SEC standings after previously undefeated AU loss
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UK can’t afford to go 0-2 this week, need to be dialed in on Saturday and play a full 40.
Two things that stand out to me. No one with more than a 3 game winning streak and Georgia the only team with only 1 road loss. Everyone else 2 or more road losses with only 4-5 road games played. Speaks volumes if you ask me.
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Everyone always freaks out after a road conference loss, but it's always been that way. In most years going undefeated at home and .500 on the road will win the SEC. That should be the goal every year for UK in conference.
Kind of funny to look at considering we’ve lost five games. Lost to Oregon, Providence, and Miami in preseason tournaments neutral site. We’ve played pretty well on the road.
Nationally, in the power conferences, only UNC (9) and UConn (7), have won more than 4 games in a row. Only 2 teams (Purdue and Colorado) have won 4 in a row. UNC's last loss was to UK.
I completely get it, the people who lose their minds over losses don't. Parity is increasing every year with NIL and the portal. The days of losing 1-5 games in the regular season are all but over.
The game changes, but its hard for people to grasp that concept. I hate to lose as much as anyone and I think both UNCW and South Carolina are losses we should have never had. I also realize it happens and is happening everywhere not just at UK. That's the simple reality of it, it doesn't mean that suddenly we are a first weekend team.
It’s one thing to lose by a few points. It’s another to get absolutely dominated and put off your game; getting drummed by double digits.
It’s not the end of the season but it’s a bad way to lose and could be a demoralizing thing. We will see how they respond Sat. A game that we. Cannot lose now.
The issue is our previous performance the last three years. And the fact other top teams (UNC, KU, etc) have not crapped out in the tourney as badly as we have. Look at UNC. Kicking butt after missing last years tourney. Cal should be on fire trying to destroy every team we play.
And it’s our only good quality win technically speaking.
Hell that’s probably the one win holding up our NET ranking.
We’ve got to split or sweep UT and/or beat AU.
I predict that UK will rebound on Saturday and beat Arkansas.
On the other hand, I believe that the Cats will end up 4th in the conference after the regular season. This is a finesse team and a team that shies away from contact. UT and Auburn will absolutely maul them if they do not toughen up and start putting bodies on people in the paint and beyond. They cannot expect to win on the road, especially, if they are not rebounding better and attacking the basket instead of relying on the three point shot. Everyone has the USC tape now and can see the weaknesses in the defense. This should be a point of emphasis from this point on.
On the other hand, I believe that the Cats will end up 4th in the conference after the regular season. This is a finesse team and a team that shies away from contact. UT and Auburn will absolutely maul them if they do not toughen up and start putting bodies on people in the paint and beyond. They cannot expect to win on the road, especially, if they are not rebounding better and attacking the basket instead of relying on the three point shot. Everyone has the USC tape now and can see the weaknesses in the defense. This should be a point of emphasis from this point on.
Auburn, Tenn, and alabama only have one conference loss total, so how do they have 2 road losses?
UT has taken a drop in 'toughness' this year with Nkamhoua and Plavic leaving the team. Auburn has never been a tough team either.
Both teams have a ton of experience though. UT's 8th man is their only consistent underclassman that gets minutes (Awaka) and he's also one of just two frontcourt players that they rely on. 4 of 5 of Auburns main guys are also seniors, although Broome plays off the basket mostly, in terms of frontcourt presence.
Do you actually want the answer or do you need to think about that for a couple minutes?
The freak out has more to do with Cal than the actual outcomes of the game themselves. The freak out is coming to the realization that despite the most talented roster we have had in sometime that little. If anything, has changed with cal. We are stuck watching a season play out wondering what things would look like with a halfway decent head coach instead of the idiot now in charge. I don’t mind the losses, it’s part of it, but the bigger picture is what is scary and not fun to look at.
He originally put up a post about conference losses. The OOC losses don't count when they align the SEC Tournament. We have 2 conf losses and Auburn, Alabama and Tenn have one each.
