SATURDAY games thread

[Chief Paducah]

Lappas is as annoying as Dykes.

Annoying, absolutely. Dykes level, that might be pushing it!

 

[Fox2monk]

Did you see that graphic? RJ Luis 2/12/ Richmond 2/7, Scott 0/8. Just mind blowing.

 

[LmdCat]

The refs are on the take.

 

[gbl97]

Pitino has gotta be saying WHY do we play our worst game of the season against Cal?

 

[MegaBlue05]

Cal is Rick’s kryptonite. This is terrible.

 

[hotelblue]

they were letting sju seal ark on the boards. the refs have taken that away.

 

[Kentucky fan 1989]

We better win tomorrow.

 

[ukwazoo]

Pitino has gotta be saying WHY do we play our worst game of the season against Cal?

He had his shot to play zone, but he wants to give up 80. It's his own fault.

 

[Fox2monk]

Our goal is too advance and control what we can. We can't control this. Now Duke, might need a RJ thread.

I know but I don’t like this one bit.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

We had several veterans that had a pretty big part on those teams. Our Freshman the last 3 or 4 years he was here didn’t do much in the tournament. Knox, Richmond and Fland have looked pretty good in this tournament so far.

Ok then be specific and just say you meant the last 4 seasons. No arguments there.

 

[BigBlue1992]

Z is gone.

 

[yes_takeaside]

If this was anArkansas crowd you’d be hearing the “overrated” chant

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Arkansas may run out of players soon. Pitinos offense can surely score if it's 5 on 4.

 

[ck-2]

Zone, zone, zone!!!

 

[The_Answer1313]

St Johns

Offense 63rd
Defense 1st

Yet another one sided team that might go home early because of it.

 

[ukcatz12]

I feel pretty confident now, that a lot of Cals problem during his final years at UK, was that he was just being too stubborn in the end. Too much fighting with media and fans. He needed a change.

I'm not saying he and Arkansas look great or anything.. but it sure looks better than anything he showed us in the last 5 years.

After he left I said we could see a less successful Andy Reid to the Chiefs situation with him. He never forgot how to coach. He just got lazy and wore out his welcome being at the same place for so long. It is what it is and happens all over sports with both coaches and players.

This Arkansas team struggled with a lot of injuries in the first half of the season, and it did take Cal a while to figure his team out, but he has them looking really good right now and this is still without Thiero.

 

[Padsfs07]

The refs are on the take.

I don’t understand this. For which side? I think it’s a physical game and they seem to call a foul on everything.

 

[justin_uk_5]

St. John’s didn’t beat a team in Kenpom top
20 all year. UGA beat them. I have a ton of money on Ark today. Theiro coming back next week, too. They legit could be headed to final 4

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I quit hating Cal once he crossed the Mississippi.

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

Looks like Cal is gonna get his rebirth. Cal's press conference will make a Trump conference look like quickie

 

[hotelblue]

ark is 20-44
sju is 13-53

that’s your game stat.

 

[noncomposmentis]

If you’re an Arkansas fan, it’s a good thing you have this 12 point cushion. Z, Aidoo and Brazille will all foul out. Is 11 minutes enough for that to happen and St John’s to claim a lead?

 

[the nail at the foul line]

dumb foul

 

[The_Answer1313]

If you’re an Arkansas fan, it’s a good thing you have this 12 point cushion. Z, Aidoo and Brazille will all foul out. Is 11 minutes enough for that to happen and St John’s to claim a lead?

Yeah it's weird people throwing in the towel already

This thing isn't over.

 

[fatguy87]

Arkansas has the talent. They were preseason top 15ish. It took Fland getting hurt for Cal to reimagine how the team ought to play.

 

[hotelblue]

sju made a layup and it got a standing ovation.

 

[Fox2monk]

Come on Red Storm mini run.

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand]

Arky is way more hungry at the moment. Like a pack of dawgs

 

[ck-2]

Arkansas notorious for blowing games late.

 

[BassProCat]

Are the basketballs over inflated for this tourney?? Seems like a pinball on the rim.

 

[gbl97]

Can someone explain how the #1 defense in the country can't defend a straight line drive to the basket? They can't stay in front of like 3 of Arkansas's guys.

 

[TucsonCat]

This is the point we see the 4 Calners offense

 

[FirewithFire]

Look at that. Cal does know how to use timeouts. This stuff makes me kinda sick. He could have been coaching like this the whole time but instead decided to get fat and lazy.

 

[Fox2monk]

Looks like Cal is gonna get his rebirth. Cal's press conference will make a Trump conference look like quickie

“It was the greatest game of basketball ever played.” “We were so good, better than good, the greatest.”

 

[LineSkiCat14]

After he left I said we could see a less successful Andy Reid to the Chiefs situation with him. He never forgot how to coach. He just got lazy and wore out his welcome being at the same place for so long. It is what it is and happens all over sports with both coaches and players.

This Arkansas team struggled with a lot of injuries in the first half of the season, and it did take Cal a while to figure his team out, but he has them looking really good right now and this is still without Thiero.

Yep, I also think there was a lot of resentment growing on with sides. I think Cal began to hate a portion of the fanbase, and I swear.. it almost felt like he didn't care to lose these last few years. Almost like there was a silver lining to it, where he could thumb his nose to the fanbase. Felt like a bad relationship that was nearing the breakup phase. Things were getting petty. Lot of passive aggressiveness on both sides.

And so it sort of sucks to see this, him on the verge of a Sweet 16.. because it makes you think "what could have been". That was actually my big worry when we got rid of him, was that he was going to sort of be revitalized. That is wasn't that the game passed him by, he just hated his final years at UK and a new job/program would be what gets him going again.

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand]

And here’s Johnnie’s!

 

[The_Answer1313]

Are these SEC refs? They seem to be calling everything lol.

 

[noncomposmentis]

All the misses at the rim isn’t surprising. This game is so physical, it’s like a fistfight

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Scorers table hottie.

 

[Chief Paducah]

This Arkansas team is a much better, more rounded team with Aidoo in the game. They just can't keep him on the floor.