Caleb Love is the PAC12 player of the week

[WILD]

https://twitter.com/ArizonaMBB/status/1744452504702865858

[AztecWildcat]

So happy he's an Arizona Wildcat!

[LeftCoastCats]

He's having his best season statistically in an already storied college career. Absolutely appreciate the time we get to see him play here.

[arxpert]

He got to come to a team that had no leadership in place. A team with no effective system. A team where he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, however he wants without recourse because there is nothing on the court that is better than him to the point to stop him.

If Love wanted a place to showcase, he picked the right school. I just hope everyone is ok with winning and losing depending on if Love has a good or bad game because no one else is stepping up and he is only 1 man.

[LeftCoastCats]

He got to come to a team that had no leadership in place. A team with no effective system. A team where he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, however he wants without recourse because there is nothing on the court that is better than him to the point to stop him.

If Love wanted a place to showcase, he picked the right school. I just hope everyone is ok with winning and losing depending on if Love has a good or bad game because no one else is stepping up and he is only 1 man.

Strangely enough he's playing within the system established by our coaches (leadership) and bought into by our players, where he's no longer doing whatever he wants.

UNC last year specifically is Caleb doing whatever he wanted.

His shot attempts are down, his percentages are up as are his assist and rebounding numbers - those last two indicate buy in.

Averaging close to 3 points more per game on almost 6 less minutes, which sees increased efficiency and statistical averages. Again, kinda indicative to system buy in.

[lsg_da_apache]

Glad he became a Cat, but I sometimes I think he takes too many threes when he mid-range game is so hot right now.

[KansasCityCats]

Yup. I was hesitant when I heard he was transferring because Love wasn't scared to shoot in UNC'a offense.

He has controlled his shot (unless he's searching for a heat check) and hustles on the boards.

Glad he's embracing the system.

[arxpert]

He got to come to a team that had no leadership in place. A team with no effective system. A team where he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, however he wants without recourse because there is nothing on the court that is better than him to the point to stop him.

If Love wanted a place to showcase, he picked the right school. I just hope everyone is ok with winning and losing depending on if Love has a good or bad game because no one else is stepping up and he is only 1 man.

Strangely enough he's playing within the system established by our coaches (leadership) and bought into by our players, where he's no longer doing whatever he wants.

UNC last year specifically is Caleb doing whatever he wanted.

His shot attempts are down, his percentages are up as are his assist and rebounding numbers - those last two indicate buy in.

Averaging close to 3 points more per game on almost 6 less minutes, which sees increased efficiency and statistical averages. Again, kinda indicative to system buy in.

You are confusing Love have a good stretch of games with what this really is.

Now don't get it twisted. I am all for him doing this. It beats watching the rest of the team run the 3pt line weave all day and hope that Ballo can catch a moonball lob without being hacked for 30% FT's, but I am a realist and I know that when the music stops it will be ugly. Just think no one would be surprised and be angry when the rest of the team doesn't help bail Love out of a bad game.

[arxpert]

Seems inevitable that Tommy will be using the Portal heavily again next season. I think Love and Keshad as spooked a lot of recruits - Bradley to a lesser extent at the moment. Hoping Bradley can continue to work his way into the 1st unit with team leader Caleb Love. They work much better together than Love and Boswell.

I'm also hoping that Tommy doesn't run Bradley, KJ, and Dylan out of town over playing time like he did Adama-Alpha Bal. They will surely get huge cash offers to leave.

Boswell isn't NBA ready and I don't think will be a 1st round pick if he tries to go so it could prove difficult to retain him on the payroll too with Phillips coming. Maybe that is why KC is pushing for him to leave for the pro's so hard. Maybe scared that Kansas will pay him to jump ship. KJ Lewis could be paid to jump to Houston. That would be rough.

I also have some mild concerns Tommy won't be able to retain Krivas, Henri, Boro, and Paulius as they will be getting plenty of offers, but Tommy does have some International prowess so maybe.

Hard to imagine Tommy letting any of his recruits play big minutes next season - Phillips, Bryant, nor Stephen. Maybe Bryant will get some minutes. He is Elite and fits in with the current roster composition if we are able to retain everyone that isn't graduating/due to move on.

Waiting to hear some excuses. I'm sure I will hear that Stephen needs 7 years before he is ready to supplant Henri.

If Tommy were smart he would make a last ditch effort to get Derik Queen a huge NIL deal to come to Arizona. I don't think he can flip Zoom Diallo anymore. Last I heard that was only a Verbal Commit to UW.

[Deb]