It’s because this person is a troll. It was obvious from the jump.
Big UK Fan But In Spite Of Our Record I’m Not Convinced We Are Top 10 Team, Maybe Not Top 20.
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There are too many shooters on this roster. It’s mathematically impossible for every one to have a bad shooting night.
You're absolutely not wrong but you will get no traction whatsoever with reasonable takes on a site filled with so much sunk cost fallacy.
It's called read the room. He didn't read the room.
Listen here Butterball, I don't want to hear from you and your troll cousin shadowman anymore tonight.
This dude has a Calipari shrine with a very rare replica of Cal's nut-sack, which he sleeps with every night. Has it dangling from his ceiling just low enough to drag across his face for 8-12 hour sessions.
If the 96 bulls missed a lot more of their shots, and their opponents made a lot more of their shots, the Bulls would have lost more games and they wouldn’t be as good. What if they turned the ball over a lot. What if they couldn’t rebound? They might not have been very good.
This team is kicking the crap out of teams that would come into Rupp and give Cal coached teams all we could handle. How in the world could ANY UK fan that has sat through those games have ANY inkling of remorse for where this team is right now???!!!!!
I am MORE than ELATED with EVERYTHING Coach Mark Pope is doing to bring back UK Basketball dominance!!! Because it is coming!!! And WAAAAYYY faster than many of us thought it could!!!!
I am MORE than ELATED with EVERYTHING Coach Mark Pope is doing to bring back UK Basketball dominance!!! Because it is coming!!! And WAAAAYYY faster than many of us thought it could!!!!
Duke is about to get a ranked road win by double digits. This thread gets dumber by the minute.
So let me see, your argument is A. If things had been different in the Duke game we would have lost by 15 or 20 points and based on the fact we WON our only meeting, Duke would win 8 of 10 if we played more. What utter DRIVEL.
The Duke game was played and won by usno, ifs,buts, candy and nuts.
B. Since we won all our games shooting threes by high scores we will not be able to compete in coming rock fights. This is based on what: we haven't been in a rock fight yet. How do you know how we will play in one. Did it ever occur to you we might have a team that can actually dictate the pace and intensity of play, unlike the majority of Cals team. We have 6 seniors on our team. Why wouldn't they not be able to compete in a physical rock fight, unlike the infants Cal repeatedly in suck games.
Your whole primise is shabby and not based on what we have seen.
Let's face it, early polls and early season suppositions are not great indicators of two main things, how really good a team is compared to the rest of college basketball and where we will ultimately finish at season's end. From my knowledge and perspective, with a pinch of bias and guesswork, I do think we are a very difficult team to guard that runs a pretty efficient offense. We can score from all three levels. We do need to improve some as a team on both ends, especially defensively.
Fundamentally, we show a lot of acumen as you would expect from our fifth-year seniors. We have rugged guards, all can pass effectively, can catch well, and can absorb hits in traffic and finish. We are versatile and can defend down low. We play decent defense that is made tougher by the fact we are so damn good offensively -- it is tougher to shoot and score when you know Kentucky is so good offensively per possession. That alone ratchets up the pressure to score from anywhere, especially long range. Many teams we play -- maybe all -- will struggle with our experienced players.
My best guess at this point is a wild one, but based on the fact that I think we're better than our last six or seven teams, and maybe better than the Fox/Monk team. I love what this group can do in many phases of the game, and we'll only get better. When we play Arkansas on Feb 1, I think we'll be 18-2, and I predict we will be at them if we have the team then that we have now (injuries). That ought to be good enough for a top ten team at that point, and we'll know by then that there is a great chance to be in the Final Four. Right now, if you asked do we have to pieces to go that far, I would say unequivocally yes. From there, who knows. From what I saw tonight out of a sputtering, lumbering Arizona, they're not even close to us. I could go in great detail as to why I think we're really good, but you get the point. As a fan, this is the very best ride we've had in a long time.
I'm not sure whether to take this post seriously or not. My first answer is to just enjoy this team and this season, take it as it comes. Be glad we've got a coach who thinks winning is what it's all about and he's not gonna let his players be satisfied with anything less.
I would also use tonight's Arizona and Duke game to make a couple arguments. Duke was our biggest win and it's still their only loss. Arizona was playing at home and coming off a tough loss in a true road game at Wisconsin. They entered the game averaging 93ppg as a team, but Duke held them to 55. This was Duke's first true road game and we all know they have freshmen as significant players. But they controlled that game vs Arizona most of the way and ended up winning by 15. I say all of that to say- Kentucky's win over Duke is much more impressive than we knew even then. This Duke team is very good, maybe even a title contender.
Having said this, I'm done attempting to convince Henny Penny that the sky isn't falling. Just watch and enjoy these games. I think this group is gonna be IN every game and have a chance to win. We will probably lose some along the way, but this team is a legit top 10 team without a doubt in my mind.
I would also use tonight's Arizona and Duke game to make a couple arguments. Duke was our biggest win and it's still their only loss. Arizona was playing at home and coming off a tough loss in a true road game at Wisconsin. They entered the game averaging 93ppg as a team, but Duke held them to 55. This was Duke's first true road game and we all know they have freshmen as significant players. But they controlled that game vs Arizona most of the way and ended up winning by 15. I say all of that to say- Kentucky's win over Duke is much more impressive than we knew even then. This Duke team is very good, maybe even a title contender.
Having said this, I'm done attempting to convince Henny Penny that the sky isn't falling. Just watch and enjoy these games. I think this group is gonna be IN every game and have a chance to win. We will probably lose some along the way, but this team is a legit top 10 team without a doubt in my mind.
On the off chance this isn’t a straight troll job, I think I see what’s happening here. This is a person with an oft broken heart who is afraid of munching on Nick Saban’s rat poison for fear of rekindled heartbreak.
Who knows if this team is actually the #9 best team in the country right now? More importantly, who cares? There are plenty of tests coming that will determine that. Polls are totally meaningless in November anyway UNLESS you aren't beating at least some of the better teams you face. That has been our problem the last few years.
Look, the SEC is going to be very tough and we still have road games @Gonzaga and Clemson left in the OOC and we WILL take some losses in SEC play. Does that mean we aren't the #9 team in America right now? Maybe. But, someone has to be in that spot. Might as well be UK!
Look, the SEC is going to be very tough and we still have road games @Gonzaga and Clemson left in the OOC and we WILL take some losses in SEC play. Does that mean we aren't the #9 team in America right now? Maybe. But, someone has to be in that spot. Might as well be UK!
What other 20 teams that you've seen,would you put ahead of us ? Asking for a friend
I bet you were one of the Calipari apologists. Now you are hoping against all odds that Pope won’t do a better Job than Calipari would have. Just stop it.
HUUUUUGGGEEEE UK FAN.....but. Yeah sure. It's like someone slept through the Pitino years. And, oh no, what ever will we do against a great perimeter defense? Go ask Duke and see if they can explain it to you.
All you have to do is read the post and then look at the ones who liked it, especially someone with the screen name of a parasite, and you will see this is a troll job.
All you have to do is read the post and then look at the ones who liked it, especially someone with the screen name of a parasite, and you will see this is a troll job.
Ole @BlueTick2 didn't just like it. He LOVED it. UK fan my foot!
Usual trolls doing troll things. Not a surprise. Glad to be so good again we have haters and doubters. Bring it bitches, let's see who's right
It's hilarious to me grown adults have enough free time they can go to teams they hate message boards and talk crap. Who does that or has time to troll??Losers man, losers
It's hilarious to me grown adults have enough free time they can go to teams they hate message boards and talk crap. Who does that or has time to troll??Losers man, losers
So what you're saying is that Duke relies on the 3 just as much as Kentucky but it's fine for them because in an alternate reality they would have shot better than we did in reality.
BTW UCONN is shooting virtually the same number of 3s per game as us this year too. I wonder if they're any good. Great thread
BTW UCONN is shooting virtually the same number of 3s per game as us this year too. I wonder if they're any good. Great thread
I’m like a huge fan of UK but I really think Duke is the best team in the nation guys. I graduated from UofL, but I bleed blue promise. I know we won, but I don’t see an Anthony Davis on this team. Who is gonna go out there and block every shot, and grab rebounds.? I know we shoot great and have a deep team, but who hits long 2’s deep in the shot clock? Who wins the rock fight?
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See guys, when you possess critical reading skills, it's easy to identify poseurs.
Questioning if we are even a top 20 team? 🤪 Id assume OP hasnt watched any other teams play this year.....The numbers imply we are an elite team if for some reason being undefeated and crushing everyone else while beating one of the title favorite teams doesnt pass your eye test from a group put together in like 2 months.....If Arizona doesnt shoot 26% from 3 and beats duke then what would that mean? Hard to take such a bad opinion serious
Maybe you're just "too" concerned. Pope will upgrade the recruiting but he will remain the elite level coach we've seen this year. We will take some losses this year but we will be in every game with a chance to win.
To say this team might not even be top 20 is asinine.
It's as ridiculous as Herros constantly says 40-0. Hell it's even more ridiculous.
Look it's a long season and the SEC is loaded. Going to be playing a lot of tough road games. Going to take some losses like every team will.
But there is zero chance this team isn't ranked in the top 10-15 range at seasons end. Likely top 5.
The absolute floor for this team is a 4 seed. I believe they will likely be a 2 and I wouldn't be surprised at a 1 seed.
It's as ridiculous as Herros constantly says 40-0. Hell it's even more ridiculous.
Look it's a long season and the SEC is loaded. Going to be playing a lot of tough road games. Going to take some losses like every team will.
But there is zero chance this team isn't ranked in the top 10-15 range at seasons end. Likely top 5.
The absolute floor for this team is a 4 seed. I believe they will likely be a 2 and I wouldn't be surprised at a 1 seed.
Loved Reed, but if he stays, we probably don't get someone. This doesn't take anything away from my thoughts on Reed, but I believe Oweh is more important to this team than what having Reed would add. May not agree with me, but that's my honest opinion.
