Even before finishing an opening statement about his team’s biggest win of the season Saturday afternoon, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd paused for some overarching reflection and gratefulness.
Bruce Pascoe Ask big-picture questions of the Wildcats’ second-year coach during the season and you are usually given the standard “one-game-at-a-time” type of answer, a thought about what’s immediately ahead, then maybe a joke to help divert the attention to something else.
People are also reading… Because of all that, and because of UCLA’s 8-0 run to begin Pac-12 play, the Wildcats were on the verge of early elimination from the conference race, too.So Lloyd spent two weeks answering questions about what was wrong.“I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where we’re at as a program, me being in my second year and obviously, expectations and standards are really high, which is great,” Lloyd said. “I always welcome that.
And, as the season went on, it was clear that rapidly improved rim-protector Christian Koloko probably wasn’t coming back, either. In fact, Koloko didn’t even test the draft before the Toronto Raptors picked him up early in the second round. So, a day before the June 1 deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to college, Terry announced he was staying in the draft.
Losing Terry actually helped in that sense, of course: Both Ramey and Henderson could see opportunity in what Terry and Mathurin left behind.That’s why Lloyd was grateful Saturday. Ramey not only shot a combined 8 for 15 from 3-point range against USC and UCLA but also helped hold USC’s Boogie Ellis and UCLA’s Tyger Campbell to off shooting games.“His impact on the game was significant,” Lloyd said. “He had some dagger 3s, and his defense was outstanding in both games.
Also expressing thanks for freshman guard Kylan Boswell, who reclassified over the summer to join the Wildcats this season, Lloyd went on.
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