The Arizona Wildcats have struggled with two things in their first three games: slow starts and chemistry. Would a shake-up in the starting lineup fix one or both?
On Wednesday, the Arizona players and head coach said that they were still trying to develop that chemistry after the truncated off season. It didn’t help that the pandemic has forced teams across the country to go without their usual male practice players, necessitating having potential starters going against each other in practice rather than developing that chemistry together.
On Thursday afternoon, Arizona head coach Adia Barnes decided to make the change.