Well, a few potential fatal flaws emerged tonight

[fisherscat]

1) Hagans...is he good enough at this stage to be the PG for a team that hopes to contend for a title?

2) 3 pt shooting...do we have enough perimeter firepower? We miss so many wide open looks.

3) Depth...got a little from Q but he shot poorly. We needed other guys to step up.

 

[KYFOSSIL]

1) Hagans...is he good enough at this stage to be the PG for a team that hopes to contend for a title?

2) 3 pt shooting...do we have enough perimeter firepower? We miss so many wide open looks.

3) Depth...got a little from Q but he shot poorly. We needed other guys to step up.

You also emerged.... what a coincidence.

 

[etowncatfan]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

 

[fisherscat]

You also emerged.... what a coincidence.

A win against Tenn still puts us in a good position for top overall 2 seed. That’s the good thing...still have an opportunity to avoid Duke as the overall number 1.

 

[Flipflopsandsocks]

Cal should have stuck with Quickly. Hagans got abused on defense and bogged down the offense because they played off of him.

 

[CatPhight_rivals65113]

Block out fail all night long...how much more basic can you get?

 

[BassProCat]

Free throws is what best is tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

Bingo

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

we have average athletes, or more accurately our best players have size/athletic limitations and our most athletic players aren't very skilled

LSU didn't look uncomfortable all night

 

[WCSPlayedWRInHS]

One loss. That’s wht this is. Get yourselves under control, Jesus Christ.

 

[KY Long Rifle_rivals381398]

No flaws emerged. They just didn't play good. It was bound to happen, and I'm glad it did tonight instead of this weekend. They will have more urgency on Saturday.

 

[Calsthebomb]

We lose in the sweet 16 if that's how we play.

 

[Wildcats1st]

A win against Tenn still puts us in a good position for top overall 2 seed. That’s the good thing...still have an opportunity to avoid Duke as the overall number 1.

This is a big time loss man. We needed to take care of home court here on out. There is no margin for error after losing to bama and sh. We lose Saturday too and we are back to a a 3 seed. No margin for errror bc of those crap teams we lost to

 

[MNantz]

We made it to the final four as an eight seed before

 

[CatPhight_rivals65113]

We lose in the sweet 16 if that's how we play.

Lehigh again?

 

[cyanide_78]

1) Hagans...is he good enough at this stage to be the PG for a team that hopes to contend for a title?

2) 3 pt shooting...do we have enough perimeter firepower? We miss so many wide open looks.

3) Depth...got a little from Q but he shot poorly. We needed other guys to step up.

Dude we just lost a game. Stop being so dramatic

 

[Kats23]

No real flaws that we didn’t already know of. Reid Travis struggles against length. That hurt us esp when PJ has to go to the bench.
Just hope we don’t match up against a team like that in March

But there is some adjustments on the offense that need to be made. Hopefully this loss will open their eyes a bit and they can make up for it Saturday

 

[TBCat]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

No question. Just going off raw stats that's a 3 point difference right there. In reality we probably could have made more than just that 3 points. But you win this game if you just make FTs.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I will say this.. someone needs to step up. Our offense is pretty limited. No one seems to be able to create separation. No one is a reliable shooter for 40 minutes. We're winning on defense and rebounding. That won't work for 6 straight games.

 

[hotelblue]

hagans was timid his getting called for fouls that didn’t occur might have played a little bit into that though.

the only guy that hits set shots well is pj. probably because he’s been practicing that shot. herro and johnson seem to be better at catch and shoot or off the dribble. when you think about it there’s not a lot of guards these days known for their set shot proficiency. everything’s ofc the dribble these days or catch and shoot.

iq just had a bad game. that happens. he’s a in a few game slump in terms of his more typical impact.

 

[fisherscat]

Given our fg defense I would like to see us force the tempo more, even if it means a bad shot here or there. Hagans in the half court is a liability.

 

[Johnfarrel]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

Yes. I said in the first half that free throws were going to be a factor because Kentucky was missing too many. Kentucky is a good free throw shooting but tonight they did not show it.

 

[Burly]

Cal should have stuck with Quickly. Hagans got abused on defense and bogged down the offense because they played off of him.

bingo Hagens is horribly over rated

 

[Soupbean]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

Free throws didn't help but the emerging problem is we cannot b a contender without a confident point guard. For the past 6 games Hagans has regressed back to a scared player who is afraid to pull the trigger from anywhere including 3 feet from basket. Even when he drives you get the feeling he is praying there's somebody to pass to. He only shoots when he is left completely open and he can't hit those because he hates having to do it.

You just cannot be contender good with a timid point guard plain and simple. And tonight we had two of them. This one thing is priority one for Cal to fix because without it we ain't going anywhere

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

This is true; they were 19-22 while we were 16-23. That's only a three point difference but enough to win.

 

[Cardsstink]

One loss. That’s wht this is. Get yourselves under control, Jesus Christ.

I actually think if we win tonight, we may have lost Saturday. Winning streak pressure is very real. I'll take the loss tonight and end the weekend with a win over #1 all day long.

 

[fatguy87]

What a shitastic loss. I get more pissed when thinking about. We shouldn’t have been in a position where the whim of a ref even mattered.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

I actually think if we win tonight, we may have lost Saturday. I'll take the loss tonight and end the weekend with a win over #1 all day long.

This game reminded me so much of the 1997 game against South Carolina at Rupp; Senior Day and also turned out to be Pitino's last game there as well. In both games we simply couldn't handle their guards and shot poorly. However, that game was a major wake up call. Hoping this turns out the same.

 

[LadyCaytIL]

I actually think if we win tonight, we may have lost Saturday. I'll take the loss tonight and end the weekend with a win over #1 all day long.

thats exactly how sports work. Congrats you broke the code. [laughing]

 

[Cardsstink]

What a shitastic loss. I get more pissed when thinking about. We shouldn’t have been in a position where the whim of a ref even mattered.

It’s sports. It happens. Move on to the next one. It’s not like we lost to a bad team.

 

[CatPhight_rivals65113]

Free throws is what beat us tonight. They hit their. We missed to many

Hagans & Quickley went 0 for 0 from the stripe and got their asses kicked...no doubt about it!

 

[jackcarlson]

have to MAKE wide open 3's. Damn! Herro missed two, Baker missed one, KJ missed one or two. Travis put up an airball, and Hagans could not hit the broad side of a barn from beyond the arc. They were inviting him to shoot. This is just NOT excusable.

 

[UKGrad93]

Maybe they peaked too soon.
Hagans struggling.
Herro not hitting.
KJ MIA.

EJ has improved.
Not sure where Nick Richards went. Doghouse maybe?

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Maybe they peaked too soon.
Hagans struggling.
Herro not hitting.
KJ MIA.

EJ has improved.
Not sure where Nick Richards went. Doghouse maybe?

Just a thought and not an excuse, however, anyone think they may not have taken LSU as seriously as they should since Tennessee is coming to Rupp Saturday? Really did not play well at all tonight.

 

[LadyCaytIL]

Herro and Johnson shot fine from 3pt range.... Travis shouldnt be shooting more than 1 a game and we have to get Quickley and Baker to shoot like they are capable.

 

[JC CATS]

bingo Hagens is horribly over rated

Or he had 1 off night. Hmmm several great games in a row. 1 night makes him overrated. MJ had a bad game once when he was with the Bulls, he was vastly overrated

 

[STL_Cat]

I actually think if we win tonight, we may have lost Saturday. I'll take the loss tonight and end the weekend with a win over #1 all day long.

Lol okay. I mean at this point I have no choice but to hope you’re right but that’s not really how it works.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Or he had 1 off night. Hmmm several great games in a row. 1 night makes him overrated. MJ had a bad game once when he was with the Bulls, he was vastly overrated

It looked to me that our guards were "thinking" way too much before shooting. For whatever reason the shooting was really poor tonight.

 

[STL_Cat]

Or he had 1 off night. Hmmm several great games in a row. 1 night makes him overrated. MJ had a bad game once when he was with the Bulls, he was vastly overrated

Hagans hasn’t been very good for a couple weeks now.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Lol okay. I mean at this point I have no choice but to hope you’re right but that’s not really how it works.

In either case, Saturday is a must win if we want to salvage no less than a 2 seed.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Hagans hasn’t been very good for a couple weeks now.

We're catching some good teams during this stretch and this one just caught up with us.