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    Cal declines to come onto KSR

    KSR shouldn't waste their time getting Cal on the show as they aren't going to get a straight answer anyway. Matt should get AD Barnhart on the show to discuss the status of the basketball program.
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    Jay Wright said something interesting regarding the starting 5

    The starting 5 isn't the best defensive team out there. Of the 3 bigs and 3 point guards, I would place UGO #3 and Wagner #3 in each group. While UGO had that big game where he blocked 10+ shots, he is continually out of position especially on the Pik N Roll. Instead of confronting the...
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    Cal still can’t coach close games.

    When you don't coach to detail or game situations, then you are going to end up with end of game plays in which no one is properly spaced, players running into each other because no player knows where to go, and usually a desperation shot that has little chance of going in. Thankfully Sheppard...
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    What else must Cal need to do now

    Cal has to be the dumbest coach in NCAA history when it comes to the end of games. Why would you ever have Ugo in the game when you're up 3 and trying to defend the 3 in the last 15 seconds of the game??? Ugo just fouls the MSU player for a 3 point play the possession before, takes him out...
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    Bradshaw is the biggest liability

    I would say Dillingham at the free throw line
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    What really happened to Cal?

    The game has changed over the past 10 years and there is a premium on fundamentals, running good sets, coaching to detail, preparing for opponents, etc. 1. At what point does a coach wait to make adjustments against the Pik N Roll when your team gets beat 5 straight times in a row and many...
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    This Is Why You Foul with a 3 Point lead…..

    You have to foul up 3 and let UF shoot a 1 and 1. However, what is Sheppard doing watching the play unfold well inside the arc allowing his player to get a clean catch and look. Reminds me of the game a few years ago against Vandy - UK up 3 at the end of the game and Diallo left his man...
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    Why is this UK team so bad on defense?

    1. There are no fundamentals: - I believe the entire team plays defense with their hands down. - Pick N Roll defense is better since the A&M game, but still not good. Bradshaw is only big that pushes the guard away from the basket after the initial pick. UGO continually gets...
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    Cal stated his kids lost to men

    Last nights game was all about a prepared team vs an unprepared team. 1. Defense = Do the UK guards have any will to stay in front of the player they are guarding? Is there a theme going on where opposing guards are having career games when they play UK? The guards have a "laziness" type of...
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    Justin Edwards

    A couple of observations...why is it every time the camera is on Edwards, it looks as though he just finished running 10 miles! He looks tired 30 seconds into the game. I have to question whether he is in basketball shape as it doesn't appear he is. The next observation is basketball IQ. I...
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    Dillingham quote…

    I'm pretty sure if I was in his shoes and was part of a group of guards that just gave up 59 points to 2 guards in a loss, I would be thinking about how can I improve my defense than shots in March....but that's me.
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    If you can't defend, you better be able to rebound the opponents misses!!!!!

    No doubt the rotations are terrible and there is a "laziness" gene in the UK defense that continually gets exposed. The A&M gameplan on offense was to get the guards going downhill to the rim and have their bigs fight for position on rebounds and putbacks. Thierro is a big loss from a tough...
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    If you can't defend, you better be able to rebound the opponents misses!!!!!

    The biggest contributor to the loss was the Pik N Roll defense. I have never seen such a lack of fundamentals at this level than what I saw today that allowed A&M guards have a straight-line runway to the rim!! When the pick comes at the top of the key, Onyenso and Mitchell were continually...
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    Ron Mercer vs Justin Edwards

    Mercer wasn't disappointing at all in 1995-96. When you have McCarty and Antoine Walker at the forward spots and Tony Delk and Derek Anderson at the shooting guard spots, Mercer didn't have to contribute right away for UK to win. At this point of the season, I don't see any resemblance between...
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    The fact that UConn’s program is in better shape than ours…

    Until the objectives of UK's head basketball coach are aligned with those of the University of Kentucky, the current state of mediocrity will continue with no end in sight. When you don't coach fundamentals or to detail, you're going to lose to more experienced players and better prepared...
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