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by a4ragtop
Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Oregon State (2016-2017)
Replies: 96
Views: 2555

Re: Game 23, at Oregon State (2016-2017)

Yikes, 2-3 has us utterly dumbfounded.
by a4ragtop
Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 22, vs. Washington (2016-2017)
Replies: 127
Views: 4166

Re: Game 22, vs. Washington (2016-2017)

BLINDING drive by Zo!
by a4ragtop
Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 22, vs. Washington (2016-2017)
Replies: 127
Views: 4166

Re: Game 22, vs. Washington (2016-2017)

Sorry guys. I spaced out that this was a Sunday game, and booked a work trip to DFW. Had to give the ticket to my nephew. By the time I got to a bar and got the barkeep to find the game, it was looking pretty sad, fortunately things started looking better with a Shiner Bock in front of me and our gu...
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:05 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at USC (2016-2017)
Replies: 126
Views: 3903

Re: Game 19, at USC (2016-2017)

Man I don't get these Pac-12 refs. Swallowed their whistles allfirst half , and allowed the game to flow. Then in crunch time, became prima donnas, and made it all about then. I guess I'll take the W, but this reminds me why, when I have the choice, I'm watching NBA.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:43 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)
Replies: 196
Views: 6106

Re: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)

Well that was the most fun I've had at McKale in a while! Maybe not a "pretty" win (except for much of the first half", but: * Lauri splashed three consecutive 3's from the same spot, in one minute, right in front of Hurley * the band-led 2nd half chant of "Bobby, Bobby" forced missed front ends of ...
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:28 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)
Replies: 196
Views: 6106

Re: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)

Let their perimeter shooting regress to the mean, and let's keep pushing it inside, and keys won this by 20, and go home and pound some Budweiser.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)
Replies: 196
Views: 6106

Re: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)

dirtbags wrote:THAT qualifies as "plump" these days? brutal!
Not a pejorative in my lexicon.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:03 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)
Replies: 196
Views: 6106

Re: Game 18, vs. Arizona St. (2016-2017)

Those of you watching at home missed seeing a plump Chinese gal on a 10 foot tall unicycle kick bowls onto her head.
by a4ragtop
Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:38 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 14, at California (2016-2017)
Replies: 73
Views: 2111

Re: Game 14, at California (2016-2017)

All credit to Hater's declaration of doom
by a4ragtop
Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 7, vs Texas Southern (2016-2017)
Replies: 105
Views: 1566

Re: Game 7, vs Texas Southern (2016-2017)

PJC didnt come out of the lockerroom.
by a4ragtop
Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 5, vs Santa Clara @ Las Vegas Invitational (2016-2017)
Replies: 61
Views: 1369

Re: Game 5, vs Santa Clara @ Las Vegas Invitational (2016-20

Nice to see a half that's not dominated by foul calls. Who's officiating this?
by a4ragtop
Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:01 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 5, vs Santa Clara @ Las Vegas Invitational (2016-2017)
Replies: 61
Views: 1369

Re: Game 5, vs Santa Clara @ Las Vegas Invitational (2016-20

Rawle's going to be something, once he grows into his body.
by a4ragtop
Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 25, vs UCLA (2015-2016)
Replies: 233
Views: 5244

Re: Game 25, vs UCLA (2015-2016)

ASUHATER! wrote:Well. Time for UCLA to bring out the brooms
... and take up curling
by a4ragtop
Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: TJ McConnell's 'MAGIC' Numbers
Replies: 997
Views: 71561

Re: TJ McConnell's 'MAGIC' Numbers

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/sixers/sites/default/files/styles/story_main_photo/public/160206_team_article.jpg 17 points last night in a Nets-beating start for TJ. Great quote from 6ers coach on TJ playing after sustaining a 5-inch gash diving into the seats after a loose ball: Brown continued, ...
by a4ragtop
Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 24, at Washington (2015-2016)
Replies: 293
Views: 4237

Re: Game 24 at Washington (2015-2016)

Well at least we're in the bonus already. Weird to see us with a foul advantage in Seattle.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:14 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Man, not Zeus' shooting night. When has it been a good shooting night for Zeus? Maybe UW will be a better matchup for him. Tired of waiting for him to dominate everyone else. Not going to happen. Well, he was 5-9 from the field with 13 boards last time we played U Dub. So, yeah, it could happen.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:03 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

dirtbags wrote:i'd totally be there for $1,600 in tacos, though
Eastern Washington tacos? Really?
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:01 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

AZCatGirl wrote:
dirtbags wrote:haha, "$1600 to spend at a local jewelry store"
If they want to attract fans, that's not the way to do it.
"Start the next game for the Cougs" - that would work.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:00 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Man, not Zeus' shooting night.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:52 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

You know, Wazzu needs to do something about their logo. I mean, some freshman did a bowl and doodled it out in an hour or two - sure, I respect that. But it says "WSC" not "WSU" - what is that? Washington State College? W.S Cougars? Like their attendance, it's embarrassing.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:40 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

If Kadeem was hoping for competence from PAC refs .. today wasn't his day.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:35 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

RichardCranium wrote:I'm getting such a choppy stream that I can barely stand to watch it let alone listen to it.

WTF is going on in this game?
Pretty choppy even with 720p Cox cable. What do you expect from Wazzu. But Ryan Anderson and PJC are in control.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:32 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Best away game ever by Parker.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:22 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Lavin recommends against coaching your team to go for "that 10 or 12 point play". Keep those insights coming!
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:54 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Alright .. let's get "blown out" in the second half like we did in the first, and get the heck out of Podunk.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:41 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

I hate to see empty expanses of seats like this in any PAC-12 arena. Unless they're yellow.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:32 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

a4ragtop wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:Well. About to get blown out by the worst team in the league.
There ya go Hater, key reverse jinx time.
Took 50 seconds to tie the "blowout" ...
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

ASUHATER! wrote:Well. About to get blown out by the worst team in the league.
There ya go Hater, key reverse jinx time.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

PJC matches up well with the Cougs. We're going to get going right about now.
by a4ragtop
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:21 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)
Replies: 184
Views: 3129

Re: Game 23, at Washington St. (2015-2016)

Putrid blocking call on Kadeem.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:10 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)
Replies: 226
Views: 4214

Re: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)

catgrad97 wrote:Is Cindy Brunson an idiot? Gabe York is NOT a point guard!
He was taking the ball down the court in the home stretch. Even when PJC was inexplicably still in the game.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)
Replies: 226
Views: 4214

Re: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)

Gabe saw that someone had to win the game, and stepped up and took the shots. Well done.
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:00 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)
Replies: 226
Views: 4214

Re: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)

Overwhelming UofA run since I decided I had to get off my butt and stand 3 feet in front of the TV screen. You're welcome. nowwww, don't move until april :D Uh-oh, I sat back down prematurely, once Bill started recounting ancient Grateful Dead lore, and Gabe kicked the ball out of bounds. Sorry abo...
by a4ragtop
Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:54 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)
Replies: 226
Views: 4214

Re: Game 19, at Stanford (2015-2016)

Overwhelming UofA run since I decided I had to get off my butt and stand 3 feet in front of the TV screen.

You're welcome.
by a4ragtop
Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:41 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Victory and sacrifice
Replies: 27
Views: 1845

Re: Victory and sacrifice

This afternoon's outcome shows once again the folly of attempting to understand where Victory will alight. Others will try to explain our loss in terms of insufficient effort, planning, wisdom, preparation, execution. But those attempts will be dashed against the brute inexplicability and injustice ...
by a4ragtop
Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Victory and sacrifice
Replies: 27
Views: 1845

Re: Victory and sacrifice

I have donned the bright red 1994 Final Four t-shirt that stood us in good stead for the Xavier victory.

I have sacrificed one Flying Fish Ale to the oleanders behind my back yard.

It is time.
by a4ragtop
Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:29 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Upset Alert
Replies: 12
Views: 734

Re: Upset Alert

Wiscy needs to win this one, so that we can properly continue our tour of revenge. We've already had our way with the Ducks.
by a4ragtop
Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: NCAA Tournament Game 2, vs Ohio State (2014-2015)
Replies: 715
Views: 14015

Re: NCAA Tournament Game 2, vs Ohio State

We have never seen a game officiated like this. Expecting foul calls and they don't come. We'll adjust at the half.
by a4ragtop
Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Official Matt Korcheck Appreciation Thread
Replies: 39
Views: 2044

Re: Official Matt Korcheck Appreciation Thread

Extrapolating from Matt's 5 minutes today, his line playing the full 40 shows 16 points on 8-8 shooting, 16 boards, 8 assists with no TOs, 8 blocks. Of course you can't assume what we would have seen had he played serious minutes; now we'll never know. Thanks Matt for being a true Wildcat and playin...
by a4ragtop
Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:27 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: And the most hated Arizona player is...
Replies: 69
Views: 5158

Re: And the most hated Arizona player is...

TJ getting Randle to foul out with 5 minutes left, was just a thing of beauty (if getting inside the opponent's best player's head deep enough to get him to remove himself from his most important game of the year can be said to have beauty.) Stanford board had to go back 40-some years to find anothe...
by a4ragtop
Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:58 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 27, vs UCLA (2014-2015)
Replies: 300
Views: 5211

Re: Game 27, vs UCLA

5 total FG by UCLA in the half. 4 by the coach's son, rest of the team 1.
by a4ragtop
Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:53 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 27, vs UCLA (2014-2015)
Replies: 300
Views: 5211

Re: Game 27, vs UCLA

Tucson Dusan!
by a4ragtop
Sat Feb 21, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 27, vs UCLA (2014-2015)
Replies: 300
Views: 5211

Re: Game 27, vs UCLA

Putrid Pac-12 officiating enjoying the national spotlight.
by a4ragtop
Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:26 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 25, at Washington St. (2014-2015)
Replies: 178
Views: 4389

Re: Game 25, at Washington St.

Man, RHJ flowing on O all half long. It's nice not to face any blockers.
by a4ragtop
Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 25, at Washington St. (2014-2015)
Replies: 178
Views: 4389

Re: Game 25, at Washington St.

Cougs on a 5-2 run, time to regroup.
by a4ragtop
Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:13 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 25, at Washington St. (2014-2015)
Replies: 178
Views: 4389

Re: Game 25, at Washington St.

Wazzu needs to spread some baby oil under the UA bucket.
by a4ragtop
Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:02 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 25, at Washington St. (2014-2015)
Replies: 178
Views: 4389

Re: Game 25, at Washington St.

I was rooting for a Wazzu bucket there; I need to see more of their pom squad.
by a4ragtop
Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:47 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 24, at Washington (2014-2015)
Replies: 337
Views: 5881

Re: Game 24, at Washington

THere's TJ's double-double
by a4ragtop
Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:44 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 24, at Washington (2014-2015)
Replies: 337
Views: 5881

Re: Game 24, at Washington

Does ESPN have a Don't-Replay-Fouls policy? Or is that a condition imposed by the Pac-12? (Seems to me that Pac-12 Network replays fouls?)