**OFFICIAL KENTUCKY VS OAKLAND RD. 1 GAME THREAD**

[MychalG]

"Coach there is this white dude that's knocking down 3's, what should we do about it." Hell, I have no idea..I asked the staff and they don't know either..we are trying to google it but the WIFi is not working..

 

[BC_Wader]

I guess Cal really doesn't watch tape. We're getting torched by a JAG.

 

[gharding07]

For everyone that says Reed is a lottery pick, I've yet to hear who in the league he's supposed to be able to guard because I'm not seeing it. If a GM takes him high, he's getting fired.

NBA doesn't give a Damm about defense. Unless you're a shot blocker.

 

[gregbookout]

First half was embarrassing

 

[Girthang]

I guess Oaklands coach was right about the best scenario for his team.

Thought the same thing on selection Sunday.

 

[Jakerz]

You know what I’d do if I were cal?
Ask whoever wanted their nuts to drop to go out there and absolutely assault the kid hitting threes.
Make his life hell. He goes for a ball? You stick an elbow in his throat

 

[CincinnatiWildcat]

Our starters
Wagner: bad
Reeves: normal
Edwards: no show
Mitchell: bad
Ugo: no show

Good thing Cal is willing to die with this… he better not trot them out to start the second half

 

[2Dope15]

Dude is averaging 12 pts a game and is going to put up 40

 

[Bluesbrother]

Doesn't matter if they somehow win this game ... the malaise for the Program is real and the common thread from one year to the next is John F Calipari.

 

[Kattopper]

You could tell at the media day on Sunday that Calipari was going to coach this tournament scared.

He has no balls. He coached scared in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, and last year.

He's coaching scared again tonight. He's lost his mojo.

Win or lose tonight, he's finished in Lexington.

I dont think he is finished unfortunately but the rest of your post is spot on. Cal’s pucker has got this squad so tight and timid it’s comical at this point.

 

[Mike_Edwards]

They’ll call very few fouls on Oakland 2nd half regardless if they are obvious.

 

[TheBlueMist]

H

If we lose tonight, I hope the Media claps CCC"s ass and call for a change

Don’t expect the mainstream sports media to have that much legitimacy. They are owned. Bloggers and alternative media, however, will be vocal.

 

[ukjenning44]

What if we lose and Cal comes back next season?

 

[TOMCATS1990]

KY team deer in headlights.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

The only thing that really went well was that we got a favorable whistle, something we can't control.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

This is totally embarrassing and completely not surprising. Cal gets out coached repeatedly. Opposing coaches and players continue to take shots at our program. We pretty much suck. We are too easy to prepare for. Trash lineups. Trash sub patterns. This is a joke.

 

[tomrain]

He not only doesn’t deserve to start, he doesn’t deserve more than a few minutes per game.

I'd rather see Joey hart on the floor!!!!

 

[ThunderMash]

Playing through Tre Mitchell in the beginning was a very, very stupid coaching decision. What kind of a moron looks at what Mitchell has done over the last few games, which is nothing, and thinks, "Yep, let's put this extremely important game on him"? And he puts together a starting line up with ONE shooter in it. Good Lord.

 

[michaeluk26]

The members of the media that picked this team to win it all proves that they don’t watch the games and do zero research on teams.

Exactly what I posted. I said we'd be lucky to win this game.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Calipari can no longer win with freshman in the modern age of instant transfer roster building.

The OAD is officially dead. It will only get worse next season when we have a 17 year old as our primary interior option.

 

[LmdCat]

I can assure you that if I was on the court, one player wouldn't beat us. It is time to start roughing up the guy to get his head thinking about something other than making baskets.

 

[ck-2]

Our starters
Wagner: bad
Reeves: normal
Edwards: no show
Mitchell: bad
Ugo: no show

Good thing Cal is willing to die with this… he better not trot them out to start the second half

Wagner has to have a signed contract from Cal saying he must start.

 

[TriCountyCat]

Cal has for sure turned this program into the Joke of the country. Everyone knows her sucks and they want him to stay at UK forever because it makes us irrelevant.

 

[BBUK]

DJ Wagner is who Cal wants shooting the 3????!!!!!!

No wonder we can’t win tight games!!!!

We are going into halftime down to FREAKIN OAKLAND!!!!

Let that sink in!!!!

You expected less???

Seriously....

 

[The_Answer1313]

Not sure what everyone is worried about

Cal said "we are fine" lol

 

[katwest]

Kenny Smith is just bubbling inside, happy as a Lark, Kentucky getting their ass beat by Oakland. He’s ecstatic!

 

[wccat2969]

Our starters
Wagner: bad
Reeves: normal
Edwards: no show
Mitchell: bad
Ugo: no show

Good thing Cal is willing to die with this… he better not trot them out to start the second half

And he will start that same lineup in the second half. He is that dumb.

 

[FitchandMurray29]

If they don’t start fast here, the pressure will go to a 10 on players and coach.

Absolute disaster. Our “shooting” has been neutralized by a junk defense.

 

[Soupbean]

Somebody check this but , has Goecke, Golkey, Gilkey, Rumpke put down the first dribble yet?

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

Very disturbing that Cal abandoned the offensive philosophy that worked so well all year. LET THE GUARDS SCORE,instead we have attempted to pound it in paint where players with shaky shooting are taking most of the shots. I don't know what's wrong with Sheppard but he needs to get his head out of his ass in 2nd half.

 

[Chief Paducah]

People on here posting since the brackets came out talking about facing TT or NC State in game two and how we would handle either. I just shook my head.

I think people were looking at all our talent and not our coach. These guys don’t look prepared at all.

 

[FrankUnderwood2.0]

Dude is averaging 12 pts a game and is going to put up 40

And get Cal hasn’t made any adjustments or game plan to contain him.

Perhaps he’s focused on ending gEnerAtioNaL pOverTy in the 2025 class?

 

[Ripcord65]

Why can’t we just have a well played, enjoyable game against an inferior opponent?

Isn't that a remarkably simple question, for CCC to never ... never ... have an answer !

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Playing through Tre Mitchell in the beginning was a very, very stupid coaching decision. What kind of a moron looks at what Mitchell has done over the last few games, which is nothing, and thinks, "Yep, let's put this extremely important game on him"? And he puts together a starting line up with ONE shooter in it. Good Lord.

Meanwhile, it took about 10 minutes for either of our two lottery picks to even take a shot.

Sickening display of coaching, per usual.

 

[kywildcat41035]

What a shit show so far is this cals last half?

I sure hope we win this game this is so embarrassing. If he happens to lose this game it better be his last game….

 

[wildcatcorner]

Preach it Charles

 

[MbergCat]

We're 10-14 from the line

My bad, i was looking at 3 point %

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

What if we lose and Cal comes back next season?

Then I might be looking for a new team to cheer for

 

[UKortho]

Wags is 0-4 and Edwards is 0-2

 

[1STSergeant]

Our starters
Wagner: bad
Reeves: normal
Edwards: no show
Mitchell: bad
Ugo: no show

Good thing Cal is willing to die with this… he better not trot them out to start the second half

Mitchell was good, sorta.