The difference between Alabama in 2 words and the solution in 2 more words

[ukfan1622]

The difference: Mark Sears

The solution: Lamont Butler

You can't shut Sears down completely but with a relatively healthy Butler he likely goes for 20 instead of 30 and UK doesn't turn the ball over as much. We can get by without Jaxon but without a relatively healthy Butler we aren't going to beat any teams as talented as Alabama without shooting threes all game the way we started. We should all be happy with the growth our freshmen have been showing but that's just the reality we all have to deal with.

 

[TM2013]

Multiple injuries

Get healthy

 

[Creed Bratton]

It really should have been 3 words....

Mark Sears flopping

 

[billoliver40]

Not exactly two words.

My turn:
Final four returning experience.
Next year.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

The difference: Mark Sears

The solution: Lamont Butler

You can't shut Sears down completely but with a relatively healthy Butler he likely goes for 20 instead of 30 and UK doesn't turn the ball over as much. We can get by without Jaxon but without a relatively healthy Butler we aren't going to beat any teams as talented as Alabama without shooting threes all game the way we started. We should all be happy with the growth our freshmen have been showing but that's just the reality we all have to deal with.

Butler played the first game we played

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I wouldn't worry about alabama anymore. It's unlikely we play them again.

 

[3Bluefever325]

Butler played the first game we played

Yea but we had an injured Carr who was a shell of himself and Nelson took full advantage of that match-up.

 

[Cawood86]

Health and depth

 

[megablue]

Butler played the first game we played

Carr struggled, but Williams and Garrison combined to play pretty well. Williams and Oweh both fouled out, unfortunately.

Alabama at Kentucky (January 18, 2025)

 

[Soupbean]

The difference: Mark Sears

The solution: Lamont Butler

You can't shut Sears down completely but with a relatively healthy Butler he likely goes for 20 instead of 30 and UK doesn't turn the ball over as much. We can get by without Jaxon but without a relatively healthy Butler we aren't going to beat any teams as talented as Alabama without shooting threes all game the way we started. We should all be happy with the growth our freshmen have been showing but that's just the reality we all have to deal with.

Pretty Much nailed it

 

[bucsrule8872]

Bama is a tough matchup for us.

Some teams just struggle against teams that are similar in style.

Meanwhile, we play well against a contrasting style, like Tennessee.