Game Thread: PAC 12 Championship Game

[520GGATO]

getting chilly in here.

Been like that for the past couple of games. We're all too busy watching championship style basketball.

 

[Vitamike]

Hey all!

We gots a barn burner going on here!!

 

[GumbySquad]

AG with a career high 5 assists already. with 3+ minutes to go in the first half, with only 1 turnover.

also has 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Gordon came to play.

 

[Vitamike]

Really ESPN? I was pretty sure Zona won that game...

 

[Vitamike]

Somethings wrong with that rim!

That's two ball that have been lodged.

 

[Vitamike]

Oh man he walked out of bounds with the ball!

 

[Monte Carlo Wildcat]

Great game! Both teams leaving everything out on the floor. Love it.

 

[Vitamike]

That looked like it was all ball!

 

[Vitamike]

I was worried with the Bruins offense since the game ended so late last night.

No problems yet!

 

[Vitamike]

What a half!!

 

[Monte Carlo Wildcat]

Both teams will be dangerous come tourney time. Both are peaking at the right time.

 

[GumbySquad]

You gotta love ESPN, this is the best matchup of the day, the biggest rivalry game being played today, but because it's on a rival network?... they don't even have the score up on their ticker.

The talking heads, who post 500 tweets a minute this time of year have not mentioned the game once. I get that Fox is a competing network, but it's not like an actor from CBS tweeting about a good show on NBC... this is about sports, it's supposed to be unbiased reporting. Sickens me that because they are not broadcasting it, they chose to completely ignore that the game is taking place.

 

[Monte Carlo Wildcat]

Las Vegas is the new Tucson.

So if Tempe is mckale north, what do we call Vegas? Hmmmmmm

 

[Vitamike]

This could be the tale of two halves.

One offensive, and one defensive...

 

[Vitamike]

Tie game!

 

[GumbySquad]

This could be the tale of two halves.

One offensive, and one defensive...

It could be... but the way that the Bruins are hitting contested shots today, I don't see them slowing down much.

Arizona is one of (if not the best) defenses in the country, but IMO UCLA is the best offense in the country, so this was to be expected. The UofA defense vs UCLA offense is a push... it will come down to whether or not the Bruins can stop the Cats, that's how I see the game being decided. If UCLA can get enough stops.

 

[Vitamike]

Cats at the line with a chance to take their *first lead of the game!

And their it is...

49-48 Cats!

*I guess the Cats had a 3-2 lead or something like that early in the game...

 

[nogicat]

oh gordon and his FTS

 

[Vitamike]

It could be... but the way that the Bruins are hitting contested shots today, I don't see them slowing down much.

Arizona is one of (if not the best) defenses in the country, but IMO UCLA is the best offense in the country, so this was to be expected. The UofA defense vs UCLA offense is a push... it will come down to whether or not the Bruins can stop the Cats, that's how I see the game being decided. If UCLA can get enough stops.

The Bruins bench is struggling against the UofA defense.

This could be the difference as well...

 

[GumbySquad]

oh gordon and his FTS

Yeah, it's kind of funny because he is the best defensive and rebounding freshmen in recent memory, maybe even ever... and if he wasn't so damn good at those two aspects, along with being able to handle the ball and find the open man? He wouldn't see a minute of court time becuase he is such a liability from the FT line.


I've taught 100s of kids how to shoot FTs over the years and I've said this about Gordon from day1; His form is not the issue, he has nice form, and a good rhythm on his release... it's all in his head.