Reminds me of Ernie Grunfield. SEC POY. He will score 50 on the Cats the way we guard.
Dalton Knecht
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We get it! We suck at defense. Stop making threads using other players and teams to remind us about the defense. We know. Just go hide in the corner and wait until we lose again to come out and say how much we suck.
I'll have to admit I was wrong about him.
I figured the NBA would be on him if he was legit.
Looks to be every bit the player Podzemiski is and maybe more.
Should have been a first rounder in 23.
I figured the NBA would be on him if he was legit.
Looks to be every bit the player Podzemiski is and maybe more.
Should have been a first rounder in 23.
This kid is a player. We have no one that can match up with him.
Truth is often a painful pill to swallow
He’s a good player, they have to guard us too you know.
And if he wasn't on UT he'd be giving up every point he scores. Hes a weak defender.
Is he lying though? The defense is bad, and is a major issue
Therio if he is healthy is our only option
Nope, Zeigler will go for 42. If you know Kentucky basketball, it makes far more sense than Knecht having a big night.
Dilly has a good chance to be a lock down defender if they keep using him there. He did a decent job at the end of the game sticking to Wade like glue.
We don't play Tenn for a while.. cal usually finds an on ball defender towards the end of the season. Don't be shocked if it's Dilly and his sole purpose is to just be a menace to a guy like Knecht for 40 min.
Cal has shut down a LOT of teams best scorers in his time here.
We don't play Tenn for a while.. cal usually finds an on ball defender towards the end of the season. Don't be shocked if it's Dilly and his sole purpose is to just be a menace to a guy like Knecht for 40 min.
Cal has shut down a LOT of teams best scorers in his time here.
Knecht is also a putrid defender.
If Dilly guarded him, he would get to the block and score at will or spend all night at the line.
Yep! We should’ve went all in for him! Cal won’t talk about NIL in recruiting, which is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!
All this love for a UT player… barf.
I’ll say it: We beat UT at home on 2/3. Write it down, remember this post, connect the dots, etc.
I’ll say it: We beat UT at home on 2/3. Write it down, remember this post, connect the dots, etc.
You are going to get blasted for thinking Rob can stop Knecht. There is a huge size difference in those two for one.
I’m not worried about Kentucky being able to score at all, and knecht is a terrible defender he is cooked in that end. Our defense is why I can’t see this team making the second weekend of the tourney as of right now
No he’s not but we are still good. I believe we will defend at a level that we need to win. That’s all that matters. We won’t be 2015 Cats but we can be the 2017 Cats on defense.
I guarantee they talk about NIL. He probably just doesn’t go in and say ok this is our offer like some schools do.
TN and Auburn gonna beat the brakes off us on the road.
Kentucky is good but they will not make the second weekend of the tourney or get close if the defense doesn’t improve even a little, adou will help some, but all these other players have to get a little better. Kentucky cannot win by simply looking to out gun people in shootouts every game
We beat UNC on a neutral court already. You think our round of 32 opponent will be better than UNC? C’mon now.
They just let Texas A&M score 98 points on them. Yes I think a round of 32 opponent can score on Kentucky. They let Missouri who is terrible get whatever shot they wanted for 32 mins of the game. The defense is is god awful right now and will be what holds this team back unless they improve on that area
Of course they need to but to say we can’t outscore two lower ranked teams in the tournament is goofy. Of course we can. It’s after we get there where we need to improve.
The tournament is half court slow paced basketball. Transition and fast break points get minimized. Kentucky cannot rely solely on getting 90 to win in the tournament as they may not get that themselves. If the defense doesn’t improve then Kentucky will get beat in the first weekend
That isn’t the point. lol not at all. As I stated, we know the defense sucks. Not a mystery.
Fair enough, even I can agree the 50 threads about it is to many
Well as expected just yet another negative post by the all time negative post leader . Why don’t you go the the Louisville boards and hang out
That was my only complaint. I honestly wish more people would show up to compliment the team as much as criticize. The team deserves both.
3 inches? There's no reason a guy like Dilly couldn't just chase him around, like he did Wade Baldwin to end the game, and cause problems with Dalton getting the ball.
There is still a long ways to go before Dilly can do that at a high level, of course. If they played tomorrow, it's going to be a problem for sure, but we saw glimpses of it last game.. And most years, Cal finds a guy who is ready to lock down the opposing teams best players. Everyone from Lonzo Ball, to Riley LeChance to Fletcher Magee to Marshall Henderson and everyone in between. Cal has had a tendency to, as the season goes on, find a guy or two to throw at the opposing teams best defender, and take them out of their game.
No reason to think that couldn't be DIlly.. or.. someone else? Edwards? Thiero?
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This team needs a MKG or Liggins type who prides themselves on defense. Those are hard to find.
They do offensively for sure, and off the court they are all good kids who represent Kentucky very well. I just want the other side to get competent, I believe they can
I don’t keep up with college basketball things other than UK as much these days so , ignorant question. Where did this guy come from ?
Riley LeChance??? I’m 80 and I’d have a shot
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