2014 Arizona Basketball

[TimurT1990]

We're tied 27-27 at the end of the first half. Ashley hitting some critical shots to keep us in this while the rest of our offense looks a bit disorganized.

 

[TimurT1990]

Holy hell!

Really tough win against Gonzaga in OT.

BEAR DOWN!

 

[Russ Smith]

Holy hell!

Really tough win against Gonzaga in OT.

BEAR DOWN!

I had to laugh at Dakich doing the commentary. He kept saying over and over what a good coach Few is while constantly pointing out the stupid stuff Few did. He played Sabonis way too much, it was the key to the game, Ashley killing him on offense.

UA did a great job stopping Pangos, Few went to the pick and pop with Wiltjer, so Miller put Rondae on Pangos, and Few never adjusted. Just have Tarc's man set the ball screen instead of AShley so UA can't switch all the screens.

And at the end he had Karnowski on the bench who'd been so huge.

Miller badly outcoached Few.

 

[TimurT1990]

And at the end he had Karnowski on the bench who'd been so huge.

Miller badly outcoached Few.

I couldn't agree more about the coaching comments.

Karnowski was frighteningly good. I was way too tense anytime he had possession.

 

[TJ]

If ever this team could learn how to hit its shots to start games, it could be the best in the nation. Defense only allowed 63 points in OT to a team that scores on average 91 ppg.

 

[TimurT1990]

We play Utah Valley in about an hour. Realistically, anything but a win by at least 15 points should be seen as disappointing.

 

[TimurT1990]

We won 87-56. Our boys played a good and selfless game. Bravo!

Still undefeated. 9-0!

 

[TimurT1990]

We're leading 36-25 against a sluggish Michigan at HT.

BEAR DOWN!

EDIT:

Final score: 80-53. To be fair, Michigan has been awful this year.

 

[TJ]

Michigan is bad, but Arizona played its best game of the season by far.

Zona Zoo went hard at Michigan with chants of "NJIT" and "Rich Rodriguez."

BTW--how much does Michigan athletics suck right now?

 

[TimurT1990]

BTW--how much does Michigan athletics suck right now?

I almost feel bad for them; especially because I lived in Ann Arbor for a while.

 

[Lefty]

The UofA has been ranked in the top-5 for 24 consecutive weeks after being ranked #3 this week.

 

[TimurT1990]

The UofA has been ranked in the top-5 for 24 consecutive weeks after being ranked #3 this week.

That's amazing.

Alright, folks. We're leading Oakland by 20 at HT.

 

[TJ]

First two true road games of the season coming up. Will be good tests and preparation for conference play. We've played two really good games in a row.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Offense looks to be coming together.

I love PJC. So excited for him next 3 years. Perfect backup right now.

 

[TimurT1990]

Offense looks to be coming together.

I love PJC. So excited for him next 3 years. Perfect backup right now.

Actually, it's funny you say that. I was at this season's Red-Blue Game and I immediately wrote the kid off. As the season progresses, I'm beginning to rethink my original position.

 

[GatorAZ]

Y'all look like the third best team in the country and then there's a wide gap behind UK-DUKE-AZ then everyone else. The offense is becoming more fluid with Stanley heating up and you could make the argument that their backup PG and C are better scorers than TJ and Tarczewski.

The wing trio of Trier-Simon-Smith is lethal. Arizona will be an offensive juggernaut like Lute's teams. Comanche is an excellent developmental big man who could blow up in two years as well.

 

[TJ]

We wouldn't have won the game if UTEP's best player fouled out. Awful execution.

 

[TimurT1990]

We wouldn't have won the game if UTEP's best player fouled out. Awful execution.

I have no idea what happened. The first five minutes of the game were magnificent. Right after a couple sloppy turnovers, we totally deflated and let UTEP run the game. I hope we never have to see our boys play that poorly again.

 

[Lefty]

We wouldn't have won the game if UTEP's best player fouled out. Awful execution.

The officiating was atrocious.

 

[TJ]

The officiating was atrocious.

Hard to complain about the officials when they fouled out UTEP's best player with 8 min left.

We almost lost because we allowed 13 offensive rebounds, couldn't adjust to Floyd's 9000 defensive packages, and couldn't hit free throws.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Rebounding definitely not what it was last year. Missing AG on that and him and Nick's athleticism in the open court. Not getting many easy looks.

 

[Lefty]

I don't think UCLA could of embarrassed themselves any more today. Thankfully Alford got an extension.

 

[overseascardfan]

I don't think UCLA could of embarrassed themselves any more today. Thankfully Alford got an extension.

UCLA has got some talent on their roster, they can't be overlooked. They always play hard against UA even though they struggle with out of conference schedule.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

The rebounding and defense are a notch below last year but I would make the case we are in MUCH better hands offensively and will be throughout the year.

We finally have a elite create of the dribble guy with size in Stanley and no PG drop off when TJ comes off floor. Stanley is the key. He and Okafor will both be freshmans on the All American team at end of year IMO.

 

[Russ Smith]

I don't think UCLA could of embarrassed themselves any more today. Thankfully Alford got an extension.

I don't think anybody is going to stop UK from getting the 9th title this year unless they have more injuries.

They're just loaded.

That was a ridiculous game though, talk about shell shocked.

I think Duke is the only team that has a chance only because they have a great big and they have a bunch of guys who can make 3's, but their depth isn't nearly what UK's is