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

[Soupbean]

We got to collapse this matchup zone that always starts by attacking the belly. I’d play Reeves there and let him make the short jumper or ball fake and get to the rim or toss the lob. Below we’d wear them out. Could also start kicking out to Reed and Dilly once they adjust to collapse.

Cal tried it but with Wagner????? He isn’t even look to score.

 

[wccat2969]

He's not going to get fired no matter the outcome of this game.

Unfortunately that is true. Although he may want to hang out at his old high school for a while.

 

[CROCAT]

He's not going to get fired no matter the outcome of this game.

Then that's the final nail in the coffin of Kentucky basketball...The program is DOA with him as the coach

 

[Pelosigalore]

Relax, we’re built for March

 

[BC_Wader]

What does any of this have to do with believing Reed’s parents are in the locker room?

I’ve said 100 times I don’t care if Cal stays or goes. I just think the constant blaming everything on him is silly. How anyone watched the first half and didn’t think Reed was a nightmare amazes me.

He looked tight as a drum. Still trying to figure out how that left handed cross court pass was a good decision.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

How could he possibly get 2 fouls with the little time he played? We need his physical play under the basket.

Thiero is done. Shoulder

 

[Titpwhami2014]

As sickening as it is, I think he still keeps his job. And IF we lose and IF he keeps his job, I'm officially checking out.

Same. I won’t pay much attention next year if we blow this game and he’s still the coach.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

We could use Oscar right about now

 

[bbncal02]

If Cal is ever allowed to set foot in Rupp again, that is on the University of Kentucky... He must be banned...

Sure would love for Barn Door to cart him out at half time...

I mean I get he may not be able to be bought out but goodness. Suspend his ass for poor performance.

 

[Jakerz]

maybe like a tonya harding type player?

Anything other than these soft ass frosh

 

[Girthang]

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.

You tease

 

[shaudyshaud]

This has been one long ass halftime

 

[ala_kat2]

Dang worst game for Reed by far.

Opposing coach had a great game plan to stop our guards. Our coach hasn’t a clue.

 

[StevieJFTW07]

Sorry, over the years, Coach Cal has made me lose the passion and enthusiasm and so on to even care to watch..but I've been keeping up with the score and I see we're down at halftime to OAKLAND. Oh boy. 😳

 

[DreadLox]

I don’t care if that kid from Oakland makes 7 more 3s the 2nd half, UK should wipe the floor with these guys. It’s the fact that Cal doesn’t run sets to get his guys open. Look at the action the Oakland coach runs to get his shooters looks.

Nobody is putting pressure on their 3pt shooter forcing him to guard. This is just typical Calipari shit of getting his ass handed to him from an Xs and Os standpoint with a FAR superior team talent wise.

Their other 2 guards shoot almost as much and almost as well.

 

[KYExtemper]

We got to collapse this matchup zone that always starts by attacking the belly. I’d play Reeves there and let him make the short jumper or ball fake and get to the rim or toss the lob. Below we’d wear them out. Could also start kicking out to Reed and Dilly once they adjust to collapse.

Cal tried it but with Wagner????? He isn’t even look to score.

Yeah, when we've passed into this zone the pass is ALWAYS there near the rim. Problem is we either can't hold onto the ball or consistently make that pass. But it's there.

 

[crawfords corner]

Nothing out of Onyenso, Wagner, Edwards, or Sheppard

 

[maysvilleky]

We need someone to come in and sweep the leg! Lol. Might be the only way UK stops the dude.

 

[bbncal02]

We could use Oscar a coach right about now

FIFY

 

[BBN1985]

Several higher seeds struggled 1st half today. Eventually pulled away to win by double digits. I say we win but obviously there are still issues

 

[kywildcat41035]

I'm with you. I love this program more than anything outside my faith, family, and friends, but it's not fun anymore. Calipari has killed BBN's passion and turned it into drudgery.

I feel the same exact way you do the man has really done some damage…

 

[zannmann]

Edwards missed a wide open layup and did nothing in the first half, but he will start the 2nd half.

 

[TheWyldKat]

How awesome is it to see a team actually run so plays to get its best shooters open instead of floppy action that is easy to anticipate

 

[BamosReed]

I’m so disgusted. Everyone knows we already lost. Gonna be a rough spring and summer.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I pity these bastards in the 2nd half.

 

[jrpross]

Do you think a guy running off a screen and shooting every time he touches it immediately is easy to defend? Give the guy some credit he hasn't been shooting open looks, these are ridiculous shots, and he hit a bank shot. He's actually missed the couple of open looks he's gotten. Aside from doubling him and daring a guy open in the paint to beat you what can you do?

Oh I agree with everything you’re saying here. I think with him, it’s that phenomenon of a not-that-great player having a career performance against Kentucky.

 

[Girthang]

If a loss tonight equals Cal not being here next year, I would make that trade in a heartbeat.

I would hate that for Reed, Dilly, and this team, but I have to agree

 

[MegaBlue05]

Need to pick it up here. Feels like it could be a loss if something doesn’t change.

 

[Jamal Sunburn]

More than BJ Boston? Wheeler?

Absolutely.... he is 47 yrs old. There are no excuses for him.

 

[TheBlueMist]

Here’s how it plays out if we lose today or Saturday….Cronin takes the UL job and Cal takes a second look at UCLA and bolts for the left coast.

Come on fate, make it happen!

 

[hotelblue]

hard to believe we weren’t outrebounded and yet they took 11 more shots.

 

[LmdCat]

Don’t think he has been this disengaged all year. You didn’t even know he was on the floor except for the air mail pass at the end.

He most certainly has been this disengaged before. This isn't anything new for Reed. What was new is that he started looking for his shots the last few games of the season.

 

[RunninRichie]

I’m just numb man. Win or Lose who cares. We’re not winning anyway.

 

[Old_Red]

I’d like to know what happened when him and Edwards really broke out a couple weeks ago. Where did that go?

It has to be an open game for them to flourish. They did well against teams that play bad defense.

 

[ala_kat2]

If a loss tonight equals Cal not being here next year, I would make that trade in a heartbeat.

So would I, but it’s not going to happen.

 

[UKCat4Ever]

Exactly. I have a baaaaad feeling that we're in for a BJ Boston team-esque season next year. Not saying there will be 16 losses, but I can see it getting ugly.

I have a bad feeling about next year's class, too.

 

[wildcatglenn]

We got to collapse this matchup zone that always starts by attacking the belly. I’d play Reeves there and let him make the short jumper or ball fake and get to the rim or toss the lob. Below we’d wear them out. Could also start kicking out to Reed and Dilly once they adjust to collapse.

Cal tried it but with Wagner????? He isn’t even look to score.

That was dumb. In no way should we ever run a play for DJ. Especially a 3

 

[rick64]

 

[wldktz8]

Defend one guy and we cruise is it that hard cal

The problem is he’s hitting very tough contested 3’s. The key to guarding him is not fouling on the shot.

 

[NociHTTP]

I think he might be hurt. Was holding his shoulder when he went out.

Obviously Thiero will return, but Cal shouldn't be depending on him next season.