Got to put Saturday behind us

[wccat2969]

According to Pope's MO, the game tomorrow is one we should probably lose but Cats will probably come out and win. Butler, Kerr, and Carr's injuries have totally affected this season.

 

[Emarc]

BEAT CALIPARI!!!!! You know the previous guy that couldn’t coach for shit! The only thing he was good for was recruiting and that dipped at the end

yeah, well, I guess he idnt think about that. 🤦‍♂️

 

[Emarc]

According to Pope's MO, the game tomorrow is one we should probably lose but Cats will probably come out and win. Butler, Kerr, and Carr's injuries have totally affected this season.

Immensely

 

[rivercatinfl]

I guess the word is he might need sessn-ending surgery. Krissa might redshift which means his injury also isn't good. And with Carrs back problems, that might not get better until he too goes through a lot of rehab, therapy, etc.

I personally am expecting the worst because we've been the single most injury plagued team year dating back to the 90s.

Wow. That's a dagger if you are correct. Hate it and hopefully these guys will get healthy in time to help us win a few more.

 

[rivercatinfl]

I hope Pope and the staff are building a large list to pick from in the portal. We definitely need more talent.

 

[Bluesnky]

I hope Pope and the staff are building a large list to pick from in the portal. We definitely need more talent.

Yeah. I hope to see us stay away from one dimensional players. I’d trade a 43% 3 point shooter who can’t dribble or defend for a 34% shooter who can do both. I’d like a rim protector but I’d rather have a center who can shoot, rebound, and pass.

 

[HenryMuto]

The team needs to put Saturday behind them it really doesn't matter what the fans do.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Honestly we are about where I thought record wise. We have just beat opponents I didn't expect and lost to opponents I didn't expect.

 

[aikenite4uk]

Feels like were inevitable just limping towards March. Try and win some games and keep us in the 5-7 seed range (Which is where I believe we will fall to), and then hope we can get a win or two and possibly make a Sweet16.

Just doesn't seem like we're getting Butler or Kerr back, and Carr is just injured on and off. So were down 3 guys in my eyes until otherwise, on a team that's already got the makeup of a very good mid-major team. That just isn't going to cut it. The cliche "it is what it is" applies here. Most injured team in D1, playing in the toughest conference, with a thrown-together roster in a coaches 1st year. Can't really expect much.

Pretty realistic way to look at our situation. We knew the SEC would be brutal with a full complement of players, but the injuries have taken their toll in a league where the margins are thin. Pope needs to get more from his Freshmen down the stretch...all have had their moments at times. He's given each one an audition.... I like Noah the best. He's got the potential to be an elite shooter.

 

[Mike-D]

I don't like losing 2 straight home games in this gauntlet of a league, as well as 3 of our last 4. Going into Ole Miss certainly won't be easy. Starting to wonder if we win 10 games in this league.

 

[docholiday51]

More I think about it, the worse I feel for our players.

They were put in an unnaturally difficult position, compounded by injury problems.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s the worst we’ve played all year. But consider the uneven nature of competition.

Coach Cal and 3 former players, who all happen to be very talented, rolling in with nothing to lose and this game circled on their calendars since the summer.

On the other side, a bunch of players who have no history with Cal, or DJ, or Adou, or Big Z. They are just being told all week (and farther back) that they had to win this game no matter what. Jimmy Dykes calling it the biggest regular season game ever (or some such nonsense).

Disappointed that they didn’t rise to the occasion, but I refuse to let it define the season.

Time to put it in the rearview and pull for this team that has already given us a slew of fun memories. They will need all the support they can get down the stretch, as they navigate injury concerns and a killer schedule.

The team has probably already moved on(although I hope a few of them are mad as hell)

It is going to take me a little longer, the Cal issue has ceased to be an issue till the next time we see his team. I'm more pissed because we threw away a chance to make up ground on several team in the SEC that we could have moved past in the standings.

 

[chroix]

I don’t know if I can get over it this quick the one game on the schedule that Pope had to win in his first season and he didn’t complete the mission. I mean this game to go with the Ohio State, Clemson , Georgia, and Vanderbilt really got me scratching my head. Especially since they are 6-1 against top 15. I love Pope but he’s got to figure out how to keep the players focused and motivated against all level of opponents.

It’s a weird one. Only thing that makes sense to me is that the team is not putting in the same level of preparation for the unranked teams. Bench was just as bad against Arkansas as they were good against UT.