Latest on Wagner and Edwards

[LXWildcat]

Wagner - Will not play
Edwards - To give it a go (not that it matters)

I don’t feel good about this game, hopefully I’m wrong but not having Wagner will hurt us again. Reed cannot play the full game again tonight, he was gassed at the end of Florida.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Our program has more injury and sickness drama than a 7th grade mean girls lunch table.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Derailed by injuries. Same as always.

 

[LXWildcat]

Our program has more injury and sickness drama than a 7th grade mean girls lunch table.

Yeah I agree, I get that guys get injured but it’s the way Cal communicates it to the fan base. It just starts speculation, I think Wagner is injured but tell us when you expect him back.

 

[Tampa_cat54]

Wagner - Will not play
Edwards - To give it a go (not that it matters)

I don’t feel good about this game, hopefully I’m wrong but not having Wagner will hurt us again. Reed cannot play the full game again tonight, he was gassed at the end of Florida.

Will need a healthy dose of Thiero and Edwards at the SF spot tonight- hopefully more Thiero.

That should give the 3 guards a break/rest.

Think we might see Cal go 2 bigs a bit more tonight with how thin we are in the backcourt, might see some Ugo/Bradshaw or Ugo/Z lineups.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Tennessee by 10-15 points. No Wagner and your gambling on Reed and dilly being on again

 

[TriCountyCat]

Sometimes I think Cal like having starters out, built in excuse for losing

 

[LXWildcat]

Will need a healthy dose of Thiero and Edwards at the SF spot tonight- hopefully more Thiero.

That should give the 3 guards a break/rest.

Think we might see Cal go 2 bigs a bit more tonight with how thin we are in the backcourt, might see some Ugo/Bradshaw or Ugo/Z lineups.

I do not want to see two 7 footers at once.

 

[EliteBlue]

Derailed by injuries. Same as always.

Not all injuries. Derailed by a program that doesn’t have strong leadership and lets the patients run the insane asylum.

We’ve had a ton of “I/my camp choose when I play” situations that have been covered up by “injuries”.

Injuries are normal. The drama we’ve had for the last 5 years is not. Not playing a single game with a full roster or having a different player sit out every other game is not.

 

[Tampa_cat54]

I do not want to see two 7 footers at once.

I'm fine with it personally.

At least for spurts.

 

[TM2013]

Derailed by injuries. Same as always.

"Injuries"

 

[TheDude73]

Derailed by injuries. Same as always.

I would say derailed by “injuries”. In quotes because we are all very skeptical that either are in fact injured…

 

[TheDude73]

Tennessee by 10-15 points. No Wagner and your gambling on Reed and dilly being in again

Well money has moved in on UK. Line now UK -1.5 when it opened at UT -1.5.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Guys it’s alright, Edwards will prove his top 5 recruit status tonight. He is going for 30 points guarenteed

 

[catsfanbgky]

Need huge nights from Shep, Reeves, and Dillingham. But I think the biggest key is Mitchell. he plays like he did against UF, no chance. He has to make shots and take some pressure off the guards. If he can get 14/7, we have a chance. Turnovers have to be below 10, D up and hope UT is not hitting. They are not a great shooting team. Play hard, know your assignments, go after every loose ball. We will NOT beat UT playing "Too cool for school", going 80%. All out effort from EVERYBODY that gets in the game. Act like you want it more than the other team, not thinking you can just "show up" and win.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Well money has moved in on UK. Line now UK -1.5 when it opened at UT -1.5.

People must like giving their money away then. Kentucky ain’t winning tonight. To much is already going against them, and the defense is still terrible

 

[rivercatinfl]

This might seem like a stupid comment but isn't Joey Hart someone who could give us a few minutes tonight?
I seriously don't know about his skill set other than he can shoot lights out.
I saw him play some in the preseason and he didn't look bad.
IDK.

Thoughts?

 

[tmuck]

8 seed when it's all said and done! This team will lose 10 games.

 

[cats2010]

Will need a healthy dose of Thiero and Edwards at the SF spot tonight- hopefully more Thiero.

That should give the 3 guards a break/rest.

Think we might see Cal go 2 bigs a bit more tonight with how thin we are in the backcourt, might see some Ugo/Bradshaw or Ugo/Z lineups.

Ugo/z please. Ugo/bradshaw on the court together is so typical cal because it’s such a bad idea.

 

[JerseyCat84]

Sometimes I think Cal like having starters out, built in excuse for losing

More of a built in excuse for this fan boys.

 

[howercat]

Basically these one and dones are encouraged to sit out when they are not 100% so not to hurt their draft stock. Complete bunch of pu$$ies. No heart. No drive to win at all costs. Kentucky is just a pit stop on the way to NBA.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

A 15-6 record would look absolutely awful with this much talent.

How can fans defend Calipari at this point? We still have a few fans who seem to have zero expectation for excellence and are merely "along for the ride."

We could all name them.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Need huge nights from Shep, Reeves, and Dillingham. But I think the biggest key is Mitchell. he plays like he did against UF, no chance. He has to make shots and take some pressure off the guards. If he can get 14/7, we have a chance. Turnovers have to be below 10, D up and hope UT is not hitting. They are not a great shooting team. Play hard, know your assignments, go after every loose ball. We will NOT beat UT playing "Too cool for school", going 80%. All out effort from EVERYBODY that gets in the game. Act like you want it more than the other team, not thinking you can just "show up" and win.

Hope somebody else gets to take the 5 threes he jacks. He should shoot a couple a game but not 5. But he's playing for himself at this point and trying to showcase his outside shot.

 

[ukjenning44]

Cal once again will play our players too many minutes and we will run out of gas.

 

[cats2010]

This might seem like a stupid comment but isn't Joey Hart someone who could give us a few minutes tonight?
I seriously don't know about his skill set other than he can shoot lights out.
I saw him play some in the preseason and he didn't look bad.
IDK.

Thoughts?

I would think in a pinch he could certainly spell a guard for a few minutes. He is probably like shep when it comes to playing fundamentally sound. Not saying he would be as good but he can certainly shoot. I would not mind seeing him get a little run if needed. Not happening though. He will transfer next year to a smaller school, maybe someone in the Missouri valley and I predict he will do fine.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

8 seed when it's all said and done! This team will lose 10 games.

Very real chance it happens to

 

[TriCountyCat]

I'm fine with it personally.

At least for spurts.

Would have been OK the other night when we had a 3 point lead. We could have fouled and put all three sever footers in. But alas.

 

[docholiday51]

I would think in a pinch he could certainly spell a guard for a few minutes. He is probably like shep when it comes to playing fundamentally sound. Not saying he would be as good but he can certainly shoot. I would not mind seeing him get a little run if needed. Not happening though. He will transfer next year to a smaller school, maybe someone in the Missouri valley and I predict he will do fine.

One thing for sure, his defense can't be any worse than the other guards we put on the floor

 

[TriCountyCat]

Very real chance it happens to

I said this on Twitter and I was ripped to shreds. People can’t do math apparently. If we drop this game tonight we will be outside of the top 20, with some tough road trips ahead. Even LSU and Vandy will be tough for this team.

 

[LXWildcat]

8 seed when it's all said and done! This team will lose 10 games.

If they lose 10 games then they might be a bubble team

 

[ORCAT]

Guys it’s alright, Edwards will prove his top 5 recruit status tonight. He is going for 30 points guarenteed

Believe it when I see it. He's shown no signs so far at all. Just be good to have him for depth tonight.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I said this on Twitter and I was ripped to shreds. People can’t do math apparently. If we drop this game tonight we will be outside of the top 20, with some tough road trips ahead. Even LSU and Vandy will be tough for this team.

I agree. Because @ auburn and @ Tennessee are guaranteed losses, @state and @lsu are like the texas A&M and scar games. And all the home games are ones Kentucky should win but Kentucky doesn’t protect home court like they used to do

 

[TriCountyCat]

Believe it when I see it. He's shown no signs so far at all. Just be good to have him for depth tonight.

The last thing we need is Edwards thinking he needs to score. Unless you like a lot of ill times long two point jumpers early in the shot clock. Has he fininshed at the rim a single time. We better pray that Adou shows out tonight.

 

[MachineHead1]

If UT doesn’t win this going away I’ll bye surprised. Close for 90% of the game and they end up winning by 8-12.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

Honestly, if this team can’t make it to at least the Sweet 16 — it’s in the running for most disappointing team of the Calipari era. I’m throwing out the Covid year, I never once thought that team had a chance. I guess 2022 is the clubhouse leader, but Grady/TyTy were gimpy and they were never going to overcome that. But this team, with all these future draft picks? Unacceptable.

 

[westerncat]

I'm beginning to question some of these injuries.

 

[treyforuk]

Tennessee by 10-15 points. No Wagner and your gambling on Reed and dilly being on again

Dontworryaboutit???

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Dontworryaboutit???

You new here? Yes yes I know the name is quite ironic isn’t it

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Don’t give me hope zagoria

 

[BobbyBlue32]

I would say derailed by “injuries”. In quotes because we are all very skeptical that either are in fact injured…

Skeptical aka mindless KSR sheep who push negative rumors about the program then cry about drama