smart move on their part keeping Lloyd and getting rid of Fisch. If he said that he is lying. We also had a donor to tell him what he wanted he would get for him and shook his ha...

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Fisch is like the sex addict who treats every job opening like a glory hole. He has to explore it because he is scared of what he might miss Interesting analogy. My take on the whole Fisch thing is kind of mixed. We as a fan base had so much invested in the new direction of our football program it ...

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PC - love you man, but you're wrong on this. Please let us not forget that those teams could get the benefit of the doubt because they had...wait for it... MIKE BIBBY! My old roommate told me stories about Bibby when he played Salpointe in high school. There was a line almost around the block to see...

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This might get some pushback, but I'm gonna say it. I'm not sold on Lloyd. These performances make me embarrassed to be a Wildcat fan. Gonzaga has historically been terrible with their three point defense and Lloyd has made sure that it's traveled to Tucson. You can't go into every interview saying...

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This might get some pushback, but I'm gonna say it. I'm not sold on Lloyd. These performances make me embarrassed to be a Wildcat fan. Gonzaga has historically been terrible with their three point defense and Lloyd has made sure that it's traveled to Tucson. You can't go into every interview saying,...

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I am of the belief that all things happen for a reason. I do not think Fisch would have been as accepted by alumni and players had he been hired instead of Sumlin in 2018. I wonder if Brennan needed a little different foundation at U of A before he would be able to be most successful here. So we ne...

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