Was at the game, this will be last post for a long time ...
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Same thing. Looking at St. Peter’s schedule only makes the loss seem worse. They beat nobody and lost to a whole bunch of nobodies. They easily could’ve been a 16 seed.
There’s no way of polishing this turd.
Great post. But I LOL'ed at tighter than a crabs asshole. Can't say I've ever heard that phrase before. I will certainly be using that in the future. LOL
Put this in a letter and send it to frauadapari and Barnhart let them know. Sums up his coaching and how we all feel perfectly
Agree 100%. I also noticed that whoever this moron @Huntnfish1 is seems be laughing at every reasonable post made on here over the past 12 hours. Not sure why, but he/she irks me.
No, I honestly don't think most UK fans know how bad this St. Peters team really is. I would be shocked if they even stay close to Murray. Murray has better guards than us and they are better coached
Murray will beat St Peters by 15-20 points on Saturday, you can bet on that
Excellent summation of the beat down by a JV team, but don't expect Cal to change or leave.
See to me, there's a few things that really need to be addressed, because they're directly leading to losses for the Cats. It all boils down to Cal's...
1. Refusal to use TOs at end of game situations
2. Refusal to run any out of bounds plays to get easy shots
3. Refusal to run any "sets" or "specials" instead of his dated mover/blocker scheme
4. Refusal to practice FTs - just leaves it up to players to do on their own
5. Refusal to switch up defenses - teams make runs, change it up
Bonus: Anyone else notice how TERRIBLE Kentucky's ball-screen defense is? When Cal doesn't have Anthony Davis, Nerlens, or Willie guarding the big on a ball-screen, we just seem to get torched.
1. Refusal to use TOs at end of game situations
2. Refusal to run any out of bounds plays to get easy shots
3. Refusal to run any "sets" or "specials" instead of his dated mover/blocker scheme
4. Refusal to practice FTs - just leaves it up to players to do on their own
5. Refusal to switch up defenses - teams make runs, change it up
Bonus: Anyone else notice how TERRIBLE Kentucky's ball-screen defense is? When Cal doesn't have Anthony Davis, Nerlens, or Willie guarding the big on a ball-screen, we just seem to get torched.
RAMEL - GREAT POST.. agree 100%
Wisconsin broke me. I have quit going to games... I think I have been to Rupp twice with kids since 2015 (before went 7-8 games/yr). Go back and look at that roster again!! Then look at Wisconsin roster... then go back and look at Randle team and look at UCONN roster. It makes me sick. Common denominator is MORE TALENT and WORSE COACHING.
I have quite listening to all the Media BS (especially shows that talk about Future Talent and 5 stars and how we will be favored to win it all!! Over the dead period of summer -- insert KSR types) - they just are self serving their brand.
Finally 7 years later, people are starting to see what many of us saw years .... Cal has his strengths but in game coaching is a glaring weakness. ADD this to his hubris... we are where we are.
Wisconsin broke me. I have quit going to games... I think I have been to Rupp twice with kids since 2015 (before went 7-8 games/yr). Go back and look at that roster again!! Then look at Wisconsin roster... then go back and look at Randle team and look at UCONN roster. It makes me sick. Common denominator is MORE TALENT and WORSE COACHING.
I have quite listening to all the Media BS (especially shows that talk about Future Talent and 5 stars and how we will be favored to win it all!! Over the dead period of summer -- insert KSR types) - they just are self serving their brand.
Finally 7 years later, people are starting to see what many of us saw years .... Cal has his strengths but in game coaching is a glaring weakness. ADD this to his hubris... we are where we are.
They also let other teams best shooters continue to get open shots and shoot even though they know they are the best shooter and can go off
Agree totally. Why can’t Cal’s guards shoot? He wants the good looking NBA guys while the mid tier kids are the ones we are losing to. Cal simply cannot coach. He has to have the most talented teams and then he still struggles. Game has passed him by.
Reminds me of the WVU fans after that 2010 game. They were total a-holes.
it sucks to be at a game like this. I was also at the Kansas State game in 2018 and this one reminded me a lot of that one. But the KSU fans were actually pretty nice.
Op, I was in Indy in 2015 and I feel the same way. I haven’t been the same about Kentucky basketball. He just can’t win the big games anymore. Big salary less hunger, not sure but he needs to pack his shit.
Oh I agree, St Peters is terrible and barely a tournament team. Kentucky would get blown out by Murray State.
Great post! Best one I've read in quite sometime.
I still, to this day, am amazed that Cal won't use a timeout to set up a play with under a minute remaining in the game.
Twenty-something seconds remaining last night. Tie game. Two timeouts remaining.
Cats have the ball.
No timeout.
Oh, I know, let's run around and act we don't don't know what we're doing (which we didn't!!) and then - wait for it, wait for it, wait for it - throw up an air ball.
Unfathomable.
Adolph Rupp - John Wooden - Joe B. Hall - Dean Smith - Denny Crum (etc etc etc) would have called a Gawdamn (here's to you, Baron) TO in every instance like that and set up a play with 2nd and 3rd options. How do I know?? I watched all those guys coach.
I guess Cal is saving his TOs til football season just in case Mark Stoops needs to borrow a few.
I still, to this day, am amazed that Cal won't use a timeout to set up a play with under a minute remaining in the game.
Twenty-something seconds remaining last night. Tie game. Two timeouts remaining.
Cats have the ball.
No timeout.
Oh, I know, let's run around and act we don't don't know what we're doing (which we didn't!!) and then - wait for it, wait for it, wait for it - throw up an air ball.
Unfathomable.
Adolph Rupp - John Wooden - Joe B. Hall - Dean Smith - Denny Crum (etc etc etc) would have called a Gawdamn (here's to you, Baron) TO in every instance like that and set up a play with 2nd and 3rd options. How do I know?? I watched all those guys coach.
I guess Cal is saving his TOs til football season just in case Mark Stoops needs to borrow a few.
I was at the game as well. It was brutal to sit though, absolutely brutal.
The team looked so great in warmups, laughing, looked loose, made a TON of shots (Grady made 12 threes in a row at one point). Then the game started and it looked like a totally different team.
I have said it multiple times and I’ll say it again - I wish we would stop with the “takeover SEC tourney” nonsense. It’s great and that we show up but I wish we would spend that time and money on the NCAAT. It wouldn’t have made a difffernece last night (probably) but it just annoys the hell out of me that our fanbase hangs their hat on how cool it is that BBN dominates the SECT.
The team looked so great in warmups, laughing, looked loose, made a TON of shots (Grady made 12 threes in a row at one point). Then the game started and it looked like a totally different team.
I have said it multiple times and I’ll say it again - I wish we would stop with the “takeover SEC tourney” nonsense. It’s great and that we show up but I wish we would spend that time and money on the NCAAT. It wouldn’t have made a difffernece last night (probably) but it just annoys the hell out of me that our fanbase hangs their hat on how cool it is that BBN dominates the SECT.
I am ready for a coach that runs plays, is willing to adapt, and doesn't think he invented the game.
I've had this same feeling since 2015 as well. although not expected, this loss is not so much of a surprise as you would think.
can't expect JC to turn things around after this many poor showings. after last year his desire and effort is still in question. and that alone is enough to call for change.
can't expect JC to turn things around after this many poor showings. after last year his desire and effort is still in question. and that alone is enough to call for change.
The only good thing about the tournament is at least we didn't get that 1 seed so we could lose to a 16.
It's what Cal has done to this fanbase. He's killed their passion. Their love of UK basketball. He's taken something we all love and revere and made it about him and what he wants. For that reason., I will not look back on his time at UK fondly.
Same. Grady especially seemed timid last night. Only Oscar and Toppin looked ready for the fight. Could tell early that this game was going the wrong way. Just the way it felt.
I live in Indy as well. I have grown so tired of Cal’s bull that I didn’t even attempt to get tickets. I have always made some games every year but not this year. For the first time ever, I missed some games on tv because of the way Cal runs the team. I am beyond pissed because UK is stuck with Cal.
Yeah I posted a detailed timeline about that, remember? I got raked over the coals by half the posters on this board and I got banned for three days by the moderators.
Don't forget refusal to prepare specifically for our opponents and refusal to make basically any in-game adjustments to how the opponent is playing.
I have never been this disappointed in a UK team in all my years. I think like most of you it is time for Cal to be replaced. This team last night except for Oscar, Toppin and a Mintz did not seem to care. This is all on Cal !
I think that may be a key issue. Players first, draft night, max contracts, etc is obviously great when you get those types of guys who are also all in to win. However, over the years it's been pretty clear that some players just aren't the combination of NBA talent, and college heart/grit. Plenty of teams and programs over the years have won without the former, but non go far without the latter.
Well re teams rooting against us.... big deal. I find myself rooting for underdogs in all the other games.
Re Cal..... the past two seasons makes it look like he is past his prime. Now, what is that level gonna be?
Well, sadly, we will find out b/c his contract is not past it's prime.
He's locked into the end of the 2026 season at $8.5M to $9M per season. (I checked today)
That's roughy $34M-$36M buyout...... even with negotiations, that's too big of a number for the Athletic Department to swallow... and I do not believe there are enough donors to be able to cough up that the of go away money in Kentucky.
The future looks cloudy at best.
Re Cal..... the past two seasons makes it look like he is past his prime. Now, what is that level gonna be?
Well, sadly, we will find out b/c his contract is not past it's prime.
He's locked into the end of the 2026 season at $8.5M to $9M per season. (I checked today)
That's roughy $34M-$36M buyout...... even with negotiations, that's too big of a number for the Athletic Department to swallow... and I do not believe there are enough donors to be able to cough up that the of go away money in Kentucky.
The future looks cloudy at best.
Amen. Cal was the 'real' one and done. Stoops is the man at UK.
Best quote in along time . I feel the same way … thanks for saying it better than I could.
2015 broke me too. Should have 10 titles right now but we dont.
