Bear Down Wildcats

Probably jumping the gun on the Pac-12 presidents' meeting today, but I'm optimistic. In any event, here's a summary of who's gone, who stayed, and who was added. I cut the projected key rosters off at 7 players, so somebody who averaged 1.2 ppg last year or was an unheralded recruit will no doubt breakout and become a starter somewhere, but them's the breaks.

1. OREGON
Lose: G Payton Pritchard 6-2 (21/6)/G Anthony Mathis 6-4 (9/2)/F Shakur Juiston 6-7 (8/6)
Return: G Chris Duarte 6-6 Sr (13/6)/G Will Richardson 6-5 Jr (11/2)/C N’Faly Dante 6-11 So (6/3)
Add: G Jalen Terry 5-11 Fr/F Eric Williams 6-6 Jr (Duquesne)/F Eugene Omoruyi 6-6 Sr (Rutgers)/G Amauri Hardy 6-2 Sr (UNLV)

2. UCLA
Lose: G Prince Ali 6-4 (7/2)
Return: G Chris Smith 6-9 Sr (13/5)/C Jalen Hill 6-10 Jr (9/7)/F Jaime Jaquez 6-6 So (9/5)/F Cody Riley 6-5 Jr (9/5)/G Tyger Campbell 5-11 So (8/5)/F Jake Kyman 6-6 So (5/1)
Add: G Johhny Juzang 6-6 So (Kentucky)

3. ARIZONA
Lose: F Zeke Nnaji 6-11 (16/9)/G Nico Mannion 6-3 (14/5)/F Josh Green 6-6 (12/5)
Return: G Jemarl Baker 6-4 Jr (6/2)/C Christian Koloko 7-0 So (2/2)
Add: G James Akinjo 6-0 So (Georgetown)/G Kerr Kriisa 6-3 Fr/C Jordan Brown 6-11 So (Nevada)/F Azuolas Tubelis 6-9 Fr/G Terrell Brown 6-1 Sr (Seattle)

4. STANFORD
Lose: G Tyrell Terry 6-2 (15/5)/G Isaac White 6-2 (4/2)
Return: F Oscar da Silva 6-9 Sr (16/6)/F Spencer Jones 6-7 So (9/3)/G Daejon Davis 6-3 Sr (9/4)/G Bryce Wills 6-6 Jr (8/4)/F Jaiden Delaire 6-9 Jr (6/2)
Add: G Ziare Williams 6-8 Fr/F Max Murrell 6-9 Fr

5. ARIZONA STATE
Lose: G Rob Edwards 6-5 (12/4)/F Romello White 6-8 (10/9)
Return: G Remy Martin 6-0 Sr (19/4)/G Alonzo Verge 6-3 Jr (15/4)/F Kimani Lawrence 6-8 Sr (5/3)/F Taeshon Cherry 6-8 Jr (5/3)
Add: G Josh Christopher 6-5 Fr/F Marcus Bagley 6-8 Fr/G Holland Woods 6-1 Sr (Portland St)

6. UTAH
Lose: G Both Gach 6-6 (11/4)
Return: F Timmy Allen 6-6 Jr (19/7)/G Rylan Jones 6-0 So (10/5)/G Alfonso Plummer 6-1 Sr (8/1)/F Riley Battin 6-9 Jr (8/5)/C Branden Carlson 7-0 So (7/6)/F Mikael Jantunen 6-8 So (7/5)
Add: G Jordan Kellier 6-6 So (Williston St)

7. USC
Lose: F Onyeka Okongwu 6-9 (16/9)/F Nick Rakocevic 6-11 (11/8)/G Jonah Matthews 6-3 (13/3)/G Daniel Utomi 6-6 (8/4)/G Elijah Weaver 6-6 (7/2)
Return: G Ethan Anderson 6-1 So (6/4)/F Isaiah Mobley 6-10 Jr (6/5)
Add: C Evan Mobley 6-11 Fr/G Drew Peterson 6-8 Jr (Rice)/G Isaiah White 6-7 Jr (Utah Valley St)/F Chevez Goodwin 6-9 Sr (Wofford)/G Noah Baumann 6-6 Jr (San Jose St)

8. COLORADO
Lose: F Tyler Bey 6-7 (14/9)/F Lucas Stewart 6-10 (8/4)/G Shane Gatling 6-2 (7/2)
Return: G McKinley Wright 6-0 Sr (14/5)/F D’Shawn Schwartz 6-7 Sr (10/4)/F Evan Battey 6-8 Jr (7/6)/C Dallas Walton 7-0 Sr (2/1)
Add: G Dominque Clifford 6-5 Fr/F Jeriah Horne 6-7 Sr (Tulsa)/G Luke O’Brien 6-7 Fr

9. CALIFORNIA
Lose: G Paris Austin 6-0 (9/2)/G Kareem South 6-3 (9/2)
Return: G Matt Bradley 6-4 Jr (18/5)/F Grant Anticevich 6-8 Sr (8/6)/F Andre Kelly 6-8 Jr (8/6)/C Lars Thiemann 7-0 So (3/2)
Add: G Ryan Betley 6-5 Sr (Penn)/G Jarred Hyder 6-3 So (Fresno St)/G Makale Foreman 6-1 Sr (Stony Brook)

10. WASHINGTON
Lose: F Isaiah Stewart 6-9 (17/9)/F Jaden McDaniels 6-9 (13/6)
Return: F Nahziah Carter 6-6 Sr (12/5)/G Quade Green 6-0 Jr (12/5)/G Marcus Tsohonis 6-3 So (7/2)/F Hameir Wright 6-9 Sr (6/4)/G Jamal Bey 6-6 So (6/3)/G Raequan Battle 6-5 So (5/1)
Add: G Nate Pryor 6-4 Jr (JC)

OREGON STATE
Lose: F Tres Tinkle 6-7 (19/7)/C Kylor Kelly 7-0 (11/5)
Return: G Ethan Thompson 6-5 Sr (15/5)/G Zach Reichie 6-5 Sr (8/3)/F Alfred Hollins 6-6 Sr(5/3)
Add: G Tariq Silver 6-5 Jr (JC)/F Maurice Calloo 6-10 Jr (JC)/F Rodrique Andela 6-8 Jr (JC)/F Warith Alatishe 6-7 Jr (JC)

WASHINGTON STATE
Lose: F C.J. Elleby 6-6 (18/8)/F Jeff Pollard 6-9 (9/4)/G Jervaie Robinson 6-2 (6/3)
Return: G Isaac Bonton 6-3 Sr (15/4)/F Tony Williams 6-6 Sr (8/3)/G Noah Williams 6-5 So (6/4)/F Aljaz Kunc 6-8 Jr (5/3)
Add: F Andrej Jakimovski 6-7 Fr/C Dishon Jackson 6-10 Fr/G T.J. Bamba 6-5 Fr

Pritchard is not playing another year at Oregon is ge? Dude has been In school longer than Van Wilder

Edit: saw you said they lose him. That makes sense. Who knows what happens this year with no home court advantage. Some team like UCLA might surprise

1. UCLA - continuity, momentum
2. Oregon - a lot of upside, a lot unproven
3. Arizona - see above, slightly lower upside imo
4. ASU - the dichotomy of the backcourt/frontcourt is hard to gauge. expect them to be fun to watch (implode)
5. USC - Lots of talent
6. Colorado - believer in McKinley wright
7. Stanford - Could be better, hard to replace a lead guard like Terry
8. CAL - best of the rest IMO
9. Utah - Coach K , experience
10. Washington:
11. Wash ST.
12. Oregon ST

Call me crazy, but ASU may be the best team in the conference.

Beachcat97 wrote:Call me crazy, but ASU may be the best team in the conference.

Fuck ASU

100-0

Right ‘97?

Beachcat97 wrote:Call me crazy, but ASU may be the best team in the conference.

Remy is going to destroy this UA team. He did against much better UA teams.

Beachcat97 wrote:Call me crazy, but ASU may be the best team in the conference.

They have zero posts. If their guards are hot they’ll be hard to beat. If they’re off they’re a gimme.

I almost wrote it as "Height-Challenged ASU." 6-8 Lawrence, 6-8 Cherry, and a skinny freshman off the bench. Losing White was huge to them. They're the darlings of the media this season, and Martin can a problem with inept Pac-12 refs, with his pro wrestling head snap (embellished by the hair) as he initiates contact on offense, and all of his flops on defense. But somebody's got to get you the ball. I'd think teams with tall guards who play an aggressive extended zone will give them problems, as well as teams with a lot of depth and size up front. In any event, we'll see how Team Hurley handles being hunted.

I think these are valid criticisms of ASU's roster, but I also think Hurley can let them run and gun their way to a lot of Ws. They're adding offense in Christopher and Woods. UCLA's roster looks better than Oregon's to me, but Ducks have the better coach.

I feel more unsure about this AZ roster than any for quite some time. Wild cards left and right. Miller will have his work cut out. I'd be pretty surprised if we finished top 3.

Just want to give kudos, this is nice work