Also what a weird thing to say, implying that we let them back in… no, not his players playing well for a stretch, no, we let them back in and his players suck so bad they didn’t take full advantage. What a jackass.
Brad Underwood: UK kept letting us back in. It's what they do.
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The refs were the only reason they were able to keep it from getting embarrassing. Brad prob busy eating a bag of beef jerky with a case of Keystone right now.
Calling double the fouls on us than them in the second half sure helped.
Well a few of us who were watching from our couches--knew that Illinois would give UK ANY good look they wanted--Cats just needed to make the shots. They did. Also hilarious how SVG on the telecast confirmed that-how the Cats were getting any look they wanted.
BTW--when you get a train run on you like Illini did in MSG as their "home game" against Duke-and Iowa was putting up 90 on you--STFU. This is a man who gave up a 30-2 run in an Elite 8 game last year. At some point when you are the HC of all these teams--it's on YOU-not them.
BTW--when you get a train run on you like Illini did in MSG as their "home game" against Duke-and Iowa was putting up 90 on you--STFU. This is a man who gave up a 30-2 run in an Elite 8 game last year. At some point when you are the HC of all these teams--it's on YOU-not them.
There was a span of time when fouls got very lopsided and Illinois started hitting from three, so they cut into two massive leads. Could we have stuck to Ivisic better defensively? Definitely. Could we have hit our bunny shots and more free throws? Absolutely.
But, sometimes the basketball takes a favorable bounce and sometimes it doesn't. What a monumental douche if he said that. He diminished our team and his in one interview.
But, sometimes the basketball takes a favorable bounce and sometimes it doesn't. What a monumental douche if he said that. He diminished our team and his in one interview.
I swear I just posted that after you. I knew he looked like someone and that’s it. I posted his Troy pic.
Down the stretch, they were getting a lot of calls. Foul disparity didn't even up until they started fouling to extend the game in the closing minutes. That definitely helped get them back into the game.
I didn't really take any offense to that. Don't much care for the guy from the 2 games I watched of him though.
"they've had a tendency to let teams do that" Like OP stated it isn't wrong. Probably due to the PG situation like someone else said.
Most of the season we have felt shaky. The last two games it feels like the guys are finally starting to click. Even when they made a little run before halftime I knew we would come out in the second half better than the first. Pope adjusts and plans during halftime and you can tell.
I don't care what happens Friday this season is already a huge success but I think/hope we can go further. Its bringing back feelings of nostalgia for me lol.
"they've had a tendency to let teams do that" Like OP stated it isn't wrong. Probably due to the PG situation like someone else said.
Most of the season we have felt shaky. The last two games it feels like the guys are finally starting to click. Even when they made a little run before halftime I knew we would come out in the second half better than the first. Pope adjusts and plans during halftime and you can tell.
I don't care what happens Friday this season is already a huge success but I think/hope we can go further. Its bringing back feelings of nostalgia for me lol.
He's not wrong. I think I screamed "what are you doing?" at least a dozen times in the second half. And we got some fortunate bounces late. Butler's free throw that bounced up high before going in, the front end of a one-and-one, comes to mind. I don't know how that half court heave didn't go in. One inch higher and it banks in
Totally agree. We were REALLY good the first 10-12 minutes of each half and then got complacent and mistake-prone the rest of the way both times. Some bad shot selection, some poor finishing at the rim, etc.
Your Momma
Underwood
But thank you for saying that
Our players will hear about it this week.
We will get better
Go Cats
Underwood
But thank you for saying that
Our players will hear about it this week.
We will get better
Go Cats
His comment demeans his own team’s effort. He did not coach them to close any gaps, UK let them back in.
If I was a coach, I would tell my team to keep playing hard, because UK has a tendency to not finish when they are up. But, I would avoid telling that in the post game interview.
If I was a coach, I would tell my team to keep playing hard, because UK has a tendency to not finish when they are up. But, I would avoid telling that in the post game interview.
He aint wrong but a weird thing to say at a pc after you lost. Thats something best left for the hometown ppst game radio, if anywhere.
Interesting series of comments by you in this thread after a big win. I sniff a troll.
Kentucky was active in the passing lanes and used its hands to get deflections and turnovers at the start of the game and the second half. But we tend to play dumb when we have a big lead. I've always attributed it to these guys are just not used to playing the type of competition that won't back down when you build a big lead so as teams keep coming at you, you force things, miss shots, and get tentative on the floor. To UK's credit, they never let it get closer than 6.
Hope the players hear it. A little more motivation this time of year never hurts but Underwood strikes me as a Dan Hurley wannabe so scoreboard bitch
Hope the players hear it. A little more motivation this time of year never hurts but Underwood strikes me as a Dan Hurley wannabe so scoreboard bitch
That’s right up there with Self saying they didn’t lose but ran out of time.
This Kentucky team has definitely let teams back into games this year but I didn’t see that yesterday.
Illinois is a talented offensive team so they hung around, but I don’t remember them ever getting back within 7 points of us and we never had a lead bigger than 15. I thought we did a good job keeping them at arm’s distance the entire game.
This Kentucky team has definitely let teams back into games this year but I didn’t see that yesterday.
Illinois is a talented offensive team so they hung around, but I don’t remember them ever getting back within 7 points of us and we never had a lead bigger than 15. I thought we did a good job keeping them at arm’s distance the entire game.
I wouldnt say hes totally wrong , but we are totally different team with lamont healthy and Chandler stepping up . But yesterday that TO that very easily coud have been a foul on 3 pt shooter ( BG Again) was a big moment. We did fail to score a few times and failed to guard the 3 a couple times , but its an odd comment to make right after the game , kinda throwing the players under the bus and taking no ownership of the L
I always thought he looked like Meatloaf.I kept thinking “who does Brad Underwood remind me of?”
I figured it out, dude looks just like the actor who played Menelaus in Troy
2 out of three ain't bad, Brad.
Well, they did cut a sixteen point lead to six with plenty of time. Carr’s goal was big.
And we kept fouling on difficult shots stopping the clock and sending them to the line. Drove me crazy.
And we kept fouling on difficult shots stopping the clock and sending them to the line. Drove me crazy.
No Brad, you were never in the game. Kentucky was playing with you like a (Wild)cat plays with a mouse. When you got close, Brea would hit a three, Oweh would make a layup, or Butler would make a steal. Now you know how the mouse feels.
To be fair, he said “they have a tendency to do that” rather than “that is what they do”. One, he is correct, especially recently and 2 that has less of an “edge” than what was posted that he said.
44 post since 2007.
You had to come here with a negative post to take a dig at Pope.
All the haters gave you a like.
