Our offensive efficiency is Crazy Good right now

[JST390-2]

I even heard the announcers say we are the top 3 point shooting team in the SEC .

How you like them apples !

 

[EliteBlue]

crazy what happens when you play shooters and ball handlers on both wings and not just 1

 

[ukcatz12]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

 

[megablue]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

100% this ... you have to play defense to win on off-shooting nights.

 

[UKhoopCat]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

This team is now playing tremendous defense.

 

[crawfords corner]

I believe UK was 1.04 ppp tonight and VU was .8245 ppp

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Read a stat that UK shot 56.4% from the Field tonight which is the 2nd best shooting % in a true road game in the Calipari era!
Guys, this is Coach Cal’s 14th season at UK which has included 4 FFs and 2 Championship games and 1 Championship.
Think about it.
Not sure what the number one road shooting % game was and what year it was but man o man. This team is good!

 

[crawfords corner]

Read a stat that UK shot 56.4% from the Field tonight which is the 2nd best shooting % in a true road game in the Calipari era!
Guys, this is Coach Cal’s 14th season at UK which has included 4 FFs and 2 Championship games and 1 Championship.
Think about it.
Not sure what the number one road shooting % game was and what year it was but man o man. This team is good!

2/8/22 South Carolina

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Kentucky vs. South Carolina Box Score, February 8, 2022

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[KMKAT]

This team shows it can be good. Now if we can avoid giving Ware the ball with the shot clocking draining, or limiting Wheeler and his jumps to nowhere.

I'd like to see Livingston post up as well. But you can't deny lots of good things last night in Vandy.

 

[chroix]

The Bennies were right. Cal will never admit it but we all know it’s the truth. Glad he stopped being so stubborn.

 

[Magilla Gorillla]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

No they haven’t. Cal’s offense is atrocious despite all the talent we normally have because he doesn’t understand spacing. No spacing means no driving lanes, no drive and kicks, Oscar getting triple teamed. Spacing alone solves a lot of problems.

 

[kyjeff1]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

Totally disagree.

The problem was the team was totally disconnected. There was a riff between a couple players and it created a black cloud that hovered over the team.

But in todays game, you have to score. An effective offense will beat a great defense more times that the opposite.

To me, what I see, when players see the ball go through the hoop, they generate defensive energy, when they go on scoring droughts, their defensive energy drops.

Remember, these are young guys that have trained their whole lives on scoring, scoring, scoring, that’s what gets them going and our offense was God awful until Cal started playing the correct lineups.

CJ, Reeves and Livingston aren't exactly Gary Peyton type guys out there, in fact, they get beat off the bounce a lot, but on offense, they're elite and they're the guys driving this team right now.

 

[kyjeff1]

No they haven’t. Cal’s offense is atrocious despite all the talent we normally have because he doesn’t understand spacing. No spacing means no driving lanes, no drive and kicks, Oscar getting triple teamed. Spacing alone solves a lot of problems.

Bingo

 

[Ron Mehico]

The offensive problems have always been overrated. The problem last year was defense. And the problem this year will be defense.

I disagree. Both were the problem. Playing Wheeler, Ware, and Collins at the same time generated no offense and also no effort from the other team to defend so they were fresh on the offense end as well. The lineups were a complete mess and made no sense. Basketball isn’t like football where you can clearly delineate between offense/defense since the one lineup plays both.