So last night I sat down and watched two games featuring Pac-10 teams generally picked ahead of us. After watching Arizona State's zone defense get picked apart over and over again by an inferior San Diego State, I flipped over to watch the end of the Arizona-UAB game. ESPN's recap doesn't do the final 30 seconds of this game NEARLY the justice it deserves in sheer stupidity on the Wildcats' part, so let me see if I can break it down for you:
30 seconds left, Arizona ball, down three. Arizona is fouled and shoots 1-and-1. They call timeout obviously to discuss the necessity to foul after the 2nd shot so UAB doesn't run out the clock. Arizona makes the first FT to pull within two and misses the second, Kyle Fogg of Arizona pulls in the offensive board and makes the layup to tie the game with 20 seconds left. Now you play defense and play for overtime, right? Well, Fogg decided to take it upon himself to immediately foul on the inbound to put UAB on the line with the chance to go up 2 with 15 seconds left.....
Wait, it gets worse.
Pennell calls another timeout, presumably to yell at Fogg in front of his teammates, so as the rest of them don't making as much of a bonehead move again, (and possibly to set up the next play.)
Fortunately for Arizona, UAB misses the front-end of the one and one, sparing Fogg the embarrassment of costing the Wildcats the game. Arizona now has the ball and can hold for the last shot with 20 seconds left and the game tied. Well, Budinger missed a shot with about 3 seconds left and UAB gets the rebound with about a second left, the player dribbles to the corner to run out the clock until overti.....
(I told you it gets worse)
Jamelle Horne of Arizona literally DIVES at the UAB player, most likely to prevent him from making one of those full-court shots he must've been draining in the shootaround, and INTENTIONALLY FOULS HIM.
So to recap: Fogg makes a nearly-unforgiveable stop-clock foul and gets reamed for it. Horne has a full 5 minutes to think about what NOT to do....and then goes out of his way to do it.
YOUR 2008 ARIZONA WILDCATS, ladies and gentlemen!!!
needless to say, I'm not worried about either of these teams. Might want to pencil us in a couple slots higher than 6th.
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I didn't see it, but that is unbelievable.
From the AP: "Pennell wasn't retained by ASU coach Rob Evans. According to multiple sources close to the ASU program, Pennell was not brought back primarily because of a disagreement with Evans on his job performance."
I wonder if Wildcats fans are sucking their thumbs yet.
Wildcats fans may be sucking their thumbs, but Lute just swallowed his tongue...someone shove a spoon in his mouth, post-haste.
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