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By: Streak or Die: All energy should be focused on getting the Arizona Wildcats into the NCAA tournament - UAsports.net

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:02:23 +0000

[...] season long the message has been to let go of the streak and prepare for it to end. I still maintain that was the proper mindset…for the [...]

By: Scott Terrell

Scott Terrell — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:54:08 +0000

Yeah, the math just isn’t looking good. The Cats really needed another win on Maui and the 2-OT UNLV game plus, as you said, all 3 of these last OOC home games.

Go improvement!

By: wildcatfight83

wildcatfight83 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:05:24 +0000

The PAC is atrocious this year… I agree three bids seems like the maximum number. 4 is possible under a USC-style tourney run like last year.
I think it is a longshot but Arizona still has an outside chance. The rest of the Pac looks just about as bad as Arizona and most really don’t have the raw athleticism of this squad.
But I’d be happy just not being swept by ASU this season.

By: Mark B. Evans

Mark B. Evans — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:58:30 +0000

If Arizona wins the remaining three non-conference games, it will enter the Pac-10 season with a 7-5 record.

That means to get to 18 wins and have a bubble chance for the NCAA, it must go 11-7 in the Pac-10. I doubt they can do it. That means going at least 7-2 at home and 4-5 on the road. And that’s only if they win the remaining three non-conference games. For every one of those they lose, they’ll have to pick up another Pac-10 win. The odds seem insurmountable.

A 9-9 or 8-10 Pac-10 record is more likely. That’ not enough wins to get into the NCAA tourney on record alone.

So all our NCAA Tourney streak eggs are in the Pac-10 tourney basket. They’ll have to win it to get in. They’ll have to get a lot better between now and then to have a chance.

At this point, I just want these guys to play hard and learn. There is a lot of talent there. If they learn to play hard on every play, play like a team, stop standing around when they don’t have the ball and stop turning the ball over, they’ll start winning more than they lose.

By: Scott Terrell

Scott Terrell — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:08:47 +0000

There is that hope but there will most likely being fewer Pac-10 bids this year. I think we might go all the back to the 2004 level when only 3 Pac teams got in. Like you said, it’s unlikely the UA finishes that high but I do expect this team to improve all year so we’ll have to wait and see!

By: wildcatfight83

wildcatfight83 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:18:44 +0000

I’ve actually been debating the Cats with a friend who is an ASU fan… he’s oddly more optimistic about our chances than I am. The only good thing this season is the Pac-10 is so bad that maybe we can do some damage in league play. That’s still unlikely.