https://twitter.com/ArizonaMBB/status/1689059719632326656
The Arizona Vs Israel Select game will be live streamed at the YouTube link above.
https://app.arizonawildcats.com/SummerTour
https://twitter.com/BrucePascoe/status/1690380842332311552
Live stream link for Arizona vs Israel Select
https://twitter.com/Zona_Briggs/status/1691048962843656193
It looks like Ryan Turell is playing for the Israel Select team. He is the NBA G-League player that that was also featured on Gabe York's recent documentary. The kid can shoot...
My postgame thoughts on Arizona's contributors:
Borovicanin is REALLY talented. He pulls down tough rebounds, finds the open man and knocks down shots.
Murauskas is deadly on offense. He can do everything ...and played nice interior defense as well. Most impressive player to me (alongside Borovicanin).
Keshod is a guaranteed 2 points when he's in the paint. Physically tough on defense. He's taking over Kerr's role of "agitator" on the team.
Dylan struggled at the start. His shot looks good but he's still somewhat indecisive with the ball in his hands. Made some nice plays as the first half progressed.
Boswell, Pelle and Ballo are solid veterans. They didn't play much, as the newcomers got a majority of the minutes.
Bradley handles the ball well and is a strong defender but needs to work on his shot.
It was hard to evaluate Love. He's ridiculously talented but needs to take smart shots.
Conrad needs some time to grow (both physically and mentally). Great skillset; he could easily be our future PG in a couple years.
Krivas is unbelievably agile for his size. He'll contribute immediately. Smooth stroke too.
Quote from: KansasCityCats on August 14, 2023, 10:36:02 AMMy postgame thoughts on Arizona's contributors:
Borovicanin is REALLY talented. He pulls down tough rebounds, finds the open man and knocks down shots.
Murauskas is deadly on offense. He can do everything ...and played nice interior defense as well. Most impressive player to me (alongside Borovicanin).
Keshod is a guaranteed 2 points when he's in the paint. Physically tough on defense. He's taking over Kerr's role of "agitator" on the team.
Dylan struggled at the start. His shot looks good but he's still somewhat indecisive with the ball in his hands. Made some nice plays as the first half progressed.
Boswell, Pelle and Ballo are solid veterans. They didn't play much, as the newcomers got a majority of the minutes.
Bradley handles the ball well and is a strong defender but needs to work on his shot.
It was hard to evaluate Love. He's ridiculously talented but needs to take smart shots.
Conrad needs some time to grow (both physically and mentally). Great skillset; he could easily be our future PG in a couple years.
Krivas is unbelievably agile for his size. He'll contribute immediately. Smooth stroke too.
Would have liked to have seen how we faired against a NBA player like Deni Avdija and vice versa.
Quote from: arxpert on August 14, 2023, 01:00:27 PMQuote from: KansasCityCats on August 14, 2023, 10:36:02 AMMy postgame thoughts on Arizona's contributors:
Borovicanin is REALLY talented. He pulls down tough rebounds, finds the open man and knocks down shots.
Murauskas is deadly on offense. He can do everything ...and played nice interior defense as well. Most impressive player to me (alongside Borovicanin).
Keshod is a guaranteed 2 points when he's in the paint. Physically tough on defense. He's taking over Kerr's role of "agitator" on the team.
Dylan struggled at the start. His shot looks good but he's still somewhat indecisive with the ball in his hands. Made some nice plays as the first half progressed.
Boswell, Pelle and Ballo are solid veterans. They didn't play much, as the newcomers got a majority of the minutes.
Bradley handles the ball well and is a strong defender but needs to work on his shot.
It was hard to evaluate Love. He's ridiculously talented but needs to take smart shots.
Conrad needs some time to grow (both physically and mentally). Great skillset; he could easily be our future PG in a couple years.
Krivas is unbelievably agile for his size. He'll contribute immediately. Smooth stroke too.
Would have liked to have seen how we faired against a NBA player like Deni Avdija and vice versa.
Your write up on Paulius seems to agree with how I evaluated Zoo Tube coming in. I just hope Tommy doesn't hinder him the way he did Zoo.
After watching this, I wonder if more people will listen to me when I say that Ballo can share the court with a 2nd Big and even if you hate the term PF, that's the reality of what Ballo truly is.
My hopes -
Ballo can shoot 70% from the line
Tommy will play 2 "bigs" in spurts
Keshad and Paulius to see time on the court together
Bradley finishing at the rim
Pelle and Love both 6th man role, Defense / Offense substitutions. They shouldn't play together imho.
Boswell doesn't get bumped out of the starting "G" role. He isn't a real PG. He is more like a SG, but too small for pure SG (small being relative because BAM BAM is huge). Hoping to see at least 7 assists per game from Bam Bam and some big shot making.
I agree with everything said above, although I feel MUCH more confident in Keshod playing PF, now that I've seen a game under Lloyd (despite the fact that the roster was configured for an exhibition). He plays much bigger than 6'7".
Love and Larsson can play together, but it depends on their matchups. The two could provide huge scoring spurts but could also throw up quick threes and allow opponents to get back into games.
It'll be interesting to see how the rotation pans out because our roster is extremely deep with a diversity of skillsets. I bet the "regulars" aren't the same in both November and March...
Some pretty good analysis in this thread so far...
At times it was pretty sloppy but that's to be expected, mostly I saw a bunch of positives and potential with this roster.
Coach em' up t. lloyd!
Quote from: KansasCityCats on August 14, 2023, 01:55:05 PMI agree with everything said above, although I feel MUCH more confident in Keshod playing PF, now that I've seen a game under Lloyd (despite the fact that the roster was configured for an exhibition). He plays much bigger than 6'7".
Love and Larsson can play together, but it depends on their matchups. The two could provide huge scoring spurts but could also throw up quick threes and allow opponents to get back into games.
It'll be interesting to see how the rotation pans out because our roster is extremely deep with a diversity of skillsets. I bet the "regulars" aren't the same in both November and March...
Another hope I have is that Tommy will play 10 players deep for most of the season. Not forcefully go to 7-8 players. There's no way this roster shouldn't be utilized to the fullest extent that the depth can take it. I really do not want to see moonball lobs to Ballo as the default option. There are at least 4 guards on this roster that can make a play and not solely have to jack up a 3pt shoot.
Stretch 4 is a thing. Tommy should allow it.
Keshod might look good in exhibition, but let's just wait until we play our first real opponent. Not the opponents we will win 103-60, but the Maui Jim Tournament type opponents. He very well could be this team's "Draymond Green", but I'm not going to anoint him yet.
Vessaar seems lost in the fold at the moment. I want to see him out there too. Dylan Anderson may have hands of stone/frying pan hands, but if he's not going to get a chance to play I don't know why he feels a need to stick around so I am hoping to see Dylan out there too developing a step out "Tim Duncan Range" shot.
Dylan has already made huge strides over the past year. His body and shooting has improved but he still needs to finish with confidence around the rim. He'll be patient and hang around because he'll be the focal point of the frontcourt as an upperclassman.
Moonball lobs are ok if you have a mismatch down low but it shouldn't be your first look.
Keshod and most of our bigs are not ideal stretch 4's. We have a plethora of dangerous shooters and I agree that playing 10 deep will make us more versatile. If only 7 guys step up and consistently play well, then you give a bulk of the minutes to the best players available...but I think the bench will be used often this season (especially if Veesaar comes back healthy).