PacHoops: #valentinesdaymassacre preview

[allbuffs]

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@PacHoopsAB

Dear Buffalo Nation,

I’m on my way.

I’m flying to Denver International Airport in my red shirt and when I land I’ll look deep into that crazy
blue horse’s red eyes and it will know exactly what’s up. Because this is the week you host a Top-10
team. And I expect a Top-10 treatment: That Keg had better be black as night so that everyone knows
exactly where the Wildcats are. Because I know exactly where they’ll be.

They will be so locked into the chests of Ski and The Mayor that those two will think they wore the
wrong jersey. You think Nick Johnson is about to let someone go Crabbe on him again? No and I just
called Kenny Boynton about it and he vomited. Puked. Probably has something to do with his 2-10, 3
turnover night in Tucson.

They’ll be coming at Josh Scott with so many big bodies he’ll forget he’s ambidextrous and defer to the
three-named kid who will also get chewed up and spit out just in time for Roberson to rebound it. He
does that well.

And they’ll go right at Sabatino. He is not scary. We could watch video of him banking his fifth
career three-pointer that no one wanted to let count but all we’d really focus on is that pristine hair.
Unflappable, glorious locks.

This is the program you asked for and this is the game that you wanted. And now you’ve got it. But do
you really know what you got? This is a program that doesn’t play for invitations or eleven seeds or first
weekends. Wildcats play for one game on a Monday night in a football stadium to hang some cloth in a
gym that we call McKale. This is Arizona.

So we’ve indeed got our Saint Valentine’s treat: A trip to Boulder and a whole lot of fun and the Buffs
chance to make a mark on this conference and this budding rivalry. A Top-10 moment (and believe you
me, I too wished this was a Top-3 team you were facing). I’ll see you there because it sure beats dealing
with the fallout of the girl you’re doing nothing for who you mistakenly took on date two on 2/7 (rookie
move). Get your popcorn ready…

I’m on my way.

Adam

PS. Seriously, I will see you guys there and I’m really looking forward to meeting you. Not entirely sure
where I’ll be pre-game but post-game, let’s do Boulder.

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

I. Cannot. Wait. for this game.

 

[absinthe]

Decent week-in-review from Adam as well:

http://pachoops.com/2013/02/week-6-pac-12-hoops-review/

 

[CVilleBuff]

You don't play for invitations...sure could have confused me last year while we were advancing through the Dance, you were losing at home to Bucknell in the NIT :thumbsup:

 

[Scotch]

You don't play for invitations...sure could have confused me last year while we were advancing through the Dance, you were losing at home to Bucknell in the NIT :thumbsup:

BOOM!!!!

In case you didn't know Adam, that demon horse has killed before. Just an FYI. :thumbsup:

 

[pachoops]

You don't play for invitations...sure could have confused me last year while we were advancing through the Dance, you were losing at home to Bucknell in the NIT :thumbsup:

Advancing through the dance? I'll gladly wear the NIT hiccup, bravo on the rent-a-Carlon, but that was an MWC win and B12 blowout. I'm not buying "advancing." But participating is always fun.

 

[buff4bcs1985]

You don't play for invitations...sure could have confused me last year while we were advancing through the Dance, you were losing at home to Bucknell in the NIT :thumbsup:

Oh **** hahahahaha

 

[Goose]

Advancing through the dance? I'll gladly wear the NIT hiccup, bravo on the rent-a-Carlon, but that was an MWC win and B12 blowout. I'm not buying "advancing." But participating is always fun.

A for effort, but not sure I'd throw the Rent-A-Carlon stone there with your PG position...

 

[CVilleBuff]

Advancing through the dance? I'll gladly wear the NIT hiccup, bravo on the rent-a-Carlon, but that was an MWC win and B12 blowout. I'm not buying "advancing." But participating is always fun.

We were there. You weren't. Wipe away those Bucknell tears and deal with it.

Wouldn't knock the MWC much either, considering your lucky 1 point win over SDSU this year and ass kicking loss to them last year.

And FWIW, you're ripe for the picking in the Dance again this year. Everyone senses the weakness emitting from Sean Miller.

 

[pachoops]

He's not even a rental. Carlon at least had a lease agreement. Lyons is practically an hourly motel.

 

[pachoops]

We were there. You weren't. Wipe away those Bucknell tears and deal with it.

Wouldn't knock the MWC much either, considering your lucky 1 point win over SDSU this year.

And FWIW, you're ripe for the picking in the Dance again this year. Everyone senses the weakness emitting from Sean Miller.

The Sean Miller that's been to one fewer Sweet 16 in eight full seasons as a head coach than Colorado's entire basketball existence?

 

[CVilleBuff]

The Sean Miller that's been to one fewer Sweet 16 in eight full seasons as a head coach than Colorado's entire basketball existence?

You count Xavier as part of your success, that's cute. I'm talking about the Sean Miller that has been to the Dance 1/3 times in Tucson and can barely protect your home court under him these days. Nice work against Cal.

 

[Goose]

 

[Goose]

And dammit, where's Air-Zona?!? He's good people too. He should be posting here right now.

 

[pachoops]

You count Xavier as part of your success, that's cute. I'm talking about the Sean Miller that has been to the Dance 1/3 times in Tucson and can barely protect your home court under him these days. Nice work against Cal.

See I have to disagree with you there. I really think it was bad work against Cal.

 

[CVilleBuff]

See I have to disagree with you there. I really think it was bad work against Cal.

At least you woke up in the final couple minutes against Stanford.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Pachoops,

There's this scene in the book The Stand, in which the Walking Dude's Bride sees his evil junk for the first time. She screams, and goes within herself, in shock, and never speaks again--a mindless incubator for the demon creature that grows inside her.

When you look deeply into the demon horse's crazy eyes, you'll almost certainly get the "top ten" treatment you desire. Careful what you ask for.

 

[Darth Snow]

pachoops comes with some solid program history smack, but fails to avoid the quicksand of zona's recent history in a sad but entertaining demise.

 

[pachoops]

pachoops comes with some solid program history smack, but fails to avoid the quicksand of zona's recent history in a sad but entertaining demise.

Oh come on now. I had to promise myself not to use the Lute/Russ/KO/Miller tale as a lead-in anymore. Do you know how exciting it was to go to the Elite Eight in 2011? Well...I guess that's an unfair question but take it from me...awesome!

 

[Uncle Ken]

Oh come on now. I had to promise myself not to use the Lute/Russ/KO/Miller tale as a lead-in anymore. Do you know how exciting it was to go to the Elite Eight in 2011? Well...I guess that's an unfair question but take it from me...awesome!

It's as if the speed of reality has outpaced the reverberations of smack, echoing from a distant, pre-NIT era.

 

[pachoops]

It's as if the speed of reality has outpaced the reverberations of smack, echoing from a distant, pre-NIT era.

Wait, enlighten me on "reality" here...

 

[Uncle Ken]

Wait, enlighten me on "reality" here...

I dunno, it just seems like it's been a long time since Arizona was a number one ranked seed that inevitably collapsed in the first or second round of the NCAA. Those were days!

 

[Darth Snow]

Wait, enlighten me on "reality" here...

Reality is hard to understand when I start to say "scoreboard" only to wake up 15 hours later wearing nothing but tattered jean shorts in the center of what looks like was the path of a large tornado and/or battle surrounded by empty bottles of booze and "00.1" carved into the ground and highlighted with what appears to be the blood of innocents.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Reality is hard to understand when I start to say "scoreboard" only to wake up 15 hours later wearing nothing but tattered jean shorts in the center of what looks like was the path of a large tornado and/or battle surrounded by empty bottles of booze and "00.1" carved into the ground and highlighted with what appears to be the blood of innocents.

There are no innocents in this story...

 

[Darth Snow]

There are no innocents in this story...

well, we will never know for sure, as no one was around to do any talking. I did find the remains of a "pac 12 officials" patch last time this happened. That's the only clue I can come up with.

 

[Scotch]

Wait, enlighten me on "reality" here...

The reality is our team has won a Pac-12 Tourney title AND been to THE Dance more recently than yours has. :thumbsup:

 

[pachoops]

Reality is I'm grossly confounded by what Darth and Orr are talking about, but I have an idea...

 

[Buffnik]

I dunno, it just seems like it's been a long time since Arizona was a number one ranked seed that inevitably collapsed in the first or second round of the NCAA. Those were days!

Those were the days. If Lute had an elite team, you could win your bracket by predicting that they'd flame out. If Lute had only a decent team, you could win your bracket by predicting that they'd go on a run. It was like clockwork. Lute was awesome, but the weird thing about his resume is that the title and the Final Fours are in the wrong years.

Enough about ancient history, though. Buffs are kings of the Pac-12 mountain now. We may as well be talking about those Gail Goodrich UCLA squads.

 

[Gold]

Oh come on now. I had to promise myself not to use the Lute/Russ/KO/Miller tale as a lead-in anymore. Do you know how exciting it was to go to the Elite Eight in 2011? Well...I guess that's an unfair question but take it from me...awesome!

What's awesome-r is our 2012 Pac 12 championship banner. Look for it when you get there. You might not recognize it because Arizona isn't familiar with winning a Pac 12 championship, so here's a picture of it.

 

[OUBuff]

The Sean Miller that's been to one fewer Sweet 16 in eight full seasons as a head coach than Colorado's entire basketball existence?

...and exactly what laundry do you get to hang up in the rafters for a S16 cup of tea...? "cloth" diapers?