********OFFICIAL GAME THREAD********

[K-Town Kat]

No way I can continue to let perimeter defense suck and not at least throw Hawkins in there as a stopper and see how he does.

Kid locked down on the 6'8" Stauskas in the NCAA last year. We're giving up freaking layups.

 

[3 fan]

Our bigs cannot create their own shot. At all

 

[Bkocats]

guys - seriously: sure there were a couple of missed/blown calls, but that's true of any game, no matter who is playing. The problem is NOT officiating.

Where we are right now is strictly on UK, although gonna give some props to A&M for playing pretty well. As others have said, no energy, no fight - lazy. Those last 4 minutes need to continue through the 2nd half; if they do - then I'm with Caneintally that UK wins by 15.

If we continue to play as we did the first 16 minutes - we might win a squeaker, or, ,we may lose. I'm not so sure a loss wouldn't be good right now, given the seeming attitudes.

Don't get me wrong, I do NOT want to lose any game ever. But something has to wake these guys up, IMO.

 

[EnglandWildcat]

Originally posted by K-Town Kat:
No way I can continue to let perimeter defense suck and not at least throw Hawkins in there as a stopper and see how he does.

Kid locked down on the 6'8" Stauskas in the NCAA last year. We're giving up freaking layups.

Yep. Put in Willis and Hawkins. I don't know that they would help our offense, but at least it sends a message to the rest of the guys.

 

[IdaCat]

Originally posted by #1Wildcatfan4life:

Originally posted by IdaCat:

Originally posted by HenryMuto:

Missing Alex right now big time.

Yeah, we don't have enough good players to beat A&M.

So far we don't.

We have good players. They're just not playing well. If we can't beat teams the caliber of A&M without Alex, we're in big trouble.

 

[clew84]

Originally posted by K-Town Kat:
No way I can continue to let perimeter defense suck and not at least throw Hawkins in there as a stopper and see how he does.

Kid locked down on the 6'8" Stauskas in the NCAA last year. We're giving up freaking layups.

Yep. And at a minimum you know he will bring the intensity - someone needs to light a fire under these guys.

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

Originally posted by K-Town Kat:
No way I can continue to let perimeter defense suck and not at least throw Hawkins in there as a stopper and see how he does.

Kid locked down on the 6'8" Stauskas in the NCAA last year. We're giving up freaking layups.

Gotta agree. Don't understand how you can trust a kid to guard the best player on the other team in the NCAA tourney, but you don't in the second conference game against a mediocre team without its best player? Cal doesn't trust Willis or Hawkins one iota.

 

[Graves51]

Haven't seen the word platoon this entire thread! We started playing poorly when Cal went away from it. Now he is struggling to make the right substitutions and the rhythm and chemistry is just all wrong. I think the last two games have destroyed some confidence of some players who are playing, the ones who aren't ( Willis and Hawkins) maybe should be given a shot.\, how much could they hurt. GOODBYE PLATOON

 

[Kycatspaws]

Nearly half of UK's first-half shots were 3s (13 of 30).

 

[clew84]

Points in the paint. 20 to 4. Thats inexcusable given this lineup.

 

[FilsonCat]

The issue with Hawkins is that he can't make the outside shot. If he comes in, the zone gets packed in even more. They have to extend the zone with the Harrisons or Booker in the game.

 

[Bluest Member]

2nd Half coming up,let's hope Calipari makes some adjustments and gets these guys motivated,I think sometimes Calipari designs play to highlight certain players for their families ex: Harrisons today,and they aren't having a good game so far.

LET'S GO CATS !!!!!

GO BIG BLUE !!!! GO BIG BLUE !!!!

 

[mrj-uk]

Here we come

 

[UKNurse09]

Let's Go Cats!!!!!

 

[Comebakatz3]

That is the third freaking runout where the Harrison guys have failed to convert. Just terrible!! They should rarely be able to block you on a runout!

 

[Kycatspaws]

The Cats have grabbed 11 of the game's last 12 rebounds.

 

[Bluest Member]

Originally posted by Comebakatz3:
That is the third freaking runout where the Harrison guys have failed to convert. Just terrible!! They should rarely be able to block you on a runout!

They need top learn to pass or be stronger going up

 

[UKNurse09]

Clark Kellogg with the Eucre reference

 

[HenryMuto]

11-0 run UK was down 28-17

 

[Seth C]

That's two shots Towns has "blocked" into the basket for AM.

 

[mrj-uk]

REALLY ??? WTF !!!

 

[crazyqx83]

What an absolute bullshit joke. We are getting killed by these joke ass refs

 

[Roe07]

How in gods name does Towns get a foul called for that????

 

[FlCATFan]

What the hay was that????

 

[UKNurse09]

Originally posted by crazyqx83:
What an absolute bullshit joke. We are getting killed by these joke ass refs

We are getting killed by wide open layups

 

[UKGrad93]

Originally posted by crazyqx83:
What an absolute bullshit joke. We are getting killed by these joke ass refs

HTF was that a foul on Towns.

 

[Bluest Member]

How was that a foul on Townes ,Roberson was on his back

Refs Suck

 

[Seth C]

Hey refs, call the first foul when it happens instead of ignoring it because it's on the home team and the "double foul" won't ever happen. Jackasses.

 

[crazyqx83]

F*** these refs.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Refs are going to take care of the home town team guys.

 

[Kycatspaws]

 

[clew84]

It's bad that I think KAT sitting for awhile is a good thing. Starting to remind me of a lazy Magloire.

 

[K-Town Kat]

Man refs letting the Aggie bigs rape us all game.

 

[Habiki]

I wouldn't have minded seeing Towns go Boogie with that and throw that asshat to the floor.

 

[Kycatspaws]

 

[crazyqx83]

Originally posted by UKNurse09:

Originally posted by crazyqx83:
What an absolute bullshit joke. We are getting killed by these joke ass refs

We are getting killed by wide open layups

I agree that we are getting beat inside, which is awful. But they have gotten 12 points worth of calls.

 

[zannmann]

Andrew needs to limit his 3 point shot attempts to about one a game, he is not a jump shooter.

 

[ukalumni00]

Zero doubt this game is coming down to the final 5 minutes.

 

[UKGrad93]

Originally posted by Habiki:
I wouldn't have minded seeing Towns go Boogie with that and throw that asshat to the floor.

Yeah. I was screaming for Towns to just body slam that effer.

 

[HenryMuto]

Well that lead didn't last long