UA's long-range shooting coupled perfectly with the inside game to help the Wildcats run away from U-Dub on Saturday.
After shooting just 23.8% from 3-point range over the five games entering last week, Kriisa hit a combined 11 for 21 3-pointers to help the No. 6-ranked Wildcats pull off a weekend sweep over Washington State and Washington.Um, OK, then.“I’m definitely not,” UA coach Tommy Lloyd said, saying of questions about “Kerr’s fashion, that’s your guys’ deal. I’m out.”
“Kerr’s one of the best point guards in the country, bar none,” Lloyd said. “He’s my guy. He’s had a great look about him here these past few games and he's competing. It’s just let it rip, shoot with confidence, trust your work. He’s a great player, and we're lucky to have him.” “Whenever Kerr is hot, it just frees me and ’Zu,” Ballo said. “They gotta worry a lot about Kerr, so me and ’Zu have a lot of time inside to go to work. And when they collapse, we kick out and make 3s.”
Arizona was 11 for 26 for 3-point range, with Courtney Ramey going 4 of 10 from long range and Cedric Henderson chipping in another 3 off two attempts. Playing against “the zone is just based on movement and me and ’Zu, we do a really good job moving from high to low post,” Ballo said. “Once we get the ball, we look for each other and look for the guards. If we have a wide open pass, we pass. If not, we just attack the basket.”You need “good players that have a feel for the game” to beat the zone, Lloyd said. “That’s what it is. I mean, you can draw up all the plays you want and scheme and stuff like that, but it comes down to concepts.
It’s just that, on Saturday, they did it over a zone defense, and one that rattled them on Jan. 5 at McKale, when they trailed Washington by 14 points early and won by only 70-67.
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