Two more lose tonight. 40% of the current top 10 have a road conference loss by at least 15 points. Crazy year and it's really anyone's for the taking.
Top 10 blood bath continues
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Okay, what's your agenda? I'm just kidding but wait for it...
Win % by top 10 teams in true road games:
2018-19 .733
2019-20 .661
2020-21 .589
2021-22 .612
2022-23 .598
2023-24 .417
It is indeed a completely different world for college basketball.
2018-19 .733
2019-20 .661
2020-21 .589
2021-22 .612
2022-23 .598
2023-24 .417
It is indeed a completely different world for college basketball.
Looks like a bit of a trend but this year seems a bit of an aberration.
I've never seen anything like this.
There have also been over 45 teams ranked this year I think I heard them say on our game. It’s a crazy parity year. Which makes me mad because we can win it all if we get any consistency in our defense and Cal doesn’t go retarded on offense again. Who knows.
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But, with other teams "it just happens".
At Kentucky, it's 100% the coach's fault and he needs to be replaced.
At Kentucky, it's 100% the coach's fault and he needs to be replaced.
Interesting bad take. Keep trying.
This is exactly why I was making such a big deal early on. We’ve got a great team and a real chance to hang a banner but the coach cannot get in the way again. Would be such a squandered opportunity.
Who cares what others do, we looked like chumps against USCjr. Other teams losing doesn’t excuse that massacre.
It doesn't excuse us, but because other top teams are racking up losses too, it doesn't hurt us as bad IF we can bounce back and start to string some wins together.
Maybe it’s time to ditch the “top 25” ranking. Seems meaningless
It makes the idiots acting like UK should always be immune to a bad loss in sports look like, well, idiots.
I don’t think we’re going to agree here. UK isn’t immune to a bad loss but we should be immune to frequent bad losses.. which Cal doesn’t seem to be
Isn't this the last year we see almost any Covid year stuff? Wonder how much college teams just getting older on average is affecting this trend?
This is just another spin to try feeding us Cal’s mediocrity.
Cal said we are the Gold Standard so we shouldn’t be getting destroyed on the road or losing at home to UNCW.
Cal said we are the Gold Standard so we shouldn’t be getting destroyed on the road or losing at home to UNCW.
Just think it coincides with the Transfer portal creating more parity. Good players not languishing on the benches of loaded teams or playing at lower level or mid-majors where their talent exceeds the level of play. They move to teams where they can get more PT or face better competition and make teams good that you wouldn't normally think to be good, Like South Carolina for instance.
I hate to lose but atleast give the effort and attempt to change things up to give us the best chance to win. You’re not going to win every game but you don’t have to get embarrassed either when you lose like we did at the chicken coop. We backed down from pressure and no one was a leader, who was grabbing guys trying to get them fired up or vocal on the floor and in TOs??? It’s not about just losing but the way we lost is what bothers me.
Cal’s refusal to adjust is what kills us. It’s like throwing the same speed fastball every single pitch to Major League batters. These D1 teams will figure out how to beat your defense, especially if they know you’ll only play one type of defense and never adjust. It’s absolute insanity.
Coping mechanism. 😉 Fact is, our coach just isn’t very good. It’s okay to admit it. I cannot wait to have a coach that’ll actually adjust and play guys that are most deserving of minutes and that give UK the best chance to win. Cal can fvck off.
should also be immune to total domination by a lesser talented team.
should also be immune to losses @ home to lesser talented teams.
an upset on the road by 5, 8 even 10 points is one thing but to be totally dominated & blown out by 20 is unacceptable.
Kentucky is the standard of the sport. I'm not one calling for Cal to leave/stay, but we shouldn't just be okay with it because it happens to other schools.
This shit has been going on for like 5/6 years now, if not more. Again, coping mechanism.
It's just as much NIL.
And, it's not parity across the board... only that there are fewer elite players and those that are, aren't all on one or two teams as they have been historically.
There are no "great" teams in college basketball anymore. It is the way it is now. Last year's tournament was a true sign of this trend. The tournament is anyone's for the taking. Completely different than college football, where there are clearly defined haves and have nots. And you know come postseason the have's will impose their will. More predictable, but great if you are a fan one of those have teams. In basketball, I just don't think things like seeding mean anything anymore. So much parity.
I guess that’s why in last years tournament UCONN beat every team they faced by double digits.
And the tournament two years ago had 3 blue bloods in the FF with bb Kansas winning it.
To be fair, where other teams have deficiencies in recruiting or moolah, we have a coach who is underwhelming as a floor coach.
This has to be due to the transfer portal becoming bigger and bigger. 2nd guess is sports gambling expanding across the nation.
UCONN was a 4 seed. Where were the #1 and #2 seeds? Or even a #3 seed? No where to be seen on the final weekend.
“Is we Kentucky or is we not?” Would Bama losing on the road in football by 3 touchdowns be ok, ever?
We all understand that bad losses can happen. Most fans, while we get pissed at first, are capable of getting over the occasional bad loss. The problem is that Cal has developed a pattern of consistent bad losses, and doesn't really get that many good wins.
Most people can live with a tough road loss. I don’t remember much bellyaching after the ATM game. It’s the getting boat raced by a team like SC that gets people pissed.
NIL era.
Think it's gonna generate more parity in basketball long term. I'm fascinated to see if last year's wild final four was an aberration or more of the same coming this season.
Football still gets their best players 3 to 4 years so not gonna see its impact there as much IMO.
Think it's gonna generate more parity in basketball long term. I'm fascinated to see if last year's wild final four was an aberration or more of the same coming this season.
Football still gets their best players 3 to 4 years so not gonna see its impact there as much IMO.
I’ve noticed this trend as well. Assume it’s in part due to transfer portal, players playing 5-6 years and no clear cut super dominant odds on title favorite.
Many pundits are predicting the winners of most P6 (football P5 + Big East) conferences will finish the year with 5+ league losses.
It is imperative the Cats go at least 5-4 on the road and undefeated at home. So far, we are 1-2 on the road and losing at UT and Auburn are virtually guaranteed, so the margin for error is slim.
Many pundits are predicting the winners of most P6 (football P5 + Big East) conferences will finish the year with 5+ league losses.
It is imperative the Cats go at least 5-4 on the road and undefeated at home. So far, we are 1-2 on the road and losing at UT and Auburn are virtually guaranteed, so the margin for error is slim.
