Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
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Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
I don't think Cal wants to admit that Reed is the best player on the team!!
Impressive. And he, Dilly, and Tonioo went 9-9 from the FT line.
That’s called refusing to lose, he’s got Aaron Harrison gonads. The biggest pair since he was on campus! He needs to be that dude in the tourney, him and Rob for every basket late or a nice feed to Reeves.Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
There are a lot of plays missing from this graphic. Reeves and Rob have some clutch free throws during that span, but Reed won that game.
Just crazy how well we played the last 2 minutes and still needed a buzzer beater. Got to stop the dumb mistakes, fouls, turnovers.
How we won while giving up 14 pts in the final minute is crazy.
A 2024-2025 Reed at UK would bring daffy duck out permanently.
What makes you think that? He's always on the court at crunch time.
Listening to Cals presser after the game really made it sound like cal wanted DJ getting the game winner. Asked about reeds game winner he immediately starts talking about his bad pass.
He’s currently projected as a top 10 pick. No chance he comes back. Especially when his coach starts inferior players above and throws him under the bus in press conferences when asked about Reed.
I’d love to have him back as well. I just don’t see it happening
Dude is a winning machine. The only way we make the Final Four is by maximizing his role the rest of the way.
Rob made some big plays as well. Those two are our best players and can carry us for a deep run.
In the tourney it comes down to who can make tough shots. They both can.
In the tourney it comes down to who can make tough shots. They both can.
Nope. For the 2nd postgame in a row he spoke a ton about DJ and also said he gave the ball to DJ for the final play and trusted he would make the right decesion.
I agree. He wasn't expecting Reed to be as good as he is. I'm sure he is thankful that Reed is so humble and good natured,, so that even though some think he needs to start Reed, Cal can start someone else without worrying about Reed's feelings.
After all that Reed did during the game, do you know what Cal's first comment was in the post game press conference? He said he was going to get on him about the bad pass he made. I sure hope Cal was kidding, but who knows?!
I know I shouldn't complain about Cal, but it's late (or early🤪), I'm tired and sometimes little things about Cal get on my last nerve and/or under my skin.
So I'll end on a good note...WOW! what a game! I am so proud of all the guys for sticking with it and hanging in there. What a nail biter!!! But guys, let's not do that too often, okay? You all took about 10 years off my life and I have chewed my nails down to the quick. At least wait until they have grown back a little before you all do it again!!🤣🙂 Next time how about a cushion of about 25 points? Thanks!!!
GO BIG BLUE!!!💙💙💙
For some reason, I get the feeling that even though they both will probably get drafted, I think Cal might get upset if Reed goes before D.J. And for the example you gave in your comment, I think Cal made promises in order to get D.J. here and keep him from going to Louisville. I think if D.J. went to Louisville, Cal would see that as diss against him personally and his massive ego would take a big hit.
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Then Sheppard said, let’s get the flock out of here!Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
There was no way he was teasing . He was pissed off IMO.
He went off on the sideline when Reed took that heat check 3 and less than 2 minutes later DJ shot a 3 with no reaction from Cal.
You're right. I should know better than to think Cal could say some good comments about a player that wasn't one of his favorites. Thanks Dan for the reality check!🙂💙
GO BIG BLUE!!!!💙💙💙
I didn't mind either shot but to be fair, the heat check 3 was a really bad shot early in the shot clock. DJ was open on his and if I remember correctly, they had worked the ball around trying to find an open shot.
There is a chance, kid has a head on his shoulders and enjoys college. Family isn't loaded but is well off already, you are only a kid once. Once you jump to the NBA and an 82 game season childhood is over.
I was ok with DJ having the ball. You want to try for a layup in that situationand he is the best at getting to the rim. He then can either take the shot (possibly get fouled) or dish to an open man. Cal trusted him to make the right decision and he did. He didn't have anything and he passed to Reed.
But he’s not as athletic as the other guys and everyone who’s anyone knows that’s the most important thing in basketball. He may be the the most clutch dude we’ve had in a long time but can he do a windmill dunk and touch top of the backboard? Who cares that he has the best fg % and 3pt % we’ve had in years if he can’t dunk from the ft line. Some of y’all need to learn bball.
Reminds me of that old Bugs Bunny cartoon where he plays every position on the baseball field....
Rob drives me nuts but his three pointer and pass to Bradshaw for the dunk, both near the end, were YUGE.
I’m just so happy for the kid this morning. What a great basketball player - and I use that term specifically. He seems to have a complete package of skill, attitude, and drive.
The other thing that stuck out to me was his insistence on speaking about his teammates in the post game interview. What a kid. Special player. Not sure I saw this coming from him but I’m gonna enjoy it!
The other thing that stuck out to me was his insistence on speaking about his teammates in the post game interview. What a kid. Special player. Not sure I saw this coming from him but I’m gonna enjoy it!
This is something coaches commonly do.
Pump up the players that the outside noise (us) are hard on and you downplay the ppl that have a lot of hype (deserved or not) and that you know can handle it.
J Edwards has needed to be pumped up. Wagner has needed to be pumped up. Reed doesn’t need that. He needs to stay level and he has.
Just let Cal talk man, that’s all it is. The team knows this I promise.
Why is it always Cals pets that need pumped up and no one else?
Is it possible you just think they are Cal's pets because they get pumped up? You assume they are the pets because Cal is trying to help them and pump them up. For all we know, Cal and Reed have a better relationship than Cal and any other player. You make assumptions simply because of what Cal says about them in public. You have no idea what goes on or is said behind closed doors.
Anything is possible but cal has been here long enough for us to see how he all operates. It’s also possible and more probable that my line of thinking is a lot closer to the truth than yours.
Not mad that we won, not mad at all really. I think cal was disappointed that Wagner didn’t get the game winner. I think cal wanted that game winner for Wagner moreso than he did for Reed. It shouldn’t matter but to cal it does.
From all of the mock drafts I've seen he'd better be prepared to throw a baby fit about the wrong prodigy being drafted first.
