I had given up on Krivas. I found him to be the single most frustrating player I have seen at Arizona. However he has been playing so well that I have to give credit where credit is due. He looks like a completely different player and he really gives us a chance to be a great team. The way he is moving around on the court is pretty shocking. Goes to show what an injury can do to a young athlete who is 7'2". Credit to you Krivas, keep up the good work!
Last season's injury prevented him from working on his cardio but Krivas surprisingly seems to be agile.
Rounds did a wonderful job of keeping Mo in shape.
In addition to his improved offensive game, he has been a force on defense, which is ideal because our frontcourt isn't deep.
Not a fan of him offensively, but without him in the middle we'd have 3 losses. Our perimeter defense is so bad that Krivas has to defend his man and the opposing team's player that got into the lane after beating our perimeter player.
Krivas is currently averaging 7.7 boards per contest which is 7th best in the big12 conf.
Which is pretty impressive, considering everybody in the Top-15 averages more minutes than Krivas...except Awaka.
Quote from: TucsonTruckStop on December 01, 2025, 08:22:45 AMNot a fan of him offensively, but without him in the middle we'd have 3 losses. Our perimeter defense is so bad that Krivas has to defend his man and the opposing team's player that got into the lane after beating our perimeter player.
The Facts.
Tommy will never have a team that plays good perimeter defense though. It is not something he Coaches up. He would rather allow teams to put up 15 3's in the 1st half before adjusting and then watch us flounder out there only for the pump fakes or the passes inside to come where Krivas will be left hanging to dry picking up slide over blocking fouls.
Krivas is not a great offensive player. Dunks are sparse. Layups are not a given. He also isn't the best screener either.
Tommy is just banking on him never getting into foul trouble (and he will eventually regret that).
Defensively... well there is not much to say. He is a big kid. He is not doing too much nor too little. I would say he is par for the course. As long as the rest of the players can do their part, Krivas seems like he will do his.
Not sure he is learning how to be a PRO here though. Maybe he goes to the draft. Maybe Tommy thinks he won't test the waters. The NBA wants 7ft'ers who can shoot the ball. Tommy won't let him so it will be upto Mo.