********OFFICIAL GAME THREAD*********

kyjeff1

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Sep 8, 2012
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As I said before and will repeat, Duke plays its best games in November and December, and by March they will be playing zone and playing selfishly fighting over who will be the top pick. In the meantime, the media will eat up everything they do.
Cept for those 5 titles K has. This post makes no sense.
Their last two titles happened because two of Cal's greatest teams crapped their pants.
 

nookam

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We don’t really have a top 20 NBA draft pick in our team. Now or if they stay 2-4 years more. Very limited bunch.
 

BoneToPick

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Aug 12, 2011
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Would love a West Virgina 2nd half come back. When the hell is ESPN going to learn we don't need them to take up half of the f****g screen during live in-game interviews. We can hear them without seeing the person hog the screen.
Drives me insane.
 

MarkPftw

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Nov 19, 2016
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The worst defensive performance I have ever seen under Coach Cal. We have looked outclassed offensively, defensively, coaching (I hate to say it) but we shouldn't have even came close to giving up 59 in one half..ONE half. And the scary thing is, a few of their guys have been in serious foul trouble for a big chunk of the 1st half..and they still scored 59 points in one half on us. Herro shouldn't see the court in the 2nd Half..he is lost and outclassed by almost everybody on the court. The only thing giving me even the slightest bit of hope is that UK is just one run away from being in this game and putting real game pressure on Duke (Duke is very young..they could buckle big under serious pressure, in my opinion)..but if we can't get stops at least halfway consistently, then this game might as well already be over..as it will be literally impossible to come back.
 

nookam

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Cal getting his arse kicked on the recruiting trail has shown out since 2015. We had the good team in 17 with Fox.
 
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UKSanders_rivals37733

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We cannot guard Barrett at all. He’s on a different level

Then you factor in Zion and Reddish hitting outside shots, that’s scary

I think Keldon can guard him, but I fear that RJ is gonna get the MJ treatment with the whistle.

I thought Reid would be able to stay with Zion, and he may be able to do so despite that ugly defense on the one Zion drive. It looks like PJ may have to match up with him.

However, I think there is another mismatch with whoever is guarding Reddish as he has the length to shoot over anyone else.
 
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Might sound like a crying Ky fan, but those 3 calls in a row, WTF? PJ hooked foul on him, Ashton in front pushed from behind, oul on him, forgot the 3rd, but stop! Let them play and if your going to call a foul get real and don't first of all call it backwards, but mostly don't call play ons jerk offs!
 
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ala_kat2

Heisman
Jan 4, 2003
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We are outclassed as a team, and out coached. Disgusting to watch a Kentucky team get humiliated like this.

We are even getting outworked, out hustled by much better players.
Cal will use this as a teaching opportunity. And the lessons are hard to watch.
 

jrpross_rivals

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Feb 21, 2008
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Duke is that good but UK is not this bad. This is the Duke team that played in the preseason. They played exactly like this from Canada to the states The problem is UK was two different teams in the preseason. What they looked like in the Bahamas is not the same team that played in the preseason.


The other issue that many ignores due to fan bias is Duke has the three best players in the game so they have three different guys they can go to to get buckets, I knew this from the begiybut I figure figured depth and experience would make more of a difference. That was dumb of me since I’ve watched UK over come experience with youth due to being more skilled for 9 years.

I now understand how other teams fans felt when going against Wall, Boogie and Bledsoe knowing there was nothing you could do to stop them individually
Zion is hitting long jumpers at a rate he will not match the rest of the year. They’re all shooting like crazy. They’re playing a little beyond themselves.
 

kyjeff1

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It must be awesome to be such a masterful keyboard commando internet tough guy. You are so tough and cool that you think it is an awesome insult to call people a *****. You win.
You're damn right I won. You can't blame this crap on the refs. We put a pathetic team on the court that was overhyped. Duke is coached better and they clearly won the recruiting battle.
But you go ahead and blame the refs. It's fans like you that give the bbn a bad reputation.
 

$Z71$

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Nov 14, 2002
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This is not a special team.And we can't use the young excuse.
Watch the season and come back to me later before you pass judgement. Duke came out on fire and scored 35 in first 10 minutes. Second 10 we outscored them by 4. The sky isn’t falling. As I said that was a one in one hundred anomaly.
 
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I think Keldon can guard him, but I fear that RJ is gonna get the MJ treatment with the whistle.

I thought Reid would be able to stay with Zion, and he may be able to do so despite that ugly defense on the one Zion drive. It looks like PJ may have to match up with him.

However, I think there is another mismatch with whoever is guarding Reddish as he has the length to shoot over anyone else.
Mismatch is with anyone when Green is on the court, he cant handle any of them or the ball. GET HIM OUT FOR GOOD!
 

ToniTonyToneDelkDelkDelk

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Feb 20, 2007
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Too much Herro.
Too little defense.
We’re not playing inside out.
They look horrible.
BUT
There’s a 2nd half.
And an entire season left.
 

UKortho

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Oct 13, 2015
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I’ll be honest I have zero idea what this comment means, and if it’s eben serious.

Ha. I was trying to be funny. Cal had said that we don’t live or die from the 3- but that this team is loaded with three point shooters. We could use some in the second half.
 

Jakarii

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Ok. Time to shake it off and start a new. It’s the second half so it’s a new ball game, Duke is possibly over confident now which can be a negative and help UK get back in it because they may be careless due to that over confidence.

Remember UK was less talented last year on the road and down 18 when they came back and beat WVU. It will all start with defense and winning 5 min at a time!!! For some reason I still think UK can win this, the percentages say they won’t but there is a chance.
 

ManitouDan_anon

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Random comments . Nick and Quade are not title winning type players . Decent ? I guess Quade is , Nick couldn't average a double double in the OVC , he just isn't talented . And what the hell has happened to Herro ? I can handle missing open J's , it happens , but jacking up heavily guarded threes with a 15-18 point deficit ?? And I know its just a half but PJ was invisible . I mean MIA .. I know its just one game , and its early but damn , we don't to play these pricks very often . Hopefully we get Zion in foul trouble in half two and get hot . I haven't give up yet .
 

Blueworld_3.0

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Sep 23, 2008
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Uk supposedly has the more experienced team and this isn't our first game. It's pretty apparent that the Bahamas trip was more or less for the boosters/fans and that playing garbage competition did us no good. Season isn't over by a long shot but, Dook will get better too. Having a win over them, even if it was the first game of the season, would have been nice to have on the resume.
 

WildcatNC

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Sep 20, 2004
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Hopefully Cal lets the rest of the team come out for the second half. Travis and Johnson can't play 2 on 5 like we have been doing.




**edit** 2 on 7
 
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BigBlueFanGA

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You're damn right I won. You can't blame this crap on the refs. We put a pathetic team on the court that was overhyped. Duke is coached better and they clearly won the recruiting battle.
But you go ahead and blame the refs. It's fans like you that give the bbn a bad reputation.
The refs aren't costing us this game but they are making it worse with bad call after bad call. I guess you can argue with that too, but its correct.
 

kyjeff1

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Everytime UK started a run it seemed Herro came out and tried to be one. Instead he made things worse.
I'm confused, is it the refs fault or is it our team playing bad?
You said earlier it was the refs. Help.me out here. Thanks in advance.
 

UKSanders_rivals37733

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Green a tiny guard can't even make both his FTs, lets here it Green lovers, why in the hell should he be out there. Horrible shots, I think made known, pass right to a dook player, bad on D, 1of 2 from the line for a tiny guard. Out of the entire first half one positive play, 1 good pass. Bench him, bench him, bench him! He doesn't belong on the court or this game. I try to listen to all you Green lovers then I saw the 3 from the corner off the backboard for not the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time, but so many. That last shot, air ball by him in the Kstate game still sticks in my mind, but I tried to listen to you Green lovers. He sucks! He should be the lat guard off the bench. Forget wearing them down our starting 5 was in this then the subs came in and poof. The stating 5 with some Q, Nick and EJ sprinkled in. We are too deep at guard to let that little turd back in. Honestly there is plenty wrong, but if you can't see he is a liability your blind!

Your post is a little vague... I'm not sure what you are trying to say.