Perry played with confidence

[ORCAT10]

Handled the ball well.
Hit a three.
Had a nice drive and kick for a three.
Pope seems to trust him to play key minutes to give Butler a rest.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

He played much better today. He’s not as nervous. He’s going to help us this season.

 

[Demarcus Kidd-Miller]

He's getting better. Honwstly thought he couldve shot a few more today when he was ooen for a split second on screens. I feel ok when he's giving back up minutes now. Can't wait to see him in a few years.

 

[westerncat]

Yes he did and this will help UK down the road and give Perry confidence.

 

[Rockfly78]

His best game so far

 

[IIIBradIII]

Yep he looked like he belonged today - he still needs some krissa mojo, but he did great today.

 

[B.B.H.]

If he ever tries to grow a mustache again, a fan needs to shave it in his sleep. He looks like an SEC player, great hope for the future with him.

 

[G-PIP]

Perry has to make teams pay a little. He did that today with the 3pt. shot he hit (taken without hesitation like high school). And you guys who have already said this are right, confidence and comfortability are key for him and there is no way to short-cut the process of time. A year from now I can see Perry having the confidence to drive for a layup when he's being overplayed, etc.

 

[NociHTTP]

If he ever tries to grow a mustache again, a fan needs to shave it in his sleep. He looks like an SEC player, great hope for the future with him.

He could change his name on the back to "Holmes Boy".

 

[Caveman Catfan]

Handled the ball well.
Hit a three.
Had a nice drive and kick for a three.
Pope seems to trust him to play key minutes to give Butler a rest.

Solid confident minutes.

 

[TheBlueMist]

Perry's development into a steady freshman who can spell the starter for minutes is one of my favorite sub storylines of the season. I think his playing time is going to pay big dividends next year and beyond.

 

[ukfan041]

Amazing to see! So happy for the kid. Keep shooting when you’re open young man

 

[DraftCat]

You could tell that 3 pointer going down vs. a legit team can do wonders for a freshman.

Hopefully he can continue to give some good spot minutes and turn the corner next year.

 

[CrazyCat74]

He held his own Against one of the best back courts in the country

 

[oldsports_]

He handles the ball well. He sees the floor. His defense, is meh, but no worse than a couple others.
He definitely needs to look to score, no less than 6 shot attempts.

 

[sosoblue]

I agree he played solid keep it up TP.

 

[will1976]

Coach has put Travis in a position to succeed. It will definitely pay off until Kerr is back healthy.

 

[Cobb4uk]

Travis has the opportunity to learn not only from his coach but practicing against the quality guards he must go against daily in practice. Travis has played his last 2 games without a turnover and the flow of the game hasn't suffered. He has improved dramaticly since the beginning of the season and IMO will be a consistent quality for his career.

 

[Kybluedude]

I liked hearing him say the game is slowing down for him on both sides of the court.
He knows how to play for sure.

Good point about him practicing against top flight physical older guards every day in practice. I’m sure going against Butler makes him a better ball handler.

 

[ukpence]

Pope is gonna develop Perry, Noah, and Chandler. It's gonna be fun to watch. You can already see it with Perry, it's there. He's gonna tribute eventually. I believe the same will be true with the others.

 

[jwphelps]

Handled the ball well.
Hit a three.
Had a nice drive and kick for a three.
Pope seems to trust him to play key minutes to give Butler a rest.

He is improving and should grow into a really good player in a year or so.

 

[Ripcord65]

He handles the ball well. He sees the floor. His defense, is meh, but no worse than a couple others.
He definitely needs to look to score, no less than 6 shot attempts.

I agree, OldSports ... Travis definitely needs to look to score. If you told me that Coach Pope literally instructed him before the game to take no fewer than 6 shot attempts in the game, I would applaud such a coaching instruction.

 

[runt#69]

Very nice

 

[ukcatz12]

Perry's development into a steady freshman who can spell the starter for minutes is one of my favorite sub storylines of the season. I think his playing time is going to pay big dividends next year and beyond.

A silver lining to Kriisa's injury

 

[KY Long Rifle]

I liked the release on his three. There was no hesitation, and he had a quick motion.

 

[Marleydogg]

Handled the ball well.
Hit a three.
Had a nice drive and kick for a three.
Pope seems to trust him to play key minutes to give Butler a rest.

Looked good in limited time.

 

[kennyskywalker34]

Kid can shoot no doubt. So can Noah.
Hopefully in a year or two both will be contributing and be in the rotation full time.
It's always nice to have Kentucky kids contributing.

 

[rob_47]

Been saying it all year Perry can play. He is a very adept ball handler and we will all see more from him as his confidence grows. He definitely belongs.

 

[westerncat]

I forgot who said it "one good thing about freshmen they become sophomores " .

 

[megablue]

He played very well, especially for a player who’s not really a point guard and has played very little at that position in the past.

 

[yes_takeaside]

I forgot who said it "one good thing about freshmen they become sophomores " .

Al McGuire?

 

[westerncat]

Al McGuire?

Could be, it was year ago.

 

[CGblue]

Al McGuire was my first thought as well, or Digger Phelps, those were the days!

 

[fatguy87]

He was solid. I look forward to seeing how he develops. It would be fun to have a multi year Kentuckian at the PG position.

 

[Ripcord65]

[TRAVIS] played much better today. He’s not as nervous. He’s going to help us this season.

THIS ! ! ! Mark my words !
Go 'Cats ! ! !

 

[WildcatNC]

I'd like to see Travis take at least 4 shot attempts if he's playing close to 10 minutes.

 

[ManitouDan]

He played his best minutes yet . Glad to see . I’m not quite a believer but with injuries you roll any way you can

 

[FFWhite]

He appeared to be looking for the shot on that trip and a couple of others. He needs that mentality to be successful

 

[UKSanders]

He appeared to be looking for the shot on that trip and a couple of others. He needs that mentality to be successful

Now that he’s hit one, just his being confident in looking for his shot will open the offense more too as teams will not go under the screen.

I think he knows he is limited at the rim against much longer athletic defenders, so the next step for him is developing (or using it if he has one) a nice floater in the lane

 

[ORCAT10]

Al McGuire?

Think so as well.