That was a Calipari special

[kydmb99]

Non-sensical substitution patterns, keeping players who were hurting us in far too long, braindead, panic attack driven offensive execution at the end of the game.

Team has some talent for sure but I’m tired of moral victories

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Yep left Wagner in way too long. BS!

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Calipari is s terrible in game coach

 

[SemperFiCat]

Gonna see a lot of Edwards and Wagner, so get used to it. Priorities, folks. Priorities.

 

[rodgersl]

Absolutely trash from a coaching perspective.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Cal loves him some moral victories.

Mitchell missing 4 free throws and UK giving up that end of the first half three was the difference.

Cal can't beat legitimate teams anymore.

Once UK got that 12-14 point lead, you knew it was coming.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Wagner and Edwards killed us all game and Reed was pretty bad late trying to play point.

 

[rolaid]

Mock Draft Cal got to keep the 5* in
When he took Shep out with 3:46 to go up 6 I said this MF ain’t got a clue

 

[TheExhaustedOne]

He’s the reason I didn’t watch a single second of the game. Figured we’d get blown out. Was surprised when I checked and saw we were up in the second half but I KNEW we would lose. Cal is the biggest choke artist in basketball. He can’t play ahead late unless it’s a 15-20 point lead.

I’m so sick of him and can’t wait until he’s gone. Just like the last two years I’ll probably only watch the games where we absolutely should win. No reason to make myself mad for 2 hours watching us lose because our “coach” is a dipshit.

 

[CB3UK]

Wagner and Edwards definitely gotta show me something because so far I haven't seen anything.

 

[uk78]

Cal and close games under 4 minutes

 

[Wonky]

I realize Rob had a bit of foul trouble, but why keep him out that long? By the time he came back in he was completely out of rhythm. Made two big mistakes that led to the Harris treys that were essentially the game winning plays. Wagner really hurt us tonight with drives to nowhere and inability to knock down a jumper. Reed played very well but had a couple bad TO’s and that last shot was a head scratcher.

You have to tip your hat to Harris, kid was 5-5 from 3. He made us pay and knocked down his FT’s too, plus played his normal reliable defense.

We played very well but need to be better from the line and Wagner has got to be a threat to shoot or he cannot be in. Right now he’s nothing more than flashy handles. Can’t finish layups either.

 

[TheDude73]

Cal is 100% obsessed about draft status and making his lotto pick mock draftees play through their problems. He's not about winning games - if he were, DJ and Edwards would have never seen the floor after that first half.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

The back to back threes by the Kansas guard who had a career night iced the game.
Dillingham was playing peek a boo on the high post screen instead of checking him on the 2nd one because he had 4 fouls. Gotta play to win.
I knew we’d lose with no post presence.

 

[UKNothinButNet]

I thought our team played well for being so fresh. Our Achilles heel every year is a lack of experience (we’re always young, you know). Plus the normal CCC stuff. It would be so refreshing to have the experience that the KU team has once or twice a millennia.

 

[rob_47]

Lots of reasons why we lost. It is hard to point to one thing but we have a damn good team if some guys get their footing at the college level. I still think something feels right about this team.

 

[ukypug]

Up 4 with 4 to go is always a cal loss. Book it!

 

[Fancatstik]

Cal doing Cal to close a game.

 

[ThunderMash]

He’s the reason I didn’t watch a single second of the game. Figured we’d get blown out. Was surprised when I checked and saw we were up in the second half but I KNEW we would lose. Cal is the biggest choke artist in basketball. He can’t play ahead late unless it’s a 15-20 point lead.

I’m so sick of him and can’t wait until he’s gone. Just like the last two years I’ll probably only watch the games where we absolutely should win. No reason to make myself mad for 2 hours watching us lose because our “coach” is a dipshit.

Exactly what I did. Didn't watch a second because I freaking knew they would lose. Why even bother watching Kentucky vs the big boys anymore?

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

Calipari is the single worst end of a Half coach I've ever seen. Say this because young old, in between, good team/bad team--doesn't matter. He's ALWAYS going to give the opponent a shot at end of Half. There could be 1 second on the clock and somehow the opponent gets a shot attempt.

Up 10, shot clock off.....you either go in up 13/12/10. Nope. Up 7. Game lost right there. So when you surge ahead it never gets to 18/20--stayed in contact and when up 6--your smartest decision makers need to be on court--so things like going under/losing a guy who hasn't missed a 3pt shot all night isn't wide open. Don't care what scouting report says when he's splashing like that in a game. That type of crap loses every big game.

 

[NociHTTP]

The look with him in the huddle talking to guys about not leaving their feet was not a good look for Cal. He seemed clueless as to what to say, couldn't finish a sentence.

 

[Seth_C]

Cal likes to recruit them, but I don’t think he has the personality to coach a team led by freshmen. They need someone to calm them and keep their head in the game and Cal is…erratic would be a nice word. I can barely make sense of what he’s talking about half the time and he clearly panics himself in late game.

Oh well. Is what it is. A lot of very good players on this team but I lack faith in the leadership. Will be fun following them when they are stars in the NBA.

 

[wildcatglenn]

As much as I've criticized Cal the lastbfew yrs I don’t feel likebthis was the game. Dillingham freshman defense led to 6 or an 8 pt swing. That was the killer

 

[BlueInBrooklyn]

Exactly what I did. Didn't watch a second because I freaking knew they would lose. Why even bother watching Kentucky vs the big boys anymore?

Real fans here.

If they start 5 Sheray Thomases, you complain and watch the game.

 

[Bluesbrother]

Calipari is s terrible in game coach

I think he's either corrupt or stupid. He absolutely drives me crazy and I honestly can't wait until he's gone. Up 14 points and he lets it slip away. WTF?

 

[ThunderMash]

Real fans here.

If they start 5 Sheray Thomases, you complain and watch the game.

Rephrase that again but in English, please.

 

[FilsonCat]

Non-sensical substitution patterns, keeping players who were hurting us in far too long, braindead, panic attack driven offensive execution at the end of the game.

Team has some talent for sure but I’m tired of moral victories

If the team manages to do anything at all this year, it will be in spite of Cal's BS. We are going to lose some head scratching games this season, I suspect.

 

[jwm24_2000]

He’s the reason I didn’t watch a single second of the game. Figured we’d get blown out. Was surprised when I checked and saw we were up in the second half but I KNEW we would lose. Cal is the biggest choke artist in basketball. He can’t play ahead late unless it’s a 15-20 point lead.

I’m so sick of him and can’t wait until he’s gone. Just like the last two years I’ll probably only watch the games where we absolutely should win. No reason to make myself mad for 2 hours watching us lose because our “coach” is a dipshit.

you're a douche

 

[ukatecowboy]

Cal is 100% obsessed about draft status and making his lotto pick mock draftees play through their problems. He's not about winning games - if he were, DJ and Edwards would have never seen the floor after that first half.

Cal didn’t help Wagner or Edwards draft status tonight

 

[UK96GOAT]

He took Sheppard out when UK was up 60-51. Kansas went on a 14-2 run to make it 62-65. Then UK was up 81-75 and Cal took him out again, and Kansas went on a 10-2 run to make it 83-85. Those two times that Reed was taken out resulted in UK being outscored 24-4 as soon as Sheppard was pulled over two different points in the second half

 

[Emarc]

Exactly what I did. Didn't watch a second because I freaking knew they would lose. Why even bother watching Kentucky vs the big boys anymore?

Very vaginal

 

[NavyCat88]

Looked like a replay of Memphis vs Kansas 2008 NC game. Common element in both squandered late game leads for the two losses--the HC.

GBB!

 

[EliteBlue]

I realize Rob had a bit of foul trouble, but why keep him out that long? By the time he came back in he was completely out of rhythm. Made two big mistakes that led to the Harris treys that were essentially the game winning plays. Wagner really hurt us tonight with drives to nowhere and inability to knock down a jumper. Reed played very well but had a couple bad TO’s and that last shot was a head scratcher.

You have to tip your hat to Harris, kid was 5-5 from 3. He made us pay and knocked down his FT’s too, plus played his normal reliable defense.

We played very well but need to be better from the line and Wagner has got to be a threat to shoot or he cannot be in. Right now he’s nothing more than flashy handles. Can’t finish layups either.

To be completely fair it was clear the scouting report was to let Harris shoot. As he had shot 5 shots all season and was 1-5 or something. Of course tonight he goes 100% from 3 and a career high…. That’s on Cal for not making the adjustment after the first 3 to go over top. Too focused on sagging the entry pass instead of collapsing after to double or just forcing him to shoot overtop all night and see if his 50 beats you but shut everyone else down

 

[Seth_C]

Cal didn’t help Wagner or Edwards draft status tonight

You’re right, but I can guarantee he will ride them till they start showing stardom or we have another 9-16 season, and he’s fine with that. It’s what he does, and when he has bonafide superstars it works. Either way he’s playing them till they blow up or the team does.

 

[ukcatz12]

Exactly what I did. Didn't watch a second because I freaking knew they would lose. Why even bother watching Kentucky vs the big boys anymore?

Then you missed a very good basketball game. Both teams looked pretty good and we had some very fun stretches. Gonna be a special team.

 

[ThunderMash]

Very vaginal

Oh, yeah, because Kentucky has looked phenomenal against Duke, Kansas, Michigan State, etc. recently. 🙄

 

[gbl97]

Listening to Cal draw up a play in the huddle, those dudes were just nodding and waiting to go back out. He doesn't even make sense.

 

[ukcatz12]

Dillingham freshman defense led to 6 or an 8 pt swing.

Exactly why he wasn't on the floor at times. He's quite bad defensively.

 

[ThunderMash]

Then you missed a very good basketball game. Both teams looked pretty good and we had some very fun stretches. Gonna be a special team.

Don't give a shit about the game unless it means my team wins. Rather have an ugly win than the funnest L in the world.

 

[Barner102]

He took Sheppard out when UK was up 60-51. Kansas went on a 14-1 run to make it 62-65. Then UK was up 81-75 and Cal took him out again, and Kansa went on a 10-2 run to make it 83-85. Those two times that Reed was taken out resulted in UK being outscored 24-3 as soon as Sheppard was pulled over two different points in the second half

^^^ THIS ^^^ More than anything else. Substitution patterns are inexplicable. It’s almost as if he wants to stop momentum!