Arizona Vs Utah 🏀 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 2/8/24 6pm PAC12N

[lynxaz]

Tommy ought to be ashamed of himself. Allowing Utaw to just do whatever they wanted to get back into it. The easiest 3pt shots you can get in a competitive game of basketball. There is no game that is assumed for us the way Tommy has us playing. It is all offense vs offense now. This means any team can beat us. Not that much skill is required considering our Rank.

If this game didn't prove Boswell needs to be benched going forward then I don't know what to say. I am going to lose my mind if I have to watch him walk the damn ball up the court again. Talk crap all you want on me, act like he is your Golden Calf and his 16pts was the reason you go on in life, but don't tell me we are "Run And Gun" "Up Tempo" Anything when Boswell is in the game. That kid plays at his own speed with his that of a Slug. Who the hell does he think he is? He is not Chris Paul. He doesn't have any spots to get to. The amount of times he almost got a 10 second being casual was maddening. Even his own teammates had to clap to get him to realize how slow he is.

The only reason there is any disparity in stats between Boswell and Bradley is the Minutes and the Rotation. Flip the roles and you will see a flip in the stats. There is not 1 PG on this roster, but 1 guy brings the energy, the other guy saps the energy. For the slow ones here, Bradley brings the energy.

We are a team that is 100% reliant on a chucker. Love is the PG now. Pelle and KJ better get their hardhats and lunch pails because they are going to be needed big time if we want to have any success this season.

My hat goes off to Ballo tonight. That dude was a Dude tonight. Probably his best game since the Maui Jim. I have never seen him play well vs another kid from Mali - in fact he is habitually dominated by any kid from his Country, but he found a way to stay in the game, with 4 Fouls, and not get forced to the FT Line in the process.

Way to survive a game Tommy. Now onto what appears to be a fuller strength Colorado team. The Tadpole is waiting and I say Boyle him and his army alive.

ONWARD AND UP

BEARDOWN.

Aren't you ever happy with a win. Road games are tough and not guaranteed. This was Utahs first loss at home in a long time. If you didn't think Utah would play better in the 2nd half your delusional. They hit a couple big shots to start the 2nd half and the crowd did the rest. Your take is way off-base and it shows that you predicted AZ to lose this game.

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Aside from a couple of missed FTs that we can usually count on him to make, Pelle finally did have his signature @Utah performance.

On a different note, at what point in the season are we going to start running "last shot" plays that aren't idiotic as hell? It's getting really old.

[arxpert]

Tommy ought to be ashamed of himself. Allowing Utaw to just do whatever they wanted to get back into it. The easiest 3pt shots you can get in a competitive game of basketball. There is no game that is assumed for us the way Tommy has us playing. It is all offense vs offense now. This means any team can beat us. Not that much skill is required considering our Rank.

If this game didn't prove Boswell needs to be benched going forward then I don't know what to say. I am going to lose my mind if I have to watch him walk the damn ball up the court again. Talk crap all you want on me, act like he is your Golden Calf and his 16pts was the reason you go on in life, but don't tell me we are "Run And Gun" "Up Tempo" Anything when Boswell is in the game. That kid plays at his own speed with his that of a Slug. Who the hell does he think he is? He is not Chris Paul. He doesn't have any spots to get to. The amount of times he almost got a 10 second being casual was maddening. Even his own teammates had to clap to get him to realize how slow he is.

The only reason there is any disparity in stats between Boswell and Bradley is the Minutes and the Rotation. Flip the roles and you will see a flip in the stats. There is not 1 PG on this roster, but 1 guy brings the energy, the other guy saps the energy. For the slow ones here, Bradley brings the energy.

We are a team that is 100% reliant on a chucker. Love is the PG now. Pelle and KJ better get their hardhats and lunch pails because they are going to be needed big time if we want to have any success this season.

My hat goes off to Ballo tonight. That dude was a Dude tonight. Probably his best game since the Maui Jim. I have never seen him play well vs another kid from Mali - in fact he is habitually dominated by any kid from his Country, but he found a way to stay in the game, with 4 Fouls, and not get forced to the FT Line in the process.

Way to survive a game Tommy. Now onto what appears to be a fuller strength Colorado team. The Tadpole is waiting and I say Boyle him and his army alive.

ONWARD AND UP

BEARDOWN.

Aren't you ever happy with a win. Road games are tough and not guaranteed. This was Utahs first loss at home in a long time. If you didn't think Utah would play better in the 2nd half your delusional. They hit a couple big shots to start the 2nd half and the crowd did the rest. Your take is way off-base and it shows that you predicted AZ to lose this game.

My write up was me being happy about the win.

I think you are acting as if you are new to this here. Utaw was accurately predicted by me to be a tough game. However, the way it shook out, we had full control. Tommy let it slip away with is USUAL piss poor 3pt defense. It all came in the 2nd half. That is unacceptable behavior. Also allowing Boswell to be on that court for the minutes he was is criminal. It shows a lack of coaching ability. We have a bench. Tommy decided we are a 7.5 player team. Just like he decided we were a 6.5 player team last year and before that a 6 player team.

I do not respect that. He has held Boro hostage for years. The "3pt Shooting Champion of our team" apparently. He did nothing to develop Paulius into any sort of role. I understand Henri let Tommy down, but now I am starting to believe Dylan has refused to play for Tommy and forced a Redshirt because Tommy would have known Henri was not coming back and in-turn he would have wanted Dylan to take those minutes as he completely abandoned teaching Krivas how to play basketball in this system. I am at the point where I do not see a path for Krivas to make an impact anymore. We do not have a PG and he would only work best with a true PG.

We have a barrage of SGs and we will have to live with the results.

[arxpert]

Aside from a couple of missed FTs that we can usually count on him to make, Pelle finally did have his signature @Utah performance.

On a different note, at what point in the season are we going to start running "last shot" plays that aren't idiotic as hell? It's getting really old.

Tommy doesn't know how to draw up a GW play. He barely could design a 1-3-1 Lutey Ball zone beater. Baby steps. Tommy is an infant in this game. His 20 years of sucking farts from Mark Few standing up in front of him on the sideline does not equate to the responsibility of drawing up plays in the clutch.

[KansasCityCats]

The Cats were resilient. Despite playing a true road game against a team who is desperate for a tournament resume-builder, Arizona made big shots.

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Aside from a couple of missed FTs that we can usually count on him to make, Pelle finally did have his signature @Utah performance.

On a different note, at what point in the season are we going to start running "last shot" plays that aren't idiotic as hell? It's getting really old.

Tommy doesn't know how to draw up a GW play. He barely could design a 1-3-1 Lutey Ball zone beater. Baby steps. Tommy is an infant in this game. His 20 years of sucking farts from Mark Few standing up in front of him on the sideline does not equate to the responsibility of drawing up plays in the clutch.

Even your favorite, a telegraphed moon ball to Ballo, would be a welcome sight compared to some of these low percentage prayers we settle for.

[KansasCityCats]

With a minimal amount of time remaining, Lloyd is capable of designing a game winning attempt.

In last night, game, we had significant time on the clock and the goal was to ensure that a) a senior had the ball in his hands, and b) Utah didn't get an opportunity to take the last shot.

It worked because we won the game.

[arxpert]

The Cats were resilient. Despite playing a true road game against a team who is desperate for a tournament resume-builder, Arizona made big shots.

If only Tommy knew how to draw up a play in the final moments.

[Deb]

Arizona is a #1 seed in the latest bracketology.

Amazing that a coach who can't draw up a final play can just luck into a #1 seed. Just amazing!

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I will give Hungry Tom some credit. He's not as bad at drawing up a final shot as Adia. It's pretty close, though, and that's concerning.

If you read this, Tom, slide into my DMs. I have a care package of GW plays for ya pal. BTFD.