*****Official game thread UK vs UE******
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That was ****** especially to one of our own played on the best team ever at UK...
I didn't think I would see this group, after the MSU game, play games with the "I'm getting mine" mentality. Tonight was one of those nights where kids stood and watched others, then didn't even go after loose balls. The guy who brought it down, took it to the rack.... and 4 other guys stood and watched.
Miserable week but the basketball Cats will be heard from again in the end. Not sure about the football Cats but I would hope 2 more wins at least.
Kudos to Walter and Evansville. They beat us in every way, from coaching to execution. They deserved the win.
Honestly, that’s the kind of game that should cost someone their job. As in, if you’re the head coach, you throw someone under that bus. No excuse.
"We are young. We'll get better. Don't put so much pressure on them. Players first, anyway." Rinse and repeat.
Can't make a layup, can't score from outside, can't make free throws, and can't stop the other team from doing all of that. What does that equal? A loss of a number one ranking and no national championship. I know it's early, but this team just doesn't look like they have what it takes. They don't deserve to wear KENTUCKY on their chests. They obviously don't realize what being given that honor means.
Don't blame the kids. Only one person on that sideline gets paid 8 million dollars a year. Unprepared and Out coached.
I was already struggling with the team this year. I'm just sick of reloading every year. This loss was unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable. Cal has a lot of explaining to do. Congratulations to Walter and his team. Cal should have to walk home
all true, but we didn’t run any offense either. Cal should’ve put Hagans on the bench and kept him there.
Over under on how many times Cal shrugs his shoulders in his presser
I say 40
I say 40
Some questions/thoughts...
1. What exactly was the tweak? How terrible must it have been to lose like this?
2. What happened to Nate? As some of you guys noted, he was abused as a defender.
3. Too many guys picked this game to be bad.
4. UK beat Michigan State exactly one week ago. The number one team in the nation...
5. Cal looked like Stoops coaching this game.
6. I'm gonna go barf.
Edit: 7. Evansville will probably lose to Bob State within the next two weeks. *face palm*
Anyone have anything to add?
1. What exactly was the tweak? How terrible must it have been to lose like this?
2. What happened to Nate? As some of you guys noted, he was abused as a defender.
3. Too many guys picked this game to be bad.
4. UK beat Michigan State exactly one week ago. The number one team in the nation...
5. Cal looked like Stoops coaching this game.
6. I'm gonna go barf.
Edit: 7. Evansville will probably lose to Bob State within the next two weeks. *face palm*
Anyone have anything to add?
Did you finally learn Cal doesn’t know wtf he’s doing on the sideline? That’s the only lesson from today.
I am so ******* boiled out right now...is this real at home?
I can't put into words. I M SO STUNNED
I can't put into words. I M SO STUNNED
Gotta take a uk break for a few weeks. Man, between this and the Football team just bent out of shape. No excuse for tonight.
Props to Evansville. This is so ridiculously huge for them. They played hard, went into Rupp with no fear and just played ball. Congrats to them.
On the flip side, it's a really bad loss for UK, Cal and our fan base. Things will be different in the post season, but this puts a major damper on the season for weeks. Its unfortunate (for whatever reason) that UK wasn't focused, playing well, etc. The only way this could be worse is if don't learn from it.
Down by 5 with 1:20 to go, UK chose to go to Richards for a 10 ft jump hook.
On the flip side, it's a really bad loss for UK, Cal and our fan base. Things will be different in the post season, but this puts a major damper on the season for weeks. Its unfortunate (for whatever reason) that UK wasn't focused, playing well, etc. The only way this could be worse is if don't learn from it.
Down by 5 with 1:20 to go, UK chose to go to Richards for a 10 ft jump hook.
Lack of hustle killed UK tonight. No excuse in being out-rebounded on the offensive glass...especially in the last five minutes.
That is a hot take man. I'm not saying this isn't a bad loss but it isn't nearly as bad as Gardner Webb...at least not today.
#1 we don't know what Evansville will do this year. As bad as we sucked tonight they played good and could be decent.
#2 Gardner Webb was 16-16 that year and they beat us by 16 at Rupp...I was at that game it was an *** beating from start to finish...completely beat the crap out of us.
#3 We all know we will rebound to some degree. John Wall beat Miami Ohio on a buzzer beater in 2009, so this happens to good teams, especially young one's....wasn't a good night. BCG was a train wreck and that was the impact...it was like the realization of complete and utter failure forthcoming.
That front end of 1 and 1 miss hurt badly. Should it been 2 shots ?
lose to Tennessee when we had the game won now this.....I have know recourse...no explanation..
Nope. Just had more proof you are a Cal and Kentucky hating Zealot. CLOD to the bone.
After this, I'm thinking it's possible we could see 10 losses AGAIN this year.
We don't have a DUDE that can take over the game, we go through stretches where we forget how to shoot and our front court just got seriously exposes for what it is, which is under par.
That MSU game was fools gold.
We don't have a DUDE that can take over the game, we go through stretches where we forget how to shoot and our front court just got seriously exposes for what it is, which is under par.
That MSU game was fools gold.
It’s the one and only way Cal will ever sniff another title. Took a perfect storm to get him his only one.
This team didn’t seem like one that would get out hustled after the first two games. They were all saying the right things about being ranked # 1, but it was obviously just talk. They played like entitled, selfish players tonight looking to be the hero. It’s a terrible loss, but hopefully it gets their attention. The coaching staff wasn’t any better. Hagans should’ve been benched, but not a single played well, so we’ve got that going for us. Overall, an entire team fail. That’s all you can say.
This is what happens when you play a style that requires you to have the best players and continuously strikeout on them. I sometimes have no idea why Cal brings in some of the guys he does. It's like he looks at the recruiting rankings and just goes after the top 5 star until he misses and then just goes down the list regardless of basketball ability.
Maxey is the only freshman that probably shouldn't ride the bench here right now. Can we not recruit basketball players very often and instead mainly only go after athletes? How many years do we have to have horrible shooting under Cal? I thought we weren't going to recruit guys who couldn't shoot anymore. At least we have athletes that can sometimes make a dunk.
Vent over
Maxey is the only freshman that probably shouldn't ride the bench here right now. Can we not recruit basketball players very often and instead mainly only go after athletes? How many years do we have to have horrible shooting under Cal? I thought we weren't going to recruit guys who couldn't shoot anymore. At least we have athletes that can sometimes make a dunk.
Vent over
I'm just sick. You've gotta wonder how this team will react to this loss.
I love cal but this is right. He tries to prepare them for pro ball instead of preparing them for college ball. They require completely different games to be successful. Sure, the random offense works in the pros with more spacing and other pros around you, but time and time again we get beat by teams that run actual offensive sets. He won’t win another title with this kind of offense and the dip in recruiting.