Official Game Thread: Kentucky vs. Louisville 12-14-24
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This game is proof, we have to have Butler to be competitive in the SEC. I would hate to see our game tonight without him, who would have picked up the slack scoring? Our defense leaves a lot to be desired, happy with the win though.
Agree completely…they played a helluva game
Hepburn is a guy id have loved to have on our team
But dayum..Butler is definitely back
I don't think we were THAT bad on defense.
A team shooting 28% from 3 on the season came in and hit a bunch more than 28% of their threes lol.
Just another reminder that 3s are always more random than 2s.
A team shooting 28% from 3 on the season came in and hit a bunch more than 28% of their threes lol.
Just another reminder that 3s are always more random than 2s.
Odd game. Never really felt in doubt. Frankly always felt like we should be up 20. But Louisville just seemed to keep pulling out enough 3-point possessions throughout the game to stay within striking distance.
In the series:
UK-40
Little Brother- 17
UK-40
Little Brother- 17
There is absolutely no way they will lose. Just cannot happen.
It’s almost ALWAYS like this though
Not sure why anyone would be surprised or upset over it
Did you say open looks? We gave them all the looks they could possibly want. They thought they were going through the pregame shoot-around.
Particularly Almanor. Started the year great but he’s basically given us nothing the last few weeks.
I have noticed it too. There is a general sense of lackadaisical approach that is troubling. It is not an all-the-time thing, as they do sometimes show some hustle, but it's crazy how many times a loose ball or rebound will be right there and our guys just watch it or slowly go for it. I don't get it.
I noticed several times on defense Williams wouldn't even lift his hands to contest shots 1 on 1.
Garrison's motor doesn't stop.
I do not like Louisville, of course but my hat is off to their team and coaching staff.
Pat Kelsey is a very good coach and seems to be a good, likable guy.
Pat Kelsey is a very good coach and seems to be a good, likable guy.
Pat Adams should never call another game in Rupp.
Yes, Butler is back and thank goodness for that. We would have lost had he not been back.
I didn't get to see much of the second half but lots of those 3's Louisville hit I don't see what else we could've done. We were right on guys or making them take some long 3's when the clock was winding down and they went in. When a team is doing that to you, you can't do much about it. It wasn't like we were getting outmanuevered and running into screens and guys were wide open for a few seconds to shoot (which happened under Cal a lot).
If there's a silver lining, a team shot above their percentage on us from 3 and we still won.
We've got to do better at getting shooters open. We were lighting them up from 3 and then let UL dictate our offense. That's been happening a lot lately and why our shooting had been struggling from 3 (Butler saved us today). We didn't get a lot of good looks like we gave UL after they started getting out on us. That kept them in the game.
I think it's just certain guys too.
Two players Garrison
1) He knocks the ball off Hepburn and gives us a possession. PURE EFFORT
2) But that that one ball they called the foul on him where he let that guy just dive in to get it
Williams
One play towards the end I dunno what he was doing but he didn't even challenge the shot. He backed away.
The previous game the jump ball at the start, didn't even jump LOL.
I dunno lol
Our team gets beat to lose balls and rebounds too often. Garrison gives us more than Williams imo
We also need to keep Perry off the floor. The kid is clueless. He has no business being on the court at all this season.
I don’t care which one is in, just play hard and do the right things.
UK made 11/21 from three for 52%.
Does it get much better than that?
Big game Butler is my point guard
They play hard as hell. He’s gonna be tough if he gets some players and depth.
Tough game, but we kept pushing it back to 10 every time they cut it down
I hate December.
I hate we have to wait a whole week for another game lol
I hate we have to wait a whole week for another game lol
Well yeah. There's a whole 'nother 48 percentage points it could get better.
