Boys, I'm going to bed. Enjoyed the board. My eternal thanks to all of you who walk this glory road with me.
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Just an FYI, but soon after the '05 loss to MiState, I saw Chuck's mom out on the street near the Erwin Center. I felt horrible.
Love ya, Donfather. Keep up the good fight!
This is true, but it's not the entire story.
1. This is Speers' fault. Always is.
2. He picked MSU. They got beat.
3. Had baby, dressed it in UK gear, and we lost to IU
I mean, c'mon, Speers. WTH. SMH. I'm happy for the kid, but I hope Jason learns from this so he can get shit right for his next baby.
i think spears should have one kid for every national championship cal will win for us in his tenure. spears: get started on that irish twin--April 2017 is coming up fast
I've never heard the phrase "Irish Twin", but I know exactly what it means.
You are a great fan. I love Poy because he was accepted and attended grad school. I know not his current status, but qualifying for grad school at Gatton is not so easy. His loyalty speaks volumes in my own disjointed mind.
That honor for me will always be Kenny "Sky" Walker - never witnessed anyone play harder.
Interestingly enough, Kenny's career also ended by the fair and balanced NCAA selection committee shoving three damned SEC teams in our bracket that we had beaten three times each that year. LSU figured us out the fourth time and the rest is history.
Thanks again, NCAA!
We need a solid enough core left over to mix with next season's studs coming in, that's what won us a national championship in 2012 and that's how we went 38-1 last year. Willis, Hawkins, Lee and the big Aussie and dang it sure would be nice to get Briscoe back. And we need Bolden to sign.
Adebayo is a beast in the mode of Julius Randle.
Adebayo is a beast in the mode of Julius Randle.
I attended graduate ed at a couple different U's. It is all about selflessness and inspiring others to overcome their shortcomings and capitalize on their strengths. Such is our calling as mentors. There is no "I" in "Team". Perhaps the required mentoring was there, perhaps not. Can we realistically answer such questions?
The end justifies the means. We are Kentucky.
The end justifies the means. We are Kentucky.
Next season's class is more like the Wall/Boogie class and the Davis/MKG class.
We should expect an intriguing mix of upper-class-men back. Gonna be fun. A stable environment is required.
Go Coach Cal! Go Kentucky!
Those days remain forever in Kentucky basketball lore.
In other news, we're going to have a real, honest to God, senior night next year. Can you imagine the cheers for Lee, Wills and Hawkins (and Mulder and Floreal)? It's been a while.
Tell me Hump wouldn't have made a difference. Just 4 mins. See what happens. While our guys were getting their shit pushed in, giving up boards, getting punked, etc...Hump ain't no punk. TMFS. He proved that.
I agree with all of this.
This team was either a lot of joy t watch or a lot of frustration. We seemed to run hot or cold. We would win 2 or 3, then lose one. I'm disappointed with it ending for the season, especially losing to IU. On the other hand, my weekends are free now.
I look back and it seems like several times UK has been one player away from a championship.
- 2003 Bogan's ankle
- 2010 Jodie Meeks
- 2014 WCS hurt & Randle hurt
- 2015 - that one is on Cal. No Poy, but we had enough talent to overcome that.
- 2016 - Dakari Johnson no returning
- Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
My major issue with Coach Cal is his lack of long-term continuation recognition. It appears he focuses more on the talented horses rather than those toiling in the trenches. I believe he recognizes the big picture.
Again, I'd rather enjoy what we have rather than other alternatives (Tubby and Gillispie). We experienced a good season, in my mind.
The ball is round.
The ball is round.
Hate to say it, but I never had a good feeling about tonight's game. Thursday night, I saw that the mostly Hawkeye crowd did not like us. Take a look at their basketball board sometime. There is always a thread about us (usually Tyler Ulis, because they thought he was going there).
Thursday night, UTC quit playing with about 5 min to go in the first half. IU got comfortable shooting in that gym.
We won our game easily, but only hit 4 -3s for the game. We missed a lot of shots Thursday night that we usually make. Something just seemed off about this whole tournament.
We had Murray & Ulis for offense.
Thursday night, UTC quit playing with about 5 min to go in the first half. IU got comfortable shooting in that gym.
We won our game easily, but only hit 4 -3s for the game. We missed a lot of shots Thursday night that we usually make. Something just seemed off about this whole tournament.
We had Murray & Ulis for offense.
- Skal - too soft, turned it over too much
- Poythress - walked about half the time
- Willis - good shooter, but not the best defender
- Briscoe - hard to believe a college guard could be such a bad shot
- Lee - I only dunk the ball
We have been and that's why National Championships are so damned precious...also why missing out in seasons like 1984 and 2015 hurt so much.
I mean, we are the baddest dude's on the whole damned block and we only have 8 of them.
I've also felt like there has been a bad cloud over UK basketball with the 2013 class.
- Noel - injured
- WCS - injured
- Poythress - injured
Well, when Davidson made the Elite 8 with little else but Curry a few years ago, and pushed Kansas to one shot, Davidson role players took that Kansas team to the brink. 5 players are on one side. How the other four are prepared is key. I remember Bill Self breathing a notable sigh (sign) of relief and burying his head in his palm when Curry missed that shot at the end. There is less margin for error during the tourney.
College basketball is a business. We had two great horses this year. But Crean figured out the hack. It happens. It has happened and will happen again. Ulis got his points, but not Murray. IU played great team ball with one stud and some role players.
Skal Labiasissi. He needs to wait until he grows hair on his wiener.
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I am not devastated, but I am sad as Hell.
Great posts gentlemen!!! Thank You...
KS, you too (you need to somehow figure out how to get all that to Cal...INGAME MAN!!! The "Bat-Tweet" or something.
I do agree. Last year's loss was much, much harder to stomach...this year, its like we played a FF game in the Ro32 and it just didn't feel right, all around...and it showed in our performance...ya know?
EF you ncaa SelComm...
I am not devastated, but I am sad as Hell.
Great posts gentlemen!!! Thank You...
KS, you too (you need to somehow figure out how to get all that to Cal...INGAME MAN!!! The "Bat-Tweet" or something.
I do agree. Last year's loss was much, much harder to stomach...this year, its like we played a FF game in the Ro32 and it just didn't feel right, all around...and it showed in our performance...ya know?
EF you ncaa SelComm...
I have been bitching about this for the entire Cal regime. I absolutely hate the "switch everything" concept. Hate it. It's lazy. It's easier to coach...because all you have to say is...switch everything. But its a lazy cop out way to coach defense. You don't have to teach anything and you don't have to game plan. Just switch everything. Easy peasy. Especially for the opponent when Ulis winds up guarding a big in the paint. Or Lee is guarding a PG 30' from the basket.
It's just lazy coaching. And I hate it.
Meh. This team lost to Auburn.
Auburn. love me some Ulis, but GTFO.
I blame this year's entire failure on Humphries. Go spike a ball on a piano- loser.
Auburn. love me some Ulis, but GTFO.
I blame this year's entire failure on Humphries. Go spike a ball on a piano- loser.
LABIASISSI is the best name seen for that fool.
Damn. Just got shot 4 times in the left brain in my dream. Mob style. I thought they were wasting the other guy but they got both of us. I stumbled to the kitchen and opened the fridge before I went down for good.
We lacked wiener hair.
This one is nothing like the tournament losses before. I think the early exit is easier to take. It still sucks losing the way we did, without much of a fight from some of our players.
And Cal's "welp? What are we gonna do? IU played well" attitude pisses me off. I think he really did believe we had to have Skal if we wanted to make some noise and that's gd retarded and hard to process, tbh, but he said it over and over again. He played the shit out of him and it cost us. I just don't get that, and it's not really Cal's personality to give a shitty player that much rope, especially over the entire season, especially when that player had made no real stride.
Tbh, you replace Skal with pretty much anybody, and we're much better. Charles, or Hump. Both those kids had heart. Yea, Skal 7 foot but Dominique and Briscoe rebound better than him. Charles, too.
Uhh. It's over.
Let's go Drew Barker!!!
Uhhhh shoot me in the head.
PLAY FN HUMPHRIES
We lacked wiener hair.
This one is nothing like the tournament losses before. I think the early exit is easier to take. It still sucks losing the way we did, without much of a fight from some of our players.
And Cal's "welp? What are we gonna do? IU played well" attitude pisses me off. I think he really did believe we had to have Skal if we wanted to make some noise and that's gd retarded and hard to process, tbh, but he said it over and over again. He played the shit out of him and it cost us. I just don't get that, and it's not really Cal's personality to give a shitty player that much rope, especially over the entire season, especially when that player had made no real stride.
Tbh, you replace Skal with pretty much anybody, and we're much better. Charles, or Hump. Both those kids had heart. Yea, Skal 7 foot but Dominique and Briscoe rebound better than him. Charles, too.
Uhh. It's over.
Let's go Drew Barker!!!
Uhhhh shoot me in the head.
PLAY FN HUMPHRIES
That sucked. Our bigs absolutely killed us this year.
Last night there were at least two Lee fouls that had he stayed his ground he would've gotten the charge. But he chose to go up with the player and foul him.
Just awful basketball.
Last night there were at least two Lee fouls that had he stayed his ground he would've gotten the charge. But he chose to go up with the player and foul him.
Just awful basketball.
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Glad Poy's gone too. Jason's new baby could post him up and score.
and Briscoe waits till the last game to start hitting free throws. Still a bit miffed about the seeding and location. Just utter bullshit
He won't. He needs to go now. I thought Yogi played a better game managing the point than TU.
Labissiere: Ulis ‘the best point guard I’ve ever played with’
Cool but how many f'n point guards have you played with, Skal? Like 3? Great quote with a ton of gravity, LHL. Why did I even bother going over there?
EAD.
Cool but how many f'n point guards have you played with, Skal? Like 3? Great quote with a ton of gravity, LHL. Why did I even bother going over there?
EAD.
As much as I love Tyler, I don't think he'll be a first round draft choice.
What GM will have the sack to say to an Owner, "but he could be the next Muggsy Bogues!". WFC? Muggsy Bogues?
More like the next Eddie Gaedel.
What GM will have the sack to say to an Owner, "but he could be the next Muggsy Bogues!". WFC? Muggsy Bogues?
More like the next Eddie Gaedel.
Lollllll what a clown. Holy cow. Didn't Skal play PG on his team?
Morning D. Salutations from the shanty.
More coffee..................
More coffee..................
