****** OFFICIAL USCjr vs Kentucky Game Thread ******

[bbncal02]

I know Pope gets a pass....but damn. He's not impressing me right now.

Aight.....if I gotta diss the man for the team to play well? I'll do it.

 

[kywildcat41035]

I know Pope gets a pass....but damn. He's not impressing me right now.

Why does he get a pass? Just because he played for us? He said his job is to hang banners so he knows what the job entails!!!!

 

[*CatinIL*]

OK...a couple of 3 balls. Hopefully that gets things going for the CATS.

 

[megablue]

That’s 7 shots missed at the rim so far today

To be fair, SC has probably missed at least that many. They can get to the rack.

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand]

Brea came to play today.

Like his intensity

 

[mrjuk]

Brea!!! 🔥🔥

 

[darkshadesofblue]

There they are!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

 

[Big BlueBeard]

Great sequence by Brea!!!

 

[NociHTTP]

Hopefully this will be the beginning of some great things. I think Jaxson and Brea are a great combo.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

Brea with D & 3

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I have no issues with the defense.

None at all, they have been solid. The issue is Kentucky is missing cutters on offense and Williams is the and version offensively so far

 

[ala_kat2]

Williams dunk the damn ball

He’s not tall enough 😟

 

[ukfan041]

Finally some offense. Just win

 

[chevyman 50]

Brea on fire right now.

 

[HenryMuto]

Finally a couple good looks at the 3 and they go down. So frustrating watching their D actually be good for once and the O being so bad early on with easy misses and turnovers.

South Carolina stinks might also be why our D looks good plus the refs not calling ticky tack fouls like they have all year against us which also hurts our D.

 

[LmdCat]

This is what happens when you play defense. It is obvious that Pope broke some furniture during half time of the Ole Miss game. Their defensive issues were all about want to. Too often, good offensive guys want to rest on defense.

 

[Mash 2.4]

Sure does look a lot different when you make shots our opponents have been making against us for a while.

 

[bbncal02]

Why does he get a pass? Just because he played for us? He said his job is to hang banners so he knows what the job entails!!!!

Because it's year 1. Come on. We gonna fire him in April?

 

[TriCountyCat]

Extremely physical game with no free throws, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not considering we don’t make them

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Helps when u start hitting 3s. Brea playing great today.

 

[chroix]

Bye haters!

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

We already know our offense is good so I do not care what happens on that end as much today. The defense is where my focus is and so far I’m very impressed. Gotta keep it up guys!

 

[megablue]

This team isn't very good. Becomes more obvious every time I watch.

We have not improved. We have regressed.

 

[HenryMuto]

I think the refs not calling 3 or 4 fouls on D is why our D is doing well those 3 or 4 calls would have happened in the past games refs letting them play for once.

 

[JFCats22]

Here we go. Keep it up!!

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

He’s not tall enough 😟

In Amaris mind he is 6’4 and undersized

 

[bbncal02]

Robic at the game again.

Throw money at that man Pope.

 

[sam_o]

More effort and focus on defense. Offense will take care of itself. This team needs to lock in and play defense every possession

 

[truckbrandon]

The biggest problem with this team is they're not strong enough with the ball. Two problems: 1. Butler is the only one with a tight enough handle to be aggressive against pressure defense. Everybody else struggles to keep possession, much less attack the defense. 2: our guys make way too many unforced turnovers... Amari committed 2 in just the last couple minutes

 

[NociHTTP]

It’s definitely real. I also don’t buy the individual motivations part. Teams have film on us and are exploiting weaknesses. We do need to have more trust in running our stuff. But some wrinkles need to be added to it now. And frankly I think running more 1-3-1 would allow our guys to rest a little while being just as effective.

If you don't think players have individual motivations, then you know nothing about the human psych. Some coaches are better able to combat that than others.

 

[kywildcat41035]

Because it's year 1. Come on. We gonna fire him in April?

No but he doesn’t get a pass no one should get a pass when they sit in the seat that Adolph Rupp built!

 

[gharding07]

Blow these losers out of the building

 

[HenryMuto]

Extremely physical game with no free throws, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not considering we don’t make them

It's a good thing as in past games we would have 5 or 6 fouls by now and SC would have about 7 FT"s why now

 

[onearmedjesus]

Extremely physical game with no free throws, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not considering we don’t make them

I like it when they are "and-ones".

 

[Warf2012]

I know Pope gets a pass....but damn. He's not impressing me right now.

Gets a pass my ass. There’s no passes at UK. Especially considering we’ve done basically what all of Popes teams have done in the past.


that was Brea’s best defensive possession of the year.

 

[bbncal02]

No but he doesn’t get a pass no one should get a pass when they sit on the seat that Adolph Rupp built!

They do in Year 1 dude. Hell, we gave Cal 3 shitty years. Pope deserves a couple at least.

 

[Mash 2.4]

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Robic at the game again.

Throw money at that man Pope.

Hope he is welcomed back to the program in some capacity.

 

[HenryMuto]

Damn grab the rebound

 

[TriCountyCat]

Garrison might be the worst rebounder for a big ever

 

[wccat2969]

How in the world could the Cats not get that loose ball?