Favorite Individual Efforts from Calipari Era

[wcc31]

1. Monk - UNC 47 against the eventual champions
2. Lamb/Knight- UNC E8, hit bombs all game
3. Lamb- KU championship, HUGE all game
4. MKG- Louisville in Dec, 24&19 in a rivalry game
5. Fox- UCLA S16, kicked Ball's ***

 

[morgousky]

Jorts 2011 sweet 16 against Ohio State

 

[Ron Mehico]

Man this one is hard to choose - off the top of my head

Knight - OSU tournament game/game winner
Fox - Sweet 16 beating of Ball
Monk - 47 against UNC
Wall - Explosion against UNC
Lamb/Davis - Championship game

 

[TyCatPrice14]

Karl Towns 2015 Elite Eight vs Notre Dame. Took the game on his back (to-the-basket). Won a close one because of him.

 

[gossie21]

It was really just one play, but Anthony Davis vs USC caused some dude to pump-fake 3x before deciding better of it and just passing the ball back out.

Also, WCS vs KU causing Perry Ellis to pass up a wide open layup just because he was in the general area of the basket.

 

[hotelblue]

terrence jones against baylor in '12. his effort that whole tournament was outstanding. in the first half of the baylor game he was literally everywhere on the court getting deflections, rebounds, steals and even leading the break.

 

[GLR5555]

Aaron Harrison 14/15 Tournament. Stone cold sniper killer.

 

[Mime-Is-Money]

Davis actually wasn't great in the title game, but he completely dominated that final four game against UL. He was unreal, just everywhere. I'd put that in my top 5 individual performances in the Cal era for its impact on our sanity (beating UL on the way to a title).

In no order :

Monk vs UNC 2017 season
Davis vs UL 2012 season
Fox vs UCLA 2017 season
Jorts vs OSU 2011 season
KAT vs Notre Dame 2015 season

 

[gossie21]

Davis actually wasn't great in the title game, but he completed dominated that final four game against UL. He was unreal, just everywhere. I'd put that in my top 5 individual performances in the Cal era for its impact on our sanity (beating UL on the way to a title).

I will disagree. Davis couldn't hit a shot against KU, but he dominated that game in every other facet. He grabbed every rebound and blocked shots, not out of bounds but in the direction of a teammate.

 

[Blueaz]

nerlens noel 29 blocked shots against ole miss

 

[WildMoon]

Davis actually wasn't great in the title game, but he completed dominated that final four game against UL. He was unreal, just everywhere. I'd put that in my top 5 individual performances in the Cal era for its impact on our sanity (beating UL on the way to a title).

In no order :

Monk vs UNC 2017 season
Davis vs UL 2012 season
Fox vs UCLA 2017 season
Jorts vs OSU 2011 season
KAT vs Notre Dame 2015 season

Davis had, I think, 16 or 18 rebounds and 6 blocks.

He wasn't great? Yeah okay...

 

[legalbeagle123]

Knight christened UK's first trip to the chicken coop with an outstanding all-around game.

 

[legalbeagle123]

And Harrellson was HUGE in that game also. Can't believe I almost forgot him.

 

[tycornett9]

Tyler Ulis in every game he played in at UK

 

[Blueblood22]

Ulis in the SEC Tournament Championship game versus Texas A&M, 30 points.

Kinda gets overshadowed because of Murray's three to seal the victory.

 

[gossie21]

Davis had, I think, 16 or 18 rebounds and 6 blocks.

He wasn't great? Yeah okay...

16 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

He couldn't hit a shot, but he was dominant in that game.

 

[TopCatCal]

How about the 18 points & 18 rebounds that big Cuz put on little brother ? Plus that big forearm he landed in this game as well.

 

[TriangleUKCat]

4. MKG- Louisville in Dec, 24&19 in a rivalry game

This one doesn't get nearly enough run. Watched this one with my UNC-superfan FIL who repeatedly said "that guy is a monster". Maybe not majorly significant outside of beating UofL's ass which is always great but shew wee. Fun performance.

 

[Mime-Is-Money]

Davis had, I think, 16 or 18 rebounds and 6 blocks.

He wasn't great? Yeah okay...

I stand somewhat corrected. Still, he was better against UL - 18 pts, 14 boards, 5 blocks. Completely controlled that game.

 

[Nubb16]

Karl Towns 2015 Elite Eight vs Notre Dame. Took the game on his back (to-the-basket). Won a close one because of him.

This

 

[WildMoon]

I stand somewhat corrected. Still, he was better against UL - 18 pts, 14 boards, 5 blocks. Completely controlled that game.

Oh yeah. His UL game was sick. I'm not disagreeing but championship game he made Thomas Robinson his bitch.

His UL game was better no doubt.

 

[morgousky]

Davis played excellent against Kansas. His presence alone makes him great. Add his domination around the rim and he could have had 5, 5, 5, and it would still have been the main reason we win it. Teams had to play away from him and for Kansas, that was against their strength.

example

 

[TyCatPrice14]

It was really just one play, but Anthony Davis vs USC caused some dude to pump-fake 3x before deciding better of it and just passing the ball back out.

Also, WCS vs KU causing Perry Ellis to pass up a wide open layup just because he was in the general area of the basket.

I remember this like it was yesterday, i would like to find a clip or .gif of this!

 

[StubbornPenny]

Don't let points fool you. Davis shot 1/10 against Kansas but completely dominated the game. Raw stats: 6 pts, 16 rebs (4 offensive), 6 blocks, 5 assists (led the team), 3 steals.

But raw stats don't really tell the story. He played 36 minutes.

*When on the floor, he was grabbing 34% of the defensive rebounds.
*For the game, Kansas scored 59 on 68 possessions, good for 0.87 points per possession. Davis' defensive rating (points per 100 possessions) was 66 - Kansas score 0.66 points per possession when Davis was on the floor. That says Kansas could have 100 possessions with Davis on the floor and still just score 66. Think about that. We won with 67 points on 68 possessions. THINK about that.
*He blocked over 13% of the 2 point shots taken by Kansas, and altered many more.
*As such, Kansas shot a season low 33% on 2 pointers, and only 44% on layups and dunks. That's horrible. Davis was forcing them to take bad shots even when he wasn't blocking them. They shot 53% for the year on twos, btw.

We didn't play our best on offense, but the defense absolutely saved us, and he was the biggest part of that. It really shows how a rim protector can change the game.

 

[UK2005_24]

1. Monk UNC
2. John Wall UConn
3. MKG Louisville
4. Monk Florida
5.Davis National Championship

 

[83Cat]

Ulis at the Yum bucket against ul with a bloodied eye. Killed it.

 

[Mash 2.4]

Most of the great ones have been mentioned. One I didnt see was T Jones against UCONN in 2011 final four. 11 pts - 15 rebs - 4 stls- couple blocks. Now if he could have just made a free throw. But I did think it was a great effort in an otherwise ugly game.

 

[Indy Cat]

Most of the great ones have been mentioned. One I didnt see was T Jones against UCONN in 2011 final four. 11 pts - 15 rebs - 4 stls- couple blocks. Now if he could have just made a free throw. But I did think it was a great effort in an otherwise ugly game.

ADs block of John Henson jumpshot just before the buzzer to beat North Car

 

[wcc31]

ADs block of John Henson jumpshot just before the buzzer to beat North Car

Great play but Davis wasn't Davis quite yet. Only had like 2p, 9r that game.