Tommy Lloyd press conference after loss to Stanford 🎥

[WILD]

[Deb]

I'm a little tired of hearing "they just wanted it more"

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I'm a little tired of hearing "they just wanted it more"

Hungry Tom needs to want it more.

[arxpert]

Whenever someone else wants it more, that means we want it less. Logic?

I've long said this starts with Tommy and ends with Tommy.

Being cryptic about "don't assume anything" isn't going to light any fires under players who already know that this team can't do anything without them.

The best comment Tommy said was "Stanford could have hit 6 less 3's and still beat us by 2".

This serves as notice to anyone who even tries to say "Stanford had the shooting game of their lives" or acting like this was an outlier. We were outplayed, outhustled, overmatched all day in all phases of the game.

If someone wants to say we made a few hustle plays as things got dire, sure. Ok. We got a little casual steal off an inbound when Stanford got a little complacent, but their coach didn't stand for it and that team hustled their tails off to make sure that when we got within 12-15ish or so that they clapped right back at us and put that to bed before it became a 6pt lead with 5min left where you know you're most likely going to fold under the pressure. Hell FAU folded under the pressure and still won because Caleb Love needed to try a showtime dunk instead of an easy layup and then we even tried some alley oop's too and missed easy layups.

Bad Habit breed bad results. Of course you want the players to play true to themselves, but you also need to have a light switch that you can flip to harness some of that energy appropriately and maturely. Tommy is supposed to be that light switch and the guy who flips it.

The players are all acting like they are Paid and not concerned about the little things.

If Tommy says nothing is guaranteed then I want to see him back it up. I said bench Boswell vs Stanford for a reason. Now I don't think he can bench Boswell and get away with it. He's going to have to hope Bradley can come in and play within himself with more leash. It is risky, but I hope he will rise to the occasion.

And for anyone else who doesn't get it by now, this type of ish is how Tommy loses the locker room by the end of the season. It's going to be 3 years in a row if he isn't careful. These are pivotal moments and he needs to snatch control back now.

[KansasCityCats]

Nobody is obviously reading the lengthy posts because they're regurgitating prior thoughts but I have to wonder why you spend a significant amount of time obsessing over Lloyd's infrequent struggles.

Should we worry that you'll be parked in a car, sitting outside of his home someday?  It's kinda creepy.

[arxpert]

Nobody is obviously reading the lengthy posts because they're regurgitating prior thoughts but I have to wonder why you spend a significant amount of time obsessing over Lloyd's infrequent struggles.

Should we worry that you'll be parked in a car, sitting outside of his home someday?  It's kinda creepy.

Not sure why you are so worried about who reads what. You might be the one who spends too much time taking it personally.

[KansasCityCats]

Nah, I don't rant.  I just respond with reason.  If I had a personal vendetta, I wouldn't be following Arizona this closely. 

It's enjoyable to watch assu struggle but I wouldn't spend the time and energy on their message boards, despite the fact that it would be entertaining.

[arxpert]

Nah, I don't rant.  I just respond with reason.  If I had a personal vendetta, I wouldn't be following Arizona this closely. 

It's enjoyable to watch assu struggle but I wouldn't spend the time and energy on their message boards, despite the fact that it would be entertaining.

Flawed logic. ASU is not good enough at any noteworthy sports to be worth spending a minute contributing to a forum community.

[Keithjacksontucson]

Will Lloyd take the jump and change two of his starting guards , Bradley and Lewis for defense ? Might be a good move just to send a message

[KansasCityCats]

I could see Lewis at the starting spot if Lloyd send a a message but Bradley isn't ready to take significant minutes.