KENTUCKY HC JOHN CALIPARI POSTGAME PRESSER:

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JOHN CALIPARI UK RADIO NETWORK COMMENTS:

* Loved the end of the half. Looked up and they were leading by 20 at the break. "What the heck?"

* One great thing about this team is there's no pressure on one single guy to play great in order for them to win. If it's not one guy's night, it's fine. There are other guys who can pick up the slack.

* Told the players they thought UofL would come out hyped, playing hard, making some big shots. Just keep playing your game.

* Fouled too many times. Left our feet too often on defense.

* Tre Mitchell made two big 3s back to back to bust open the game.

* Thought this was a breakout game for Justin Edwards. He was good. Rob and Reed did some good things, too.

* A few careless turnovers. Not in that 8-range like they had been doing. (13 tonight).

* Hard to play against former assistants. Players did a good job tuning out the hype. Admitted he was prepared to say he was glad this helped out Kenny if the Cards played well enough to win.

* Reeves was unbelievable. Really working hard on expanding his game being able to catch and drive, finish that little floater shot.

Didn't watch the game was out Christmas shopping but according to the stats there was a technical foul? Who was it on and what did they do but I figure Adams was the one that called it. Was it warranted?

Welcome to the Official Kentucky @ Louisville 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 Gonzaga game in the middle of the SEC Regular Season.

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 Louisville Assists.

Kentucky @ Louisville game:

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Kentucky: 85
Louisville: 56

Tiebreaker: 7
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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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Postseason Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky @ North Carolina (tiebreaker was 27 North Carolina FT Attempts):

13 1 . kybloo92 : 0 points, tiebreaker=28
12 2 . RMorris33 : 0 points, tiebreaker=14
8 3 . blubo : 1 points, tiebreaker=19
7 4 . Jazzycat : 2 points, tiebreaker=32
6 5 . drew_ukfan : 4 points, tiebreaker=27
5 6 . wfm101981 : 4 points, tiebreaker=18
4 7 . TOMCATS1990 : 4 points, tiebreaker=16
3 8 . Hargyt13 : 5 points, tiebreaker=24
2 9 . Lovebaskelball : 5 points, tiebreaker=20
1 10 . ukfan041 : 6 points, tiebreaker=27
.. 11 . UKCatWoman : 6 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 11 . AFSTALLION13 : 6 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 13 . cat888 : 6 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 14 . Blueisbest : 6 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 15 . Roe07 : 8 points, tiebreaker=27
.. 16 . $Z71$ : 8 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 16 . KY Long Rifle : 8 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 18 . pappy52 : 8 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 18 . kywildcat41086 : 8 points, tiebreaker=29
.. 18 . Jperry1987 : 8 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 21 . the nail at the foul line: 8 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 22 . cat tat2 : 9 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 22 . Hang_Time_2 : 9 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 24 . kennyskywalker34 : 9 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 24 . Rideordiewildcat : 9 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 26 . Bigblueincincy : 9 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 27 . M4CAT : 10 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 27 . LogicalCat : 10 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 29 . CatFanAj : 10 points, tiebreaker=23
.. 30 . GoBIG BLUE : 10 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 31 . maysvilleky : 11 points, tiebreaker=29
.. 31 . BigBlueFanGA : 11 points, tiebreaker=29
.. 33 . Kycatspaws : 11 points, tiebreaker=31
.. 34 . lyngz : 11 points, tiebreaker=20
.. 35 . yes_takeaside : 12 points, tiebreaker=23
.. 36 . kywildcatsfannumber1: 13 points, tiebreaker=29
.. 37 . kyfanrob : 13 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 38 . BlobUK : 14 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 39 . ArtLaibsGhost : 15 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 39 . warrior-cat : 15 points, tiebreaker=29
.. 41 . ORCAT : 16 points, tiebreaker=31
.. 42 . North Carolina Blue Wildcat: 17 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 43 . Wildcat_In_Florida: 18 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 44 . THE_HOOK : 19 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 45 . _Rooster : 49 points, tiebreaker=82
.. 46 . gblue5744 : 54 points, tiebreaker=24
.. 47 . NociHTTP : 56 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 48 . rivercatinfl : 57 points, tiebreaker=27
.. 49 . YardCat : 59 points, tiebreaker=32
.. 50 . Blueworld_3.0 : 60 points, tiebreaker=25
.. 51 . CBBCrazy : 61 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 52 . JFCats22 : 61 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 53 . docholiday51 : 61 points, tiebreaker=21
.. 54 . Corbin_Creeper : 62 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 55 . Chad Rock : 63 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 56 . WalterTheHippo : 63 points, tiebreaker=30
.. 57 . UK96GOAT : 64 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 58 . *CatinIL* : 66 points, tiebreaker=22
.. 59 . Old_Red : 67 points, tiebreaker=30
.. 59 . number8please : 67 points, tiebreaker=30
.. 61 . Jamal Mercer : 69 points, tiebreaker=26
.. 61 . ThreeHogNight : 69 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 63 . Bilrus61 : 81 points, tiebreaker=17

Those who picked the wrong winner: Jamal Mercer, ThreeHogNight, CBBCrazy, rivercatinfl, JFCats22, WalterTheHippo, Bilrus61, UK96GOAT, Chad Rock, YardCat, Corbin_Creeper, docholiday51, *CatinIL*, NociHTTP, number8please, gblue5744, Blueworld_3.0, Old_Red

Postseason Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

28 : Jazzycat
24 : blubo
23 : Bigblueincincy
23 : RMorris33
22 : rivercatinfl
20 : ukfan041
17 : Jamal Mercer
17 : TNCatfanforever
16 : Hargyt13
16 : maysvilleky
15 : cat tat2
15 : warrior-cat
14 : Blue_belly
14 : lyngz
13 : howercat
13 : kybloo92
12 : the nail at the foul line
12 : thedahc
11 : AFSTALLION13
11 : kennyskywalker34
10 : *CatinIL*
10 : cat888
10 : kywildcat41086
10 : Lovebaskelball
10 : pappy52
10 : _Rooster
9 : LogicalCat
9 : Roe07
9 : SWVA WildcatFan
9 : TOMCATS1990
9 : Wildcat_In_Florida
8 : Blueisbest
8 : Creed Bratton
8 : MidseasonTweak
7 : CatFanAj
7 : drew_ukfan
7 : Green River
7 : Kycatspaws
7 : ORCAT
7 : TheBlueCat
6 : Hang_Time_2
6 : ukypug
5 : BlobUK
5 : M4CAT
5 : Old_Red
5 : ThreeHogNight
5 : UK Cats1
5 : wfm101981
4 : Corbin_Creeper
3 : $Z71$
3 : North Carolina Blue Wildcat
2 : GoBIG BLUE
2 : kyfanrob
1 : docholiday51


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

4 : blubo
4 : Jazzycat
4 : ukfan041
3 : *CatinIL*
3 : Bigblueincincy
3 : Blue_belly
3 : Hargyt13
3 : lyngz
3 : maysvilleky
3 : rivercatinfl
3 : RMorris33
3 : warrior-cat
3 : Wildcat_In_Florida
2 : AFSTALLION13
2 : cat tat2
2 : cat888
2 : drew_ukfan
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : howercat
2 : Jamal Mercer
2 : kennyskywalker34
2 : kywildcat41086
2 : Lovebaskelball
2 : MidseasonTweak
2 : North Carolina Blue Wildcat
2 : the nail at the foul line
2 : thedahc
2 : ThreeHogNight
2 : TNCatfanforever
2 : TOMCATS1990
2 : UK Cats1
2 : ukypug
1 : $Z71$
1 : BlobUK
1 : Blueisbest
1 : CatFanAj
1 : Corbin_Creeper
1 : Creed Bratton
1 : docholiday51
1 : GoBIG BLUE
1 : Green River
1 : kybloo92
1 : Kycatspaws
1 : kyfanrob
1 : LogicalCat
1 : M4CAT
1 : Old_Red
1 : ORCAT
1 : pappy52
1 : Roe07
1 : SWVA WildcatFan
1 : TheBlueCat
1 : wfm101981
1 : _Rooster


Total Players:
Kentucky vs New Mexico State : 59
Kentucky vs Texas A&M-Commerce : 61
Kentucky @ Kansas : 71
Kentucky vs Stonehill : 51
Kentucky vs Saint Josephs : 60
Kentucky vs Marshall : 56
Kentucky vs Miami FL : 67
Kentucky vs UNC Wilmington : 60
Kentucky @ Penn : 57
Kentucky @ North Carolina : 63

Season Average for Players: 60.5


Postseason Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky vs New Mexico State : Bigblueincincy: 13
Kentucky vs Texas A&M-Commerce : pappy52: 7
Kentucky @ Kansas : Jazzycat: 6
Kentucky vs Stonehill : Jazzycat: 5
Kentucky vs Saint Josephs : Blue_belly: 16
Kentucky vs Marshall : TNCatfanforever: 30
Kentucky vs Miami FL : _Rooster: 2
Kentucky vs UNC Wilmington : thedahc: 21
Kentucky @ Penn : ukfan041: 2
Kentucky @ North Carolina : kybloo92: 0

@Deeeefense

Glad we won the game as I hate UL but we have to work on our defense. There is no way a very bad team like UL should have scored that many points. When we start the SEC schedule we need our defense to be better. Agree or disagree ?

They missed on this guy IMO. it's been 8 games. I just don't see it. He might be great but it won't be this season.

Too deep, too talent, too connected and now Cal has them playing help side defense?
Pwhhh

Its over

Grew up in Owensboro, KY and attended Apollo High. Played at Virginia

22 in a half against a big rival? Thank you sir!

Anyone else got them? I love NSD and the constant refreshing to see what new news is popping up?

I’m thinking it will last to 6:00 pm when the demolition of U6 begins.

Stay away from the vans down by the River.

Christmas got less fun there.

And why? Discuss. (Poll choices listed alphabetically)

As we ready for another rivalry game, never forget that Chris Jones took the greatest blow in sports history.

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Is there any chance he just tests the waters and returns for a senior season?

Some candid talk from Patterson here...Helps explain why he picked UC the first time around.

Great pickup!

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247 has committed now

Go get em. Please!

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1983, 1984, 1986 off the charts.

Early 2000's after Rick went to Louisville off the charts.

2012 highest ever. 2014 still high.

2023 lowest ever by far.

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Loved this one.