Wheeler?
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That is the big question. Did no one sneak into practice today? C'mon people...
Cal said he wasn't sure if he was there or not but he would ask Wheeler if he saw him before game time tomorrow
Probably still sore from Tom's hug.
I hope he can return 100% soon.
I hope he can return 100% soon.
He was reportedly seen on a scooter today. Not sure if it’s related to the neck or not, but interesting nonetheless.
I have seen some really good teams go to that horror of gym, Memorial and lose to inferior Vandy teams, I will take a 1 point victory there and be happy.
We shouldn't? Vandy is 76 or 79 in the NET and we're only 6 point favorites.
Huh, guess I'm underselling them a bit based on their past.
But, still don't think we NEED Wheeler for that game. Ty has shown that he can be just as good of a fill in. I trust that he could at least game manage tonight and get us a win.
Of course if Wheeler is 100%, put him out there, but something tells me he isn't.
If anything, I would be overselling them because of our past performances (and theirs) when we go to Nashville to play them. I’ll never undersell a Vanderbilt team in that gym against UK.
Drew Maddux always comes to mind. There’s many others that seem to play well and shoot extremely well against us down there. For some reason, he always comes to mind for me.
Memorial has screwed over many a solid or better UK team over the years. That said, since Cal has been here:
2021 82-78 W
2020 78-64 W
2019 87-52 W
2018 74-67 W
2017 87-81 W
2016 62-74 L
2014 71-62 W
2013 60-58 W
2012 69-63 W
2011 77-81 L
2010 58-56 W
So we are 9-2 at Vandy with Cal as HC. Obviously some close wins due to Memorial "magic" but yeah.
And yes, we need Wheeler tonight if necessary. The guys cannot play 40 minutes each (Mintz, Grady and TyTy) at the guard positions. That is why we see the 3 bigs that all of us like to ***** about...we have to do it to give our guards some rest. Yes, I know...we could play that other guy some minutes but that isn't going to happen. You can take that as meaning Sharpe or Allen, however your mind thinks, either/both work.
2021 82-78 W
2020 78-64 W
2019 87-52 W
2018 74-67 W
2017 87-81 W
2016 62-74 L
2014 71-62 W
2013 60-58 W
2012 69-63 W
2011 77-81 L
2010 58-56 W
So we are 9-2 at Vandy with Cal as HC. Obviously some close wins due to Memorial "magic" but yeah.
And yes, we need Wheeler tonight if necessary. The guys cannot play 40 minutes each (Mintz, Grady and TyTy) at the guard positions. That is why we see the 3 bigs that all of us like to ***** about...we have to do it to give our guards some rest. Yes, I know...we could play that other guy some minutes but that isn't going to happen. You can take that as meaning Sharpe or Allen, however your mind thinks, either/both work.
Didn't we eek out a win there (Vandy) when their 90% FT shooter was fouled on a 3 attempt and missed all 3 free throws in the last 15 seconds? I think it was the Monk/Fox/Bam team.
Yep, that was Riley LeChance I believe. I remember where I was for that game, unreal that he missed those free throws. But at the same time, Kentucky was getting hosed all game, so I recall walking away saying "Good, serves them right"
Couple of years ago, Keon’s freshman year, I took my son to campus and we went into Memorial and Coal. We were checking out the trophies and NBA walls and such. We were snooping around and tried to open a door, was locked. A lady was walking by, her name badge said something about ladies bball. She asked what we were doing. I told her I wanted to show my son the practice facility if possible. She opened the door with her badge and told us to walk in, be quiet, and enjoy. We went in, it was an above court, mid court, viewing room. We watched practice for about 30 minutes. Cal was very animated, guys were going hard. My son loved it. Was damn cool to see. About 30 minutes in, an old guy pointed up to where we were sitting, Cal and someone else on the court looked up, then the old guy started walking toward our direction looking up at us. We left quickly.
Losing Fredrick was a massive blow. Would’ve been a great addition for this team, all the way around. That injury really hurts.
You mean it's turning into one of the phantom injuries we seem to have every year under Cal? Meaning Cal is holding him out for no apparent reason. Because if he can play and wants to play he should be playing.
1. You have no idea if Wheeler wants to play or not.
2. He should play if he's ready....we didn't look like the 92 Bulls vs. Georgia Saturday as we were up 3 at half.
The balloon sets that off perfectly
Looking like game time decision
Cal left after he rolled the balls out.
Wheeler wanted to play against Georgia but Coach told him to sit and if you look good on Monday you'll play on Tuesday, but it's a game by game decision still. So that's how I do know that he wants to play tonight.
Every time, anyone who’s never played in that gym before has problems too, the coach being far away is different and the bench setup.