******UK vs Vandy Official Game Thread...Dedicated to CINDOG******

[SophiesDad]

Down 7 at halftime @Rupp. Down 9 at halftime @Vandy. Go figure

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I miss us being a big dog like Duke UNC and Nova miss having a coach like them too

I bet UNC wishes they had big dog Roy still! Oh wait they do.

 

[Short-Dawg-69]

We got out played on both sides the 1st half time to step up.....

 

[GoNoles111]

I just have no clue what we run on offense. I see Vandy running horns and double screens and we come down and its just..like..what? How do you have shooters like Juzang and Sestina and they cant even get one remotely open jumper in an entire half of ball?

 

[kybassfan]

Vandy would be beating every other team in the country right now shooting like they are. Gotta keep grinding and hope they cool off.

Exactly. The team is not a bunch of quitters like some of our whiny fans.

 

[Oneandnotdone38]

You don't win games in the first half. Regroup. Go on a run, it's a new game.

Richards has to show up. He should kill this team in the post. Montgomery too.

 

[KYWildCatsFan]

Your team is playing. You cheer for them. That’s what fans do. Instead you. Goose to *****, complain and slam them. My question is why?

Because this is a forum where people vent. Usually that’s what people do on Internet forums.

 

[rick64]

Rebounds FG% 3FG% TOs
UK 20 32 40 6
VU 22 38 47 3

[sick]

 

[RunninRichie]

I bet UNC wishes they had big dog Roy still! Oh wait they do.

jesus what a idiotic comment by “big cat fan”

 

[DraftCat]

Lol this team just isn't a team you can get excited for in March. We have to literally have everything break our way to get out of the 1st weekend.

Don't even care if we come back and win by 10 it is what it is. This team is missing a lot but so does every other CBB team this year.

 

[TheWyldKat_rivals45219]

Doesn’t seem to matter whether they guard them or not. Sometimes teams get hot. Let’s see what happens in the second half. This bunch isn’t the first KY team to struggle in that crap hole gym.

Five of those 8 three-pointers were wide open. Just saying.

 

[ScrooDook92]

Another disturbing note is that we have TWO assists. I'm seeing a lot of passes away from the basket, hardly anything side to side or into Richards.

 

[Burly]

Cal wants to play 2 bigs thats 2012 ball go 1 big and 4 smalls
The absolute worst play you can make is a pass to the post to EJ or Nick
We are 1-6 in that situation

 

[Crums Bald Spot]

Why don’t all the posters who always say this stuff write him a letter and see if he will do it!

Why don't all of you posters who keep your head in Cal's lap stay at the kiddie table and let the adults discuss basketball?

 

[Soupbean]

Zone to stop the penetration and stay at home on the shooters

Can't, makes too much sense

 

[Kybluedude]

Got to wear them down and take out their legs. Mix those defenses. Cut out the careless tos. Get off to a good start and make start to make them worry

 

[rick64]

 

[Wildcats1st]

Said before and will say it now. This team plays stupid more than any team I have seen.

Seems like playing smart isn’t s hallmark of cals teams. This team is like the 2018 team: ton of talent but constantly gives it away. Beats themselves. At least this team hits fts

 

[TheWyldKat_rivals45219]

Lol this team just isn't a team you can get excited for in March. We have to literally have everything break our way to get out of the 1st weekend.

Don't even care if we come back and win by 10 it is what it is. This team is missing a lot but so does every other CBB team this year.

I can’t figure it out. We are athletic, long, just can’t seem to get the fire to come out playing fantastic unless it’s a huge opponent. Anybody other than that we just don’t give an F about playing.

 

[Pulaski Cat Fan_rivals377587]

Said before and will say it now. This team plays stupid more than any team I have seen.

Reflection on coaching.

 

[ScrooDook92]

Five of those 8 three-pointers were wide open. Just saying.

Exactly. It's not like we couldn't stay with a guy. We weren't guarding the shooter. That's poor basketball IQ.

 

[KYWildCatsFan]

You don't win games in the first half. Regroup. Go on a run, it's a new game.

Richards has to show up. He should kill this team in the post. Montgomery too.

I remember the days when we did win in the first half. Hell, I remember when the game was over before it started.

 

[MbergCat]

Thankful to have it in single digits going into the break. We can claw back, but we're gonna have to catch a few breaks. Just one of those games...

 

[ManitouDan_anon]

Your team is playing. You cheer for them. That’s what fans do. Instead you. Goose to *****, complain and slam them. My question is why?

Great idea , I'll go steal my daughters pom poms ( JK my daughter was an all state athlete as a freshman , not a cheerleader )

 

[KyFaninNC]

Doesn’t seem to matter whether they guard them or not. Sometimes teams get hot. Let’s see what happens in the second half. This bunch isn’t the first KY team to struggle in that crap hole gym.

In 98 Nazr had to hit a runner at the buzzer to pull out a win.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

Can’t watch the game. Vandy is playing out of their minds?

 

[Oneandnotdone38]

Lol this team just isn't a team you can get excited for in March. We have to literally have everything break our way to get out of the 1st weekend.

Don't even care if we come back and win by 10 it is what it is. This team is missing a lot but so does every other CBB team this year.

Vandy just hung 90 plus on LSU. They are hot right now. This isn't january Vandy you are playing now.

2nd half cats take control.

 

[Bryguy]

Shooters man. If only Cal could find some. Or at least more than one.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Nate needs to be phased out of the rotation. Dude cant defend anyone, and guards are coming off their man to help.

 

[HenryMuto]

Tennessee won by 21 at Vandy this year..............

A&M won by 19 at Vandy this year............

 

[CrazyCat74]

Gotta get Nick and IQ going this half then the rest will fall into place

 

[SophiesDad]

Took off my UK sweatshirt. Going to watch the 2nd half shirtless. Sad I had to do it against Vandy but not all heroes wear capes

 

[Baller Cal]

All the loons are whipping their prepared statements out. They have them ready like minutemen. “Game has passed him by”, etc.

 

[Soupbean]

Godamn we never can just have an easy game lol. Vandy coming out like the 16-17 Warriors. Sigh.

We go into every game no matter the level of opponent with about a 53/47% advantage to win it seems. Don't really see a talent advantage.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Why don't all of you posters who keep your head in Cal's lap stay at the kiddie table and let the adults discuss basketball?

Yeah cause adults ***** about the dumbest stuff every game.

 

[ubtrapper_rivals103836]

I still haven't had the feeling we're going to lose this game yet. We will make our run. Hopefully it's enough to get the job done.

 

[CatPhight_rivals65113]

First half recap...

 

[germuk]

Vandy’s hot from 3, and 36 is more than you’d want to give up to them but that’s far from an unbeatable number. The biggest issue is 27 points. Twenty. Seven. Against Vandy. Something has to change offensively. It still baffles me that we play as slow as we do.

 

[RoyKent]

Vandy didn't freaking score in the last 4:00 and we couldn't get it any damn closer than 9.

This is an embarrassment

 

[Bill - Shy Cat]

You don't win games in the first half. Regroup. Go on a run, it's a new game.

Richards has to show up. He should kill this team in the post. Montgomery too.

This could happen. Nick is being aggressive, but not dominating so far. EJ is still just not there yet.