Need to show up vs TTU on friday

TTTblue24

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These guys have been practicing for months together so there should be some cohesiveness on the court. I want Moreno to be more physical and aggressive, and the team for that matter. Absolutely zero reason to have 10+ turnovers in games going forward, set some man screens in the offense and really just want to see a big improvement from last Friday.
 

FLBBNFAN

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In many ways yes - coaches often try new things, lineups, the games do not count, etc. But taking care of the ball? being vocal? Those things carry over into the season.
My biggest concern is turnovers . There is no scenario in a exhibition or regular season game where 19 turnovers is not worrisome.

I hope we clean that up and look more cohesive offensively. TT will be a tough game for us with or without Toppin playing.

Just one opinion out of thousands lol. Go cats!
 

JRCAT14

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The goal for UK basketball in October of 2026 is to keep a home exhibition game within 8-12 points. Sigh.
An 'ANON" who starts a thread like this goes immediately on ignore. I have no desire to waste any amount of time reading another of their posts.
 

FLBBNFAN

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The 40pt blowout loss to Gonzaga was the sign! Imagine if Louisville beats uk by 20-30 in rupp. Does pope get booed?
The thought of that makes me shudder. If that happened my guess would be yes just like the Gonzaga game. Would be worse on our home court. Hopefully we handle business especially against little brother.
 
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FLBBNFAN

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If you watched the Louisville/ Kansas game last night you would not have known it was an exhibition from the loud,loud crowd . I think these games will mean something in our rankings .
Man have to give credit to the Kansas fans. They are consistently rowdy at home .
 
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UKBB4Ever

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The 40pt blowout loss to Gonzaga was the sign! Imagine if Louisville beats uk by 20-30 in rupp. Does pope get booed?
Really the official sign was the forfeit against Alabama in the SEC tournament Pope’s first season. Or maybe that was the fork?

First real sign was in MSG against OSU. Of course Chandler got engaged there so the team couldn’t focus.
 

Catastic5

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Even if it’s an exhibition, I hope Pope realizes that winning and winning impressively can change many Kentucky fans’ perception for the upcoming year. Gotta win big. Losing or barely beating a team without their best player isn’t going to encourage skeptical fans.
 
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Anon1773686487

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Even if it’s an exhibition, I hope Pope realizes that winning and winning impressively can change many Kentucky fans’ perception for the upcoming year. Gotta win big. Losing or barely beating a team without their best player isn’t going to encourage skeptical fans.
Pope in his three years here has proven to be a "win by a little or lose by a lot coach"
 

rivercatinfl

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Think Williams may take that over by conference play but hopefully Zoom cranks it up. Williams just looks so natural as PG.
Might be crazy but I’d like to see them try that with Williams and play Zoom and Wilkins together with a 3 guard lineup. Just test it out in. Or promoting it as a staple but the way those 3 shoot the ball it might be advantageous depending on the opponent. That’s why we play these games. Try some new stuff and see if it works.
 
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ScWildcat3

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Might be crazy but I’d like to see them try that with Williams and play Zoom and Wilkins together with a 3 guard lineup. Just test it out in. Or promoting it as a staple but the way those 3 shoot the ball it might be advantageous depending on the opponent. That’s why we play these games. Try some new stuff and see if it works.
I agree with that. The spacing you would get with that would be great. Obviously would depend on the matchups but it’s definitely a lineup you can do for offense and to speed up the game.
 
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FLBBNFAN

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Might be crazy but I’d like to see them try that with Williams and play Zoom and Wilkins together with a 3 guard lineup. Just test it out in. Or promoting it as a staple but the way those 3 shoot the ball it might be advantageous depending on the opponent. That’s why we play these games. Try some new stuff and see if it works.
Absolutely and Zoom could probably even get some run at the 3 in certain spots with his size . Zoom and Wilkins both have size (height) so why not use that advantage. Our length could be a problem for other teams.
 

ScWildcat3

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Yep but people might disagree with what I think, kepnang needs less, mason needs more, hawthorne needs more
Definitely don’t shorten rotations in exhibition games. It’s how you get to look at different groups and see what works best together. Also who plays with each other well. That’s what these games are for.
 
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