Player that frustrated you the most?
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Archie is probably the worst passing guard, maybe player, I've ever seen at Kentucky. Basically, one way or another, Archie was good for a turnover.
Alex Poythress. He had LeBrons body and the killer instinct of a butterfly. That first game against Duke he looked like he would eat college basketball alive, and we never really saw it again.
As you said, Lock was better his senior year. One thing I remember about Lock was that I'd bet he drew more charges than any UK player I have ever seen. There's no way to track that but it always stuck out to me.
Jules Camara hands down. I bet I yelled dammit Jules a 1000 times.
Good choices have been mentioned. Archie is one of my top 3 least liked Cats in my lifetime of watching. I didn’t mention him because he was always exactly what he showed himself to be from the start. I guess he didn’t have much to work with around him, but the dude gave off toxicity. Boston fits that mold too, but somehow Goodwin was worse. I guess the difference is that Archie was truly resentful and negative, while BJ just didn’t care. I can kinda understand being an 18 year old that’s disinterested because he knows he’s going to get paid.
Prickett had “legendary” party stories that were funny then but just kind of sad now.
Guy had like 996 career points and missed something like 300 career free throws.
Yeah, I always thought Goodwin was bad and got very upset when he drove into no man's land. However, I later realized if he didn't try to get the ball in the hoop nobody would have.
Gimel Martinez. I learned how to cuss properly watching those games with my grandmother.
Probably Briscoe in recent years
Stepping on that end line about 10 times per game it seemed
Stepping on that end line about 10 times per game it seemed
Remember when Martinez spit the honker on that guy?
I looked for it, but couldn’t find it
The way I remember it he talked about it in a post game interview
I looked for it, but couldn’t find it
The way I remember it he talked about it in a post game interview
Jodie Meeks.
For obvious reasons.
2010 would have been a cakewalk to the trophy.
For obvious reasons.
2010 would have been a cakewalk to the trophy.
Gotta add another name to the list that hasn’t come up yet…James Young. I didn’t know a guard could be that bad at passing a basketball until Young arrived. Yes, Archie was first, and is one of least favorite Cats ever, but I can at least say he didn’t have much to work with.
Reeves is somehow worse than both of them. Try not to get pissy over me saying so. I like Reeves a lot. I’m glad he’s on the team. He’s really good at what he’s really good at; running an offense with the ball in his hands is not one of those things.
Reeves is somehow worse than both of them. Try not to get pissy over me saying so. I like Reeves a lot. I’m glad he’s on the team. He’s really good at what he’s really good at; running an offense with the ball in his hands is not one of those things.
The human bowling ball. Nobody knew how to charge quite like Archie. When in doubt, he’d just put his head down and go barreling toward the rim regardless of how many defenders were in front of him.
Although, in his defense, he was put in a tough situation by being forced to often play out of position at the point (thanks to Harrow’s issues). Archie’s season would’ve gone better if he’d been allowed to stay at the wing spot.
Oh man, I've been watching for 40 years and he's on top of the list. Especially on defense. I've never seen a dude as athletic and talented as him just stand and admire soft layups right in front of him. Time. After. Time.
I am old enough! Looked like Tarzan but played like Jane
Brandon Boston.
No feel for the game. Couldn't hit the broad side of the barn. Too skinny to finish through any contact. And the thing that frustrated me the worst was that he was a ball hog and didn't understand the concept of passing a ball to someone else. But he was a 5 star, so he got ridiculous amount of minutes. But, like a lot of players, my frustration isn't so much directed at the young man, as much as the coach that gave him far too long of a leash.
No feel for the game. Couldn't hit the broad side of the barn. Too skinny to finish through any contact. And the thing that frustrated me the worst was that he was a ball hog and didn't understand the concept of passing a ball to someone else. But he was a 5 star, so he got ridiculous amount of minutes. But, like a lot of players, my frustration isn't so much directed at the young man, as much as the coach that gave him far too long of a leash.
Joe B. Hall ruined Derek Hord. Instead of reinforcing him positively, Hall was on him criticizing him during the last half of Hord's junior season like Hall was beating a rented mule ! ! ! Unmercifully, all the time. Absolutely broke Hord's spirit and ruined his entire game ... as evidenced by Hord's senior season. I thought Hord would be great, too ... and he was headed that way during the first half of his junior season, and he would have been great ... and then ... Tragic ! Just tragic !
Not the most frustrating player, but Randle's spinmove probably caused a large portion of my hair loss. That move had more turnovers than an Arby's.
Briscoe was a great all around player and shouldn't even be in the same breath as Saul Smith.
Well that's exactly who first came to my mind ... The Master Blaster ! Yeah, right. And I AM old enough !
I don't get the Rhodes bashing. Rhodes was a freak. Avg double figures on loaded teams. Sure he wasn't an all American but far from a bust
He was annointed the next Mashburn. #1 player in class.
Not calling him a bust but vs hype he was extremely disappointing. Breakout game then would disappear for two weeks.
Career 42%/33%. He honestly never got better IMHO between Freshman and Junior year.
