Arizona vs Duke

[Duckjake]

What is with the officiating this year? It's a friggin' HACK fest. It's like watching an 8u YMCA game. Push, Shove, Slap, Grab...

Come on zebras call the fouls early so the guys can play basketball instead of doing an imitation of WWE Smackdown.

 

[desertdawg]

That's awesome Coach Olson is at the game. Come on Az!

 

[Jersey Girl]

AWESOME!!!!! Peace out, Duke!

 

[desertdawg]

That was nice bouncing the 1 seed!

 

[Chaplin]

HELL YEAH!!

Duke certainly was vulnerable, I called it!

BEAR DOWN!!!!!!!!!!

 

[carey]

I've never seen Duke look so rattled. Amazing. D. Williams was a beast, maybe the best I have seen him. Momo when he has it going is an entirely different player too.

 

[Renz]

Two years ago the Andy Katzes and Greg Doyels of the world had UofA basketball dead and buried. Now the Cats are a game away from the Final Four. Unbelievable!

I hope Byrne gives Sean Miller a 10 year extension.

BEAR DOWN!

 

[CtCardinals78]

Nice win tonight, Congrats!

 

[Cheesebeef]

a return to the Elite... elite 8 and elite program status.

Derrick Williams is beyond a beast.

 

[Lefty]

Bear Down, Arizona!!!

 

[arthurracoon]

 

[Bert]

Congrats UofA! That was an amazing win.

(I hope TJ doesn't party himself into a coma!)

 

[MigratingOsprey]

good win by the cats .... absolutely flawless game ... williams has to be playing himself towards top pick status ....would be ineresting seeing him run with deron williams & the nets

 

[Red Dawn]

Nice Win!

 

[SunsTzu]

good win by the cats .... absolutely flawless game ... williams has to be playing himself towards top pick status ....would be ineresting seeing him run with deron williams & the nets

Not sure how the Nets manage that, didn't they trade their pick for Deron?

 

[Mulli]

Two years ago the Andy Katzes and Greg Doyels of the world had UofA basketball dead and buried. Now the Cats are a game away from the Final Four. Unbelievable!

I hope Byrne gives Sean Miller a 10 year extension.

BEAR DOWN!

Whoa. Awesome.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

So proud right now. Williams may have just solidifed a Top 3 pick and maybe even #1. Watching that put back tomahawk in real time was insane.

And for all the talk about Williams, our second year coach went into the halftime locker room and devised a plan that made the presumptive "best coach in America" look like a complete novice. I love Williams, but I LOVE me some Sean Miller.

Need to win a title THIS YEAR. We took out Duke, we can take out anybody. Forget next year, lets do this NOW.

BEARDOWN!

 

[Arizona's Finest]

What is with the officiating this year? It's a friggin' HACK fest. It's like watching an 8u YMCA game. Push, Shove, Slap, Grab...

Come on zebras call the fouls early so the guys can play basketball instead of doing an imitation of WWE Smackdown.

What was most awesome about that game is that you could tell even when UA was starting to go on their run at the beginning of the half, that the officials kept making "Duke" calls (that they have gotten for years) and it just didn't matter.

Nothing was derailing my boys. It was like a Tidal Wave of momentum that just engulfed Duke.

And to everyone else: Your welcome for making sure Kyle Singler isn't on National TV ever again. Dude is UGLY. And its worse in HD.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

An ASU grad writing from Kyle Singler's home town to say, Great Job Arizona! Don't stop now, keep it going!

 

[Russ Smith]

Wow!

Man I knew DW was good but that was scary in the first half, and in the 2nd half boy did UA expose Duke's defense by spreading them out, wore them out.

Honestly it was the first UA/UCLA game all over spread court drive layup, defense backs off, UA hits a 3. I think Duke watched the wrong game tape Singler in the first half was giving Williams the 3 and he goes 5 for 6. 2nd half I don't know who was guarding Williams, he just kept going by and then giving the ball up and the rotation would lead to an easy shot.

Congrats to the UA fans that was a demolition last night.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

I haven't seen us play like that in about eight years. That Duke team is loaded and we basically clowned them around the gym. Vintage Arizona right there.

 

[Russ Smith]

It seemed like the big play of the game was Singler diving to knock the pass away so Williams doesn't get the dunk. Great hustle, you figure UA will be demoralized but instead Singler is bleeding and has to come out. UA goes on a quick run, then Duke does a mini run and then the HUGE UA run starts before Coach K got Singler back in. They couldn't guard Williams without Singler and all the help let everyone else open and then Momo got it going and that was it.

One of those make your own luck things where UA just stuck their foot on the throttle and took off.

My fear for UA against UCONN is Momo trying to make it personal against Kemba and forgetting to be the PG. If he plays team ball and doesn't try to match Kemba bucket for bucket, I think UA can and will win.

 

[Chaz]

Need to win a title THIS YEAR. We took out Duke, we can take out anybody. Forget next year, lets do this NOW.

BEARDOWN!

THIS!


I was thinking yesterday before the game it was like Kansas in '97.

Not many gave them a chance against the power house in the regional. Once they got over that hump they started to believe in how good they could be.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

Not sure how the Nets manage that, didn't they trade their pick for Deron?

Sure did - not quite sure why I forget the 2nd half of that deal ...... so scratch that .......

maybe running with John Wall in Washington?

 

[Renz]

I haven't seen us play like that in about eight years. That Duke team is loaded and we basically clowned them around the gym. Vintage Arizona right there.

Yep. Reminded me of the national semi-final against Michigan St. in '01.