Arizona?
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All of the above. Arizona has some talent for sure and played to it. Michigan is still trying to figure out if they can shoot. I warned against overreliance on freshman shooters and it's been a struggle so far. Dickinson also looked a step slow all night as well.
Arizona has looked really good. Up to last night, I was a little unsure of what it meant due to the level of competition. After last night, I’m convinced they’re legit
From what I've seen, I'd say it's both (Michigan is still figuring things out/ Arizona is solid). Arizona has a lot of really strong pieces and are very versatile. They're really long, have 5-6 guys that can bring the ball up the floor and push it in transition. Having an elite shot blocker in Christian Koloko turn into arguably a top 10 center in the nation allows the guards and wings to be more aggressive with him manning the paint.
That being said, there's a couple big holes they'll need to minimize if they want to go far. There really isn't a true PG. Kerr Kriisa is more of a combo guard who can shoot than a true playmaker. When Wichita St picked up the full court pressure, Arizona struggled and the offense turned sloppy. Right now they're relying on size and athleticism on offense. They haven't really shined in the half court and I'm very curious to see how they respond to a team like UCLA who will do everything they can to make them play ugly. They have three guys in Koloko, Mathurin and Tubelis who would probably start on 99.9 teams in the country but nobody knows who the alpha is who gets the ball in crunch time which is never good. Love what I'm seeing so far but not confident enough to start getting cocky.
That being said, there's a couple big holes they'll need to minimize if they want to go far. There really isn't a true PG. Kerr Kriisa is more of a combo guard who can shoot than a true playmaker. When Wichita St picked up the full court pressure, Arizona struggled and the offense turned sloppy. Right now they're relying on size and athleticism on offense. They haven't really shined in the half court and I'm very curious to see how they respond to a team like UCLA who will do everything they can to make them play ugly. They have three guys in Koloko, Mathurin and Tubelis who would probably start on 99.9 teams in the country but nobody knows who the alpha is who gets the ball in crunch time which is never good. Love what I'm seeing so far but not confident enough to start getting cocky.
Yeah he was Mark Few's #2 for a long time. Majority of players are Sean Miller's guys. Pelle Larson was on Utah last year and is supposed to be a big contributor but is rusty from a foot injury. The rest of the transfers are more role players but have looked decent. Feel like it's been kind of like the Mark Jackson to Steve Kerr transition in terms of coaching styles. Player's still have the Miller focused fundaments on defense but are thriving on offense with Lloyd's uptempo system which is a lot more up and down than under Miller who really only cared about defense.
AZ vs Illinois probably one of the best games in your program's history when y'all won an epic E8 game.
