Auburn too big for britches?

[ala_kat2]

Cal probably telling Z to keep shooting that three.

That last one was awful. Air ball from 27’.

 

[yes_takeaside]

Grill looking tough

 

[mrjuk]

Cal probably telling Z to keep shooting that three.

Yeah, and takes him out for that at UK

 

[bowfreak]

Shocker.

A Cal team goes on a nearly 4 minute drought to close out a game.

 

[Fox2monk]

Cal with the extreme blow-by.

Over under on a Kenny P press conference?

 

[Girthang]

I'm just glad he's "coaching" those hogs to cough up hairballs in big games instead of our Cats. That guy is the Anti-Coach and I'm glad he's been exorcized from our program.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Shocker.

A Cal team goes on a nearly 4 minute drought to close out a game.

And misses free throws.

 

[Ugoff]

Over under on a Kenny P press conference?

The infuriating part is the sob looks like he's actually trying to win these games. Someone (chicken dude, AD?)must have called him on the carpet.

 

[Fox2monk]

I'm just glad he's "coaching" those hogs to cough up hairballs in big games instead of our Cats. That guy is the Anti-Coach and I'm glad he's been exorcize from our program.

Those last 4 minutes were a coaching clinic. The yelling and running up the court with the guys on defense. Getting them to run clock and foul the wrong guy. Drawing up no play and hoping Z who was 0-8 would finally hit a 28 footer. Genius level coaching and execution.

 

[Fox2monk]

The infuriating part is the sob looks like he's actually trying to win these games. Someone (chicken dude, AD?)must have called him on the carpet.

He’s definitely trying harder than he has since probably 2015 honestly. That’s the last time he looked this into coaching. Maybe a lot of 2017, and some of Oscar’s first year.

 

[Girthang]

Those last 4 minutes were a coaching clinic. They yelling and running up the court with the guys on defense. Getting the, to run clock and foul the wrong guy. Drawing up no play and hoping Z who was 0-8 would finally hit a 28 footer. Genius level coaching and execution.

He really is the loss whisperer. That guy could've coaxed a loss out of a Kansas meltdown like their last game. It's remarkable. He can play a team that is GIVING him exactly what he needs to win, and will screw the pooch. Reminds me of the scene from Tommy Boy where he's talking to the waitress about hamsters and starts tearing apart the dinner rolls.

 

[Girthang]

He’s definitely trying harder than he has since probably 2015 honestly. That’s the last time he looked this into coaching. Maybe a lot of 2017, and some of Oscar’s first year.

If he hadn't been so arrogant, I'd feel bad for him, but refusing to do things he knew were right because "basketball bennies" had said it... Earned him a forever "GFY, CCC."

 

[Fox2monk]

If he hadn't been so arrogant, I'd feel bad for him, but refusing to do things he knew were right because "basketball bennies" had said it... Earned him a forever "GFY, CCC."

Exactly. If he was humble while he kept setting bad records we could forgive him. I appreciate that he left but the whole fake video with Mitch, his antics, and the way he dipped trying to extract even more money was like we got nothing for ya Cal get out.

 

[Ugoff]

I wonder how the Calipari's are enjoying Fayetteville, Arkansas.

 

[ORCAT]

Auburn seems like they are playing at about 70% effort and sleepwalking. They started the game with multiple straight possessions of throwing the ball to nobody and just tossing it out of bounds from 5 feet away. Just sloppy and unfocused.

Looked sloppy even at the end of the game but still pulled it out against the mighty Razorbacks and their Hall of Fame coach.

 

[Cawood86]

Chad baker Mazara a casual 25 year old senior.

That player is not one I like

 

[clevenger32]

Teams are reflective of their coaches

 

[ManitouDan]

Arkansas didnt lose , they just ran out of rocks .

 

[JimBR]

One thing I wonder about with the hogs is how would this roster do if coach Pope was at the helm? They are obviously talented but as most expected under achieving.

 

[bowfreak]

One thing I wonder about with the hogs is how would this roster do if coach Pope was at the helm? They are obviously talented but as most expected under achieving.

If they hit threes they can beat anyone. Just like most Cal teams we had. Every basket is a struggle for them. They were in this game last night because Auburn to score too. They shot well against us because it was like shooting in warm ups when nobody is guarding you. If we run into them again somehow in the SEC tournament, the same thing will happen if we play ole' defense.....

 

[Creed Bratton]

Arkansas get more BS foul calls than any team I’ve seen in conference this year. Where were these calls when Cal was here? Adou and Davis both flop around like fish who got shot by snipers and get rewarded every single time.

I'm glad someone else has noticed Adou's flopping. He is going to have whiplash before the season is over from throwing his head around.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

He's msking good money to play college ball lol

He'll make even more in just a couple of years when he's eligible for social security benefits.

 

[uk78]

Shocker.

A Cal team goes on a nearly 4 minute drought to close out a game.

Darn it, beat me to it.

 

[catfan220]

If they hit threes they can beat anyone. Just like most Cal teams we had. Every basket is a struggle for them. They were in this game last night because Auburn to score too. They shot well against us because it was like shooting in warm ups when nobody is guarding you. If we run into them again somehow in the SEC tournament, the same thing will happen if we play ole' defense.....

Z is shooting 41% from 3pt (before last night he was 45%), Knox is 34%, and Brazile 33% on low volume. Everyone else is 31% or under, and that includes Davis who is well ahead of anyone else in attempts, and Wagner who is 3rd. Richmond and Aidoo, who play a combined 50 minutes a game, are 0-11 on the season.

Fland was leading in attempts and shooting 36%. Hard to be good when you basically have one 3pt shooter left on your roster and he’s your center (and a defensive liability). Very poorly constructed roster by Cal, although to be fair it’s also poorly coached. Davis was shooting 41% last season.

 

[Bkocats]

Love watching Cal do substitutions

Z misses a 3 on offense, Cal sends a sub for him
Z gets a rebound on the other end, Cal takes the sub away.
Guy can't coach and is like a 4 year old over there making decisions.

I want to know who actually coached that team against us
It couldn’t have been Calipari
I’m serious

 

[Smashcat]

Very poorly constructed roster by Cal, although to be fair it’s also poorly coached.

'Deja vu all over again.'

 

[WeWant9]

I want to know who actually coached that team against us
It couldn’t have been Calipari
I’m serious

The last few years at UK, Cal seemed to have a couple games he had circled- usually vs. Pearl and Oats. He had that same mentality going back to Rupp.

I don’t think he wins anything of worth at Ark, but when he hangs it up I wouldn’t be shocked if he has a winning record vs. UK.

 

[uk78]

I hated that they beat us no matter what but love every loss Arkansas has. Their roster would have been our team and so hopefully not making the NCAA's, and doing lousy only reinforces that BBN wasn't this evil empire some media pundits try to spin.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Very poorly constructed roster by Cal, although to be fair it’s also poorly coached.

 

[au197719]

He'll make even more in just a couple of years when he's eligible for social security benefits.

Can't wait to read comments about him when we play y'all lol

 

[Bkocats]

The last few years at UK, Cal seemed to have a couple games he had circled- usually vs. Pearl and Oats. He had that same mentality going back to Rupp.

I don’t think he wins anything of worth at Ark, but when he hangs it up I wouldn’t be shocked if he has a winning record vs. UK.

That true
But I’m not sure he’ll have a winning record against us. I truly believe Pope learned a lot from that game…