GYERO

[PTI (pti)]

I can’t find the clip on its own, but the 81st point was absolutely beautiful (45-second mark). Screen by Brea to free OO, with a pass by Williams over the top.

I think I texted something like “holy s*** our coach is brilliant.”

 

[Hank Camacho]

Is Brandon Garrison the first Wildcat to bring his baby to a press conference? 😂

I'd say it is safe to say that we know where Otega's calm confidence came from. Here are three people who absolutely did not have a beer thrown at them last night.

 

[Strokin_Bandit]

It was a beautiful “Spain” like wrinkle after some Zoom action. Oklahoma tried to triple switch it but got lost on the back door slip. Someone on our staff (or Pope himself) saw something and took advantage of it.

 

[Wodie Sloot]

I didn’t realize Garrison has a baby. 😍

 

[august-west]

It was a beautiful “Spain” like wrinkle after some Zoom action. Oklahoma tried to triple switch it but got lost on the back door slip. Someone on our staff (or Pope himself) saw something and took advantage of it.

I’m always a little envious of those of you who can see the little things like that when watching games. I once sat with some coaches at a football game and it was absolutely fascinating listening to them dissect the play before, during and after it happened.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I hope Garrison stays. I get that it's easy to get down on him, but I think there is a lot of upside/promise to him. And frankly; showing him the door is antithetical to the new culture (I hope) of UK basketball.

 

[cricket3]

Do opposing teams normally do this on a shot during the corner? Last night was the first time I've ever noticed it, Oklahoma has a player swing a towel to distract Perry and 2 other players stand up and nearly come on the court yelling at him. It's one thing to yell from the bench but they nearly bumped him.

 

[KingLlama]

I hope Garrison stays. I get that it's easy to get down on him, but I think there is a lot of upside/promise to him. And frankly; showing him the door is antithetical to the new culture (I hope) of UK basketball.

Absolutely this.

However, as a new dad, I will understand him leaving if he feels that he can get a significantly higher NIL package somewhere else. I hope that doesn't happen, obviously, but if it does, I'll *get* it.

 

[bradyjames]

 

[CrittendenWildcat]

 

[jayroon]

Do opposing teams normally do this on a shot during the corner? Last night was the first time I've ever noticed it, Oklahoma has a player swing a towel to distract Perry and 2 other players stand up and nearly come on the court yelling at him. It's one thing to yell from the bench but they nearly bumped him.

Yes

 

[legalbeagle123]

Amari was perfectly positioned for a put-back dunk if Oweh's last shot didn't fall.

Beat Auburn.

 

[Kooky Kats]

Tom and Goose on the call. 🥹

 

[FearThe Blue]

How there wasn’t a BS foul call at the end, I have no idea.

 

[krazykats]

- Hopefully for Garrison it doesn’t come down to who pays the most. I can’t put myself in his shoes but I’d guess he has a right to think he’ll be an NBA prospect so money will be there when he makes that jump. Meanwhile if he can make some really good coin at one of the top schools and have a shot at a title I’d hope that has its impact too.

- Can’t say enough about Oweh last night. The thought going into the season was we didn’t have that takeover go to kind of guy instead having multiple good players so who knew which guys show up on a nightly basis.

I can’t remember a player doing that since Monk in Vegas against UNC.

- The SEC is old AF man.

Broome/CBM/Cardwell/Kelly/Jones,
Ziegler/Gainey/Lanier/Milicic, Sears/Nelson/Youngblood,
Clayton/Richard,
Wade Taylor/Carter/Washington/Wilcher,
Bates/Grill/Gray/Perkins
Butler/Robinson/Williams/Carr

That’s a ton of experienced seniors that won’t be back next season. This league will look so different and it’s crazy to think about the shift in college back to JRs and SRs.

- I don’t want to get too deep into the idea that I think we match up well with Auburn, but I absolutely think we have the pieces to get the W against them.

It’s weird because I don’t want to knock the clear #1 team in the nation but Oweh on CBM, Butler on Pettiford, Williams on Broome and I’m taking the Cats at home with a crowd ready to explode and show these kids what Rupp is on the biggest of stages.