Bear Down Wildcats

EVCat

Unless he’s Mormon, I really can’t see how Haarms would choose BYU over all those other suitors. Is Alex Barcello Mormon? I really don't know. But good luck getting a cup of coffee in Provo, besides a cold beer. Not a Mormon, but either from a Catholic or other Christian High School I thought. Very...

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I just see a lot of throwing the baby out with the bathwater regarding OADs. OAD's, if properly blended with aged rosters, are not some evil that destroys your program. Our 4 best years of the Sean Miller era, 3 of them had a OAD, and two had 2 year players that were stars. Our worst teams had no OA...

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Oregon, Ohio State and Florida State all had multiple 3/4 star freshmen this year. They also had better upperclassmen than we did, but that could be looked at as the long term outcome of having too many OADs and two and dones. Would you rather have Peyton Pritchard or Kobe Simmons? They were both c...

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5 star freshmen struggle. 3 star freshmen are not ready to be, what, 80% of our scoring like our three freshmen starters were. Other teams compete just fine with 3 star seniors and juniors. And sometimes they do...sometimes they are Oregon State. I don't want to be Oregon State. We have always had u...

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^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^^^ I’d like to know if Miller knows if guys like Simmons, Alkins, Jerrett, etc... have no intention of stay and developing or if they’re non-committal about their future. None of the guys who’ve left early have amounted to anything on the professional level. They had not busin...

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Sean Miller ain't getting fired for this. If he gets let go it'll be because Admin/boosters get tired of the poor performances out on the court and not off of it. They are two distinctly separate issues to me. In the case of this documentary and the FBI investigation and ESPN's report, I am fiercel...

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What we learned from The Scheme 1. Christian Dawkins really loves some Christian Dawkins 2. Sean Miller says Fuck a lot 3. Sean Miller knows players get paid, and told Dawkins that Naz Reid was working his price by saying Arizona was offering money, as Reid was not being recruited by Arizona 4. Sean...

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I think next years team, if there is a next years team will prove to be not as talented but more coachable then this years team. I don't think this team, especially the freshmen, were uncoachable. I think they are all really good kids, and hard workers...especially for the OAD stereotype. There wer...

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Kobi is the clear bad one. But we haven't had many one and dones until this year. Lute had a lot of players come into their own during their junior and senior years in an environment where there was no one and done. Even Bibby stayed that 2nd year after winning a title as a freshman. Elliot played 4...

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ChooChooCat wrote:Meanwhile Andy Enfield is making Sean Miller his bitch on the recruiting trail.

Is that good or bad? If he is beating Miller for players who will leave early?

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Arizona would be a much different program had they stuck around even for one more year. I’ve mentioned just this before: trying to find those guys that will stay one more year. So how do we find those guys? I’ve got a feeling I know a couple ways, but I think it’s be an interesting discussion. You ...

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Great posts everyone!!!! It's not so much the Gordon, Ayton and Markannen OAD that hurt the program. It's the early departures of guys who have no business turning pro like Kobi Simmons, Rawle Alkins, Grant Jerrett, Brandon Ashley, Chance Comanche and Nick Johnson. None of these players made any ty...

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While this year may be a OAD-heavy roster for us, I don't really know what opportunity Miller had to finesse a roster coming off of the shitstorm of last year. This was no time to say "sorry, guys...I want some 100+ rated players to fill this roster out. I can't have 3 OADs, even though I have to be...

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to #3, I would say Drew has been at Baylor for 17 years. The program is what the program is, and it is Drew's creation. Lute hasn't been here for 13 years. He built the program, but where it is now is Miller's program. If it is perceived as a better program, it is because he has maintained that leve...

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For the Scott Drew fans here, GCU just hired his brother to be their coach. are there Scott Drew fans? I guess this year gets him to that level. But he has consistently had bonehead teams that invent ways to lose games they should win. People talk about Xs and Os being Miller's weakness, and that h...

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my question...and it is still me wondering...is how the closed arena idea isn't just as good as cancelling? Nico Mannion is going to come home, go to the gym, go to a party or two, and be exposed to as many people as he would have been in the closed gym. Maybe more. Charter flight, cabin wipe down, ...

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Big 10 just moved to stop fans mid-tournament...no more starting tomorrow. I plan on being in Vegas for the 1st round of the real thing...I wonder how to handicap empty gym games? Will upsets be down? Or will teams that play in front of bigger crowds be lost? And who will be on the CBS and affiliate...

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The two main changes I see from him is wanting to push the ball and score quickly/more uptempo offense, and slightly tweeking the Packline, or allowing more freedom to more players, to jump passing lanes. Josh says in that recent Q and A that it was an adjustment to not always jump passing lanes (wh...

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For the record, my complaints of millers recruiting composition, roster management, in game adjustments, preparation, and overly intense affect crumping our style in big games predates the FBI situation by about three years. But I also acknowledge the the average UofA basketball fan doesn’t have a ...

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We're not in our current position because of the FBI and people need to stop using them as an excuse now. It sure didn't help. Who knows how the class before this one goes down without it. Was Bol Bol coming? Would we have to have signed DD as a reach? It sure isn't the whole story...there is BWill...

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We're not in our current position because of the FBI and people need to stop using them as an excuse now. It sure didn't help. Who knows how the class before this one goes down without it. Was Bol Bol coming? Would we have to have signed DD as a reach? It sure isn't the whole story...there is BWill...

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This should not have been a down year. I've followed the Cats since 90 and I can't recall a year I had as high of expectations and the most disappointment. I know we have freshmen and perhaps I expected too much. However, I did expect some leadership. No one wanted the ball in their hands at the en...

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[ exactly what seems fickle? and how does it seem that way? You hear people grumbling in the stands, on social media, etc, and it has a sharper focus regarding "who's next?" The chatter about getting rid of Miller has clearly picked up among the fanbase. It's right in your face now, and some of it ...

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One thing to consider about Miller, after talking to a couple of our more plugged in/donor types a couple of weeks ago...he hasn't gotten over this. He was the "coaches coach", the son of a coach who had a bulldog demeanor but was a builder, and did things "the right way". An ascending, youngish coa...

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And we certainly look to push and get into early offense. You can see Miller waving his arms and yelling for them to go faster off rebounds. As for the halfcourt...yeah, two man games are hard to pull off in the compressed spacing of college halfcourt, and not having bigs who are good to pop to 19 f...

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Jefe wrote:
Statfreak77 wrote:If you would read the posts by his brother, Jake, you would know that Max and his family were never happy with his role with Arizona under Miller.
Where?

Twitter. It was uncomfortable when it was going on.

EVCat

And here is the insane Miles shot/possession that set in motion PC's near stunner

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And that wasn't the only brain fart that year. Remember how many quick shots we took up double digits in the last 5 minutes vs Kansas. It's one thing to not overly slow down and take yourself out of rhythm, but it is another thing to force shots with 25 on the shot clock when you are up 12 and all t...

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ChooChooCat wrote:Well it's official this is literally the 97 team in regards to brainpower. All we need is the luck and we're cutting down the nets baby.

Someone stress fracture the backboards in Albany (or wherever we wind up) so Stone can AJ Bramlett the fucker...

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It seems that when we think the team can go far they flame out early. Therefore................Final Four Baby!!!!!!!! It's just like '97! Ahh, yes...the 1997 trope/meme/whatever. I love it! Apropos of nothing, I was re-watching highlights from that season. We all remember how it went down...5th pl...

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One question I'm always asking this time of year: do we have a killer? The history of March Madness greatness is comprised of teams led by players who, when push came to shove, could hit big shots/FTs late in the game, set the right tone for a single-game elimination format, and ultimately come out...

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I think we will finish out the season with an 8 game winning streak if we shoot 48% from 3 in every game like we did tonight.

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Pressing too much to get out into the break for easy offense, very obvious. It's a mindset issue more than any mechanics IMO He's also jumping to pass too often, and getting caught with nowhere to go. That is being sped up, predetermining what he wants to do. If he makes a few shots in a row, that ...

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has not been playing well Has tired legs. I'm sure his legs won't be as tired in the 82-game grind of the NBA, and the open floor will show off his pro potential. But as a college guard, he fooled me into hoping for more in the Illinois game. It's a mix of things. Tired legs...somewhat of a misnome...

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If we finish 6-0, a 4 seed isn't out of the question. If we finish 6-0, with our NET and other metrics, and a win over Oregon and USC in that mix, I would expect a good showing in the PAC 12 Tournament would net a 3 seed. We would have a 7-1 or 8-1 finish, a conference regular season title, and, pr...

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Our last one was against the weakest road trip in my opinion and we barely squeaked those out. We need to make a statement offensively to bring back my confidence. I don't feel like any part of this last weekend was "squeaking out" a road sweep. I mean, games will ebb and flow, but neither game was...

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97cats wrote:+2 with six of its last ten at the Mckale Center

the Lute scoreboard. I like it

EVCat

What about "oof dah"? I've picked up that saying from my wife's Western Wisconsin family. My Wisconsin roommate at U of A said "Cripes" a lot...For Cripes Sake. My dad and his family grew up in Fargo (the movie cracked me up, but seemed more Minnesota than ND), and he had a slight accent but left a...

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Lmao Now idiots are replying all to the initial replies asking to be deleted from the thread! I’ve never experienced such an email shit storm before, it’s fascinating how dumb people are!!! Fucking idiots! this is a once-monthly occurrence at my place of work, and I have seen it happen on an "all O...

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Hazzard should have been benched for what he did, it was more than just that final play but that final play was just insanely bad, and if you relent, then he does it again, or someone else does. What about all the bonehead plays Dylan Smith made, esp to start the 2nd half? Why does Smith get a pass...

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Nope. Still a shit show here. (We clearly play more up tempo this year...did anyone watch the ASU game? Hazzard should have been benched for what he did, it was more than just that final play but that final play was just insanely bad, and if you relent, then he does it again, or someone else does. T...

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(holding my breath) OK...B.E.A.R.D.O.W.N...OK, Google knows where I am going.

OK...click on basketball thread...

Click on Sean Miller...Wait! Do I want to click...?

(reads half a page)...Fuck it. I'm going to go do something else.

EVCat

#FruitlessAllegationGame

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Alieberman wrote:Koloko and “tiny” should probably not be used in the same sentence

Koloko's sample size is skinny?

EVCat

apropos of nothing, but...North Carolina has only won 3 of their last 10 games, and 2 of those wins are over PAC 12 schools (Oregon, UCLA). The other win is over Yale.

EVCat

I made a mistake...Oregon did not beat UNC...it was a good "loss", not a win, but is losing currency.

If Illinois is our only good win in March, this season is a disaster and we shouldn't be above a 5 seed.

EVCat

You can see why the point spread is so even. While Oregon is in the top 10 in the rankings, and at home, vs our #24 ranking, the other rankings are very comparable: Arizona vs Oregon rankings: NCAA NET Rankings (used to determine Quadrant wins): Arizona - 13; Oregon - 15 KenPom: Arizona - 12; Oregon...

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plus, if the whistle had been for the player stepping into Nick, he would have been at the line. No whistle = easy RHJ put back Whistle against D = Nick at the line needing 1 to tie Whistle against O = What happened. And absurd every single time you see it. Nick missed the shot because he was bumped...

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On Illinois: if you even have to make an argument that it’s a good win, that means it’s debatable, which means it probably isn’t a good win in the eyes of the selection committee. Good wins are obvious. Increasingly, it appears our only remaining chances for good wins are Oregon and Colorado. Maybe...

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Problem is, it’s offset by zero good wins. Illinois is right there to be considered a good win. They have 5 losses, one to us, but only one "bad" loss, and that is still to a major conference program (Miami, KenPom 87). They have lost to us, then #3 Maryland, Miami (by 2), Mizzou (KenPom 56), and #...

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