Storming the Floor recently put together an intriguing fantasy roster of would-be Olympians had the United States decided to go with college rather than pro players for the 2008 Games. Using without using incoming freshman or recent draftees, their roster included the likes of UCLA’s Darren Collison, ASU’s James Harden, and — surprisingly maybe to [...]

When Mustafa Shakur arrived to Tucson in 2004, there was so much talk about how the Messiah has arrived. After four sub par years, and a horrible meltdown against Illinois in 2005, Arizona has never been the same. And things are only getting worse. Brandon Jennings (The Real Messiah) is struggling with [...]

Well Negedu is officially gone from the University of Arizona, but all is not bad. We lost Emmanuel but have picked up a commitment from Kyle Fogg, a 3-Star from Brea, California. We lost a five star and picked up a three star, which sounds bad, but when you think of recent history, [...]

After months of bad news, finally something has happened to give us hope. The Great White Hope. Yes! Chase is back. Things are finally coming around here in Tucson, and it seems this new coaching staff is really getting things done right. We have now brought back Nic and Chase, and [...]

He is back. The season is saved. Nic Wise for Heisman! Picture him rollin’ through the Pac-10. Now we must await Chase’s decision (one week left to choose!) and Jennings’ SAT scores. But for now we can put all eyes on the two man game of Jordan Hill and Nic [...]

As metaphors go, Arizona pushing the three point spread against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a pretty good one. The ‘Cats didn’t leave Vegas flat broke but they certainly weren’t invited to stay in the Rainman suite either. The game was, thankfully, a push. Momentum keeps rolling. The team keeps growing.
Still, we imagine [...]

Ok, RauRaur.com has already looked ahead to see what happens if Bayless, Budinger, and Hill all decide to hang around for the 2008-09 season. But what happens if the three leave? Well, with LLP out of the picture, things are looking pretty shallow. Here’s a projected lineup:
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With 6:24 left in the first half of last night’s game, Jerry D. Bayless became a man. He turned forty. And while the Salim comparisons may be premature, there’s no denying that young Jerryd isn’t happy about his Wildcats being labeled “soft” or “one year away.”
According to Greg Hansen’s article in today’s Star, Jerryd [...]

What if I were to tell you that Arizona’s basketball lineup will look like this in the not too distant future:
PG – Damon Stoudamire
SG – Khalid Reeves
SF – Sean Elliott
PF – Channing Frye
C – Loren Woods
Would that be something that might interest you? Sure, you say… why not throw in Gilbert Arenas, Steve Kerr, [...]