••OFFICIAL ARKANSAS @ KENTUCKY GAME THREAD••
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In 2021 Baylor finished at 22 adj def eff when they won it not sure what they were heading into the tournament (35 ?)
This is going to be a game we are just going to have to run and gun and just try to out score them because we can stop their guards driving and they are shooting lights out. We are basically letting 2 dudes keep pace with us.
Based on what I’ve seen today, looks like Bradshaw wants it more than Ugonna. I like his aggressiveness on both ends. Ugonna looks confused when he has the ball and reacts to late on defense.
I feel like, and maybe this is where they are young, they try to be cute or fancy instead of just being tough and smart with the ball.
Shepherd doesn’t really try to be fancy, he actually for the most part Plays under control and fundamental
Going into the tournament 38th is the worst rated Kenpom defense to win a title since it was invented.
We have the ability to stop them, but do we have the determination, grit and effort? That’s the question.
But to win in March you have to get atleast decent and Kentucky isn’t close to that. Arkansas is not a good team at all and they are getting whatever they want, by just doing iso ball shit
Bradshaw played his best half of the year!
I completely understand but expecting it to somehow magically improve at this point is dumb. It won't, accept it and hopefully our offensive firepower can carry us as far as possible. That being said lets hang 110 on them, and win by 20.
If Baylor wins and UK wins, we'll be back at our all-time win leads of +5.
We get that, but it's not magically going to be better. It's time to accept that.
He stills has one or two passes a game wheee you’re just like “Why?” He makes up for it for sure but those passes are infuriating when they happen.
Here's the thing though. When we give effort we are around 50ish in the country type defensive team. When we don't we are around 150ish. That's the difference in winning and losing ball games like Gonzaga, Florida, A&M, UNC Wilmington and LSU.
Defense is the major factor I have that this team will not make a deep run NCAAT run. I certainly hope I’m wrong. But you can’t rely on out scoring the opposition every game. You’ve got to be able to get stops on D.
Watch Cal go with the starting 5 again and we lose our lead in the 2nd half
Kansas has totally fallen apart, and managed to do it while playing in a top-heavy Big 12.
Can you imagine what the SEC would do to those clowns?
Can you imagine what the SEC would do to those clowns?
How do we dominate a team like Bama get 37 point leads and struggle vs crappy Arkansas especially since we are shooting well from deep and the 3 to boot. Mind boggling.
I assumed an easy win today what was I thinking. I can even stomach to fathom a loss today and how that would derail all we have accomplished the past 2 weeks.
I assumed an easy win today what was I thinking. I can even stomach to fathom a loss today and how that would derail all we have accomplished the past 2 weeks.
Not sure we will lose the lead but of course he will go back to the starting 5 he almost always does.
Makes zero sense but that is what he does.
Kansas isn't very good this year. Definitely not a typical year for them. I know they have had injuries but they aren't great at full strength.
Unfortunately I’m afraid we both know the answer to that. It’s been answered most of the year. We can only hope those two cool down.
Sure hope we come out strong to start the 2nd half and get a double digit lead.
It's all effort and Reed isn't the only one It's everybody. Hopefully Cal can get through to them at half that they must play hard on D.
The good news in this game is that DJ and Bradshaw are getting it going a bit. They both needed a game like this.
We're going to need all of our pieces to flourish in March.
We're going to need all of our pieces to flourish in March.
First 4 mins are this half. Need to build a little of a larger lead and put pressure on Arkansas
In ways that LSU is the worst of them all. UNCW sucked but DJ was out and we were rattled. And early in the season too. Sucks and inexcusable but you can at least reason some of it.
There was NO reason to lose that LSU game. None.
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