******Cats v. Commodores Official Game Thread******
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Brought in Ware right as we were getting on a roll and immediately gave up the 10 point lead. I've never been more pissed off watching UK basketball.
Don’t forget the time change to daylight savings time is coming up too……
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With the injuries, we simply don't have the players. CJ is bad. Sahvir is out. Adou is green. Collins hasn't made the leap (understandably). It's only amplified with Cason being hobbled too.
Yep. That broken play 3 point prayer and missing FTs was the difference. Just incredibly frustrating.
Yes, the common denominator has been the same for the past 16 years. It’s called trend analysis. It signifies the most likely issue through Pareto optimization.
Or... now hear me out. The kids are simply not mentally tough to hit their free throws.
What???
A Cal coached team choking on free throws in March???
That's shocking. Sure didn't expect that.
FFS this jagoff would forget his wife's name if she didn't cut his eggs for him every morning. He can't remember who's on the bench and he's the frickin HC. Of course he forgot about Vandy kicking his lazy ***
This was an abysmal end to an abysmal season by a team that just doesn't play consistent basketball. This team will likely get bounced from the tourney in the first round by another made for TV Cinderella story. It's ok though, because this team was never going to compete in March. There are too many flaws with this roster, and not enough effort is spent by the coaching staff to coach around them.
Vandy will predictably get smoked by A&M tomorrow, and we will be left wondering how badly Cal will mail it in next year.
SEC officiating has always been corrupt as hell, and always will be as long as Cal is here. UK teams of the past had to fight their way through it, and did. Cal's teams usually do not have the will to fight hard enough to win a championship at UK. Just about anyone at the college level could have coached Anthony Davis and MKG to a championship. Those guys are not walking through the door.
The SEC and NCAA, however, broke Kentucky basketball after the Wisconsin game in 2015, and it has never quite been the same ever since. The Wildcat basketball I grew up with is gone, and I am not sure that the administration has the will to bring it back.
Vandy will predictably get smoked by A&M tomorrow, and we will be left wondering how badly Cal will mail it in next year.
SEC officiating has always been corrupt as hell, and always will be as long as Cal is here. UK teams of the past had to fight their way through it, and did. Cal's teams usually do not have the will to fight hard enough to win a championship at UK. Just about anyone at the college level could have coached Anthony Davis and MKG to a championship. Those guys are not walking through the door.
The SEC and NCAA, however, broke Kentucky basketball after the Wisconsin game in 2015, and it has never quite been the same ever since. The Wildcat basketball I grew up with is gone, and I am not sure that the administration has the will to bring it back.
I wish!! We have like 3 feet of snow on the ground and in yet another blizzard until Sunday
If you want better basketball, stop showing up to games. Stop buying tickets and jerseys. Stop talking about UK Basketball. Take away the beans and bean counters wake the f up
This^^^^^^.
Everyone b*tches about Cal's offense, and rightfully so, but the defense this year has been the worst I've seen under Cal.
You can't give up straight line drives AND wide open threes. But we do both.
There is no way a sizable portion of the fan base is ever going to do this.
We’ve had rough years in a row now and Nashville was packed with Cats fans.
Yeah. That's the downside to the best fanbase in college basketball. We love our Cats too much
It shockingly bad. And for a team that I mean beginning of the year people were raving about the incoming recruits and their defense. But no one has played good d on this team. Shocking.
It’s been an issue for awhile now with a lack of interior shot blockers. Been years since we had someone that could change the game there.
But this season it’s been dreadful
He is really a 4 year college player. Certainly at UNC
I think there’s something to that. What concerns me is when this doesn’t surprise others. That intuition or feeling of important free throws being missed at the most crucial time of a game becomes predictable. Even more concerning is when that same feeling occurs regardless of the roster turnover.
For a moment, let’s reflect on when Pitino first took over. He had local kids that no one else wanted. They lacked skills and were not prolific shooters. One of his many strengths as a coach was improving their confidence in making three pointers at a much higher rate than prior to his arrival. This was through repetition and altering of shooting techniques. He placed an emphasis on this, which remained throughout his time at UK. Essentially, you can see the similarities between all his teams. You can arguably say the same for Cal’s teams as it relates to free throw shooting. Part of being a coach is understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your team and improving their weaknesses. I feel the problem is quite evident when similar results occur across multiple decades of teams. Either he’s the most unluckiest coach as it relates to free throw shooting or he plays a part in its results.
Cal has got to find a rim protector for next year or we will be this bad again......
Did you see Toppin before the two he missed. He was closing his eyes and taking a deep breath waiting to go to the line. Felt pressure instead of seeing an opportunity
Certainly didn’t help he had seen O miss two big 1 and 1s
Cal has them tight as can be. The bull spit call for them to be desperate just put pressure on them.
Why not tell them you’re the better team now go out and show it.
Have to be desperate to beat Vandy lol
Cal seriously has no clue what he’s doing
Tbh... I think it's because they're not better. And that falls on Cal. His recruiting is always good, but he has to make multiple kids happy, be realistic with them, and hope they stay. Attrition always hurts us. But that's also these kids mindset. If they don't play year 1, they leave.
We couldn't hit a free throw down the stretch. Oscar, our All-American. **** on himself. This is a pattern for Cal teams.