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    This Isn’t a Knee-jerk Reaction

    I've been thinking about this since November and this 0-2 start for my Cats in the SEC has only confirmed it. Now that everyone is healthy and available, I'd say it's safe to say this is who this team is. This Kentucky team is filled with role players. They're all 4th and 5th options on a good...
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    Missouri Tigers or the Cats?

    Since the game is at Rupp, I'll take UK, but I don't feel good about it. This team is mentally fragile and not very talented. Gotta make shots. This game could go a couple different ways with our bipolar team. If some shots fall early and they feel confident, they could win going away. But if...
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    Should a UK coach

    I agree with this thought, yes. I agree Pope did a very poor job constructing this roster. It makes last year's roster that much more impressive. I think last year's roster was about as good as it possibly could have been given the short notice he had to construct it. And we should give him a...
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    Jqs camp not happy šŸ˜¬

    He has some talent, no doubt. But he has no help. He's not a back to the basket scorer and Pope doesn't know how to properly utilize one, I don't think. I believe Pope expected Quaintance to catch the ball and drive, catch lobs, or rebound and dunk. All of this depends on guys making shots...
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    Remember when we thought Lowe had plenty of help?

    One of the things we were excited about Lowe coming to UK to play the point was that he wouldn't have to do it all by himself, like he had to do at Pitt, and that would make him even more effective. I think he's in a worse position now than he was last season at Pitt. He's by himself half the...
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    We Need To Accept that Old Kentucky is No Longer

    They will, eventually. It will take multiple seasons of losing, though. One of things that makes this program so great is that the fans won't accept losing. But the way thst changes is watching a bunch of losses piling up. I'm afraid we're about to see that this season. Alabama shot better than...
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    Jasper Johnson is bipolar against good teams. He absolutely should not play more minutes until that changes.

    Up until the 2nd half of the Indiana game, the entire team could be described as bipolar. In facf, in a couple posts, that's exactly how I described them all. They shot 70% in the 2nd half against Tenn Tech, but they shot under 30% for an entire game against Gonzaga and not much better vs Mich...
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    Collin Chandler

    I really like Collin Chandler but I agree he seems to struggle against our better opponents. He's had a few games where he was dominant but several others where he basically disappears. He struggles with physicality of defenders. He is not a natural point guard, I agree there, also. So, my...
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    Penny leading the way: Thoughts?

    Wow! I didn't realize they are 5-7. We've had enough problems of our own at UK to distract me and keep me from paying much attention to other teams as I usually do. I've never really thought Penny Hardaway was a great coach. He was a great player, no doubt, and he was great with the ball in his...
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    Popes Merry Christmas

    I agree with the sentiment in the original post. Nochi there was just upset that the original post said "for now" regarding some uncertainty surrounding Pope's tenure at UK. Now, I'm hoping Mark Pope IS the head coach for a long time. I'm hoping this current team doesn't cause his demise as...
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    Couldn’t watch today

    From what I saw, it was both that they wanted to limit his minutes and that he was getting beat like a drum on back-cuts. He gave up at least 3 layups, uncontested, on back-cuts. He looked like he's never defended one in his life. When he said the other day that he wanted to come back against...
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    Defense?

    Yeah, I totally agree. I hate to be a Scrooge right here at Christmas, but you can't let the terrible defense slide like it didn't happen. Bear in mind, this Bellarmine team scored 59 and gave up 104 against Georgia. They scored 85 on UK. They scored 47 in the 2nd half. I was hoping the defense...
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    Pitino's Comments about Pope

    Yeah, there is no doubt he went too far in the defensive direction with this group. I don't think he realized how far in that direction he went until just recently. Based on his interviews and comments, he genuinely believed this team had multiple shooters. It seems he still feels like they're...
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    Pitino's Comments about Pope

    I think Pitino is definitely right that Pope completely changed the style for this team to smash mouth, and it has worked. I think he had no choice after our 4th loss. You could argue he started the IU game with that style, but even the half court shots we were taking just weren't falling. I...
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    We’re going to be alright

    Well, I don't think St John's is a good team on offense, though they've got some players who can make their own offense, BUT there is no question they're very good on the defensive end. That's what they've been hanging their hat on lately. They weren't playing hard nosed defense early in the...
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