*****Alabama @Kentucky Official Game Thread*****

[fatguy87]

"Iso" or one player trying to make a play is a part of the 5-out system.

 

[fisherscatfan]

If we had someone who could drive and finish (Butler isn't it), then the defense would collapse for kicks out to Brea and Jaxson.

Oweh is the closest to that but he’s not great at it either.

 

[bbncal02]

Too bad Williams went 1 for 4 there from the line we could been tied if he hit a couple more.

Yeah, that sucks. But at least we didn't let them go completely off and go in down 10.

 

[WildcatSir]

Stop Nelson we win

 

[TheWyldKat]

We ARE a 2nd half team.

We better hope we start running offense and sharing the ball

Bama is very disciplined on offense. Every single play they have tremendous ball movement.

 

[FirewithFire]

Down two at the half and Pope is about to make adjustments. We are okay.

 

[onearmedjesus]

Oats is damn crybaby. Hasn’t stopped crying to the refs all game.

At least no one on his team has been involved in a shooting this year.

 

[*CatinIL*]

OK, it could have been worse. Hopefully CMP has some more halftime magic.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

Stop Nelson we win

yeah easier said evidently

 

[ala_kat2]

Butler is a Workhorse

I’d like some field goals from him. It’s been hard for him to score last game and today.

 

[yes_takeaside]

Amari sort of lost his cool there for a stretch trying to do too much offensively then missing his FTs

Bama way more athletic in general and that’s the difference for them

 

[SemperFiCat]

Butler and Oweh with zero fouls. That's nice. Outside of Carr (3) and Robinson (2), nobody has more than 1. Bama should probably have about four or five more. Ugh.

 

[Kuhldaddy]

If we can stop giving up offensive rebounds we win convincingly

 

[crawfords corner]

Mediocre half only down 2

 

[B.B.H.]

I’d like some field goals from him. It’s been hard for him to score last game and today.

He’s big time banged up. He’s giving all he has out there

 

[UKWILDCAT2004]

Grant Nelson shoves Williams into the front row on a drive Jay Bilas says what a great move. 🙄

 

[the dopester]

Two great teams. Stats pretty even across the board. We have an edge on 3s. Them FTs. Slight edge us fast break. They paint.

Gonna be a dog fight!

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

Fans need to get off their dead asses in the 2nd half

😆😆😆😆

Are you watching the same game I’m watching?

 

[HenryMuto]

7 of their 11 fouls came on their bench players
6 of our 7 fouls came on our starters including 3 on Carr

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Nelson having zero fouls is criminal

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Way too much isolation and hoping something opens up in the lane. Many of these top of the key handoffs are messy because it is so predictable.

Perry cannot play in this game.

Carr was a complete disaster in that half in all facets of the game.

No UK threes last 11:00 of the half. Could be down much more.

Cats are fighting but someone please stop Nelson!

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Kentucky didn’t hit a 3 the last 11 plus minutes of the half

 

[crawfords corner]

Ive had that ice cream. I dont get it.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

This is an absolute nightmarish way to end the half. From up 6 to down 4

Alabama was preseason #2 in the AP and many outlets had them at #1 preseason.

They lead the nation in scoring and returned two guys who are future NBA players.

Believe it or not, but they're actually a good team.

You sound like Josh Brolin's character in No Country for Old Men who still doesn't know what he's up against and has to have it explained to him while in a hospital bed.

 

[Bkocats]

Nelson is certainly getting a friendly whistle/non whistle. But otherwise officiating is better than usual
I feel like we’re a better second half team. I also think we’re going to wear them down

 

[ala_kat2]

If we had someone who could drive and finish (Butler isn't it), then the defense would collapse for kicks out to Brea and Jaxson.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^.

 

[Soupbean]

Zone slowed them down but we lost our movement on offense too. No threes in the last 10 minutes. Got to get back to motion and looking for 3s.

Not gonna win with Amari backing his man down

 

[the dopester]

Kentucky didn’t hit a 3 the last 11 plus minutes of the half

…and just down 2

 

[JFCats22]

Kentucky didn’t hit a 3 the last 11 plus minutes of the half

How many did they even take? They stopped looking for them and everyone just watched Williams dribble and dribble and dribble

 

[kats23]

Not a bad half. Alabama with just one more run than us. I think we can win if we flip the script and have one more run than them in the 2nd half. I thought the whistle got uneven in the paint and favored Bama.

They’re a great team. This isn’t Alabama A&M

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

OO is solid as always. 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

 

[HenryMuto]

That long Robinson missed 3 from 28 feet up 6 has changed the entire ball game. Could pushed the lead to 8 or 9 pts with a solid possession and instead that miss led to a quick 5-0 run (along with Robinson turnover) right after.

Robinson has been great for us this year but that 30 seconds changed this entire game.

 

[chroix]

Garrison keeps getting better and better. Excited for his potential.

 

[DraftCat]

Evidently UK went 11 min without a 3 point shot... there was way too much Amari Williams in the back half

 

[NociHTTP]

Seth and Jay:

 

[HenryMuto]

Held Bama to 31% from 3 and 41% from field and down 2 at the half. Not great.

 

[jwphelps]

We better hope we start running offense and sharing the ball

Bama is very disciplined on offense. Every single play they have tremendous ball movement.

This I agree with, Williams trying to score driving from the foul line too much and that Jackson 3 from downtown when 2 uk player had not even crossed half court was a bad shot. Get back to doing what they are good at, moving the ball and cutting.

 

[NociHTTP]

Evidently UK went 11 min without a 3 point shot... there was way too much Amari Williams in the back half

Who is he beating up in practice that's making him think he's backing down Alabama, lol.

 

[Big BlueBeard]

That long Robinson missed 3 from 28 feet up 6 has changed the entire ball game. Could pushed the lead to 8 or 9 pts with a solid possession and instead that miss led to a quick 5-0 run (along with Robinson turnover) right after.

Robinson has been great for us this year but that 30 seconds changed this entire game.

Yea that definitely killed the momentum for us.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Garrison keeps getting better and better. Excited for his potential.

Hope he and Oweh come back. But that's 50/50 at best in today's world.