UK big men highly motivated heading to Alabama
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I would certainly hope so. They've got some things to prove. Let's hope they do. I'm cautiously optimistic we'll see a lot better game from them tonight. I don't think they could play worse than they did at LSU.
Ill be the first one to blame the refs when warranted but those two gms were not on the refs.
They have got to do their part on not committing silly fouls and realize to win the game, they have to stay in the game and can't be grabbing and reaching and going over the back, if they play smart, we will win the game. Alex and Marcus are to smart and experienced to have a repeat of the LSU game. Without them we have no chance, now they need to go out and redeem themselves from the debacle last week.
They may be motivated but does that translate to success on the court? Wouldn't you say most college team players are motivated to do well and win? I would expect that Alabama having a home game will be very motivated too.
Perhaps there is a talent factor too along with how well you are playing together in the right combinations. My concern isn't that Poythress, or Lee, or even Skal are motivated but rather how they support one another. I do believe it will be disappointing for me and many others if Skal is put again in a position at center where it just seems so glaring that it is not his forte and thus should be combined with Lee at the post, or Humphries at the post and Skal at the 4. Do we stick with a 3 guard line-up? I don't personally see this as the best option at least on how things are at present. But, none of us are able to observe what goes on behind the scenes, we can only judge by what we see on the court.
Retrospectively, too much emphasis seems to have been places on stopping Simmons rather than letting him have his and stopping the rest of the LSU team. Alabama is a good (not great) team and we should do better anyway.
Perhaps there is a talent factor too along with how well you are playing together in the right combinations. My concern isn't that Poythress, or Lee, or even Skal are motivated but rather how they support one another. I do believe it will be disappointing for me and many others if Skal is put again in a position at center where it just seems so glaring that it is not his forte and thus should be combined with Lee at the post, or Humphries at the post and Skal at the 4. Do we stick with a 3 guard line-up? I don't personally see this as the best option at least on how things are at present. But, none of us are able to observe what goes on behind the scenes, we can only judge by what we see on the court.
Retrospectively, too much emphasis seems to have been places on stopping Simmons rather than letting him have his and stopping the rest of the LSU team. Alabama is a good (not great) team and we should do better anyway.
Lee only played a handful of minutes because he kept committing stupid fouls. Not a single foul call on him was a bad call. His fifth was ridiculous. He shoved an LSU player in the back with both hands right under the goal. That will get called every time, as it should. Alex's fouls were just as bad. They just didn't show up ready to play.
Perfect? No. Never. Our bigs sucked? Absolutely in the LSU game. Take off your blue tinted glasses and actually watch the game. Lee and Alex fouled out because they committed too many stupid fouls, were out of position, and gave very poor effort. If you can't see that, you do not know basketball.
Have to agree plus Lee got hurt in the UCLA and did not play that much. So many people won't to blame the refs for every lose. Good facts.
We definitely cannot afford a loss tonight. If we lose two in a row to the likes of LSU and Bama, we will free fall in the Top 25 and our NCAA Tournament seeding will take a big hit. Plus, the players' confidence will also take another blow.
Normally you're right, but our bigs did not show any motivation in the LSU game. Face it, they looked like they didn't want to be there. They could not play any worse than they did.
Our bigs are just not very good. Sure, more effort would help but it's still not enough. Poy hasn't improved in 5 years, he's a walk or a turnover waiting to happen when he has the ball. While Lee has improved, he lacks the offense to help against physical teams. Skal is our only chance and he's a year away unless Cal works some of his magic.
I would like to see all them just come out focused every play just stay locked in nothing fancy just go to work. The whole LSU thing was just odd, I hope they don't try to do more than they are capable just contest every shot and value every possession.
No on the refs, but they aren't why we lost, yes on our big guys in the LSU game...their effort sucked!
Rest easy, it ain't gonna happen. Ole Miss beat AL and it isn't very often we lose 2 in a row, especially when we stunk up the last one.
