Bear Down Wildcats

baycat93

Sounds like that might be the case. If so and we are done (outside of Puff potentially) what are everyone's thoughts on '20. Going to have a lot of potential spots available. A LOT of early playing time. Likley not a single starter returning and possibly only 10% of all minutes. Likely on the team: ...

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So who would we ASSUME the starters to be if Williams can’t play? Nico Hazard/Doutrive? Green Nnaji Jeter Yup, only question at the moment is who starts at the 2. Such a bummer. Glad DD is coming back but we are going to be giving more than 25% of available minutes to some pretty big question marks...

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I was very sad when smith had to retire, but BW feels worse for some reason. Maybe just the present overshadowing the past. Him recommitting to CSM and the program to him having a strong Freshman year and the prospect of teaming up with Mannion and Green in the back court. Just so disheartening for ...

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Here's a new grad transfer offer.... https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/3948863" target="_blank The fact we're adding a back up option at PG isn't likely a coincidence. So disappointing on so many levels. Fuck it, let Josh Green handle the ball if Mannion gets hurt. I'm ...

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ChooChooCat wrote:Here's a new grad transfer offer....

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... id/3948863" target="_blank

The fact we're adding a back up option at PG isn't likely a coincidence.

So disappointing on so many levels. Fuck it, let Josh Green handle the ball if Mannion gets hurt.

baycat93

And there's the extra scholie! Guess he didn't want the best seat in the house and actually wants to play somewhere. And probably won't be the only extra one. Smith? (I hope) You already know who it is and it ain't Smith barring a miracle. Such a bummer if Williams. Feels like he has been a wildcat...

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Good for him going over slot. nearly double. That seems like a lot. He must have been holding out a bit as he did not sign with the initial group of players.

baycat93

Thanks CCC, great insight, especially how it related to Dalquist.

I did not see anywhere that Bartlett signed.. any chance he makes it to campus?

baycat93

EV, Agree the kids should be able to decide their fate. Smith has, by all accounts, handled himself with class and given 100% to the program. However, as you stated, he has more and better options than most. This whole thing is crazy as it seems all scenarios have either been shot down by Scheer or ...

baycat93

Still waiting and wondering who is losing their scholarship to make way for Brown... Didnt Miller give a walk on a scholarship last year? Would be my guess The only candidates to leave in some way are Lee, Barcello. Brandon Williams could leave due to injury but that doesn't seem to be the case. No...

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Y'all are makin' me hungry. But in every restaurant you really should confirm that the shrimp are wild and not from China, Vietnam or Asia in general. The lack of concern for human rights back there is reflected in the conditions and standards they use to farm seafood. Same for Tilapia. I will neve...

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I'm more into 19-20 now. I would think there's a good chance we have Brown, Nnaji, Lee, Armstrong, Baker and Williams as the 20-21 returning core. That said, how often have we been wrong about who returns? CBB is volatile nowadays. That said, if we keep that core and add a few good recruits, I'd be...

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If it is anyone other than barcello/koloko... the '19//20 team got worse with this commitment. If it is smith that is gone we are again giving 20+ minutes to another GT 5'10" shooting guard with no experience in the system. Terry Armstrong is a player that exists. We already have 3 starting freshma...

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Miller is still guilty by not maintaining institutional control and there's no way around that. . I'm not sold on the lack of institutional control argument. Arizona and Miller in particular reportedly have the compliance process (documenting, educating, monitoring) down to a "t". The NCAA will arg...

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prh wrote:ASU just hired Washington's pitching coach, who was an assistant coach of the year (some award I don't care to look back up).

Seems like we missed out there

Interesting point. Not making a quick move here and giving Labaut (others) a new option might have been a mistake.

baycat93

If it is anyone other than barcello/koloko... the '19//20 team got worse with this commitment.

If it is smith that is gone we are again giving 20+ minutes to another GT 5'10" shooting guard with no experience in the system.

baycat93

ChooChooCat wrote:
baycat93 wrote:
Plus, if JB is not playing this year, his minutes/role is not effected at all.
Koloko doesn't have a role this upcoming season regardless honestly barring all hell breaking loose.

does all hell breaking loose include Jeter's back(will) giving out?

baycat93

Would Koloko will red shirt to make room for JB? Redshirts are still on scholarship, so if Koloko made room for JB it'd be by never enrolling at Arizona. Got it. So do we know where the slot for JB coming from? I have a theory, but truly it's just me spitballing with no info on the topic whatsoever...

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ChooChooCat wrote:Sounds like Randy Labaut is going to sign and go pro, that's leaves Flannagan as the only returning starter.

This does not seem shocking considering the sentiment on this board is the pitching coach needs to be replaced. He may feel his growth will be better served with new, professional voices.

baycat93

1. Max Hazzard (Sr) 2. Stone Gettings (Sr) 3. Chase Jeter (Sr) 4. Dylan Smith (Sr) 5. Ira Lee (Jr) 6. Alex Barcello (Jr) 7. Jemarl Baker (So/Jr) 8. Brandon Williams (So) 9. Jordan Brown (So) 10. Nico Mannion (Fr) 11. Josh Green (Fr) 12. Zeke Nnaji (Fr) 13. Terry Armstrong (Fr) 14. Christan Koloko (...

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Baycat, where did you generate that data? I would be interested in the results of 8th round college pitchers. I know that's not perfect for comparison, because they'd likely be drafted elsewhere, but it's still interesting. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp#draft_round=8&player_name=&p...

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Here's another incoming recruit and a local kid to boot. I'm sure this will come down to money whether he ends up on campus or not. https://twitter.com/MLBDraftTracker/status/1136019740462387200 Historically almost all 8th round prospects sign. Surprises me more kids don't go to college. I get that...

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Minute wise, I tend to think in terms of how much you want someone out there. Around 30 MPG, you want Nico, BWill, Green and Jeter. Around 20, Nnaji (although he could step up fast), Lee, then maybe Hazzard or Gettings, depending on how they look. If Smith is back, I could see him here, although I'...

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Ira Lee = overlooked I hope so '97. I am a big big Ira fan. He has such an important role on this team. Hoping he makes a similar jump this season like he did last. If he is the same Ira, I have a hard time seeing him above 20 min. Ways he gets more minutes: - free throw improvement (hard to have h...

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Nico had better get more than 30 minutes a game. Josh as well. Just for comparison, TJ averaged 32.3 mpg as a jr and 30.5 mpg as a senior as a redshirt upperclassman. Not sure if true freshmen are ready for that grind of that many minutes. Miller seems to have his rotations set in stone, as evidenc...

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MPG: PG: BWill 28 Nico 8 Barcello 4 SG: Nico 20 Hazzard 16 Smith 4 SF: Josh 28 Terry 8 Smith 4 PF: Stone 18 Lee 18 Zeke 4 C: Chase 26 Zeke 14 idk, maybe give all of smith's minutes to terry, I doubt that will happen tho. in close games cut barcello's minutes. Nico had better get more than 30 minute...

baycat93

So am I right to assume if we add Brown, we lose Smith as a grad transfer? I’ll take that trade any day. We would basically see more Armstrong this year and be able to upgrade our front court for the future. I honestly don't know what the plan is if we land Brown, but I'm less confident Smith is th...

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So am I right to assume if we add Brown, we lose Smith as a grad transfer? I’ll take that trade any day. We would basically see more Armstrong this year and be able to upgrade our front court for the future. I honestly don't know what the plan is if we land Brown, but I'm less confident Smith is th...

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Longhorned wrote:I hope Arturo Moreno buys them. Or Alice Cooper. Or maybe Lou Dobbs.

Love Arte, but if he buys the suns you better hope he thinks he knows less about basketball than he does baseball. Arte playing GM from the owners box is the last thing you want after Sarver.

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ByJoveByJingle wrote:Haha, shit. Well if you gotta lose, better to get beat by great play.

that was a hell of a shot out of that trap

baycat93

I'll second this wariness towards players reputed as "great shooters." This was Barcello. Pitts. Lavender. Come to think of it: who is the most lights-out shooter of the Miller era? I can think of streaky guys (York, Trier), but Miller hasn't had a Salim-type player yet. Oh no? We can remember back...

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If Brown insists on playing this coming season, does Arizona take him?

baycat93

Unless some new information comes to light or Book Richardson makes a statement implicating Miller, I don’t believe Arizona should face NCAA penalties. At all. For the last 18 months, Sean Miller’s reputation has been dragged through the mud, and with it, Arizona’s. The program suffered for a 2 sea...

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This whole "pushing players out" business isn't fun for me. Do we do this often? Who was most recently pushed out by Miller? Probably Kobi. Remember Miller took who he could get this past recruiting class. Things don't always work out between both parties when they're kind of forced together in the...

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On top of it they link to a previous article that simply states all the speculation with "allegedly".

baycat93

baycat93 wrote:
NYCat wrote:Is it the guy who committed to Cal then decommitted from Cal, and then committed another school but somehow still committed to Cal?

https://247sports.com/college/arizona/B ... 131763951/" target="_blank

baycat93

Big Armstrong fan... would be bummed if he's not on the roster this fall. It's unlikely he'd have the ability to start this season, but the following could be his chance to be a star. He has the tools. If he learned packline and plays smart, he would get PT this year and start next year. But recrui...

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NYCat wrote:Is it the guy who committed to Cal then decommitted from Cal, and then committed another school but somehow still committed to Cal?

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ChooChooCat wrote:
NYCat wrote:Choo, is it a grad transfer or traditional transfer?
Sit a year guy.

If it is who I think it is I would say the trade off upside is a net negative, although not necessarily by much. I liked Armstrong's measurable's and athleticism.

baycat93

Boogie is a better PG than anyone we can land in 2020, and Williams seems to favor playing off ball. He could backup both Nico & Williams this year and get plenty of minutes being the main backup to both. I know it's likely he doesn't come here but he's better fit long term. Both Hazzard & Barcello...

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ChooChooCat wrote:
baycat93 wrote:Anyone with insight on how we are doing with marjon beauchamp?
Top 2 at the moment.

UW the competition?

baycat93

Anyone with insight on how we are doing with marjon beauchamp?

baycat93

Nothing new. Same old issue of us wondering what the fuck Sean was thinking when he kept Book on his staff given what we and everyone knew about Book prior to that video between Book and Sood. LH, on the flip side.. what if Ace did not "disappear" and continued his relationship with Book... does th...

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I don't think the order listed in the tweets means anything, but I've heard over the last week or so that it's down to UK and AZ with him leaning to UK depending on how rosters are expected to shape up for the 2020 season. My opinion is that his dad is a UK lean, he didn't seem to care for AZ durin...

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I think K sold his soul around 2009, after the string of early upsets for Duke. His recruiting changed, the one and dones started flowing in, and the entire tenor of the program changed. Duke was never known as a pro factory, and now it might have eclipsed Kentucky. His recruiting changed not coinc...

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Beachcat97 wrote:
Newportcat wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:UCLA didn't reach out to Luke haha
Yes they did, nothing formal but they did
Newport is right.

Not saying I have personal knowledge but basketball people I know said it was something floated through the Myers channel.

baycat93

Could not agree more NYC. CSM is going all in for next year, damn the future (his or someone else's?) 2020 Roster Williams Barcello Armstrong Lee Koloko hopefully Brown with a likely recruiting group mostly in the 4* variety and/or more Grad Transfers. I would think a roster of... Williams Barcello ...

baycat93

...would think Cal would have plenty of mins available right away if that is priority #1 for him. True...but Cal vs. AZ? That feels like a no brainer, but then, Ivan Rabb. Big thing for him was being close to home. Cal is close to home. If he qualified to get into Stanford he probably would've went...

baycat93

CCC, If Randolph returns to come off the bench this year... what is the chance he plays his Sr year? In a perfect world I imagine he'd start again as a senior, but that'll depend on his improvement as a player as well as who else we'd recruit for that following year. Based on your post above it doe...

baycat93

CCC,

If Randolph returns to come off the bench this year... what is the chance he plays his Sr year?

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