This isn't a great team

[JwUKFan11]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

 

[shakestheclown564]

Very few people expected to be ranked much less top 10 given how we had to start from nothing. Maybe just enjoy the ride instead of worrying about if we are a great team or not.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

I disagree.

We may not be great yet. Still learning. We are just scratching the surface of this system.

We are very good right now and we will be great. 🏀

 

[Texcat59]

I don’t want them to be great in November, I want them improving. They are. They also can play anyway you want, I’m going to let them play a bit. The competition be damned. GBB!

 

[TOMCATS1990]

They are a Modern Day unforgettable’s they make the dance and win a game I’m as happy as making a Final 4 in Popes first season. I’ve watched a lot of games the last week or 2 and lots of talented rosters

 

[JwUKFan11]

Very few people expected to be ranked much less top 10 given how we had to start from nothing. Maybe just enjoy the ride instead of worrying about if we are a great team or not.

Pointing something out doesn't mean I'm not enjoying it. I bought tickets for a game for the first time since 2015.

It's a discussion board and I think we are probably a little overrated at #8.

 

[bowfreak]

It is a very very good team. We are ice cold from 3 and they are red hot and we are still up double digits.

Love the Rafters in game overreactions.

 

[ManitouDan]

Well go bury your head in your blankets and dont look out .. Good Grief .. Boo hoo. crying voice " we are not great "
at 6-0 ranked top 10 .. dude everyone losses , everyone looks bad at times . We look like the 80s Celtics compared to the last 6-7 years . Chill the F out

 

[juneswoon]

This team isn’t as talented as most in the country, but they play as as a team. if they are hitting their 3s; they can beat anyone in the country. Expecting a very, very deep March run.

 

[KampusKat]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

Hey man, it’s been 6 games

 

[BucN1Cat]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

If we don't fix the defense we may not even be that. The 3 point defense is atrocious right now.

 

[Blue wood]

It is a very very good team. We are ice cold from 3 and they are red hot and we are still up double digits.

Love the Rafters in game overreactions.

They just can't help themselves

 

[Allcats08]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

Why in the **** post something like this? Seriously we have a little trouble and you feel the urge to bring negativity.

 

[KYExtemper]

For a team that had to be quickly assembled, I'm more than happy with how this season is going. Hell, beating Duke was already something to make this year memorable.

 

[bowfreak]

Well go bury your head in your blankets and dont look out .. Good Grief .. Boo hoo. crying voice " we are not great "
at 6-0 ranked top 10 .. dude everyone losses , everyone looks bad at times . We look like the 80s Celtics compared to the last 6-7 years . Chill the F out

This.

 

[TM2013]

Lmao. We are gonna get these stupid posts every single time this team has a bad 5 min stretch. Obviously we aren't the '96 Bulls but compared to the rest of college basketball we are a really damn good team.

 

[JwUKFan11]

It is a very very good team. We are ice cold from 3 and they are red hot and we are still up double digits.

Love the Rafters in game overreactions.

You know just because a game ends and we won by 20 doesn't change the fact that the team didn't play great or has deficiencies. It's ok to point them out and discuss them. Still time for them to get better and doesn't mean they can't win big games. Just pointing out I don't see the ceiling I was hoping for after the Duke game.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

Judas Priest, it’s 12 guys who never played together until this season. They’ve played 6 games together. Give it time.

 

[azurricat2010]

Pointing something out doesn't mean I'm not enjoying it. I bought tickets for a game for the first time since 2015.

It's a discussion board and I think we are probably a little overrated at #8.

We can only play who's in front of us and cannot help the fact the teams ranked higher keep losing and we keep winning.

We'll be a top 5 team next week. Does that mean we have top 5 talent? No. Does it mean we're a top 5 team? Yes, because that's how the dominoes fell.

Enjoy the ride, we're literally playing with house money atm.

 

[TucsonCat]

I was going to let pass because it would be an argument about definition of "great". But Top 20ish is a ridiculous description. Top 10. Potential for a 1 seed.

 

[catzfanjim]

I bet this Kentucky team could beat St Peters and Oakland so that’s a start.

 

[JwUKFan11]

I was going to let pass because it would be an argument about definition of "great". But Top 20ish is a ridiculous description. Top 10. Potential for a 1 seed.

If we weren't in the SEC I could see that path much easier.

 

[Allcats08]

You know just because a game ends and we won by 20 doesn't change the fact that the team didn't play great or has deficiencies. It's ok to point them out and discuss them. Still time for them to get better and doesn't mean they can't win big games. Just pointing out I don't see the ceiling I was hoping for after the Duke game.

You act like it’s easy for teams to get up for mid major games. We’ve had 5, sometimes you’re ready for the real schedule. Damn, John wall had to save us from Miami Ohio his freshman year in rupp

 

[flacat22]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

God, you people coming out of the woodwork denigrating a 7-0 team starting to gel as “not very good” are insufferable and miserable people. Find a hobby, basketball ain’t your strong suit.

 

[kats23]

I dont think anyone thought this would be an all star team. It’s a collection of older guys with a first year coach that did his best to collect guys that would fit his system. He outcoached and his kids out played a great team in Duke. This team can have some success in March because of that and despite what you think, this is a great team. These guys compliment each other. A lot of good guys who together can be great

 

[mebeblue2]

yet we still have 90 points with 5 minutes to go

 

[JwUKFan11]

God, you people coming out of the woodwork denigrating a 7-0 team starting to gel as “not very good” are insufferable and miserable people. Find a hobby, basketball ain’t your strong suit.

Coming out of the woodwork lol. We both joined in 2011..

 

[bowfreak]

Look what happens when a few jumpers fall….

 

[Allcats08]

Coming out of the woodwork lol. We both joined in 2011..

Moral of the story. Keep that negative/pessimistic sh** off the board. For the past 5 years that’s all it’s been with games like this. You want be negative, post on the Arkansas board.

 

[G0 B1G BLUE]

This team is dangerous. We are growing each game. New wrinkles in the offense tonight. We are not going to beat everybody. But I’ll be optimistic for every game.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Moral of the story. Keep that negative/pessimistic sh** off the board. For the past 5 years that’s all it’s been with games like this. You want be negative, post on the Arkansas board.

Eat my ass. It's okay to discuss the team without it having to be all butterflies and rainbows.

 

[DanDrungus]

I'd hate to waste the enjoyment of watching this very good team, thinking about how they aren't one of the best teams we've ever had. Especially when you consider how there was practically no roster at all going into the year.

 

[flacat22]

Coming out of the woodwork lol. We both joined in 2011..

I meant recently. There’s been a slew of you chicken littles. Meanwhile we beat dUKe, lead the nation in scoring, just went over 100 for the 4th time this year and are 7-0. I think we’re pretty good so far.

 

[flacat22]

Eat my ass. It's okay to discuss the team without it having to be all butterflies and rainbows.

Sure but what data do you have to support your assertion or is it simply one person’s opinion?

 

[JwUKFan11]

I meant recently. There’s been a slew of you chicken littles. Meanwhile we beat dUKe, lead the nation in scoring and are 7-0. I think we’re pretty good so far.

I think we are good too. Love the team, like I said I haven't went to a game in 9 years and will this year.

I also think it's okay to discuss where we think the team is, at this point. Year 1 for Pope and we are ahead of schedule.

 

[fatguy87]

Shoot like crap from 3. The opponent shoots the lights out, making 10. Despite that, we still may win by over 30.

We have flaws. So does every team except for very few in the history of the game. Last year's team was a 3 seed, theoretically one of the 12 best teams, and they had glaring flaws.

 

[shakestheclown564]

Eat my ass. It's okay to discuss the team without it having to be all butterflies and rainbows.

Well it wasn't a great post. That is just the reality. It was just a bad post though not great. Probably top 200ish today.

 

[Woodsmoke]

That is just the reality. They play really hard and are very likeable. We are just a good team though not great. Probably top 20ish.

I'm sure we will still win this by 20+ but this isn't just a one game reaction.

105 points. Learn ball.

 

[crawfords corner]

Thank goodness we have someone on this board willing to state the obvious.

 

[SophiesDad]

Not even December yet. Who knows what this team will look like as we get closer to March. We’ve far exceeded expectations thus far. Played lethargic and missed open looks for 30 minutes and still won by 29. Stupid ass thread to start