Cal coach and struggle vs Arkansas little rock as they do the weave at the top of the key and shot a shot with 10 sec of less on the shot clock. Exciting stuff. He's done less with more his whole career while pope is doing more with less. Can't wait til pope meshes in 5 star talent to go with his schemes. Mom.

Tremendous scoring balance from Kentucky all game as has often been the case this season. Just who and what they are. Lots of guys who can shoot, lots of guys who pass well, lots of guys playing confidently in the offense.

I thought Jackson State actually played pretty well in the first half. But when you go 1/9 from three and the other team hits eight of them, as Kentucky did, you're working from a big deficit. Kentucky has seen that deficit from 3-point range in the opposite direction plenty in recent years but it's been on their side with this squad.

The way this team passes the ball and shoots the ball puts tremendous pressure on every team they face. True again tonight.

At one point early in the second half I noted that Kentucky was 19/23 from two-point range. Couple the early three point barrage with insane efficiency around the rim and you get another stellar offensive performance. At times, UK lapsed into some sloppy moments and there are definitely things to clean up but in terms of the overall execution it's much better than what we've seen a lot in the past.

They also got a bunch of steals and that led to a lot of points off turnovers. So when this team is knocking down outside shots and scoring in transition, as is the goal, they're going to be pretty tough to beat. Jackson State didn't do enough to throw them off tonight but it's also one of the worst teams in Division I.

Welcome to the Official Kentucky vs Western Kentucky OOC Prediction Contest!

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction. This is the 1st of three prediction contests this season: the OOC Contest, the SEC Regular Season contest, and the Postseason Contest.

Whoever predicts the score closest to the actual score wins. I take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. There is a penalty for picking the wrong winner. That penalty is the worst score among those who predicted the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places, including a 3 point bonus for a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest ends with the Brown game.

Your post should look something really close to the example below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers will be negative.

This game's tiebreaker is Western Kentucky Defensive Rebounds.

Kentucky vs Western Kentucky game:

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Kentucky: 90
Western Kentucky: 72

Tiebreaker: 27
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Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but will try to be accommodating as long as it doesn't create too much work for me. If we are playing Louisville, just about anything not obscene will be OK.

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OOC Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky vs Jackson State (tiebreaker was 46 Jackson State Missed Shots):

10 1 . Rideordiewildcat : 1 points, tiebreaker=45
10 1 . UK Widget : 1 points, tiebreaker=47
8 3 . blubo : 2 points, tiebreaker=36
7 4 . kyfanrob : 3 points, tiebreaker=42
7 4 . cat tat2 : 3 points, tiebreaker=50
7 4 . kybloo92 : 3 points, tiebreaker=42
4 7 . cat888 : 3 points, tiebreaker=40
3 8 . Chad Rock : 3 points, tiebreaker=39
2 9 . wfm101981 : 3 points, tiebreaker=38
2 9 . The Grand Poohbah : 3 points, tiebreaker=38
.. 11 . catsfanbgky : 3 points, tiebreaker=36
.. 12 . Short-Dawg-69 : 4 points, tiebreaker=46
.. 13 . ORCAT : 4 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 14 . AFSTALLION13 : 4 points, tiebreaker=43
.. 15 . M4CAT : 4 points, tiebreaker=39
.. 16 . Blue_belly : 4 points, tiebreaker=38
.. 17 . zannmann : 4 points, tiebreaker=31
.. 18 . TexKat : 5 points, tiebreaker=45
.. 19 . North Carolina Blue Wildcat: 5 points, tiebreaker=43
.. 19 . KentuckyMildCats : 5 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 21 . maysvilleky : 5 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 21 . rivercatinfl : 5 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 23 . truckbrandon : 6 points, tiebreaker=45
.. 24 . Blueisbest : 6 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 24 . Kycatspaws : 6 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 24 . Oldbluefart : 6 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 27 . Kewlcats : 6 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 27 . DraftCat : 6 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 29 . yes_takeaside : 6 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 30 . Bigblueincincy : 6 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 31 . BC_Wader : 6 points, tiebreaker=39
.. 32 . *CatinIL* : 7 points, tiebreaker=47
.. 33 . ukfan041 : 7 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 34 . UKCatWoman : 7 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 34 . the nail at the foul line: 7 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 34 . ukypug : 7 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 37 . BlobUK : 7 points, tiebreaker=50
.. 37 . Jazzycat : 7 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 39 . IL Wildcat : 7 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 40 . kywildcatsfannumber1: 7 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 41 . Hang_Time_2 : 7 points, tiebreaker=38
.. 42 . TNCatfanforever : 7 points, tiebreaker=35
.. 43 . docholiday51 : 8 points, tiebreaker=46
.. 44 . Smashcat : 8 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 44 . GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone: 8 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 46 . CBBCrazy : 8 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 47 . Wildcat_In_Florida: 8 points, tiebreaker=39
.. 48 . darkshadesofblue : 9 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 49 . Demarcus Kidd-Miller: 9 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 50 . BigBlueFanGA : 9 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 50 . pappy52 : 9 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 52 . onearmedjesus : 10 points, tiebreaker=47
.. 53 . Blueworld_3.0 : 10 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 53 . runt#69 : 10 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 55 . number8please : 10 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 55 . TOMCATS1990 : 10 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 57 . Roe07 : 11 points, tiebreaker=43
.. 58 . kywildcat41035 : 11 points, tiebreaker=53
.. 59 . howercat : 12 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 60 . Hargyt13 : 12 points, tiebreaker=43
.. 61 . warrior-cat : 12 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 62 . Creed Bratton : 12 points, tiebreaker=39
.. 63 . Jperry1987 : 13 points, tiebreaker=47
.. 64 . lyngz : 13 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 65 . UKhoopCat : 14 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 66 . Old_Red : 15 points, tiebreaker=45
.. 67 . kennyskywalker34 : 15 points, tiebreaker=48
.. 67 . TheBlueCat : 15 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 69 . Kyhoward : 15 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 70 . nickhorvathsuxazz : 15 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 71 . UK67KU59 : 17 points, tiebreaker=48
.. 72 . OldEvilleCat : 17 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 72 . UK Cats1 : 17 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 74 . Slowwalker : 17 points, tiebreaker=27
.. 75 . ThreeHogNight : 19 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 76 . Basscat1987 : 20 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 77 . YardCat : 23 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 78 . GoBIG BLUE : 26 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 79 . LogicalCat : 27 points, tiebreaker=38
.. 80 . blue cincy : 28 points, tiebreaker=39


OOC Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

16 : kybloo92
15 : CBBCrazy
10 : 19jhadams
10 : kywildcat41086
10 : Rideordiewildcat
10 : Short-Dawg-69
10 : UK Widget
10 : UKCatWoman
9 : cat tat2
9 : Hargyt13
9 : Roe07
9 : TFCats11
8 : blubo
8 : jimmy cowboy
8 : kyfanrob
8 : runt#69
8 : truckbrandon
7 : Blue_belly
7 : Creed Bratton
7 : Jperry1987
7 : onearmedjesus
7 : pappy52
6 : BlobUK
6 : LogicalCat
5 : Blueisbest
5 : cat888
5 : docholiday51
5 : Farsight
5 : Old_Red
4 : howercat
4 : kennyskywalker34
4 : lyngz
4 : Oldbluefart
3 : Bigblueincincy
3 : Chad Rock
3 : mrjuk
3 : TOMCATS1990
3 : ukfan041
3 : warrior-cat
2 : BC_Wader
2 : JonathanUSAF
2 : The Grand Poohbah
2 : wfm101981
1 : Kycatspaws
1 : ukypug
1 : Wildcat_In_Florida


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

2 : cat tat2
2 : cat888
2 : CBBCrazy
2 : kybloo92
2 : kyfanrob
2 : onearmedjesus
1 : 19jhadams
1 : BC_Wader
1 : Bigblueincincy
1 : BlobUK
1 : blubo
1 : Blueisbest
1 : Blue_belly
1 : Chad Rock
1 : Creed Bratton
1 : docholiday51
1 : Farsight
1 : Hargyt13
1 : howercat
1 : jimmy cowboy
1 : JonathanUSAF
1 : Jperry1987
1 : kennyskywalker34
1 : Kycatspaws
1 : kywildcat41086
1 : LogicalCat
1 : lyngz
1 : mrjuk
1 : Oldbluefart
1 : Old_Red
1 : pappy52
1 : Rideordiewildcat
1 : Roe07
1 : runt#69
1 : Short-Dawg-69
1 : TFCats11
1 : The Grand Poohbah
1 : TOMCATS1990
1 : truckbrandon
1 : UK Widget
1 : UKCatWoman
1 : ukfan041
1 : ukypug
1 : warrior-cat
1 : wfm101981
1 : Wildcat_In_Florida


Total Players:
Kentucky vs Wright State : 96
Kentucky vs Bucknell : 63
Kentucky vs Duke : 73
Kentucky vs Lipscomb : 61
Kentucky vs Jackson State : 80

Season Average for Players: 74.6


OOC Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky vs Wright State : kywildcat41086: 1
Kentucky vs Bucknell : Short-Dawg-69: 2
Kentucky vs Duke : 19jhadams: 2
Kentucky vs Lipscomb : UKCatWoman: 1
Kentucky vs Jackson State : Rideordiewildcat: 1
Kentucky vs Jackson State : UK Widget: 1

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