Stanford's center had hit 8 3's all year and then hit 5 of 6 against us. That was not our defense. I will bet you he doesn't hit 5 of 6 in the gym not covered. Regardless the guy is a stud and if he stays a few years and gets some size he will be unstoppable.U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:39 am We have met some teams that have gotten really hot from 3 on us, some was our D, but some of those guys just had ridiculous nights, nights they might have beaten anybody, we aren't beating a 16 seed that goes 67% from 3, neither is Purdue or UConn or Houston or Kansas. I REALLY loved how we came back and defended in the second half against Furd. That was encouraging. The guys know they can do it now.
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And they were missing one of their leading scorers Carlyle who dropped 28 on us the last time we played.TheCat wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:39 amStanford's center had hit 8 3's all year and then hit 5 of 6 against us. That was not our defense. I will bet you he doesn't hit 5 of 6 in the gym not covered. Regardless the guy is a stud and if he stays a few years and gets some size he will be unstoppable.U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 6:39 am We have met some teams that have gotten really hot from 3 on us, some was our D, but some of those guys just had ridiculous nights, nights they might have beaten anybody, we aren't beating a 16 seed that goes 67% from 3, neither is Purdue or UConn or Houston or Kansas. I REALLY loved how we came back and defended in the second half against Furd. That was encouraging. The guys know they can do it now.
How the Furd is a .500 team overall is a head scratcher. Unless you prescribe to the “oh cool, it’s Arizona so now we will play out of our minds” motivational theory.
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This is a school that nearly lost to ASU 3 nights earlier. They play with a lot of confidence against us and should. I think they are an incredible matchup problem for us in two positions. They are also incredible shooters as a whole.
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Maybe, just maybe we need to play better defense like we did in the 2nd half and we would have easily handled them in both games. I think CTL is finding out how to play his roster to our advantage. Of course every team presents a new challenge and he will need to learn how to make quicker adjustments in game for us to succeed in tournament situations
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Bradley and Lewis need more minutes. Their +/- compared to Boswell and Johnson last game was huge.
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Surprised Virginia didn't make the Top 25 rankings today. Winners of 6 straight ACC games, 8-3 ACC record, 17-5 overall. And blowing out Miami as we speak.
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Down goes UNC. At home.
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Sooners > Mormons
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LOL at being this mad while winning by 20.
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Everyone's been drooling all over UNC for the past few weeks while they played nobodys + Duke at home. Welcome to earth.
Arizona State might have the most surprisingly anemic history in men's basketball of any program that you might think is better than it is.
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Everyone not named Purdue and UConn is losing games. And I expect those two to get tripped up a little as well in the coming weeks. Not easy to steamroll your schedule in February. Just have to learn from mistakes, try to stay healthy and keep getting better.U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:32 amEveryone's been drooling all over UNC for the past few weeks while they played nobodys + Duke at home. Welcome to earth.
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Thanks Bucky!! That was nice of you to give the wolverines a little sympathy win.
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Wisconsin adamantly refusing to do us any favors.
Meanwhile this Bama/LSU game is going to end up 110-108 in regulation.
Meanwhile this Bama/LSU game is going to end up 110-108 in regulation.
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Wisconsin is in a tailspin. Not sure what’s up with them, especially given that the Big 10 is not among then best leagues this season. There’s Purdue, but after that? Illinois, Wisconsin and sneaky Northwestern. Anyone think one of those latter 3 is getting deep in the tournament?
The Duke and Bama wins are the ones most likely to earn us points on Selection Sunday.
We also shouldn’t neglect just how godawful the Pac has been *again* in its key OOC games. Looking forward to being in a stronger conference.
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Mich St shitting the bed at home vs Illinois
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Not right now ......
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My wife just referred to Izzo as Coach Orzo. Hehehehehe
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This worked out better than I thought!
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Good job securing the win.
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Been wondering all season if our win over the Spartans could ultimately pay dividends in March.
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Orzo owes us one. In other news, the Branch Davidians did better against Kansas than I'd have thought.Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:37 pm Been wondering all season if our win over the Spartans could ultimately pay dividends in March.
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Drew’s a good coach, clearly. And KU is probably a little over-confident at home at times, kinda like that team from Tucson.dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:29 pmOrzo owes us one. In other news, the Branch Davidians did better against Kansas than I'd have thought.Beachcat97 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:37 pm Been wondering all season if our win over the Spartans could ultimately pay dividends in March.
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#6 Tennessee is getting rocked
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Duke looked like it sleepwalked through that win against Wake.
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#7 -Caleb Love's X team - goes down to Syracuse
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Too bad the Mormons survived.
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Two weeks ago they were the 3rd 1 seed.
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Ohio State officially FIRES Chris Holtmann halfway through his 7th season. Given his success on the recruiting trail along with Ohio State's past successes, Holtmann utterly underachieved and probably would've been fired a season or two earlier had he not somehow worked his way into a premature contract extension that upped his buyout to $12M.
In 6.5 seasons coaching Ohio State, Holtmann won a single tournament game while going 137-86 overall and 67-65 in the Big Ten.
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It's the timing of his firing that is surprising. It's disrespectful to the players, imo. Let the season play out. They could've waited a few more weeks but had to do this now? Maybe there's something happening internally we're not privy to.CatsbyAZ wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:55 am Ohio State officially FIRES Chris Holtmann halfway through his 7th season. Given his success on the recruiting trail along with Ohio State's past successes, Holtmann utterly underachieved and probably would've been fired a season or two earlier had he not somehow worked his way into a premature contract extension that upped his buyout to $12M.
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Sean Miller getting named as a leading candidate for the Ohio State job.
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What is Archie doing these days? I could see that as quit a coup for tOSU if hey goi hooked up again.
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He's coaching Rhode Island.RichardCranium wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:53 am What is Archie doing these days? I could see that as quit a coup for tOSU if hey goi hooked up again.
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Virginia won today… by scoring 49 points.
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Mick is jealous.
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UConn looks scary good
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Kansas not so much
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Anything going on in Columbus today?
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Down goes Purdon't
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See, I know how to do it right.
Purdont today.
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Bad loss but doesn’t change anything other than moving UConn to 1 overall. Purdue should still be #2
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FAU lost too. We need to protect our home court this week!
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Six turnovers for Edey.
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Amazing how consistently good they are. Glad we scheduled them.
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4 points 10 minutes in
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Barn burner at the half:
Houston. 28
Iowa St. 23
Houston. 28
Iowa St. 23
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Virginia only scored 41 in a loss to Va Tech
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What in the world sparked this fight?!
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