Andy Katz has Florida at UK as the #1 game of the week
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To me that game is going to tell us alot about where Kentucky is and how they will compete in the league. Honestly it’s a game Kentucky can’t lose
We can lose it and still have the same expectations most of us came into the year with.
We absolutely cannot lose it and have the expectations the majority of us bought into after the Duke/Gonzaga wins.
The UF game is def an indicator which of those sets of expectations are more likely and realistic
I could see the game being like the bama game in rupp last year where neither team plays any defense and it’s just who can score more
Fair, I just see it as them needing a win to start off conference play, and especially at rupp
If Kentucky hadn't stunk against Ohio State I imagine we still would have been excited to start league play expecting a win. Now, this game is a mystery as to whether we see the Kentucky team of late November/early December or the more recent one. Before Ohio State I thought we wouldn't be losing any home games. Now?
Ohio states guards are JV level compared to what Florida has, that’s why I’m concerned
Losing this would be an enormous missed opportunity and would make it critical that we get a signature road win to offset the home loss. We travel to UGA and MSU next week and those could very well both be losses so we need to take care of business in our opener. And we need to protect home court all year.
That’s ridiculous. Thornton was all B10 last year. Mobley is one of the best shooters in the country and Ques Glover actually came from Florida back during the Maxey year.
Got to win all SEC home games if CATS want a Top 4 SEC Tourney Seed
Richard, Clayton and Martin are the best backcourt in college basketball, so yes the Ohio state backcourt is nowhere near them. They are good but nowhere near Florida
I would expect UK to come out with maximum intensity (contrary to what we all saw against OSU). SEC home opener against an undefeated top 5/10 team. Crowd will be electric, should be plenty of energy in the building.
All that is more then enough on its own to make this a competitive game (again, unlike the OSU no-show).
Whether or not UK wins is a separate conversation, but I am anticipating a very competitive game.
All that is more then enough on its own to make this a competitive game (again, unlike the OSU no-show).
Whether or not UK wins is a separate conversation, but I am anticipating a very competitive game.
Well, hopefully, since it's at Rupp and not in NYC, none of the players will be getting engaged before the game (or immediately afterward) to take their focus off the game 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It seems like it's even more important than usual to hold serve at home this year
This is how I look at this ame:
1. We can't get down by double digits and play from behind all game
2. We will need to get better looks from the 3 point line than we have in the last few games
3. Need to play better defense
Honestly I don't see us doing all three things
If we are in a one or two possession game at the last media time out we will have played a pretty good game.
Should we have the lead at that point then we have made progress during the down time we have had.
1. We can't get down by double digits and play from behind all game
2. We will need to get better looks from the 3 point line than we have in the last few games
3. Need to play better defense
Honestly I don't see us doing all three things
If we are in a one or two possession game at the last media time out we will have played a pretty good game.
Should we have the lead at that point then we have made progress during the down time we have had.
11 a.m. tip w/ no student body on campus...may not be the perfect recipe for an electric atmosphere.
Compared to floridas guards he ain’t close, very good player but floridas guards are a lot better than Bruce Thornton
I can’t help but wonder, what ever happened with the Golden scandal? These type of allegations usually don’t just go away, but no one is talking about it.
I wouldn't worry about that.
To be honest, UKs student body is by far the weakest student section of all the bluebloods (aside from UCLA), and is worse then many other high major student sections.
Building will be electric.
Yeah watching Monday night football and had a promo for the game as said 11 am I thought I heard it wrong
Relax guys! No-one in the SEC will go undefeated at home. This leauge will be the best conference in the country this year.
Actually I've found the crowd to be way more electric when the students are gone and the gray hairs sold off their tickets. When it's the fans that rarely get into Rupp, that's when Rupp is at its best.
Very good trio, but not one of the three is a pg.
I haven’t seen a ton of their games, but I think Aberdeen is their best true pg.
The game will come down to how well Kentucky defends.
It is not make or break for either team, of course.
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Well I disagree.
I don’t think Florida has played all that good of a schedule and they rely on those three (and Aberdeen) a lot. I think Condon is actually a better player than people are giving him credit for too. But I’d put either 4 other SEC PGs ahead of Clayton or 4 other scorers ahead of him.
I think every team sees our week spot is to play us tough on D and hope the ref allows it. All that zoom, boom, zoom is great on paper. too bad we don't play on paper.
Yeah dude there isn't as much of a difference as you are acting like. The way you try to make it sound is af it is nba guys compared to good high school players. Using the phrase nowhere near as good as Florida shouldn't be used when both teams are comprised of college players.
I believe Florida‘s ranking is a bit inflated. Their best win is over a UNC team that probably won’t make the tournament. The SEC will shine some light on the Gators as a team that is not among the best 5-6 in the league.
This is a very early MUST WIN SEC game! We still have to go to (6) Florida, (1) Tennessee, (24) Ole Miss, (17) Mississippi State, Texas and (5) Alabama. We have to hold serve at home.
Do we dodge Auburn on the road this year? That'll help, so long as we get them at home
Heard they call him Todd Golden Showers around campus
Lol, were there not actually any photos found on his device that he'd taken of girls in places where they were unaware he was photographing them? Did he not get caught stalking them, showing up at places unannounced to meet with them? That compliance department can do all what it wants to push it under the rug, going to court or a settlement will change all that.
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