Kentucky vs. Clemson Game Thread

[ChicagoCat90]

Too soft in a game that was allowed to be rough.

It's tough when your best defender picks up two fouls in 3 minutes in a physical game.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Pope needs to answer for this. No, seriously. Guy has some explaining to do and Mitch needs to send a message.

It's not about the loss as much as it is about how we lost. Really being exposed and jacking up threes. Not good. This is not Kentucky basketball.

 

[bbnkat02]

So our season’s over, right?

No, but expectations are lowered for sure, barring a miracle in Seattle.

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Brea can't handle the ball

Find catch and shoot opportunities then. Oweh jacking so many threes is fools gold.

 

[MbergCat]

Clemson does not suck and Pope has not coached poorly. We just did not hit our 3 point shots. You live by the three you die bythe threes. Tough road game that will help get us ready for conference play. We got beat, congratulate Clemson and get ready for Zags.

Clemson is not a good team. They got mauled by a mediocre Boise State team. And yes, Pope has coached poorly tonight. Not many adjustments, and leaving Brea on the bench almost the entire second half. This isn't a good loss for us.

 

[Ash Williams]

oh... NOW they finally call a foul on Zackery? He's been hanging on the ball handler ALL NIGHT

The refs realized they couldn't let the game end with Z having 0 fouls...it would have been too obvious.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Gonzaga is way way way way way way better than Clemson

Eh I wouldn't be so sure of that. Clemson will be ranked after this (assuming they don't lose their next game).

Better, yes. But not hy some large margin.

 

[ukwildcatwildfan]

This teams shoots the 3 worse than last years team

Yeah, but... last year's team was historically good.

 

[Jazzycat3]

Pope needs to answer for this. No, seriously. Guy has some explaining to do and Mitch needs to send a message.

It's not about the loss as much as it is about how we lost. Really being exposed and jacking up threes. Not good. This is not Kentucky basketball.

Chill dude! FFS! I bet you would have loved it if half those 3’s went down

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

This teams shoots the 3 worse than last years team

Last year we shot 41% from 3.
That was always going to be hard to top lol.

 

[chroix]

Clemson looks nervous

 

[CatOfDaVille]

This will be a bad loss in the context of this season, but not a bad loss in the context of Pope's career here. It's a makeshift team with no experience together, we'll take some lumps this year.

No it won't. It's a road game, and Clemson will finish top 5 in the ACC. This will be a quad 1 loss by the end of the season.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

First non cupcake since Duke and struggling to break the 60’s

Zags will blow this team out.

But their fun

West Virginia beat Gonzaga. If you think West Virginia Is better than Kentucky you're clueless

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

It's tough when your best defender picks up two fouls in 3 minutes in a physical game.

We weren’t allowed to play rough for sure.

 

[bbnkat02]

Pope needs to answer for this. No, seriously. Guy has some explaining to do and Mitch needs to send a message. Cal got us in this mess and there's no excuse even with new blood. Seriously.

It's not about the loss as much as it is about how we lost. Really being exposed and jacking up threes. Not good. This is not Kentucky basketball.

Pope made some headscratchers tonight, but this? This a stupid *** take.

 

[Eccain01]

This teams shoots the 3 worse than last years team

Welll lol that was one of the best shooting teams we’ve ever had lol

 

[KentuckyStout]

This game shows how badly we need to get the Jimmy’s and Joe’s here.

 

[ManitouDan_anon]

I must say the player rotations were weird as hell tonight .. very little Brea … Butler set for stretches in the 2nd half . Too many min for garrison in half 1 … and KK was gawd awful and still played quite a bit .

 

[TheWyldKat_rivals45219]

So our season’s over, right?

It’s a troubling loss to a fair but definitely not good team

How do you feel?

The top 6 teams in SEC will be leaps and bounds better than Clemson.

I fear that duke was a lucky break

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Bank 3 was huge.

 

[NoDef]

That's where we are. Stoops needs to be sold on being the worst guy in UK history or stepping down. If he wants the money then I'd make him show up to an empty stadium next year and lost by 50 every game and become an absolute joke. Lets put that to him.

The SEC was 8-0 against the ACC. We were supposedly the number #4 team in the country with an offensive guru and they held us in the 60s. I hope to God this works out, but we are going to have to recruit at another talent level to compete in this conference. Everyone else has decided to try to win in basketball in the SEC.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

We had our chances. Still think we’re one of the teams with a chance to win it all.

Nawh this is a sweet 16 team max, and that’s if the draw is good. No guy on this team is an alpha at all, we are overrated shooting team, and our so called best player is softer than charmin

 

[fisherscatfan_rivals101526]

Dykes just said left pinky on right hand. What a complete douchebag.

 

[Farsight]

Refs are good aren’t they.

Its Roger's Ayers specifically. He called a foul against Clemson when it wasn't a foul. He wanted Butler to make the free throws because the line is 4. Interesting when you actually start paying attention

 

[megablue]

It's not even a bad loss in the context of this season.

It's a loss to a fringe top 25 team on the road in a game where we are a slight favorite.

Yes. Clemson is a good team.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

Brea finally in and doesn't take the shot lol.

 

[bbnkat02]

God, I hate when I'm right. FTs biting us in the *** now.

 

[Shaudylo]

We asked for Brea .

He has to shoot that in that situation

 

[ukjenning44]

Butler has played well. I don’t understand him sitting for a crucial stretch.

 

[fatguy87]

Our offensive production from the 5 has been a bit of a concern against tougher defenses. Williams in particular has struggled with turnovers and shooting against the strongest defenses we've played. Garrison and Williams don't quite fit what Pope is asking for out of his 5's. When they are stifled or anti-offense, we get stagnant and shot quality goes down.

 

[ukwildcatwildfan]

Butler has been amazing this game, minus a couple bad fouls. Need him to stay on the court in big games.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

LOL @ the bank three now.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

It’s a troubling loss to a fair but definitely not good team

How do you feel?

The top 6 teams in SEC will be leaps and bounds better than Clemson.

I fear that duke was a lucky break

Lord. Here we go I’m out for the night I can’t handle the negativity that will follow.

 

[know1]

Feels like a Billy Clyde Gillispie type loss. All we need is Joe Crawford hitting a few last-minute threes to make it close before the end.

What the hell are you talking about?

 

[Someguywhodoesntlikeyou]

Eh I wouldn't be so sure of that. Clemson will be ranked after this (assuming they don't lose their next game).

Better, yes. But not hy some large margin.

Only because of the 4 next to our name

 

[Crawfords Corner]

Just the threat of Brea is why he should have been in the game more down the stretch

 

[ukjenning44]

God, I hate when I'm right. FTs biting us in the *** now.

That damn banked 3

 

[ukwildcatwildfan]

No it won't. It's a road game, and Clemson will finish top 5 in the ACC. This will be a quad 1 loss by the end of the season.

I agree, I meant more a bad loss in the way we lost. Out hustled, shot the 3 poorly, dumb fouls, weird lineup decisions, etc.

 

[TankedCat]

never want to hear Jimmy Dykes call a game again

 

[ChicagoCat90]

This game shows how badly we need to get the Jimmy’s and Joe’s here.

Need players that can go 1 on 1 when needed to get you some buckets.