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by 1stNGrant Frys
Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:54 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Deandre Ayton
Replies: 976
Views: 62735

Re: DeAndre Ayton

Unlike the rest of you, I don't drive around the country visiting high school gyms with a clipboard and a thermos. And never trust somebody who says something based on highlights, but based on those highlights, he looks like more of a 4 than a 5, and in spite of his back-to-the-basket moments and t...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:19 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Replies: 687
Views: 19357

Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread

Everyone craps on the Pac because we have zero NC's since '97. Go Oregon, I guess. This is a really unenthusiastic vote for the Ducks. Why do we need to root for other Pac teams? I can tell you most Oregons fans could care less about us. We don't need their success to help us recruit. They have gon...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:30 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread
Replies: 687
Views: 19357

Re: 2017 NCAA tournament game thread

It's going to be a good FF. I don't hate any of the teams. UNC is my favorite of the 4 elites (UNC, UK, KU, Duke). I want to see an Oregon/Gonzaga championship game. Don't hate of these teams? Never have seen Oregon fans in person eh? How much better is it going to be if they have a basketball NC? ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Tarczewski
Replies: 839
Views: 45471

Re: Tarczewski

Kaleb Tarczewski has signed a remainder of the season contract with Olimpia Milano of the Italian League. He is already listed as the starting Center on their roster. Milano is a very storied team in Italy - sort of like the Boston Celtics here. It would not be a bit surprising if Joseph Blair was ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: North Dakota
Replies: 61
Views: 4369

Re: North Dakota

Hey All, Looking forward to our first NCAA appearance! Since moving to D1, UND is finally starting to get competitive in sports again. First year in the FCS football playoffs, and first year making it to the Big Dance. For those who don't know much about UND, we are a huge hockey school (8 time Nat...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:16 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: North Dakota
Replies: 61
Views: 4369

Re: North Dakota

Well I'm worried about 15 seeds historically, does ND have Steve Nash's relatives
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Kansas
Replies: 2793
Views: 224687

Re: Kansas

Cat[u]intheheat wrote:Kansas chokes at home. Enfuego won't be around for awhile.
Rather than leaving everytime Kansas loses, Enfuego should stay and double down on the absurd comments
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:38 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allow Beachcat to stay?
Replies: 240
Views: 7649

Re: Allow Beachcat to stay?

Beachcat97 wrote: I know you'd all rather be discussing other things.

not really
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:21 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allow Beachcat to stay?
Replies: 240
Views: 7649

Re: Allow Beachcat to stay?

I'm against the scarlet letter/renaming him/etc stuff. No need to be cruel. He made a bet, he lives by it, done and gone. I think its much crueler to banish someone forever based on careless boastfulness. The Scarlet Letter is just good fun and most of all BeachCat will learn a lesson about weighin...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allow Beachcat to stay?
Replies: 240
Views: 7649

Re: Allow Beachcat to stay?

Also, we should all say SHAME SHAME SHAME next time he posts
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:01 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allow Beachcat to stay?
Replies: 240
Views: 7649

Re: Allow Beachcat to stay?

I disagree that there are "so many horrible people here" ... though I don't hit all the forums. Think that is true of other sites, though. Everyone is horrible. In the way we have all argued with each other for the past 10 years about the same topics, like how a beaten dog of a man looks at his old...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Jan 23, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allow Beachcat to stay?
Replies: 240
Views: 7649

Re: Allow Beachcat to stay?

With our small and contentious population, it be foolish to ban one the main scapegoats and high volume posters. Considering there are so many horrible people here. Much more hilarious Ideas: 1) Forced name change. "Beachcat Loves UCLA", "AlwaysWrongCat" . Maybe we can have a vote for his forced nam...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at USC (2016-2017)
Replies: 126
Views: 3921

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

This is what we get for not worrying
by 1stNGrant Frys
Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 19, at USC (2016-2017)
Replies: 126
Views: 3921

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

84Cat wrote:Go for the jugular! SC has checked out already
Maybe they can pipe in more fake crowd noise
by 1stNGrant Frys
Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:38 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allonzo Trier
Replies: 4039
Views: 219688

Re: Allonzo Trier

Trier's body language is incredibly supportive. He's like the first guy leaping off the bench cheering most of the games I've seen being at McKale. I hope that means he's stay for another year no matter what happens this year. No kidding 1stNGrant.....he looks like an excellent teammate (to be fair...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:59 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Allonzo Trier
Replies: 4039
Views: 219688

Re: Allonzo Trier

Trier's body language is incredibly supportive. He's like the first guy leaping off the bench cheering most of the games I've seen being at McKale. I hope that means he's stay for another year no matter what happens this year.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2369
Views: 105005

Re: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball

The real atrocity of the season is no actual "Get to Know Your Wildcats" interviews just a stupid written answers. Also that no Christmas singing, just a horrendous music video of player cartoon faces and CGI blaring twisted versions of caroles, literal nightmare fuel. It could be the worst entertai...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:27 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: OOC review
Replies: 40
Views: 995

Re: OOC review

Other than Zaga, our biggest post-PJC tests were aTm and UNM, and I felt like we answered the bell in both games with strong performances. The end of aTm wasn't ideal, but on the whole, that had more to do with being tired and losing focus snowballing. . GCU would have destroyed UNM. They had some ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:19 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: OOC review
Replies: 40
Views: 995

Re: OOC review

Other than Zaga, our biggest post-PJC tests were aTm and UNM, and I felt like we answered the bell in both games with strong performances. The end of aTm wasn't ideal, but on the whole, that had more to do with being tired and losing focus snowballing. . GCU would have destroyed UNM. They had some ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:13 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Sean Miller
Replies: 14639
Views: 801267

Re: Sean Miller

What's the deal with him not playing walk-ons when we are up by 30? Why even risk injury on a freak play? It was a scary few seconds when Simmons went down. Is it because Miller: A) hates walk-ons in general . (compared to the way Lute used them) B) This is the least athletic, most timid group of wa...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Fri Dec 16, 2016 12:15 am
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)
Replies: 150
Views: 4448

Re: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)

That was the most opposing fans I've seen at McKale since the ASU Harden days and the 3 Final Four UCLA teams. to be expected at a school like gcu where literally 80%+ of the student body attends online, i suppose. they also have a sizeable satellite campus in tucson, so many of the purples at McK ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:25 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: What was up with the screaming last night?
Replies: 33
Views: 1050

Re: What was up with the screaming last night?

agreed that there's little upside to scheduling a home and home with gcu. at best, book 'em for an exhibition game (and bring back the likes of marathon oil and aia while we're at it). maybe time to reconsider the pac scheduling stonewall. If they are a perennial WAC conference contender, we could ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:34 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: What was up with the screaming last night?
Replies: 33
Views: 1050

Re: What was up with the screaming last night?

I was at the game last night, there were a sizable amount of GCU fans but people make it sound like they were overrunning us. Other than the screaming girl, they weren't THAT loud. They owned the visitor Section 108, a few expensive seats, and the area behind their bench. Other than that at most 10%...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:46 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)
Replies: 150
Views: 4448

Re: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)

That was the most opposing fans I've seen at McKale since the ASU Harden days and the 3 Final Four UCLA teams.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:03 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)
Replies: 150
Views: 4448

Re: Game 11, vs Grand Canyon (2016-2017)

As is my understanding, Grand Canyon hopes to get back to non-profit Christian as soon as they can. They went for-profit because the only other alternative was folding. GCU has semi-revitalized and brought some increased prosperity to that oft-ignored and falling apart area of Phoenix. They really h...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Dec 12, 2016 1:30 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Rawle Alkins
Replies: 894
Views: 69483

Re: Rawle Alkins

hey guys whats going on here
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:39 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Rawle Alkins
Replies: 894
Views: 69483

Re: Rawle Alkins

Longhorned wrote:Alkins is, as promised, a Miller-type player. He's like Parrom but with more talent.
I'd say he's what we hoped Fendi Onobun would be.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:38 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Really like this team
Replies: 131
Views: 4767

Re: Really like this team

Not to shit on Trillo's 2 assists and semi-serviceable defense, but is this the least talented group of walk-ons we've had? I'm sure they are good practice players, do what Coach says etc etc. Probably the reason why Miller left the scholarship players in v. Mizzou end of game, and even they couldn...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:02 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Really like this team
Replies: 131
Views: 4767

Re: Really like this team

I wonder if we have more of a chance of really good walk-ons because of the lack of D2 and D3 opportunities in Arizona? In lots of states, every last player who has a shot gets sucked up by some fringe university. But we really just have the four D1 teams and JUCOs (and that Arizona Christian U or ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:57 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Really like this team
Replies: 131
Views: 4767

Re: Really like this team

At the UCI game, for the Zoo the lower bowl (Row 30 and below) was 100% and the Zoo upper (row 32 to the ceiling) was about 50%.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:28 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Really like this team
Replies: 131
Views: 4767

Re: Really like this team

Not to shit on Trillo's 2 assists and semi-serviceable defense, but is this the least talented group of walk-ons we've had? I'm sure they are good practice players, do what Coach says etc etc.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:17 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Injury Updates, Player Availability 2016-17
Replies: 40
Views: 1662

Re: Injury Updates, Player Availability 2016-17

Jacob Hazzard and Matt Korcheck were probably some of the most talented end of bench players we barely used, and they would have contributed this year. I don't see much potential in this crop of walk-ons, but I hope they prove me wrong.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:44 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Dual In The Desert discussion thread
Replies: 134
Views: 6195

Re: Dual In The Desert discussion thread

I will take 3-9 with win over ASU rather than making some bullshit bowl and ASU loss. I'm sorry if that makes me a "bad" and short sighted fan. Definitely feel better about the season than I did about last year. Crazy, huh? This thread is f-ing great though. On the old board, during one of our "ama...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Dual In The Desert discussion thread
Replies: 134
Views: 6195

Re: Dual In The Desert discussion thread

I will take 3-9 with win over ASU rather than making some bullshit bowl and ASU loss. I'm sorry if that makes me a "bad" and short sighted fan. Definitely feel better about the season than I did about last year. Crazy, huh? This thread is f-ing great though. On the old board, during one of our "ama...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:42 am
Forum: Arizona Football
Topic: Dual In The Desert discussion thread
Replies: 134
Views: 6195

Re: Dual In The Desert discussion thread

I will take 3-9 with win over ASU rather than making some bullshit bowl and ASU loss. I'm sorry if that makes me a "bad" and short sighted fan.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Fri Nov 11, 2016 6:28 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 1, vs Michigan St. @ Armed Forces Classic (2016-2017)
Replies: 152
Views: 3730

Re: Game 1, vs Michigan @ Armed Forces Classic (2016-2017)

billk78 wrote:
1stNGrant Frys wrote:This is the first game I've seen, so is Lauri basically a 7 foot shooting guard
No. They just went big and had a huge advantage. I believe he's a very versatile player. Give him time.

He looks good, but just not doing 7 foot stuff.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Fri Nov 11, 2016 6:26 pm
Forum: Official Basketball Game Threads
Topic: Game 1, vs Michigan St. @ Armed Forces Classic (2016-2017)
Replies: 152
Views: 3730

Re: Game 1, vs Michigan @ Armed Forces Classic (2016-2017)

This is the first game I've seen, so is Lauri basically a 7 foot shooting guard
by 1stNGrant Frys
Tue Nov 01, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2369
Views: 105005

Re: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball

Well luckily other than Mich St and Texas A&M our very weak non-conference will help out a bit. We can still go undefeated, but by conference time without Trier or Chance we are looking at a season slightly worse than last season. I'd say outside top 25, 10 seed. I looked at the walk-on list, and n...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Tue Nov 01, 2016 11:05 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball
Replies: 2369
Views: 105005

Re: 2016-2017 Arizona Basketball

Well luckily other than Mich St and Texas A&M our very weak non-conference will help out a bit. We can still go undefeated, but by conference time without Trier or Chance we are looking at a season slightly worse than last season. I'd say outside top 25, 10 seed. I looked at the walk-on list, and no...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:03 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: NCAA Tournament Games
Replies: 552
Views: 17958

Re: NCAA Tournament Games

I think we are 2-0 against UNC all time in the tournament, at least since the Lute era. 3-3 in the all time series. There have been a few guys ive disliked a lot, Hansbrough being the one that jumped into my head immediately, but for the most part I cant think of any reason to hate them. They got t...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:53 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Oregon
Replies: 284
Views: 26925

Re: Oregon

Bet Dorsey bounces. ] As I said before I'd rather Duke win a million championships before any Pac-12 team won another before us. Oregon and UCLA have burned us much more than Duke at this point, and their fans are 1000x more irritating. Oregon has never beaten us like Duke and their three friends i...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:38 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Oregon
Replies: 284
Views: 26925

Re: Oregon

Altman is a good coach. I would expect them to be pretty good with him as the coach. I expect them to be pretty good like they have been the last few years, like the way CU and Cal are usually "'pretty good". Not a sin to not hate everyone in your conference/division. Lifes a lot more enjoyable whe...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Mar 26, 2016 6:29 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Oregon
Replies: 284
Views: 26925

Re: Oregon

I assume this is Oregons once-a-decade team that is better than us? I only wish Duke beat them down sooner than the Sooners.

Conference unity is the shallowest of all shill propaganda. And all the articles worried about the shame and overall record of the Pac-12.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: When do we start recruiting actual Point Guards?
Replies: 225
Views: 12581

Re: When do we start recruiting actual Point Guards?

It's a guards game now and days, but Josiah Turner going down in flames really set the program back a couple of years in that regard. That led to seeking transfers go fill the gaping hole left by him. If he played to the level of his national ranking (and no off the court issues) him and NJ would'v...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:51 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: NCAA Tournament Games
Replies: 552
Views: 17958

Re: NCAA Tournament Games

UAEebs86 wrote:Come on Yale!

I'm rooting for Duke to go all the way. Cause fuck the world, I want them all to be unhappy.

I want Duke to obliterate Oregon. I don't understand why Arizona fans would choose Oregon over Duke. Other than being emotionally trapped in the early 2000s. Oregon is 100x worse.
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: So..
Replies: 24
Views: 1425

Re: So..

We are a point guard away from being the best team in the PAC..... That's a pretty good place to be in a rebuilding year Yep, TJ spoiled us. PJC has regressed, especially away from home. Kadeem Allen is really just another Momo Jones and Mark Lyons, a 2G trying to play as a combo. I never expected ...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:33 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Parking?
Replies: 20
Views: 608

Re: Parking?

So really looks like nothing closer than 4-5 blocks. Unless you have some debilitating injury, park north of speedway around the aerospace engineering building near the med school or Swede Johnson. FOR FREE It takes only about 10 minutes at a medium pace to walk to McKale. Other than living on camp...
by 1stNGrant Frys
Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:29 pm
Forum: Wildcat Baseball
Topic: 2015 UofA baseball season thread
Replies: 100
Views: 11294

Re: 2015 UofA baseball season thread

And U of A crushes ASU 17-6, ASU goes through 7 pitchers each more terrified than the last. Still the fielding is looking a little shaky
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:14 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Mark Tollefsen
Replies: 195
Views: 14922

Re: Mark Tollefsen

rgdeuce wrote:6'3 starting SF? You dont even see that at some high schools. I know Derksons an Amphi kid

C- 6'6 Jesse Perry
PF - 6'6 Solo HIll
SF - 6'3 Kyle Fogg

good for 23 wins!
by 1stNGrant Frys
Sat Apr 25, 2015 1:12 am
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Tarczewski
Replies: 839
Views: 45471

Re: Tarczewski

so wins only count if you play? That is silly logic. As long as you are on the roster u would think they count. Korcheck: "we won tonight dad" Dad: "good job son" Third party: "sorry bro, YOU didn't win tonight, u didnt play" The tragedy of Korcheck is if he was on the roster from 2007-2012 he'd be...