Bear Down Wildcats

Exactly. Plus, Lauri can drag Bell out of the lane where he's a terror.

MrBug708 wrote:It went about as well as I thought it could. Congrats on the win.

Nice TO though...haha

Those refs though, amirite?....

Chicat wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:It went about as well as I thought it could. Congrats on the win.

Nice TO though...haha

Those refs though, amirite?....

Let me be clear, the refs were not the reason we lost, we were not the better team, but they were horrible.

I think I've spent enough time here that Im understanding the way it works

Is the coachs pressor up yet?

MrBug708 wrote:

Chicat wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:It went about as well as I thought it could. Congrats on the win.

Nice TO though...haha

Those refs though, amirite?....

Let me be clear, the refs were not the reason we lost, we were not the better team, but they were horrible.

I think I've spent enough time here that Im understanding the way it works

It was painful. Just let them play. Way too many anticipatory whistles.

The one thing that completely pisses me off is the fucking late game start time...Larry Scott needs his ass reamed with a bulldozer.

Do you want them to play at 10 am on Friday? Oregon got the enter game time because they had the 1 seed

MrBug708 wrote:Do you want them to play at 10 am on Friday? Oregon got the enter game time because they had the 1 seed

Ummm why do they have to start the first game so late? It's not like these kids are in school right now...not during the tourney...hell an hour earlier and maybe one or two east coast people would still be up on a friday...

I suppose they could have put it on the P12N at 7 pm PST

Are you arguing for the players now? I assumed you were arguing for the fans

MrBug708 wrote:I suppose they could have put it on the P12N at 7 pm PST

Are you arguing for the players now? I assumed you were arguing for the fans

Lets not fool ourselves, the Pac 12 tournament is completely for the fans and the money machine to pay for Larry Scotts vacation to Vegas every year, it hasn't been about the students since during Lutes days and even then he knew it and complained about it then.

Because of foul trouble, Brooks only played 21 minutes last night against Cal. Over the past two nights, he's played 47 minutes. Lauri has played 61. Trier has played 69 compared to Dorsey's 64.

Walton would say, "Please. Did anyone ever worry whether Dr. J was ready to play?" He's probably right.

CalStateTempe wrote:Is the coachs pressor up yet?

In case you missed it

The Cats took the loss to the Bruins at home personally.

I'm assuming they felt a little embarrassed about our last game vs Oregon.

I expect a gritty win tonight.

Which hairstyle do you expect from Dana Altman tonight? I'm looking for a parted-on-the-side and combed flatly over the top action going on.

84Cat wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:Is the coachs pressor up yet?

In case you missed it

Calm, cool, articulate. His shirt's even dry.

Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

84Cat wrote:

CalStateTempe wrote:Is the coachs pressor up yet?

In case you missed it

That's always the funny thing about making people talk about things (Alford) and making them justify, out loud, why they did a thing.

Then later on you can come back and say something like 'We wanted to make sure our team had poise' and that's that and the rest of the fan base can laugh it's collective asses off.

SCCats wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

Exactly. Tempted to put some scratch on Oregon at only -2.

Macho Grande wrote:

SCCats wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

Exactly. Tempted to put some scratch on Oregon at only -2.

That's a losing bet no matter the outcome.

Alieberman wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:

SCCats wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

Exactly. Tempted to put some scratch on Oregon at only -2.

That's a losing bet no matter the outcome.

Nonsense. It's the exact opposite. If the Cats win, I'll be happy. If they lose (by more than two), the money makes a nice consolation prize to ease the pain. If anything, it's a win-win. The only scenario I would have to worry about it the Cats losing by only one point.

Macho Grande wrote:

Alieberman wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:

SCCats wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

Exactly. Tempted to put some scratch on Oregon at only -2.

That's a losing bet no matter the outcome.

Nonsense. It's the exact opposite. If the Cats win, I'll be happy. If they lose (by more than two), the money makes a nice consolation prize to ease the pain. If anything, it's a win-win.

Until Oregon wins by 1....

UAEebs86 wrote:
Until Oregon wins by 1....

Exactly. I had just edited my last post to mention that. And having lived in Vegas for the better part of decade, murphy's law dictates that's exactly what will happen if I bet on it.

Macho Grande wrote:

Alieberman wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:

SCCats wrote:

Macho Grande wrote:Oregon opens as a two point favorite. That's awfully tempting.

For which side?

We haven't exactly matched up well with Oregon recently.

Exactly. Tempted to put some scratch on Oregon at only -2.

That's a losing bet no matter the outcome.

Nonsense. It's the exact opposite. If the Cats win, I'll be happy. If they lose (by more than two), the money makes a nice consolation prize to ease the pain. If anything, it's a win-win. The only scenario I would have to worry about it the Cats losing by only one point.

Exactly, it's a hedge.

I'd gladly pay $200 for a Cats win in the PAC tournament final.

And if that doesn't happen, I get a consolation prize which historically I've used to buy all the Cats fans around me as many jello shots as they can take after the loss.

Bad karma is bad karma. I would never make that bet

MrBug708 wrote:I suppose they could have put it on the P12N at 7 pm PST

Are you arguing for the players now? I assumed you were arguing for the fans

I was channel surfing yesterday and noticed that the Mt West semi-final games was on CBS at 6 or 6:30. I looked it up and it was supposed to be on CBS Sports network. Today, they are playing the Championship game at 4 on CBS. Now, IDK how much conferences are getting paid here but being on CBS at 4 seems like a better deal than ESPN at 9 o'clock. Nobody but diehard Pac12 fans are watching a game at 9 pm. We better being getting paid significantly more for this shitty time slot or else Larry Scott doesn't know what the fuck he is doing.

84Cat wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:I suppose they could have put it on the P12N at 7 pm PST

Are you arguing for the players now? I assumed you were arguing for the fans

I was channel surfing yesterday and noticed that the Mt West semi-final games was on CBS at 6 or 6:30. I looked it up and it was supposed to be on CBS Sports network. Today, they are playing the Championship game at 3 on CBS. Now, IDK how much conferences are getting paid here but being on CBS at 3 seems like a better deal than ESPN at 9 o'clock. Nobody but diehard Pac12 fans are watching a game at 9 pm. We better being getting paid significantly more for this shitty time slot or else Larry Scott doesn't know what the fuck he is doing.

You nailed it. We are getting scrap heap leftover time slots like a mid-major conference because our tv deal blows a dead goat's dick. Thanks Larry Scott!

They PAC 12 championship used to be on CBS on Saturday late afternoon for the longest time.

I have to wake up at 5 am for the second night in a row. Fuck Larry Scott.

NYCat wrote:They PAC 12 championship used to be on CBS on Saturday late afternoon for the longest time.

Yeah was a like 6 or 7 PM eastern on CBS thing. Now it's at 11 pm eastern!

What is best way to get a hold of 3 tickets to game tonight? My wife and son are in Vegas and want to go and take a friend too.

Seat Geek or StubHub.

Are there people around outside arena that would want to get rid of tickets? Or is stub hub or Seat Geek better option?

Oregon's Chris Boucher out for remainder of postseason with torn ACL.

Longhorned wrote:Oregon's Chris Boucher out for remainder of postseason with torn ACL.

That sucks

Alieberman wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Oregon's Chris Boucher out for remainder of postseason with torn ACL.

That sucks

Losing such an important player like that this late is a crushing blow to your tourney run hopes.

On a separate note, it also potentially sucks for Arizona:

Feel terrible for him. I take solace in knowing that with all he has overcome to get here it's likely that he'll overcome this as well and still play in the league.

In terms of tonight, few teams could absorb this loss by replacing him with last year's National JUCO player of the year. Still going to take a hell of an effort to beat them.

Damn that's a tough one for Oregon. He's a real good player.

Crushed for the kid. He has gone through more in his short life than most and to be so close to the dream to have this happen is just not fair. Life rarely is but he has taken his share and then some.

Selfishly, that gives a narrative to not giving us full credit if we win. Like Ball's thumb, it's a tool in the asshole toolbelt. Not that we could have gotten a #1 regardless, but now it is 100%. Also, i fear it might take some mental edge away from us. Not a lot, just some. Thr underdog effect is one we rarely get to test drive.

Oh, and those who harbor fantasies of Lauri being the one who actually comes back in support of his initial comments of wanting to stay 2 or more years? Seriously...I love the kid, but i will kick his ass if he returns unless he can show me financials that convince me he is set for life regardless. First Ray, now Chris...while his knee is still sore from the tweek this weekend? He needs to run to the lottery. A Trier type player stands to gain by returning...substantially. And i love this team and wish we could keep them all. But Zo coming back makes sense. Lauri has to see Chris in streets tonight and think "maybe I can show my love of Arizona with a donation?"

Champs again!

Now it's time for the big one.

Woooo

So excited and congrats to the team! One concern is the TOS tonight 14-6......also missed FTs to close it out.

Anyways, what a thrill and a great season for the Cats....so proud!

We get to throw the shackles of Larry Scott and P12 officiating aside and play some solid ball in the tournament. I'm looking forward to taking names and kicking ass.

Is anyone here actually impressed by tonight's victory?

Oregon missed so many wide open 3s and lost their best defensive player before the game...and still had a shot.

Ignore the newbie troll

UAEebs86 wrote:Ignore the newbie troll

What I said wasn't true?

basketballgod wrote:Is anyone here actually impressed by tonight's victory?

Oregon missed so many wide open 3s and lost their best defensive player before the game...and still had a shot.

Yes. 24 hours after a grueling game, against the press late in the second half, against the BS fouls, etc...etc... Would you feel better if Lauri and PJC hit those 4 FT's? Have to imagine the only reason they missed was fatigue. 3 games in 3 days, and the still cut down the nets. So yes!

Drunk R+F with a new troll account? Yikes

basketballgod wrote:

UAEebs86 wrote:Ignore the newbie troll

What I said wasn't true?

Are you related to Enfuego?