They are good but we have beaten them twice and are playing well right now.
I don't get Tenn being a 4.5 favorite against us per MJ...
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Didn’t we beat them twice with Jaxon Robinson?
That’s a big loss but we are still capable. I understand the underdog role
That’s a big loss but we are still capable. I understand the underdog role
Hopefully it fuels the team like tonight’s game. Last spread I saw against Illinois was +2.5 and we see how that worked out.
No, he didn't play at Rupp.
Robinson did not play in the 2nd game. Butler or Carr didn't play in the 1st game.
Didn’t have Butler or Carr
We beat them on Feb 11th at Rupp. We had the same player availability we have today.
Differences:
Carr was still banged up and did not start.
Perry was still getting Chandler's minutes.
Butler was on limited minutes (only 22)
Differences:
Carr was still banged up and did not start.
Perry was still getting Chandler's minutes.
Butler was on limited minutes (only 22)
Last two times we played UT we had perfect symmetry
In each game we shot 50% from 2 and 50% from 3. This against a defense that typically allows 29% from 3 and 46% from 2
If we shoot like that again, I like our chances.
In each game we shot 50% from 2 and 50% from 3. This against a defense that typically allows 29% from 3 and 46% from 2
If we shoot like that again, I like our chances.
Getting much more from our bench now, especially Chandler and Noah to support the loss of Robinson. They don't replace him but they help stem his loss a bit. I'm feeling better about this game than I woukd have earlier and especially if we match the defensive effort we had tonight.
One with him and without Bulter, and the second one was reverse
Don’t mind it at all. We’ve thrived as the underdog against Tennessee this year
All I know is we are much better on defense than we were both times we played them, and we beat them without Lamont last time
BRING EM TF ON
BRING EM TF ON
I think we embrace the underdog role and play better than us as favorites.
Good thing too because we will be underdogs the rest of our season (which is hopefully four more games)
I actually feel good about this one.
It’s hard to beat a team 3 times but not impossible. Let’s enjoy tonight. and think about that next week…
We should match up well with their big three of Ziegler, Lanier and Milicic. The two big things for us is how good we are shooting and will the refs get us in foul trouble early? The refs tonight called picky fouls on us and none on them. So if our starters can stay on the floor and we are shooting well I think we win.
UK has beaten them twice. In both games, UK was down critical starters.
Now UK is somewhat more healthy, and I like our chances Friday.
Screw this "you can't beat a good team three times" stuff. Unlike previous Cal's teams, this UK team won't be reading their own press clippings.
Now UK is somewhat more healthy, and I like our chances Friday.
Screw this "you can't beat a good team three times" stuff. Unlike previous Cal's teams, this UK team won't be reading their own press clippings.
Personally. I think we are a better team with chandler playing a chunk of Robinson minutes. He’s great defensively and is smart with the ball. He’s getting better each hls game. The uk team ut sees Friday isn’t the same one they’ve lost to twice. We are and evolved improved team
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Don't disagree that Chandler is really coming along but Robinson is a very experienced and versatile player that I wish we had right now. Add him back in and look how deep we would now become.
It’s going to be an enormous home court advantage for Kentucky in Indy
We have enough to get it done. I'd love to have Robinson, but from an in-game talent level, the current team is probably close to that 2011 Final Four team in terms of overall talent.
imo, the game comes down to zeigler. he was off in both of our games. lanier will get his double figures because he’s featured. ganey will get some too. but if zeigler gets 20 we will be in trouble.
if we win in such a case, their defense will have failed them, or we hit a bunch of contested shots.
Take opportunity and bet the farm on UK if you’re a gambler. What a bargain.
2014 Florida beat us 3 times. We made it all the way to the final game . They lost to UConn in final 4 and so did we in the final. We return them the favor in 2015 when we beat them 3 times.
I expect to handle UT easy. Our first two games we threw two completely different looks at them and they didn’t come close to figuring us out either time. We won both games pretty easily and won the second game, the one that resembles what we’ll play Friday, going away—where if you’d thrown ten more minutes on that game we would have won by 20.
Now we got a much more effective defense than they saw from us either time. And we have Collin Chandler coming on (didn’t score in either game previously because he hadn’t really figured himself out yet offensively).
And now’s supposed to be the time when they beat us?
Hey anything can happen but personally I’m a lot less worried about UT than I was about Illinois or even Troy for that matter. My only regret is we can’t play UT in our Elite Eight game as well.
Now we got a much more effective defense than they saw from us either time. And we have Collin Chandler coming on (didn’t score in either game previously because he hadn’t really figured himself out yet offensively).
And now’s supposed to be the time when they beat us?
Hey anything can happen but personally I’m a lot less worried about UT than I was about Illinois or even Troy for that matter. My only regret is we can’t play UT in our Elite Eight game as well.
Going to be really interesting seeing this matchup without the atrocious SEC refs.
We match up well with UT. That said Oweh cannot get in foul trouble and sit out most of first half and us win. Of the two seeds left in tourney I much prefer them. I hope our 2 wins doesn't make us over confident. I remember what an Auburn team we had handled during season did to us in Elite 8 a few years ago.
That will be UT -3 by tomorrow and probably -1.5 by game day. They should be favored, but 4.5 is way too big of a number.
If the Cats are hitting their shots, UT can’t score enough to keep up.
If the Cats are hitting their shots, UT can’t score enough to keep up.
