Paulius Murauskas 6'8 2023 F has committed to Arizona!

[KansasCityCats]

I understand that Arizona is not able to land enough domestic prospects, but at the rate we are going, Arizona is going to be fully composed of international prospects VERY soon!
I just hope these prospects that Lloyd are bringing in are going to be able to contribute soon, because there is a lot of unproven commodities on this roster with little proven assets to count on.
#BearDown

Yup.  And in 2024, we gain (at least) two highly-ranked domestic players...and lose Ballo, Pelle and the other Tubelis.

This isn't an identity crisis, unless the players are unhappy with the locker room. 

It actually looks like the number of foreigners will go down from 8 to 6.

[arxpert]

Tommy still can't coach beyond 7 players so it is all irrelevant.

2023:
Boswell
Bradley
Pelle
Henri
Ballo

Lewis
Paulius
Dylan
Krivas
Borovician

2024:
Boswell
Bradley
Phillips
Bryant
Dylan

KJ Lewis
Paulius
Henri
Krivas
Borovician

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

However - Let's make 1 thing abundantly clear right now - This assembly of talent has Zero excuses. This is a team that should win the Pac12 and Pac12 Tournament. Yes, even over The U$C Ignite Millionaires Club.

[lynxaz]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

[arxpert]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

Was Pelle better as a starter or 6th man last year?

Hint - It's not a trick question.

[mvpreed2]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

For starters, I am not 100% sure where PL is better at; off the bench, or as a starter.
The problem you are going to have as I type this is that there is no one that is going to be able to man that 3 spot in the starting lineup.
PL is the best option, and it isn't even close.

G - JB
G - KB
F -
F -
C - OM

I am not going to assume AT is coming back.
If he does, he mans one of those F spots.
As for the other one, FB is the only other option on the roster right now.
If Johnson does commit, I believe he is going to be that F that AT is leaving vacated.
You still need someone for that other spot and FB is not it at this point.
#BearDown

[lynxaz]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

Was Pelle better as a starter or 6th man last year?

Hint - It's not a trick question.

Do you actually have any say in the roster of UA or are you just an arm chair coach who pretends you have a say in the roster?
Hint it's not a trick question.

[arxpert]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

For starters, I am not 100% sure where PL is better at; off the bench, or as a starter.
The problem you are going to have as I type this is that there is no one that is going to be able to man that 3 spot in the starting lineup.
PL is the best option, and it isn't even close.

G - JB
G - KB
F -
F -
C - OM

I am not going to assume AT is coming back.
If he does, he mans one of those F spots.
As for the other one, FB is the only other option on the roster right now.
If Johnson does commit, I believe he is going to be that F that AT is leaving vacated.
You still need someone for that other spot and FB is not it at this point.
#BearDown

Keshad will start SF over Pelle. We have no backup Guards. So unless KJ Lewis outplays someone to a major extent, Pelle is needed on the 2nd Unit. Remember, we have extreme size that has to be utilized as Tommy doesn't have much more in his playbook besides moonball lobs. But I am hoping Boswell and Bradley defy Tommy and force him to add Pick and Roll, Pick and Pop with our Bigs.

[KansasCityCats]

Our playbook has scored more points than any other D-1 program over the past two seasons, which is a nice change of pace from the last staff, who couldn't break a zone.

Pelle was an efficient scorer. Despite shooting a lot of jumpers, he hit 47% from the field. His minutes determine his success, not whether he starts on the bench.

[arxpert]

Our playbook has scored more points than any other D-1 program over the past two seasons, which is a nice change of pace from the last staff, who couldn't break a zone.

Pelle was an efficient scorer. Despite shooting a lot of jumpers, he hit 47% from the field. His minutes determine his success, not whether he starts on the bench.

Pelle was efficient when cutting to the rim and finishing. Once he came off the bench he also was able to have better games going "3-5" from the field. That never meshed with Kerr or Ramey. Boswell/Bradley? Maybe they will function better with Pelle. Kerr's assists were largely a function of the moonballs.

Pelle's success last year had everything to do with coming off the bench. Pelle's strengths are better utilized when Tommy can see where and how we need to deploy him. Not just giving him a default matchup as a starter. I am seriously hoping with Kerr gone, Pelle stops flopping. We need him to be a stout defender. Pelle, Keshad and Ballo would be formidable in stretches when we need to shut down runs.

[mvpreed2]

I might be missing someone typing off the top of my head, but I don't see where Tommy is going with this roster at all. And don't go Captain Insano - these are not the starting lineups I would use. Pelle will ALWAYS be a 6th man at 25-30mpg to me coming in off the bench to lead the 2nd unit.

Good thing you wouldn't use them coaching from your couch.

For starters, I am not 100% sure where PL is better at; off the bench, or as a starter.
The problem you are going to have as I type this is that there is no one that is going to be able to man that 3 spot in the starting lineup.
PL is the best option, and it isn't even close.

G - JB
G - KB
F -
F -
C - OM

I am not going to assume AT is coming back.
If he does, he mans one of those F spots.
As for the other one, FB is the only other option on the roster right now.
If Johnson does commit, I believe he is going to be that F that AT is leaving vacated.
You still need someone for that other spot and FB is not it at this point.
#BearDown

Keshad will start SF over Pelle. We have no backup Guards. So unless KJ Lewis outplays someone to a major extent, Pelle is needed on the 2nd Unit. Remember, we have extreme size that has to be utilized as Tommy doesn't have much more in his playbook besides moonball lobs. But I am hoping Boswell and Bradley defy Tommy and force him to add Pick and Roll, Pick and Pop with our Bigs.

Alright, let's play this out Coach Pert.
You plug in KJ at SF, and you leave PL off the bench?
That's fine, but now we have to figure out what we are going to do about the other F spot.

AT is gone, or are you hoping he comes back?
Because right now, we have a glaring hole at F and no one on this roster (in my opinion) is good enough to fill it.
We also have no Gs coming off the bench, one coming in, and we aren't hitting on any other prospects right now.
You are the head coach though, so how do you want us to play this?
#BearDown