Duke vs Arkansas

[anon1777473514]

Duke’s gonna stink up the joint a few games this year against teams with an elite defensive PF

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Here comes the Calipari special. Tied with 5 to go. Awful shots incoming.

 

[ChicagoCat90]

Call me Reed Shepard with how hard I'm cheering for Arkansas to beat Duke right now.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Both of these teams would pound us by 20+

 

[anon1777473514]

Call me Reed Shepard with how hard I'm cheering for Arkansas to beat Duke right now.

Me too bro. I’m calling the hogs

 

[LadyCaytIL]

It really pisses me off that after Cal left he made the sweet 16 and looks like another good season. He totally checked out the last seasons at UK but now seems engaged and wants to win.

I think we know now that the rot at UK was and is Barnhart. giving Stoops more money a year to spite Cal and refusing to add positions and upgrade facilities etc for Cal. No wonder he was checked out. Barnhart needed to go more than Cal , hopefully the divorce turns out best for Cal and us

 

[FLBBNFAN]

The only thing is Cal chokes so much. I wouldn’t want to see them but somehow he will lose a game he shouldn’t.

For sure Cal is the barrier for them. Im not a Cal hater but seeing Arkansas lose their lead reminds me of all the similar games when he was here. He should have 3-4 rings including his choke at Memphis .

 

[AllBall]

Then you don't know what you're looking at. Both these teams would annihilate us if we played tomorrow.

We have a long way to go but we need to get there relatively fast. Its clear we are severely less talented than the top 10 or so teams.

Based on the eye test we've got an uphill climb. We seem to be stagnant on offense. Not nearly enough movement off the ball. Defensively our awareness is lacking and too much ball watching. You rarely see guys in a stance or moving with the ball to be in position to rotate, help, and recover.

 

[JwUKFan11]

I just know Arkansas will either give up an inbounds score or miss a free throw to lose this. I've seen it for many years.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

Yup, screw Duke all day. Arkansas is gonna be good. Athletic and NBA talent. If Cal can ever get over his choking demons they will be a hard out. Maybe the S16 run broke that streak he had going. Who knows.

Man, I’m with you. I was WAAAYYYY done with Cal at the end. Like I had an unhealthy amount of anger watching the interview with Mitch. Then a few days later he was gone, and I was happy. Then he did the video from his house and I kinda felt some sorrow. Not really for him, but just for what was. I caught myself rooting for Arky a bit last yr. I choose to remember the way Cal rode into Lex and not the way he rode out. That and I just absolutely $&@/ing hate dUKe.

 

[anon1777473514]

I just know Arkansas will either give up an inbounds score or miss a free throw to lose this. I've seen it for many years.

Right on cue lol

 

[LadyCaytIL]

If we had the right lineups and didnt play BG then we'd be in a game capable of winning against these teams. If we played hard that is

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Turnover, Turnover, steal… I’ve seen this game before.

 

[Beatle Bum]

BDS

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Man, I’m with you. I was WAAAYYYY done with Cal at the end. Like I had an unhealthy amount of anger watching the interview with Mitch. Then a few days later he was gone, and I was happy. Then he did the video from his house and I kinda felt some sorrow. Not really for him, but just for what was. I caught myself rooting for Arky a bit last yr. I choose to remember the way Cal rode into Lex and not the way he rode out. That and I just absolutely $&@/ing hate dUKe.

Me too I felt the same way. I never dreamed he would fall off like that, I never thought I’d ever want him gone. Still feels weird not having him on the sidelines.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Man, I’m with you. I was WAAAYYYY done with Cal at the end. Like I had an unhealthy amount of anger watching the interview with Mitch. Then a few days later he was gone, and I was happy. Then he did the video from his house and I kinda felt some sorrow. Not really for him, but just for what was. I caught myself rooting for Arky a bit last yr. I choose to remember the way Cal rode into Lex and not the way he rode out. That and I just absolutely $&@/ing hate dUKe.

I thought about this the other day. If there was a way Cal could have gone to another school for a year and then come back, maybe that "excitement" could have been renewed. Silly thought, but I thought I'd share.

 

[darkshadesofblue]

Have no idea who I want to win this game

 

[anon1777473514]

Not me. I won’t lie. I support the coaches while they are here because I love the school but I was ready to move on for a long time. I watched us building sand castles while everyone else was building mansions. I’m not anti-Cal or a Cal hater, still love the guy personally. Not my kind of coach.

 

[mash_24]

Duke’s gonna stink up the joint a few games this year against teams with an elite defensive PF

I think like last year you can press them too. That’s how Houston came back on them in final 4.

 

[univky12]

Wagner watching from the bench....16 minutes

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Both of these teams would pound us by 20+

Watching the top teams play so far, and even some in the 15-20 range, we have a lot of work to do. We don’t have the athleticism, the NBA talent, or the guards to really compete. Even our frontcourt without JQ is far behind. Moreno is good and JQ will be great. Garrison is so much worse than the top teams players.

 

[FLBBNFAN]

Cal mic’d up teaching his players how to flop

Its either that or yelling go and run.

 

[anon1777473514]

Its either that or yelling go and run.

 

[JimboBBN]

Both of these teams look like they’d win by double digits over UK if they played tomorrow.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Me too I felt the same way. I never dreamed he would fall off like that, I never thought I’d ever want him gone. Still feels weird not having him on the sidelines.

The baby stroller with the dog along the road while a reporter tried to interview him had to be one of the most hilarious endings ever though. It might even beat Cutler chasing down Billy Clyde.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Another terrible possession but Thomas bails them out. Of course they give it right back.

 

[One2Three]

Man, I’m with you. I was WAAAYYYY done with Cal at the end. Like I had an unhealthy amount of anger watching the interview with Mitch. Then a few days later he was gone, and I was happy. Then he did the video from his house and I kinda felt some sorrow. Not really for him, but just for what was. I caught myself rooting for Arky a bit last yr. I choose to remember the way Cal rode into Lex and not the way he rode out. That and I just absolutely $&@/ing hate dUKe.

The Calipari we all loved seemed to die after 2015. The spark was gone. Maybe it was all just John Robic, I don’t know. I remember when Calipari said he wasn’t going to coach into his 60s early in his career here. But now he’s coaching past retirement age. It’s sad to see someone with the fire he had when he came here become the husk he has become.

A part of me is also sad he didn’t just retire with dignity and become a Joe B Hall figure for the program. I think a lot of it has to do with Mitch Barnhart. It seems all our coaches end up pissed off about something and I wonder what or who it is?

 

[OleTiredBum]

Both of these teams look like they’d win by double digits over UK if they played tomorrow.

And that's being extremely nice.

 

[univky12]

This really looks familiar

 

[anon1777473514]

Oh no. I lost the Al Jazeera stream

 

[Farsight Clone]

Have no idea who I want to win this game
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Everyone gets explosive diarrhea and they have to evacuate before the game is over

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Boozer is a monster, but this game was lost when they were up 7. So many Calipari games played out like this the last 5 years. Exactly why he’s not here anymore.

 

[Kameron50]

I knew they would blow it Cal can never win these type of games. I do think ark will be beat the brakes off of UL though.

 

[anon1777473514]

Question now is does Duke fall below Iowa St in KenPom. It’ll be close

 

[JimboBBN]

Outscored 7-0 in the last two minutes. Anyone else shocked ?

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

The Calipari we all loved seemed to die after 2015. The spark was gone. Maybe it was all just John Robic, I don’t know. I remember when Calipari said he wasn’t going to coach into his 60s early in his career here. But now he’s coaching past retirement age. It’s sad to see someone with the fire he had when he came here become the husk he has become.

A part of me is also sad he didn’t just retire with dignity and become a Joe B Hall figure for the program. I think a lot of it has to do with Mitch Barnhart. It seems all our coaches end up pissed off about something and I wonder what or who it is?

After Higgins screwed us the Fox and Monk year he lost a lot of what he had left. Covid took the rest. He needed Robic more than ever then and it imploded.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Outscored 7-0 in the last two minutes. Anyone else shocked ?

Called it.

 

[wildcatdon]

Based on the eye test we've got an uphill climb. We seem to be stagnant on offense. Not nearly enough movement off the ball. Defensively our awareness is lacking and too much ball watching. You rarely see guys in a stance or moving with the ball to be in position to rotate, help, and recover.

One point clearly stands out to me that you made above. Lack of movement off the ball. When you stand around like we do you become predictable and easy to guard. I liked some of the stuff Pell ran last night. Wish Pope would incorporate some into our offense.

 

[Cats_2010]

Zebras escorted boozer to the line over and over down the stretch. Not allowed near him, meanwhile he lowers his shoulder and hooks his way to the basket.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

No way they should have lost this by 9.