* General Oscar Tecumseh Sherman Tschiebwe
averages 33 and 20.5 against the Dawgs.
In the postgame show, Cal said what everyone has been thinking -- so far this year Oscar has looked a little like he's been getting high on his own supply and needed to get back to being his monstrous self. And by God Oscar got back to being a Congolese lion hunter last night.
* I'm assuming that was Wheeler's Wally Pipp game. It sucks for him but ball don't lie.
I still think he's going to be a valuable contributor down the stretch if he accepts his new role. Last night was his birthday and he was playing against his old college, so I understand him being visibly upset with his playing time being cut. Hopefully there is a meeting of the minds behind the scenes and he leads from the bench. There have been several times this season already where he's fixed mistakes that Cal and the staff missed.
* That Kansas game is looming large. If we handle the Fightin' Bonzos and Vandy, Rupp is going to be at a fever pitch to rival the 2003 Florida game.
Win that game and it will be the biggest BBN whiplash I can remember.
* Wallace, Reeves, Fredrick, Toppin, and Oscar all need to start and play 32+ per night.
It isn't that hard.
Jesus, Ryan Lemond is making a spectacle of himself. Even more so than usual
The Whopper Juice of KSR personalities, if you will.
* From the 6:50 mark of Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman's review of the game:
I will not buy into Kentucky until I see definitive proof that Cal has seen the light and we are never going to see a lineup with Savhir at the 1, Livingston at the 3, Lance Ware at the 4, and Tschiebwe at the 5. I do not believe he's going to say 'I can't play that way any more'. I think he wants to play that way...
But if Cal buys into this idea that his best 5 is what he was forced to play because Savhir Wheeler was hurt, then YES I am all-in on Kentucky. If he's not, then I'm not in on Kentucky.
Rob Dauster summed up GYERO's thoughts perfectly. Last night was the first inkling that Flat Earth Cal might be seeing the light. Here's hoping it keeps up.