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As Much As I Like This Kentucky Team...

I have said nothing but good things about our team, but the truth is the truth. We cannot always count on an inexperienced coach asking for too much from a 17-year-old freshman. My comments don't mean that we won't win, but it does mean that we need more athleticism.
I would love a more athletic team but it’s hard to argue that Duke as a whole isn’t athletic. I’ll take skill and deadeye shooters over athleticism any day. Cal taught me that. Flag and the athleticism of Duke didn’t overcome UK enough to keep them from being in a position to win at the end of a slugfest. UK didn’t just win because Duke made a single bad play.
 
Beat Arkansas, and anything beyond that is gravy this year.

The whole team was manufactured last second. It will only get better down the road as Pope gets his recruits in here

Just getting ranked Top 10, as we are now, is so impressive
I think we win that game. But I also think Thiero and Fland will go off. Would love to see Wagner go 0-10.
 
Williams can’t defend guards. Just stop. And he’s ridiculously out of control on offense about half the time. He has absolutely feasted on inferior opponents. He’s fine, but let’s not pretend he’s some sort of poor man’s Joker.
Yeah. Amari was exposed against WKU. Just looks clumsy. Definitely lacks athleticism, touch, handles, and verticality.

I think it’s going to be…

Carr
Oweh
Brea
Robinson
Butler

…down the road
 
2 time CAA DPOY. He’s not chopped liver and can distribute the ball on offense. High Basketball IQ.
Correct, I believe I literally said he’s fine. Which is what he is. This ain’t the CAA. And he’s not defending a PG with a pulse. Nor is he handling it against any kind of pressure. And while yes, I agree he can assist on a few buckets, he also turns it over far too much. What if I told you he’s got more turnovers than assists? And that’s against five pretty bad teams and one good one. That needs to improve, especially given how much he’s asked to facilitate.
 
Yeah. Amari was exposed against WKU. Just looks clumsy. Definitely lacks athleticism, touch, handles, and verticality.

I think it’s going to be…

Carr
Oweh
Brea
Robinson
Butler

…down the road
I’ve said from the beginning that’s probably the lineup in a nut cutter. The ability to get a stop worries me, but they found a way against Duke. Which, btw, was a bit telling that was the lineup down the stretch in that game.
 
Buddy, you’ve gone from saying the entire team now down to one specific player. If you just want to be correct, sure. Oweh is more athletic than Devries. Do you feel vindicated now?
I was referring to our backcourt on that particular post Buddy.

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