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-Robinson will be fine as he was tonight, but the other night Travis Ford compared him to Derrick Miller, and I tend to agree. It's evident in his body language when he's not hitting. Of course I want him to keep shooting, but I would also would love for him to drive more and get into the lane where he is very savvy. He should be spending more time at the foul line. As of now, he's our third best wing behind OO and Brea.

-Garrison's passing ability is definitely my most pleasant surprise thus far. Like most, I thought he would need more polishing, but he looks very comfortable out on the court. The best part may be that I actually have hope he will return next year. Like us all, my mind is still adjusting in that regard.

-Butler has been compared to every UK non-Cal point guard there is. He's really just another in the line of those Pitino PGs of the 90s (Woods, Epps, Turner). They're all tough, smart, physical, unspectacular yet very effective, little style but plenty of substance, great leaders. They are all also clutch. Butler is going to take us far. He knows the road.

- It's just a matter of time with Chandler.

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FWIW... I think if they shoot down Bondi too and then end up shooting down a few more... it'll give Trump the reasoning to make recess appointments. The Senate needs to think about that if they just want to slow down everything.

I don't think he needs to play their games, unless he really DOESN'T want to get anything done the next 2-4 years. If he's serious, he needs to just DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO to preserve our rights, including banning digital ID requirements because of (among other things) our right to free speech, free practice of religion, and privacy.

Big UK Fan But In Spite Of Our Record I’m Not Convinced We Are Top 10 Team, Maybe Not Top 20.

I know that we beat our hated Rivals The PUKE Blue Devils and we have three other gaudy wins against very inferior opposition. It took Puke shooting terribly from 3 point range and UK at a very respectable 40 percent for us to eke out a very close win. Had the shooting percentages been reversed, which they well could be in a future game with Puke, it could equate to a 15-20 point loss for UK the next time we play them.

My concern is that if UK depends solely on hitting a high number of 3’s per game then when we don’t we will lose. Remember the old adage that when we live by the three, we can certainly die by the three when we are not hitting from the outside.

My concern in particular is when we play a team like Tennessee or another team who plays very tight man to man defense, then we will struggle to score from the outside which is our forte. 🙏 Please someone convince me I am wrong and give me reasons to believe UK truly is a top 10-15 team. I just truly believe UK is currently way over ranked, based for the most part on our win over Puke. I truly believe if we played this current Puke team or a team similar in talent UK would lose 8 out of 10 times.
5 games into Coach Pope's first year. I can't fathom this. UK is undefeated. Leading the SEC in scoring and many other categories. Passing the ball like the Harlem Globetrotters. Averaging close to a 100 points a game. Offense is smooth as honey.

Not sure if this sarcasm or something worse.

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None of which have any proof of wrongdoing by him, so it clearly must be his stance on lobbying and vote buying, among other things. We need to know EXACTLY who all the NOs we're coming from, and why I wish he'd stayed in the fight. Don't know if I care much for him regardless, but actually less impressed by him stepping aside.

He's a guy who knew where people had their bread buttered and worse, so it's disappointing he didn't stick it out. I get why, though, and it's his right not to deal with the circus if he doesn't want to do it.

Big UK Fan But In Spite Of Our Record I’m Not Convinced We Are Top 10 Team, Maybe Not Top 20.

I can see my post has resulted in a lot of thought provoking very well thought out responses which is what I had hoped. Like I said I am a huge UK fan as graduated from there , met my wife there and we’re within 8 days of celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. Thanks 🙏 for all of the great responses.
You’re gonna start this sh** and this is the only response you’re going to give?

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It really doesn't feel like we have great defense most of the time. The numbers are what they are, but aside from the second half of the duke game, I've been disappointed with how easily teams can get into the paint and score or get bailed out with a bad foul. Again, I'm a nobody and the numbers are what they are, but numbers don't tell us everything.
I had the same feeling. I’m trying to adjust my eyes to the data. I do see some good effort to contest jump shots but I also see a tendency to give up driving lanes. We don’t have to be a top defense. If we land in top 15 or 20, we can be special with the offense we have. Rebounding simply has to be better imo
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