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Watch: 8 best things Sean Miller and Dylan Smith said at Arizona's press conference
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Watch: 8 best things Sean Miller and Dylan Smith said at Arizona's press conference

  • Jan 2, 2018
  • Jan 2, 2018 Updated Jan 4, 2018

The Arizona Wildcats held a press conference Tuesday to preview their first road trip of Pac-12 play against Utah and Colorado.

Rocky Mountain trip

Sean Miller University of Arizona vs Long Beach State (copy)
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star

No. 14 Arizona is coming off a boosting week after beating No. 4 Arizona State at McKale Center in thrilling fashion behind Deandre Ayton's 23-point and 19-rebound performance. Now, the fun begins. 

The Wildcats now face their first conference road trip of the season with Utah (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12) on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN and Colorado (8-6, 0-2 Pac-12) on Saturday at 12 p.m., which will be aired on Pac-12 Networks. 

Head coach Sean Miller and reserve guard Dylan Smith held a press conference on Tuesday, take a look at what they had to say. 

Dylan Smith's perspective of the anticipation of playing ASU

Dylan Smith on the environment against ASU and the game itself was matched with UNLV in terms of hype and anticipation. pic.twitter.com/YocSyF8GgP

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

Previewing the Rocky Mountain trip

Sean Miller on looking ahead to Colorado and Utah: pic.twitter.com/IktZ0D78sP

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

Bahamas reminder

Dylan Smith says Sean Miller reminds the team all the time about the Bahamas trip and the Cats are completely different since then. pic.twitter.com/5mYgduNzYd

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

Bench development

Sean Miller on the development of Dylan Smith. Miller also says Alex Barcello was starting to his stride, but was “derailed” by his ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/PsHRM3tEeC

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

Transitioning from North Carolina to Arizona

Dylan Smith talks about transitioning from North Carolina to Arizona and says it wasn’t a culture shock other than the weather. pic.twitter.com/GzsYVqHDG6

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

What's the best Mexican food restaurant in Tucson?

Dylan Smith says one thing he enjoys off the court in Tucson is Baja cafe and says the @Ensor dish is solid. pic.twitter.com/W5fSWbiNPH

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

PJC: The quiet leader

Sean Miller on Parker Jackson-Cartwright’s quiet leadership. pic.twitter.com/I9IplzdFZc

— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 2, 2018

What did Miller learn from the last trip two seasons ago?

Sean Miller on what he remembered about getting swept by Colorado and Utah two seasons ago: “No, that’s like 15 years ago. That’s so irrelevant to the world today. Obama used to be the president, Trump is now. Khalil Tate is the quarterback. I remember Gronkowski was here...” pic.twitter.com/vdIurIvW52

— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) January 2, 2018

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