Kentucky @ Louisville Game Thread

[Kingslayer07]

Anyone else forget Noah is hurt? Lol. Completely forgot about him.

 

[anon1777473514]

Makes no sense, you're crushing Pope for this game after everything he accomplished last year.
Again, name one coach that has never had a game go like this.

It makes quite a bit of sense. Are you watching the same game as me? Is Pope out-coaching Kelsey? Did our gameplan match the strengths and weaknesses of our squad and theirs? Get real, dude.

 

[Anon1751335390]

Louisville is playing at warp speed compared to us.

Big difference in how we defend. We don't do anything to disrupt. It's been that way here for the most part for the last 15 years or so. Cal and Pope are similar in that philosophy.

 

[kybassfan]

Louisville has hit 13 3’s

Yup. Our defense sucks wind.

 

[UKCowboys]

Pope is a bum

LMAO, the bourbon is flowing tonight

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Garrison should have been kicked to the curb last season.

 

[CUJO_1970]

I’m rapidly cooling on Pope

I am too

 

[UKortho]

Losing an exhibition game at home and thus beat down is a problem.

 

[mash_24]

At some point this team hopefully finds some sense of urgency. It’s early so I’m gonna give it time. If they look this lethargic in January I’ll be worried.

 

[bleedsblue5]

We just have no idea how to defend. Silly

 

[JakeKx]

they punked our asses.
straight belt to *** as the kids say.

and every single one of these paid for NIL studs need to hear about it every single day

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Hopefully this loss makes these kids hungry for success going forward. Pope knows this is bad. I feel like Kam Williams should see the floor at this point.

 

[MbergCat]

Welp...

 

[LineSkiCat14]

At least this is going to send a message to the program that we need to spend on recruits. Cant be cheap. Cant rely on legacy to draw in top guys.

If we want to win, we have to send out the big pay days to elite recruits.

 

[TheWyldKat_rivals45219]

This team doesn’t mesh together. The shooting is a BIG concern

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I am not surprised UK is losing its first road game. I am surprised we got annihilated.

 

[CUJO_1970]

Anyone else forget Noah is hurt? Lol. Completely forgot about him.

He couldn’t play in this game either.

 

[ChicagoCat90]

We might have been better last season.

 

[megablue]

Some one remind me again why defense isn’t important and we need to shoot 35 threes or more a game. I’m not getting it

Unfortunately, we are not athletic enough to play solid defense against a quick team that can also shoot threes.

 

[MarvinHagler89]

Hopefully this loss makes these kids hungry for success going forward. Pope knows this is bad. I feel like Kam Williams should see the floor at this point.

lol with soft sweet Pope?

 

[rick64]

UL +11 points in the 2nd half.

 

[Tri-Countycat]

We have been better with OO on the bench. Facts

 

[RunninRichie]

I am too

Just no defense, last years team is in the elite 8 with even an average defense.

 

[kyjeff1]

You can do that with me if you want but I’m as big a Pope supporter as anyone out there. If you can’t call this what it is, that’s on you

If we learn from this and beat Michigan State, Gonzaga and Saint Johns, it won't be as bad.
I know we hate losing to Louisville, but getting our faces punched in might mean we become a better team.

This definitely sucks, it's gonna hurt for a while, but we will be really good in March.

 

[Catlogic1552]

Pope needs talent, but I’m not sure he’d know what to do with it.

 

[CoffeeCat]

Calm down.

Pope will learn from his mistakes. He is a smart man. The question is, will our knee jerk fans give him the time to do so?

Something tells me he’ll have a lot more mistakes to learn from

 

[philstat]

I honestly believe PK is a better coach than Pope, he’s built a complete roster with a lot of interchangeable pieces.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

Louisville is a much better prepared team!

So are most high school teams.

We were not prepared on offense or defense.

Our defense is hope they miss. Our offense is hope we make it.

 

[MbergCat]

Every single bit of excitement I had for this season is fading. I can handle a close, hard fought loss. But, what I'm seeing tonight is embarrassing.

 

[bbnkat02]

Yep, I've been though a lot of ups and downs, but this might do it this year. Long way to go but this **** is NOT Kentucky Basketball.

And Pope of all people should know that.

 

[anon1777473514]

If we learn from this and beat Michigan State, Gonzaga and Saint Johns, it won't be as bad.
I know we hate losing to Louisville, but getting our faces punched in might mean we become a better team.

This definitely sucks, it's gonna hurt for a while, but we will be really good in March.

Ok…none of that means Pope doesn’t deserve fans to be pissed about his coaching tonight.

 

[Rainmaker]

Garrison should have been kicked to the curb last season.

Yep and the fact he has more clock than Moreno and Jelavic this game is criminal. Pope has to adapt and play the best players, no more square pegs in round holes.

 

[megablue]

The Georgetown game may have been an exhibition game but it’s starting to look like that game was a good indicator that we are overrated at this point. We’re not good enough to be in the top ten right now. We have potential but have a lot to work on to get to where we need to be.

100000%^^^^

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

If we learn from this and beat Michigan State, Gonzaga and Saint Johns, it won't be as bad.
I know we hate losing to Louisville, but getting our faces punched in might mean we become a better team.

This definitely sucks, it's gonna hurt for a while, but we will be really good in March.

Not with this defense. It's what has always killed Pope.

 

[Vek96]

It doesn’t matter who was coaching tonight. Louisville just bullied and intimidated are overhyped bunch of pansies.

 

[Kingslayer07]

I honestly believe PK is a better coach than Pope, he’s built a complete roster with a lot of interchangeable pieces.

Hasn't won a tournament game..that's a stretch.

 

[KYSouthpaw]

Just cramping up. Weird to grab the front of your leg

Same location as Kevin Ware stress fracture that became an open fracture. Early in the season for that sort of injury though.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Anyone else forget Noah is hurt? Lol. Completely forgot about him.

Idk if thats a good or bad thing for this game. I think he gets exposed by UofLs athleticism, just like the rest of the team is.

 

[ChicagoCat90]

I know it's only game 3 but this looks like a S16 ceiling team once again.

 

[catfando]

Keep in mind, we are not healthy. JQ, Lowe, Trent. Amd this game is not being played when we usually play it. Losing sucks. Losing to UL sucks worse. But, its a throw away game. We will be fine. Don't jump off the bridge yet.