Bill Burr covered this perfectly

I’ve followed Arizona basketball for a majority of this season and could see this L coming in the first round. If not, definitely would’ve been done in the second round.

Team always played down to their opponents’ levels (look at Stanford/Washington/Oregon losses). They could never close out games late (look at ASU upset on 02/25). Play was sloppy/inconsistent; if the defense was on, the offense wasn’t and vice versa (Princeton game yesterday). Lloyd’s game management and use of timeouts was questionable (e.g. making adjustments, managing final seconds/minutes, shutting down momentum swings, etc.).

It goes beyond saying/making excuses that the team was gassed from the Pac-12 tournament, or that Krissa (one of UA’s best shooters) was hurt, or how Ballo/Tubelas were slumping.

Wildcats just never looked ready for the big dance IMO. I like Tommy Lloyd much better than Sean Miller and do believe he is the right man for the job. However, talent-wise, Arizona just never had any depth beyond their regular 3-5 starters. I mean, they barely pulled off that win against an injury-riddled UCLA in the Pac-12 championship last week.

Came to say this. Thank you for saying this for me…

Charles Barkley said he should throw the ball up in the air, so maybe that situation isn’t as easy as it seems.

I feel for ya. If something local that I enjoyed suddenly changed to a different version of it that I didn’t enjoy, I’d be pissed too. I guess what would’ve been better is if Banana Ball would’ve been strictly tour-based, not a replacement of a traditional baseball team. Hopefully another traditional team comes Savannah’s way soon.

I should’ve set my brackets on fire before I fill them, I would’ve had a better chance because in all of them I had AZ going to the final four lol

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I assume you’re from Portland. Possibly a fan of the Beavers? So I guess you’d be okay with a team that was over 100 years old deciding to forego baseball, disband the team and playing exhibition games where the players danced and dry humped each other on the field?

Look, I get the antics. It brings out people who would normally not enjoy a normal baseball game. The team used to strike that balance. They were in a league. While there are TONS of people who come out for the dancing and bat tricks. There were a loyal contingent of Savannahians who actually appreciated the fact that you could watch a normal baseball game in our hometown. I can’t tell you how many hours long rain delays my family and I sat through so we could watch the Bananas finish a game at 1:00AM. But with the withdrawal from the CPL and move to only play Banana Ball, the fans who were loyal to that team were kind of left out in the cold.

It’s a college, what did you expect?

They're coming to my town. Really wanted to see them, but I wasn't selected for the ticket lottery 😞

Yea but he/she said they “miss” Tucson meaning this was in the past..

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Jackie Robinson Barnstorming

Babe Ruth Barnstorming

Hank Aaron (and Willie Mays) Barnstorming

Ironically, the only one I couldn't find a sufficient example of is Mantle, who you've given an example of silly antics for me. I guess my overall point is to keep in mind that different variations of baseball have always been played, and the Savannah Bananas are simply adding to the history. You may not like the TikTok dances, and that's completely fair (I hate TikTok culture), but it's more than that. I stream a lot of their games and am very entertained watching that version of baseball. I also watch "traditional" baseball every day and enjoy that, but that doesn't mean I can't get down to what the Bananas are doing.

I cannot offend you, only you can get offended. You probably work for the Bananas as I’m sure they spend thousands of dollars employing keyboard warriors to protect their brand from any dissenting opinions.

And apparently they’re also capable of defying gravity

I've never seen a player play so well and so poorly AT THE SAME TIME as Tubelis. Dude misses so many layups.

Probably because they have a bias towards their own coaching abilities. They think they can teach skill, but obviously no one can teach height.

Bro you can't unironically say this when you did the exact same thing like 3 comments ago. Have an ounce of self-reflection, please.

How do I sign up? And what's it for?

Wait, your class started fucking?

"At the end of the game, the team with the most points on the board is going to win." - John Madden.

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Eh I know ivys don’t have athletic scholarships but they gets other scholarships. My cousin played at Yale and absolutely struggled to pay.