With the regular season behind it and the Pac-12 Tournament to come this week, here are five things Arizona basketball learned from its split in Los Angeles this past weekend.
Bruce Pascoe In the world of bracketology, Arizona’s loss at UCLA on Saturday probably didn’t mean all that much.
Even though the Wildcats had won only two of their previous eight games in Los Angeles, Lloyd said he wasn’t looking at a split as anything to feel good about, either.1. Tubelis couldn’t gain ground on JaquezDespite averaging 24.5 points and 10.0 rebounds against USC and UCLA while shooting 63.3% combined in the two games, standout Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis probably remains behind UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the race for Pac-12 Player of the Year.
Jaquez averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds overall and 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in conference play. Sitting on UCLA’s postgame interview podium alongside Jaquez and guard Tyger Campbell, Bruins guard David Singleton made his voice clear. It still isn’t clear if Tubelis was hesitant to be aggressive because of his foul troubles, or if the pressure of increased expectations wore on him over the past month. But something was weighing on him.
“He’s getting better,” Lloyd said. “He’s getting some battle scars and that’s a huge part of development. And we all know he’s a special player. He’s really helping his team and we’re all comfortable when he’s on the court.”
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