Great game - Cats look like superstars. Lets hope they look at the film and notice that they played with intensity and how well it payed off.
Great time for Edwards to break out.
Great time for Edwards to break out.
***** Official Bama vs Kentucky Game Thread *****
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Kentucky Wow! Edwards Wow, Wow! Big Z Wow! Reeves Wow, Wow, Wow!!!!!!
Yeah it sucks but they honestly just stopped trying, they played decent defense aside from the last minutes
No doubt, the team and fanbase needed a win like this for sure. I’m just laughing at the last 6 mins because Kentucky didn’t attempt to play any form of defense at all lol, but they still dominated.
Up big it’s tough to stay locked in all game for any team especially a team this young.
Also Bama is a good offensive team . They are going to score
I’ve been thinking this for the last half hour. At minimum Burks should have been in with 10 minutes left in the game. As a player, if you wait until the last minute or two before putting me in it just pisses me off even more. I’d rather not even go in.
It’s different if the player isn’t good but Burks has shown real potential and skill. He would be needed next year and losing him would hurt, assuming Cal is even here.
It’s more me laughing at it than being upset, they were up damn near 40 so it didn’t matter
CBS games just feel different. It's a shame they won't have any of our games after this year.
I know it’s dumb, that stupid ass weave up top. Shoot a 3 from 30 feet off the last pass.
Sat Afternoon games in CBS are peak college ball
I lean that way.
Ugo at least can bring shot blocking and rebounding. Bradshaw is devoid of any particular skill.
Another thing, bama ain’t a damn 3 seed. They are nowhere near a 3 seed, that’s bs
They were playing so well before I was ready to post that I decided that I wouldn't post until after the game. Edwards was completely under control the entire game. Not one time did he drive into trouble. He was as smooth as butter today.
Edwards!!! Now if we can just get Wagner out of his funk. Actually was minus 1 in a blowout win.
Great team win. Hopefully DJ will come around.
Go Cats!
Great team win. Hopefully DJ will come around.
Go Cats!
Glad to see you give him his props . Happy for the kid
The only reason it's tough is because Cal teaches them to take the air out of the ball, get out of their rhythm, and have to settle for desperation shots at the end of the shot clock. Why does anyone think that is a good thing to teach your players? He has this antequated notion of not rubbing it in. It teaches your players bad habits and takes their aggresiveness away, and robs them of just playing with joy. It's by far the thing I hate most about Cal.
Z is the better shot blocker. There is no wasted energy with him. He is quick off his feet and he is under control. His passing skills are the best on the team. A smart coach would leverage those skills.
A huge thing in the tournament is if we get a draw that lets him play big minutes like he did tonight. We have a rotation that lets us flex, but today let us see that we’re at our best when Ivisic can get out and play. It’s not something I’m counting on still as Bama was really unimpressive on defense, but it was nice to see another big performance from Z. UK just has a ton of weapons, and that’s why no one has been able to write them off just yet.
This game Z had 5 rebs, Ugo 1. I believe Z is and has been a better rebounder than any of our bigs all year. When ever he gets decent mins he fills up the Stat sheat.
I think that is completely dependent on what type of game it is. We have certainly eliminated Bradshaw from the picture though. Hopefully Mitchell comes back near 100% and we play him at the 5 with Ugo and Z playing spot minutes. We can't rebound any worse than we have so just play Mitchell at the 5.
ESPN/ABC has all SEC games with the new contract starting July 1st.
Only real downer in this game is DJ 1 of 7. He continues to bring nothing. Main reason for mentioning is Cal will keep pushing him out there for 20+ mins a game and it will hurt us like LSU.
I will always give a kid props when he plays as well and unselfishly as Edwards did. Everything he did was in the flow of the game. He didn't force a single shot and he didn't hesitate in passing the ball when a teammate had a better shot. He played today like a player who realized that if he gives up the ball and reposition for an open look, the ball will come back to him. It was a total game for him and not just because he didn't miss a shot.
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The thing is, you see this in all major sports. When teams get big leads, lots and lots of them go into protect mode. I don't like it, but there has to be some analytic reason for it.
