Boysssss it’s gonna be a long season…
- Thread starter Basscat1987
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It could very well be a long season...from now until April.
I’m not ready to completely change my opening opinion, but I am ready to retract on 1 small part of it. Kerr Krissa showed me some defense intensity and ability to stay in front of the ball lastnight. Koby brea showed a little better defense as well. So i will go against my thread title and say that it will not be a long season anymore, however until I see us against duke i still think there’s a chance we could be overwhelmed by superior athleticism. Once again, hope I’m wrong tho lol
Did anyone else watch the Puke game last night? I was able to split screen their game with ours and watched the first half that way.
I didn't really see any eye popping athleticism by Puke. They have really good shooters and some size. But i wasn't wowed. in a lot of ways they reminded me of UK. They have shooters yes. I think our shooters are on par with them. Flagg is good but we can defend against him.
Their rebounding was better than ours in a 1 game comparison but not by much. I just think they blocked out better.
We might struggle with quick guards who can penetrate or super high level bigs but I didn't see any of those bigs on their team. based on 1 game, we should be very competitive with them in my opinion.
I didn't really see any eye popping athleticism by Puke. They have really good shooters and some size. But i wasn't wowed. in a lot of ways they reminded me of UK. They have shooters yes. I think our shooters are on par with them. Flagg is good but we can defend against him.
Their rebounding was better than ours in a 1 game comparison but not by much. I just think they blocked out better.
We might struggle with quick guards who can penetrate or super high level bigs but I didn't see any of those bigs on their team. based on 1 game, we should be very competitive with them in my opinion.
I think we can all understand that there is a small sample size to go on as far as how to feel about our chances this year. Realistically, I think the rest of the country and sportswriters look at Kentucky's schedule and see it's brutally tough. And in Pope
's first year, expectations are low with an entirely new roster on the floor together for the first time....
But I think it's fooling a lot of people. On the surface, it would seem to be bad news for Kentucky's outlook this year. But underneath the surface of it all .....
This team was handpicked as a roster to be complimentary of each other in ways where the raw talent of one and done coaching philosophy has been left behind for a more balanced & experienced roster approach, with a focus on spreading the floor with a modern style gameplan, getting back to the basics. Study game film, scout the teams. Work hard.
This team has great hands, from bigs to small. Williams, Butler, and Oweh are a trio that will lead us to many wins. Robinson is a drop dead shooter. So many weapons and players that can make shots. It's unlike the less talented in the shooting department Kentucky teams of Cal's era. These guys got handles, and can shoot well as a team. We have some decent size too. I think we're going to be in the mix of a top ten team all year long, once we get in the top ten. I love the idea of earning it as we go along, too. We will !
And we have experience. For me, that is the key. Mark it down now, I say this ....
We're going to destroy Bucknell. These Cats got a chip on their shoulder. They are hungry young men. They want to exceed these low expectations.
We are going to beat this young dUKe team too.
Then kick back and watch what they say about Kentucky. I'm quietly confident in this team. And maybe ... not so quiet?!
Go Big Blue !
I agree. I didn't see the entire game, but from what I saw, they are very similar to us. It's going to be a really good game. I don't expect either team to run away with it. Whoever wants it more will win it. And I believe we already want it more than they do.
I'm taking Kentucky in the "upset?"
not an upset in my book.
we shall see
