On a positive note…
- Thread starter Cat Ballou
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Roster wasn’t the problem this year. It goes a little higher than that. With the exception of one starting position, the pieces were there. Even CCC liked my team… again. Same ol’ dance folks.
Yeah it was. Cal was a big problem but so was the roster. We had no true SF at all. Our guards were slow with the exception of Wheeler, but he was too small and couldn’t shoot. Our two PFs were extremely inconsistent and Cal wouldn’t play Hopkins or Collins to any extent. There were definite roster issues aside from Oscar who was tremendous.
You aren't allowed to be positive on this board. You have to be a negative like farmer to have your discussions thrive here.
We lost decidedly to TN in the SEC Tourney, then turned around a week later and lost to a damn 15 seed. No a whole lot to feel positive about. Oh ya…..and the best players are leaving.
OP not allowed to post this. You HAVE to be miserable and go along with every topic. You cannot sway on anything...even though you said you were disappointed with the end...bc that makes you obsessed with Cal. There is NO nuance. You must be one or the other, and start the same thread and reply to everyone with the same thing. Or so I'm told.
There hasn't been one yet, but maybe youll get great feedback if you can create a fantasy about Cal being abducted by aliens that way we are forced to hire a new coach. Everyone would catch on and start building a space ship to help him along.
There hasn't been one yet, but maybe youll get great feedback if you can create a fantasy about Cal being abducted by aliens that way we are forced to hire a new coach. Everyone would catch on and start building a space ship to help him along.
Funny how no one was complaining about the roster when they were on a tear. Bottom line when the injuries happened it screwed everything up. And everyone assumed when they came back it would just pick right back up. And for whatever reason it didn’t. Ty Ty was never the same.
And yet you did not address ANY of the facts I pointed out. Typical. Everything I posted was true. Sometimes the team overcame the shortcomings and sometimes it didn’t. Washington’s injury certainly had an impact, but it doesn’t change the facts I pointed out. We lacked athleticism at some spots and it showed against really athletic, quick teams. Ignore it if you want to.
Nope Cal is still here cashing checks....just not earning them
We complained after duke game some and Notre Dame game, but not until Injury set in did we actually see it start to really affect overall team chemistry. Grady in bad slump was as much him not getting better looks as it was him just cold. Team as a whole started to look long and gas'd.
The presumptive national player of the year is not a superstar?
Aside from Oscar and Washington (first half of the season), what really talented players did we have? We had a bunch of role players, most with limited athleticism. It was a very flawed roster for what Cal tries to do. His simple offense and defense requires superior athletes to overwhelm the opposition. It CAN work if you have the types of teams he had his first 5-6 years at UK. He hasn’t had those types of players lately so they’re going to struggle trying to do what he wants. It’s really simple. Look at who we lost to. Primarily really quick, athletic teams.
Yeah, at Davidson where he took a lot of shots. He’s a nice player, but lacks athleticism for a Power 5 player. It was beyond obvious. He had trouble getting his shots off and Cal didn’t do him any favors with the archaic offense.
So we want athletes now? I thought we wanted to get away from that.
Also not new in basketball for teams to play three guards.
Brooks, while frustrating, you're saying he wasn't athletic? Toppin not athletic? Lol. I do wish he played toppin more than he did.
So what you want is a team, that is more athletic than anyone, also more skilled, shoots 50% from 3, has the best rebounder in history, and shoots 99% from the line. Yes, I want that team too.
Not an unfair point, but the same ppl think Allen should've been on the court more...lol
He didnt have that much trouble getting shots off tho...typically the point gaurd gets those ppl open anyway. He did lead the sec in 3 pt %
He saying in Cal's scheme, they not quite athletic enough. I agree to a point. Alot of energy was spent on offense, which gas'd our defense next trip. Not always, but more than sometimes. Alot of reasons, but definitely not even as athletic as Brandon knight team, just a better big man 
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Toppin is definitely athletic and I called for him to get more playing time all season. His lack of playing time in the second half of the St. Peter’s game was blatantly stupid on Cal’s part. Brooks has average athleticism for a 6’7’/6’8’ Power 5 forward. He’s definitely nothing special in that regard. The primary issue was our guards. They couldn’t stay in front of their man on defense and had trouble getting their shots (partly due to physical limitations and partly due to our poor offensive sets). These are all facts that were on display for all to see.
And yes, you need skilled and athletic players to win titles these days. Cal was getting them several years ago, but he’s not been getting what it takes to win in his overly simplified system. You can’t out-athlete teams with the Gradys, Brooks, and Mintzs of the world. It just isn’t going to work, but Cal is still trying to do it that way.
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Nice Fat Checks too for 7 more years. Do they get paid bi-weekly? Probably his 2 week check is more than most people make in a year in Ky. Does Cal have an agent? I believe the University only pays up to 500,000. Who are the people paying the rest? Crazzzzy
I don’t totally disagree. He’s not an elite “go get his” athlete, but:
1. He stopped making shots
2. Cals O did him no favors.
Grady could certainly be a starter and impact player on a title team. He would likely start for all 4 FF Teams.
You are delusional....there is no way to put a positive spin on this program at this time.
Except we beat half of the final four by 46 points combined. Something changed after January.
You know what. Great Post
Cal needs to throw some wrinkles in the offense. Let the assistants implement the offensive scheme and pull a Bear Bryant. Get on that tower and watch. Become self aware. I don't want Cal to fail. I don't want our cheerleading squad to fail. Women volleyball, Rifle team, gymnastics, track. You name it, I'm all in. We need tweaks now, this summer.
Go Blue!
I get what you're saying. But isn't it telling that we need to shore up so many things on this team to get what we want? Duke has flaws too, and they crapped the bed at the end of the season. But right now they're sailing along easily, they cruised to the Final Four. And at the end of the day, Banchero is a matchup NIGHTMARE for every other team.
The only reason a team needs to be perfect in every way is to overcome a major issue. Is Cal that major issue? Some people are saying he is. I'm sure time will tell, but all these discussions fleshing out the holes in our 'game' seem to always point back to the source, don't they? I've seen a lot of coaches win titles with imperfect teams because they maximized their strengths and exploited the opponents' weaknesses.
Yes, but that doesn’t change the fact we lost to a 15 seed. Why? We couldn’t guard them and our guards crapped the bed.
I don’t think he’d start for any of them. All four have better players starting at his position. I don’t think there’s even a question about it,
Which they weren’t doing all year long. Something went seriosuly bad after January and it wasn’t just injuries. Ty looked completely lost.
Whatever the reason, it’s terrible as a 2 seed to lose to a 15. They were better prepared and outplayed us. That’s just not acceptable regardless why it happened.
No positive posts allowed on this board. You will be horse whipped and put in the barn wet.