Sun Devil Basketball 17-18

[82CardsGrad]

Ugh is right. Did UofA kill their mental momentum? Are they just not really that good? I'm surprised they are still in the top 5 with an 0-2 conference record.

They won’t be top 5 come Monday’s new rankings...
They are very good but have big holes. Primarily they don’t have a legit presence down low. Which places massive pressure on their guards to hit their shots and play at the highest levels. That’s not a recipe for success...

 

[82CardsGrad]

For what it’s worth - Colorado just beat UofA... The Buffs continue to be extremely tough at home.

 

[Bert]

Phew, Devils escape in Utah in what was without question one of the most poorly officiated games I've ever seen. The officials were clearly punishing ASU for Bobby Hurley's post game criticism of the refs after the Colorado game.

No matter, ASU avoids disaster and their loss to CO looks much less ugly after they also took down UofA and also basically all of the top 10 losing this weekend.

 

[Mainstreet]

Phew, Devils escape in Utah in what was without question one of the most poorly officiated games I've ever seen. The officials were clearly punishing ASU for Bobby Hurley's post game criticism of the refs after the Colorado game.

No matter, ASU avoids disaster and their loss to CO looks much less ugly after they also took down UofA and also basically all of the top 10 losing this weekend.

Historically the Sun Devils have always had trouble with Utah. Good win, especially on the road.

 

[devilalum]

Devils are OK.
They’re gonna lose some road games in conference play. They better win at home.


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[82CardsGrad]

Very tough, hard-fought battle tonight. Devils hadn’t won in Utah since 1975!!
The refs were a literal joke. Lake fouls out with nearly 9mins left in the game? Amazing...
Devils will continue to suffer from the lack of a legit down-low force. But when their guard play is hitting on all cylinders, they are tough to beat!

 

[Absolute Zero]

Whew!

 

[Son of RedRage]

We dropped to #11, smack dab in the middle of Xavier and Kansas. That's rich.
Side note: how is Wichita State ranked 5th when they lost their only two of their three games of note (Notre Dame and Oklahoma)? They edged out against Baylor, sure, but that shouldn't be enough to be ranked 5th.

 

[Bert]

Anyone else goin to the game tonight! The bandwagon is still in full effect and there's plenty of room!

#GoDEVILS #FORKEM

 

[Absolute Zero]

Beat those Ducks!

Listening on the radio here in Southern Oregon. Would love to get some bragging rights around here.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Beat those Ducks!

Listening on the radio here in Southern Oregon. Would love to get some bragging rights around here.

You near Medford by chance?

 

[Absolute Zero]

You near Medford by chance?

I am sitting squarely within Medford as we speak!

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

I am sitting squarely within Medford as we speak!

Ha, cool! Lived there for a while, and in Eagle Point for a bit. Not too many ASU fans in that neck of the woods lol

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

James Harden in house for the game. Nice!!

 

[Absolute Zero]

Ha, cool! Lived there for a while, and in Eagle Point for a bit. Not too many ASU fans in that neck of the woods lol

Awesome! It is a great place to live, when you are not suffering from seasonal depression in the gloomy Winter, or choking on forest fire smoke in the Summer. Spring and Fall are great.

 

[Absolute Zero]

ASU, breaking it open

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Awesome! It is a great place to live, when you are not suffering from seasonal depression in the gloomy Winter, or choking on forest fire smoke in the Summer. Spring and Fall are great.

The smoke in the summer definitely sucks...especially since I love to hike all over the place lol.

On a side note...It's amazing how hard ASU has to work to get a rebound.

 

[devilalum]

James Harden in house for the game. Nice!!

Guard U

So fun to watch when the start the chaos.


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[Absolute Zero]

Guard U

So fun to watch when the start the chaos.


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We need Martin to start going crazy

 

[Absolute Zero]

The smoke in the summer definitely sucks...especially since I love to hike all over the place lol.

On a side note...It's amazing how hard ASU has to work to get a rebound.

Previous Summer, no smoke. Last summer, smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke.

Tell you what, I am missing that AZ sunshine bigtime this time of year.

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Def need Hurley to recruit some bigs...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Way too many turnovers by the Devils. Very, very sloppy tonight. They look like they’re dragging a bit. Doesn’t look promising tonight...

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Way too many turnovers by the Devils. Very, very sloppy tonight. They look like they’re dragging a bit. Doesn’t look promising tonight...

Too reliant on the 3 tonight.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Down by 8, and offense is stagnant. Need to start attacking the rim.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Too reliant on the 3 tonight.

They don’t have an answer for the zone... Typically you’d prefer to shoot the other team out of the zone and force them to play man, but they can’t hit a shot if you paid them. And now Holder has missed back to back free throws, while Evans is just tossing up hail Mary’s from deep! Wow they look terrible!

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

They don’t have an answer for the zone... Typically you’d prefer to shoot the other team out of the zone and force them to play man, but they can’t hit a shot if you paid them. And now Holder has missed back to back free throws, while Evans is just tossing up hail Mary’s from deep! Wow they look terrible!

Their shot selection has been awful, and the amount of missed FT's at the end has been a back breaker. Not looking promising.