*****OFFICIAL Manhattan vs Kentucky Game Thread (MBB) ******

[kywildcat1021979]

Definitely a middle of the pack SEC team I see here.

 

[Catastic5]

I think Pope is the Stoops of basketball. His team plays lazy, mistake filled basketball. Not enough talent, and they play terrible most of the game.

We lose the ball so much.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Put Mason in so we can run away with this already

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Blowout city, baby. I hope so, at the very least.

After this first five minutes I’d take just a win. No way this team is a top 25 squad. I just don’t see it. Maybe we are still vanilla for the sake of pre-season vanilla-ness.

 

[bbnkat02]

TO
14:32 to play
Jaspers- 9
Cats- 7


Meh start to say the least.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Can Williams come in now? Can't believe im watching this over college football playoff reveal show.

 

[megablue]

Jaspers appear to have five (5) adept ball-handlers ...

 

[bbnkat02]

I think Pope is the Stoops of basketball. His team plays lazy, mistake filled basketball. Not enough talent, and they play terrible most of the game.

I'm not gonna freak out this year unless we really tank. Or we by some miracle get a major run going.

Either we do well or Pope leaves. Win-win for me.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Might be Mark Pope's best team at Kentucky, true, but it might also be his worst. It's not really much different construction wise from his others.

 

[philstat]

This team doesn’t play as a team, all individuals

 

[BluWildcatz]

Can Williams come in now? Can't believe im watching this over college football playoff reveal show.

Surprised there's not a thread up about that.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Looks like a start we have become accustomed to.

We all know Pope can’t prepare a team for the local YMCA squad so what can we expect. I mean we have had plenty of different teams and examples so far. Idk what it is, but they look like they have never practiced together the first 10 minutes of most games.

 

[four_every_hour]

I could excuse a lot of this and I still can since it’s the first game of the season and I know we will improve. But my main issue is that we run like no plays. I keep hearing pope is an “xs and os” coach. I don’t see anything at all. I see a lot of dribbling and not much else.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Also, has Hood called a game before? Poor play by play guy having to carry the whole broadcast, such as it is.

 

[bbnkat02]

Might be Mark Pope's best team at Kentucky, true, but it might also be his worst. It's not really much different construction wise from his others.

I think that's the catch this year. Either it's his best team and he builds it and wins or it fails and we move on.

 

[RobEStacy]

Can someone explain the offensive system we run.. This looks the same as Cals, just go play ball... How can other teams constantly get a player open for 3.... And we can't get our best shooter open.

 

[GoBigBlue1224]

Who has more chemistry, the announcers, or our team?

 

[Catastic5]

We are not a good offensive team.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

We look good so far.

 

[megablue]

Might be Mark Pope's best team at Kentucky, true, but it might also be his worst. It's not really much different construction wise from his others.

Pope does not appear to get who he needs and wants ... he gets who he can, unfortunately.

 

[philstat]

McBride as do some other players look out of shape

 

[UK_WINS_NCAA]

Pope is so cooked here

 

[Resignmarkpope]

For better or for worse, we're Cat fans.

It's time for another year of men's basketball.

Let's go! C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!

Can someone please get mark pope off the sidled lines! What a joke of a coach!

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I'm not gonna freak out this year unless we really tank. Or we by some miracle get a major run going.

Either we do well or Pope leaves. Win-win for me.

I’m not gonna freak out, I just know what to expect and Pope isn’t the dude. He needs to go fast.

 

[Mike-D]

Year 3.

 

[philstat]

Mom not even touching the ball, too many selfish players

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Nice find by Zoom

 

[Resignmarkpope]

I’m not gonna freak out, I just know what to expect and Pope isn’t the dude. He needs to go fast.

Mark pope is horrible

 

[bbnkat02]

THAT WAS ALL BALL

Come on man.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

We can’t stop a drive from a 5’7” unathletic white guy. Every team Pope has had cannot stop the ball. It has to be the way he coaches defense.

 

[Seth_C]

These refs sure can find fouls on white. Don’t miss a single touch!

 

[MbergCat]

We have one of the best offensive weapons in the country and Pope can't seem to figure out how to get him open. Unbelievable.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

We havent got down double digits yet for 4th straight game yet. Thats something and probably a record for pope.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

UK 6th in the college football playoffs at least.

 

[philstat]

Can we do anything outside of jacking up threes

 

[bbnkat02]

WILKINS!

 

[IYAOYAS1]

Mom not even touching the ball, too many selfish players

I’ve noticed that in every game

 

[HalHR2500]

This team is incredibly unlikeable

Just not enough dog in team

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Mom not even touching the ball, too many selfish players

We are keeping the offense vanilla, we don’t want teams to know how to stop him from getting by the ball.Williams comes in and at least it resembles basketball. Give me Williams, Mom, McBride, Wilkins, and Moreno. We are very fortunate to have lucked into Mason Williams that’s all I can say.

 

[bbnkat02]

McBride!