Game Thread: Round of 64: Arizona vs Weber State

[520GGATO]

Time: 11:10 am Tucson time
When: Friday
Channel: TNT

Weber State (Big Sky Conference): 19-11
Losses: byu, colorado st, utah st, utah valley, ucla, norther colorado, northern arizona, sacramento st, idaho st, montana, portland st
Good shooting team but has yet to face an elite or good defense.
They don't match up with AZ on offense or defense.

One game at a time. Let's not be the first.
Bear Down

 

[The Derski]

Jay Bilas says SDSU will beat us in the Sweet 16.

 

[The Derski]

I will say this. If we meet SDSU in the SoCal it would probably be the most intense game in the tournament in terms of fanbase/atmosphere. The only way it would be crazier is if we played UNM.

 

[520GGATO]

UNM wouldn't make it past the second round.

 

[The Derski]

Almost all these ESPN guys are shitting on Arizona. Never fails. Digger Phelps is now picking OSU over Arizona in the round of 32.

 

[520GGATO]

That's great actually. If anything, it gives Arizona more motivation. Let the "they'll lose to" predictions keep coming.

BTW, I know OKST won't be an easy out, but they have no one over 6'8. I guess they forgot about that. Also, OKST still has to play Gonzaga.

I'm just focused on Weber St for right now though and I'll a thousand bucks the players are too.

 

[The Derski]

Looking at their losses and they lost to NAU. If they lost to NAU then we should win by 25-30. I cant believe I have to wait 5 days till we play.

 

[520GGATO]

I'll end up missing the game. I have a 5 hour math class to go to, and if I miss one day I won't get credit. Sucks!

 

[520GGATO]

It's kind of funny though that Doug Gotlieb is the only expert that believes in Arizona every season. He was with them in that Elite 8 run with D.Will(so was Charles Barkley), last season, and this season. I still remember all the CBS analyst apologizing to Barkley after that "upset" against Dook. CLASSIC! I wish I could find that.

 

[The Derski]

I'll end up missing the game. I have a 5 hour math class to go to, and if I miss one day I won't get credit. Sucks!

5 hour math class? My god I would commit suicide. How can math be considered so important that is has to go on for 5 hours? Holy shit.

 

[The Derski]

That can't be at UofA. ^^

 

[520GGATO]

5 hour math class? My god I would commit suicide. How can math be considered so important that is has to go on for 5 hours? Holy shit.

I also have it this Tuesday. 9:00am-2:00pm.

 

[520GGATO]

That can't be at UofA. ^^

I could tell you........but then I would have to kill you.

 

[The Derski]

Bracket Voodoo: Prediction engine says Arizona's the pick - CBSSports.com

 

[gordontrue]

Adjusted for strength of opponent, Arizona gives up 86.9 points per 100 possessions. That's a great rate, No. 1 in the nation (the No. 1 per-possession defense team in the country has won the title in nine of the past 11 seasons).

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[520GGATO]

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Defense will always keep them in the game. If they can just hit 50% of their shots and 3/4 of the FTs they will get to the FF.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

IM SO FUCKIN PUMPED/NERVOUS.

Let's take this thing one game at a time....

 

[The Derski]

Vote for Wilbur!!

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[520GGATO]

I'm not doing any brackets this season. I feel like I'll be a jinx.

 

[dcZONAfan]

Defense will always keep them in the game. If they can just hit 50% of their shots and 3/4 of the FTs they will get to the FF.

if we do this we'll be cutting down the nets