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fatguy87

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Oct 8, 2004
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Our only made shots down the stretch were a banked in 3 and a Toppin launch.

That's suboptimal
 

ManitouDan_anon

Heisman
Dec 7, 2006
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My faith in seeing this rather studly version of Toppin is lower than a snakes belly in a wagon wheel rut ... but I'll take it
 
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KyCatFan1

Heisman
May 6, 2002
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I can't believe Cal thinks Stall ball is the way to go for the entire game. He lost a perfect season doing it for 2 minutes.
Offense was playing one of it's better games (not that that is saying much). So what do we do? Slow down and have to force shots and just get the team out of whack and scared. We then nearly lose another one because of it.
 

whack0001

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Mar 20, 2009
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Barely eeking out a win in Rupp against a decent, but not great LSU team...sign of a bubble team. Glad we won, but this game was anything but inspiring.
I agree to a point. Looks like they actually ran some decent offense until the last 10 minutes. That’s something to build off of at least.
 
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WeWant9

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Dec 18, 2013
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Thought we looked good for 3/4 of the game, the last 1/4 was not pretty. Thank you, Toppin. Hopefully he can keep this momentum and energy.
 

Runnin'Ramel

Heisman
Jan 19, 2005
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Wheeler will miss free throws in March to end UK’s season, be it the NCAAT or the NIT. Guaranteed. It’s a joke Cal even allows him on the floor late in a close game after what he did in that St Peters game.
 

fatguy87

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Oct 8, 2004
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Cal coached well until there was about 4 minutes remaining when he continuously put Wheeler in bad spots by asking him to dribble the shot clock down to around 5 seconds. Cal is Wheeler's biggest problem.
Correct.
 

mhroe1984

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Dec 16, 2007
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Dude at LSU is a pretty good coach. Seven seasons at Murray State with some pretty dominant teams in the OVC and already has them playing well.
 
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kyjeff1

Heisman
Sep 8, 2012
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Offense was playing one of it's better games (not that that is saying much). So what do we do? Slow down and have to force shots and just get the team out of whack and scared. We then nearly lose another one because of it.
LSU is unranked for a reason. They toughened up in the 2nd half, but against ranked teams, this isn't going to work.

It's like Cal is throwing darts to figure out how to run an effective offense.

It's still isolation, just more deliberate and causes desperation shots at the end of the shot clock. Not good.
 

KyCatFan1

Heisman
May 6, 2002
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Remember the days when we left no doubt in the outcome of games?
 
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LmdCat

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Jan 8, 2006
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LSU is unranked for a reason. They toughened up in the 2nd half, but against ranked teams, this isn't going to work.

It's like Cal is throwing darts to figure out how to run an effective offense.

It's still isolation, just more deliberate and causes desperation shots at the end of the shot clock. Not good.
LSU is ranked 26 so they aren't as bad as you might think.
 

mcwildcats04

Heisman
Jul 19, 2003
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I'll take the W! But, we have to be more decisive on offense down the stretch and just play with more confidence. At the end, everyone looked scared to take a shot. Like to see Livingston be more aggressive attacking the rim and trying to get a shot. Too often he's just taking a 3 or deferring. He needs to try and score more around the basket. He's a good free throw shooter too if he gets fouled.
 

LmdCat

Heisman
Jan 8, 2006
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As I posted earlier, it isn't the players that will keep us from making a run in the tourney. It is our coach who appears completely lost at times.
 
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