Kentucky @ Louisville Game Thread

Vek96

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Defensively we clearly need work again. But we’re gonna have a nice team. Garrison just doesn’t give us anything. A healthy JQ and Moreno backing him up would be so nice.
I totally agree with all of this. Great post.
 

TTTblue24

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Gotta stop trailing their shooters off screens 28 gt from the basket, that’s what they want us to do. Going to have to go under and have the big put a hand up if they pull from that far.
Need to play with a little more urgency, did at end of the half but gotta come out to start 2nd that way. Put Aberdeen on brown and let Mo as well, OO mixed on him too but someone needs to take guarding him personally and get in his stuff this half.
 

UKBB4Ever

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I’m livid. That was an abysmal half of tactical basketball and if we keep pressing the same button, Louisville wins by 15+. Before anyone gets angry, I’m just being honest
You are correct.

We can win this game if we come out of half with a different mindset.

If we play like that we will get embarrassed the second half too.

Right now this game means more to them and it shows.

Pope is playing the wrong guys at the wrong time.

Kelsey needs to win this game. Pope wants to win it.
 

Drogon

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84-84 OT

Wake/Michigan

Wake draws a charge. Review stands.

Wake ball 57 seconds left
 

kybassfan

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Jul 1, 2005
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We can do this. First thing, getting stop giving up the lane and the baseline. Gotta start defending the kick out.

Every single possession needs to go into the lane. Not one exception.

Need some chaos on offense. More movement off ball.

This bunch is going to depend on defense or it will struggle all year. Right now, I am hoping Q returns ahead of schedule. That will stop a lot of this crap running through the middle.
 
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I thought Garrison would improve a lot this year. Looks like the same ‘ol Garrison thus far. Good play followed by a boneheaded play. And he still can’t make a FT.
I credit him with improvement at finishing. I think he has finished on more lobs this year already than he did all last season.
 

sefus12

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Dec 22, 2007
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Yup

Peterson killed them and we don't have a Peterson. Otega's a nice role player, not a top 10 draft pick.
Yea, every really good team has a guy who can go get buckets when they need it. We don’t have that. Oweh isn’t that, nor should Pope push him to be that.
 
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Skyguyb27

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We played like crap and ate their lead so quick when they finally settled down. Pope is really good at half time adjustments. I think Cats pull ahead 2nd half. It’s really hard for a team to play 40 mins on emotion like UL is doing.
 
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JakeKx

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Losing to Louisville is so embarrassing. There on such a lower standard than us that it should be the equivalent of playing EKU every year. Just amazing how they can compete with a 22 million dollar roster.
 
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anon1777473514

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Take some deep breaths. It might help with that lividity.
No, breathing won’t undo what my eyes and my brain can clearly infer. Pope is not adapting to the obvious way this game is unfolding. If you don’t like that I said it, I’m sorry if you don’t like it.
 
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Rainmaker

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We went from down 18 to 5 in 3 and half minutes. We need to start the second half off hot and get a few early TOs on them. Tale of two halfs starts now, let’s get those dirty birds.
 
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Losing to Louisville is so embarrassing. There on such a lower standard than us that it should be the equivalent of playing EKU every year. Just amazing how they can compete with a 22 million dollar roster.

I mean UL is the 12th ranked team in the nation.
They were favored coming into this game. And by a surprisingly wide margin.

They are good.
 

Skyguyb27

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No, breathing won’t undo what my eyes and my brain can clearly infer. Pope is not adapting to the obvious way this game is unfolding. If you don’t like that I said it, I’m sorry if you don’t like it.
Pope always has great changes at the half. That was my only gripe on him last year. He always seemed to make good changes at the half (maybe after he sees stats?) I wish he could do more changes like that in the first half.
 

Pensacola_Cat

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We don’t have a star, unlike UL. We’re going to have to play team ball this year. We don’t really have a go to player on offense.
 

theKybluedude

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Relax. So many panic stricken weak knee fans. You can sure tell those that never played any ball.
We’re in it. Could be a great comeback win.

Brown’s not gonna get 20 in the 2nd. Slide Mo and OO over on him.
We took their best shot playing poor defense.
Our depth should start to slow.
Slow down a bit on offense. Hit a couple 3s and stop them quick off the dribble and crowd their center out front.
It's ok. Take a deep breath.
Hate seeing so many quitters in the first half.
 
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I turned it off when we went down 18. Maybe I’ll turn it back on, not sure. But did OO suck the entire first half, or just until I turned it off? My God man.
 

cornbreadnmilk

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Losing to Louisville is so embarrassing. There on such a lower standard than us that it should be the equivalent of playing EKU every year. Just amazing how they can compete with a 22 million dollar roster.
WTF? Louisville has a good team and to compare them to EKU is dumb.
 

anon1777473514

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Relax. So many panic stricken weak knee fans. You can sure tell those that never played any ball.
We’re in it. Could be a great comeback win.

Brown’s not gonna get 20 in the 2nd. Slide Mo and OO over on him.
We took their best shot playing poor defense.
Our depth should start to slow.
Slow down a bit on offense. Hit a couple 3s and stop them quick off the dribble and crowd their center out front.
It's ok. Take a deep breath.
Hate seeing so many quitters in the first half.
No dude. It’s not about the fact that we are losing. It’s how stupid the coaching is in this game.
 
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gbl97

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This feels an awful lot like being down 12 to Duke at the half last year.
 

kybassfan

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Losing to Louisville is so embarrassing. There on such a lower standard than us that it should be the equivalent of playing EKU every year. Just amazing how they can compete with a 22 million dollar roster.
Damn, I must be getting it delayed. For me it’s half time. How bad did we lose?
 
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UKCowboys

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You are correct.

We can win this game if we come out of half with a different mindset.

If we play like that we will get embarrassed the second half too.

Right now this game means more to them and it shows.

Pope is playing the wrong guys at the wrong time.

Kelsey needs to win this game. Pope wants to win it.
I disagree with nearly everything you said except we can still win the game lol
 
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