TBT on tv?
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Listening to Pope talk, it is great to have someone with his energy to match the demands of the Kentucky job.
We will have to start getting official La Familia TBT game threads going.
Kentucky basketball on television in July. Dare I say Christmas in July.
For someone who is “leaning toward other schools” he sure visits UK a lot.
Yeah. That was kinda my assumption but I do hate that. I always felt like he got a raw deal here from a portion of the fan base.
He followed Wall, Knight, and Teague. Thats 2 stars and a solid pg that ended up leading us to a title. E8, F4, Champ…..I always felt a lot of the heat he got was undue and primarily fan frustration about not being a dominant team after the expectations were set that we’d waltz to E8s minimum.
Archie was the only guy on that team that could create for himself or for others. Therefore he was often asked to do way too much. Jarred Polson, Jon Hood, Julius Mays was his supporting cast of backcourt players for god sake bc Ryan Harrow busted and quit. Wiltjer was a great shooter but was slow as molasses and couldn’t create either….that leaves Goodwin to try to force action every trip down the floor in Cals dribble first “system” that doesn’t effective use off ball movement and screens to move the D via the pass first
https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/2012-13/
I’m one of the few that liked Archie . He had a weird career in general. He produced in the NBA when he got minutes but he didn’t last long .
I saw on a podcast he said he liked all of his teammates except one player . He didn’t make the player though .
22 is easily their best player but he neutralized himself being a hot head and picking up stupid fouls
Bledsoe shoots a settle 3. Ulis yells don't settle. Bledsoe says I got you coach and drives right by the defender for a reverse layup.
Wish the turnout was a little better for the guys to truly feel how much they were loved here. I know we have better in us especially in the dead season of sports. I have to wonder how much the “la familia” branding and Cal fatigue has to do w the local fanbase not embracing it fully and at minimum filling the lower bowl entirely. No doubt it’s definitely hurt merchandise sales since that phrase is so closely associated w Cal himself. A more KY/UK centric branding would have boosted t-shirt sales no doubt
9 pm et on a work night didn't help I'm sure.
95-66 final. James Young hits the game winning falling backwards
The Ville plays Team DRC. We play the winner of that game
We could beat Louisville in basketball in July. Sign me up
This tournament is really fun. I already enjoyed watching it in past years, but the fun is multiplied now that there’s a UK team kicking ass to get behind.
Now bring on that UL team. Can’t wait to roast their asses next.
Now bring on that UL team. Can’t wait to roast their asses next.
Have had a lot of fun watching these games so far. And I'll repeat something many of us have been saying since he played here: Tyler Ulis will be a really good head coach some day. Smart basketball mind that commands respect. I'll also predict this isn't the last we'll see of him in Lexington. Wouldn't surprise me if Calipari is retired within the next 3 years and Pope has an open spot on staff. They've become very familiar with each other since Pope took over and Tyler's stayed on campus finishing his degree/coaching TBT.
I really liked Archie. That team was not good but Archie and Nerlens would have gotten them at least to the second round. Once Noel went down Archie had to do everything. He probably tried to do to much but he gave it everything he had.
Pope was praising Tyler heavily when he joined the commentary team during the game. I could totally see it one day.
Yes he was, him and Nerlens were kinda the only starting caliber guys on the team much of the year.
James Young with the game winner! I like it and the Cats played very well again. Keep it up boys. Raise a TbT banner.
At his peak Bledsoe was a borderline all star. He’s only 34. Having him in this thing is almost cheating.
I was sitting right down there in this clip, about half the UK current team sat underneath that basket. Maybe my favorite moment of the night was the current boys getting out of their seats to celebrate this play. Elmore(some old dude with male pattern baldness) gets burned and goes to complain to the officials and Andrew Carr was screaming at him giving him the business. The visual of that situation given the appearance of both guys I found hilarious.
I know it was at 9 and I can also admit after going it wasn’t the best run event, but I wish we could’ve got more folks in attendance. Cheap tickets, closer seats than most will ever get the chance to have, fun nostalgia, a chance to meet Pope/the current team if you really wanted to, the TBT roster all putting Ticketmaster links on socials begging folks to come… to only have a few thousand show up is disappointing and a bad look. And that attendance was consistent on Friday night, Sunday afternoon, and Tuesday late so I don’t think the time impacted much.
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