2023-2024 Arizona Basketball

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:40 pm

Found some of these games on YouTube.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:45 pm

84Cat wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:53 pm These guys are having too much fun

Camels are nasty!

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 10:42 am

Interesting hire, KU guy with a Zaga connection

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:10 am

Having a Manning when we are about to compete against KU is ironic.

arizonawildcats · Post by **arizonawildcats** » Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:12 pm

He's stepping down from Maccabi Tel Aviv due to complications from MS. Air travel is difficult for him. The article says he had several offers in the US.

Postmaster · Post by **Postmaster** » Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:15 pm

Is he the former nba coach?

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:19 pm

Postmaster wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:15 pm Is he the former nba coach?

Yep

arizonawildcats · Post by **arizonawildcats** » Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:19 pm

Postmaster wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:15 pm Is he the former nba coach?

Yeah, he coached the Cavs but mostly coached overseas.

Catintheheat · Post by **Catintheheat** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:02 am

This is amazing. He may be the best international basketball coach in the world. And he is coming to Tucson as a consultant for CTL. CTL said Blatt is one of his mentors. Unfortunate circumstances brings him to Tucson. That is sad. But UA just picked up one of the greatest minds in basketball.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:48 am

The Athletic has us ranked 8th to start the season.

Arizona’s success last season was built around the twin towers of Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo. Ultimately, that led to a lot of regular-season wins, but Princeton spaced the Wildcats out and ran their bigs through the wringer with intricate offensive sets in a first-round NCAA Tournament upset. Coach Tommy Lloyd has won 61 games in his first two seasons but has very little to show for it yet in March.

This offseason, the Wildcats made some adjustments. Their defense and team speed got a lot better with the addition of transfers Keshad Johnson, Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love along with incoming freshman K.J. Lewis. Johnson has received rave reviews from the coaching staff and should really benefit offensively from Arizona’s pace. He’s a matchup problem with his quickness at the four.

We’re also betting on Lloyd to rein in Love and for his efficiency to go up. And given all of those additions, the Wildcats also have depth and a lot of different lineup variations. Arizona put away the Lebanon national team with a small-ball lineup of Kylan Boswell, Love, Lewis, Pelle Larsson and Johnson. This is the changeup Lloyd was missing a year ago, and his collection of international bigs allows him to play huge lineups too.

Strengths
+ Pace
+ Depth
+ Post play
+ Team speed

Question Marks
- Caleb Love’s shot selection
- Replacing Azuolas Tubelis
- Can defense be elite?

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 4:30 pm

Chicat wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:48 am The Athletic has us ranked 8th to start the season.

Arizona’s success last season was built around the twin towers of Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo. Ultimately, that led to a lot of regular-season wins, but Princeton spaced the Wildcats out and ran their bigs through the wringer with intricate offensive sets in a first-round NCAA Tournament upset. Coach Tommy Lloyd has won 61 games in his first two seasons but has very little to show for it yet in March.

This offseason, the Wildcats made some adjustments. Their defense and team speed got a lot better with the addition of transfers Keshad Johnson, Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love along with incoming freshman K.J. Lewis. Johnson has received rave reviews from the coaching staff and should really benefit offensively from Arizona’s pace. He’s a matchup problem with his quickness at the four.

We’re also betting on Lloyd to rein in Love and for his efficiency to go up. And given all of those additions, the Wildcats also have depth and a lot of different lineup variations. Arizona put away the Lebanon national team with a small-ball lineup of Kylan Boswell, Love, Lewis, Pelle Larsson and Johnson. This is the changeup Lloyd was missing a year ago, and his collection of international bigs allows him to play huge lineups too.

Strengths
+ Pace
+ Depth
+ Post play
+ Team speed

Question Marks
- Caleb Love’s shot selection
- Replacing Azuolas Tubelis
- Can defense be elite?

I'm good with 8th. Feel like our ceiling is national champs and our floor is S16.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:03 pm

arizonawildcats wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 4:12 pm He's stepping down from Maccabi Tel Aviv due to complications from MS. Air travel is difficult for him. The article says he had several offers in the US.

pretty insane
was just watching team v france and he was consulting with team canada. dude is a super respected high level coach.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:10 pm

blatt is in really bad shape tho, can barely walk. hopefully he came here to get some medical care that is really good down here.

SunnyAZ · Post by **SunnyAZ** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:14 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:00 pm

Not happening

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:42 am

So Scheer pulled a Canzano….

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:37 am

Wait, didn’t Scheer report that or did he just retweet another person who says it?

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:53 am

azcat49 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:37 am Wait, didn’t Scheer report that or did he just retweet another person who says it?

He tweeted an article from another journalist.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:38 pm

SabinoDrifter · Post by **SabinoDrifter** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:18 am

Any idea when the complete schedule will get released?

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:19 pm

Sept 15th last year

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:31 am

IndianaZonaFan · Post by **IndianaZonaFan** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:02 am

Glad to see it still might happen. This is the craziest OOC schedule I can remember

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:08 am

So it is happening. This schedule is bonkers.

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:20 pm

I think we will see CTL is willing to lose some to really test his team and see where they stand. The games will be good ones with many different styles. From dominate big men (Duke/Purdue) to race horses. We will know our strengths and weaknesses plus this will be good for development and exposure.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Sat Sep 09, 2023 2:13 pm

This is how you get a high seed in March. Like TC said, we don't need to win all of these games. The committee has a history of rewarding teams with harder schedules.

I haven't been this excited for a hoops season for a while. What a bizarre but loaded roster, and what a schedule!

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Sat Sep 09, 2023 3:09 pm

Oh my, this has GOT to be the #1 OOC slate this year, it might be 3 of the top 4 or 5 and then MSU and WI!!!

Wow, nice pull Tommy.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:35 am

Off season BB porn thread:

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:13 am

I think we are a top 20 team if a lot of upside. We are losing the top scorer and rebounder in the league which is a huge loss. I think Johnson will be an improvement on the defensive side and I think we have more versatility then the last couple of years. If we can hold the boards I think we can be really good especially if the power/small foreign forward is as aggressive and good as he has looked.

arizonawildcats · Post by **arizonawildcats** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:23 pm

I can't wait for this season.

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:11 am

Arizona and ucla are playing twice this year in the regular season

Good job PAC12 changing things up

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:25 am

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:11 am Arizona and ucla are playing twice this year in the regular season

Good job PAC12 changing things up

I don’t have a problem with this since it’s the last year of this conference.

2 beat downs as a goodbye gift…

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:36 am

dmjcat · Post by **dmjcat** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:37 am

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:41 am

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am

So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?

gouacats · Post by **gouacats** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:19 pm

azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?

Per Pascoe it was Colorado.

PHXCATS · Post by **PHXCATS** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:21 pm

gouacats wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:19 pm
azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?
Per Pascoe it was Colorado.

Good on Colorado. Well done doing this for the betterment of the conference and the fans. Kudos

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:38 pm

I can't wait for the season to start, Tommy has exceeded my expectations both years, this year I expect a 4-5 seed with about 7 to 8 losses maybe up to 4 or 5 losses in the non con and play in the finals of the pac 12 tournament. Let's see if Tommy can stay undefeated in Vegas this year!!

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:05 pm

PHXCATS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:41 am

The PR guys are doing a great job with this kind of thing. It is entertaining and light hearted. This along with the "what position would you play" are examples of good creativity in the off season.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:12 pm

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:12 pm

gouacats wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:19 pm
azcat49 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:53 am So I wonder what team gave up their home game vs UCLA to accommodate the rivalry?
Per Pascoe it was Colorado.

We give Colorado a lot of crap, but this was a real classy move. We'll be playing Colorado for years to come, but this could very well be our last chance to host UCLA, so I'm glad they respect the end of this rivalry enough to do this for us.

Also, can't freakin wait to get tickets to this game. McKale is going to be rocking!

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:15 pm

RJ is the best.

arizonawildcats · Post by **arizonawildcats** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:40 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:04 pm

That’s a shame. Visiting a HBCU was going to be a feather in our cap.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:53 pm

Won’t Southern get a higher payday playing at McKale?

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Tue Sep 19, 2023 12:37 am

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:53 pm Won’t Southern get a higher payday playing at McKale?

Yeah, probably, but it will cost them more too.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:16 pm

Frybry02 · Post by **Frybry02** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:08 pm

Has anyone seen any information if the red/blue game will be live streamed or televised?

TheCat · Post by **TheCat** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:33 pm

I haven't seen anything about the game but Richard Jefferson talked about it on NBA today on ESPN and also said Bear Down on a segment that showed Aaron Gordon.

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