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Crazy Expectations: Comparing Sean Miller to Lute Olson after two seasons at Arizona

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Hoops hopes have been high since Sean Miller arrived in Tucson.
Photo by Renee Bracamonte/Tucson Citizen

It’s impossible to say the Arizona Wildcats basketball team did anything but overachieve in 2011. Sean Miller has the UA hoops program back on track and ahead of pace.

So where does that put Miller in terms of his biggest quest: Living up to the standard set by Lute Olson?

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Happy Birthday: Sean Miller’s future a gift to Arizona Wildcats fans

Monday, March 28th, 2011

It

The Arizona Wildcats were not able to reverse three historic trends Saturday night. The updated numbers read:

0-5 vs. UConn

0-3 in the Elite Eight in Anaheim

0-2 during Scott Terrell‘s adult-fan-life on his birthday

For some reason CBS didn’t have a graphic with that 3rd one.

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5 Second Fury: Breaking down the end of the Arizona-Texas game

Monday, March 21st, 2011

You had to see it to believe what Derrick Williams did without seeing it.
Photo Mark D. Smith-US PRESSWIRE

One-thousand-one…one-thousand-two…one-thousand-three…one-thousand-four…one-thousand–

That’s how quickly things can change in March.

One call, one hero, one (or two) no-calls, and one ticket to the Sweet 16 for the Arizona Wildcats.

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The Arizona Wildcats Are Alone in 1st Place for the First Time in Six Years

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Who ordered the perfect night for Arizona Basketball?

The Cats pulled out a clutch road win at Stanford and then Washington shockingly scored a mere 56 points (30 below their average) in losing at Oregon State. It all adds up to the UA being alone in 1st place for the first time since 2005.

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Happy Road: After beating NC State, how many wins does Arizona need for NCAA tournament?

Monday, December 20th, 2010

It's safe to smile again after the win at NC State.
Photo by Chris Morrison/US Presswire

The funk has lifted.

The Arizona Wildcats basketball team returned to feeling good after posting its best non-conference win of the season at North Carolina State.

How should we be feeling about the Cats returning to the NCAA tournament?

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