Damn that was a great game but ruining their Senior night , putting a damper on their ideas they were a playing perfect etc.. in basketball that doesnt phase their fans.

If you really want to make a Tennessee fan upset and Jealous, just ask their cousin out on a date.

They cover this. Even when they lose.. it's close. They have been good against the number on the road..6-3 ats.
I'll be taking the points.. and on top of that, I think it's a one possession game late.

Part of it is giving up on the “bigs” contributing offensively. You play the big who can be the difference maker defensively and that’s UGo. Doesn’t matter if he doesn’t score or shoot.

Alia having Reed be the lead guard for 30 minutes helps.

It’s not the most conventional roster but this version can make a run.

You wound have wanted
At Tennessee
At Auburn
Alabama At home
And Kansas
And unc
Coach Cal delivers 4 of those.. and against Kansas UK played without all 3 7 footers... that's Coachimg baby!!

Yes, we all know that, but DAMN...they're going to lose to BC at home. You just have to...

Anyone watching UNC/Duke. I guess it was a no call to trip an opposing player??

That will be a memorable game, memorable day. From Edwards' breakout to the way the game was played, the crowd and the opponent, it's one of those games we'll be talking about for a long time. Hitting the century mark with 8 minutes to go is pretty impressive. UK could just about picked its score tonight.

Antonio Reeves has become such a reliable high-level offensive producer. It's been said but he just has that extra burst and explosiveness to finish and get looks that he didn't seem to have last year. UK started to get the game moving in its direction right when Reed and Rob went into the game. A big part of tonight was Justin Edwards at the four. He played very well and seemed like his confidence was as high as it has been all season long. UK played offense at an extremely high level in the first half and it was one of their better defensive halves of the season, too.

This doesn't tell us how Kentucky will fare if they face one of those physical teams they've struggled with in the tournament.

That's Bama's third ugly road loss in the last month alone. Just as we shouldn't read TOO much into any loss, we shouldn't go too hard into this like a corner has been turned. But we have known this team is capable of playing at a higher level offensively than just about any UK team we've ever seen.

Sorry if already discussed, but how was that block by Onyenso called a goaltend? They even went to the monitor and STILL got it wrong. Am I missing something?

1. First, we must improve defensively but we do not have to be a "great" defensive team to win a NC. So the improvement, while necessary, does not have to be drastic. But definite improvement iss needed.

2 . The old saying "Offense wins games but defense wins championships" is bologna & the last 10 years has proved that. Elite defensive teams that cannot score always bite the dust eventually. I think of Virginia. The year they won it they had their best offensive team with 2 Elite shooters.

3. UK is Elite offensively! So, to win a NC we must improve to at least an average defensive team. I'd love us to be great defensively but I'm not sure that's possible at this point, nor absolutely necessary. Elite offensively & average defensively can win a NC.

I still consider us below average defensively. We're capable & have shown on the road against Auburn & Miss St we can do it if we can mentally lock in on intentionally playing good defense. With this group it's a matter of focus.

This team can do it! They have all the tools but it will depend on remaining great offensively but being capable of defending. In a 6 game tourney, you're probably going to have that bad shooting night. If you cannot defend, you have no shot. But I really like our chances of getting to a final 4 & if we do...I'd take this bunch over anyone else.

Go Cats!
 

Despite the home losses to them, that is a LEGENDARY stretch for a UK coach, especially considering they're as good as they've ever been. That accomplishment carries a LOT of weight with me.

Theres simply nothing better than winning at tennessee. Nothing. All props in the world to Cal on this run down there. Special. Fvck em, and do it again next Sunday.

Obviously losing by 11 on our home floor wasn't ideal. But they also caught us at a bad time.

1. We didn't have DJ Wagner for that game.
- Would Zeigler have dropped 26 on us if Wagner had played?
- Would Rob & Reed have run out of steam at the end like they did if Wagner was in the rotation as well?

2. We didn't have Big Z either
- We all know we are a different team at this point with him on the floor.

3. Tre Mitchell was AWFUL in this game.
- I mean truly, he was so bad. Hope Thiero/Edwards play the bulk of the minutes at the 4
- Josiah Jordan-James also dropped 26, and so much of that was Mitchell, and Mitchell also butchered every single ball screen coverage so they torched us all night with that.

4. Our substitution pattern was ALL OVER THE PLACE
- This has been cleaned up big time in the last month

5. We have won 3 of the last 4 games in Knoxville

6. A combined 52 points from Zeigler and JJJ was the back-breaker
- Think we'll be a lot more locked in this time on this and think Thiero gets a lot more run at the 4 spot to match JJJ.

And perhaps most importantly...

7. For the FIRST TIME this season, we are playing a team that has beaten us earlier in the year- REVENGE FACTOR
- So for the first time, we will get to see these Cats with revenge on their minds after getting embarrassed- how do they respond? Do they play pissed off?


At the end of the day, NO, I don't think we win this game, BUT I expect this game to be very different from the last one, and it seems no one is talking about the circumstances around the first one as well.

Did not sniff a basket kudos to the defense

Barnes giving up his ownership of Calipari?

…likely signifies Cal plans on being back next yr, whether folks like that or not is up to them . I just think he’d be honest with that family about his intentions next yr

Two nice people but both are in over their heads.

I’m really excited about this game as it’s a great chance to gauge where we are heading into the big dance, and will be a tall order to win. But I’m also curious if we start in a 10 point hole or what have you with our starters. Don’t think we can overcome that in this game or a tournament game. If we do start in a hole and it costs us the game do you think it will be the impetus for a change? Could be interesting to see.

As I go back and look at box score from meeting vs UT, over a month ago, I expected to see really bad numbers. I didn’t. We shot a higher percentage but it was close. Rebounds not horrible. Both teams hit 12 3’s. They hit 7 more free throws and we lost by 11. We didn’t play Z or Wagner.

On negative side Kinect didn’t play well and Dilly played great. Need to repeat those.

I see room for hope. Will we win? I don’t know. Can we win? 100% we can. If we limit second chance and play marginally better D we can beat them. Assuming refs cooperate.

We need to get their big man I. Foul trouble.

Probably not many other schools out there can compare to that record.

16 years ago

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