Yep.
Continue to watch guys blow by Brea and Robinson on defense.
They are just quicker. There's no fixing that lol.
We have NO point guards right now. Take the top 2 PGs off any team and see how they do
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Yep.
Continue to watch guys blow by Brea and Robinson on defense.
They are just quicker. There's no fixing that lol.
Yes but it’s a stop gap play a 1-3-1 and live and die by it we will be better, we literally cannot stay in front of anyone
I had a pop up from KSR+ that they had an update on Butlers status but I’m not a member. Anyone know what the update was?
I disagree and you can look at defensive ratings as proof. Many of the top defensive teams aren’t overly quick. They’re physical and strong. Our issue is physicality. Butler is an example considering he’s our best defender. He’s not super quick but he’s strong and physical. The offense always has the advantage. They know where they want to go. The defense counters that by proper positioning of not only the defender but other defenders nearby. Defense is a team concept. It’s not running 1s on the playground.
A lot teams would love to have our resume and have a chance just to get in the Tournament
We won some notable games without them and have had some bad losses with them…that’s not an excuse.
He's the on-court offensive and defensive co-ordinator. He's the no.1 communicator and director of the offense and defense when out on the court. Kriisa was supposed to back him up. Instead, right now, UK is lead by a PG with less than 150 minutes of D-1 basketball experience.
Robinson is not a PG
Robinson is not a PG
They showed a hell of a lot of fight against Duke, Gonzaga, UL, UT, FLORIDA, MISS STATE, A&M and even the loss to 'Bama. When other teams are making their three's, we have a heck of time defending them. We provide them with their freak 3 shot game of the season. Look what Arkansas did AND UL nearly came back on us by chucking up three's. We fix our 3 point defense and we will be golden by March.
Kriisa had not YET performed good at all (in just 9 games). But he had enough of a history at P5 schools to know he was MUCH better than that. I think he was struggling because he wasn't used to coming off the bench & playing <20mpg. Having a good attitude about it (which he seemed to have) isn't enough. It's a different mindset. For those 2 reasons, I think he would have performed better when Butler got hurt, if he had been healthy.
And the Carr injury also played a role, although much less of a role. But for a 3 game stretch, that was 33% of the planned contributors, 40% of our starters, and 100% of our PGs. Also Butler played a game or two hurt, and you could tell on how he played.
We are "managing" with Robinson as the PG on offense. We struggled a bit early on vs the pressure, not just TOs, but also using 20 of the 30 seconds just to get into our offense. But we eventually figured that out.
What we did not figure out was how to pressure them causing TO's. I don't think I've EVER seen ANY TEAM have only 1 TO in a game. But Ole Miss did. Vs Ark they only had 7 TOs. 5 vs UT, and 5 vs Vandy. So since the Alabama game, which is when Butler got hurt, our opponents have ONLY 18 TOs in 4 games (4.5 per game). That is about 10 less per game than where it should be. And the Alabama game was just 10, I don't know how many of those 10 came before vs after Butler's injury, but I do know the game was tied with 5min remaining and Butler was already hurting by then.
I also think a coach needs hungry players with something to prove. Too many of our guys are on their last college team with nowhere to go. Therefore, they may not be motivated. I’m not saying Pope can’t motivate them, but their internal motors bay only be running at 75%. Also, you cannot coach a guy to be faster., and that’s a big weakness on this team.
Most sane people realize what a blow it is to not have a PG available.
It took Tennessee shooting 45 3 pointers and missing most of them to win that game. Only so much can be done.
And no, Butler is not John Wall but he is the best ball handler on the team, and probably the top defender when he’s healthy.
Use common sense people. It will be rough without him but if/when he comes back, this team is still good and can be dangerous. All hope is not lost.
It took Tennessee shooting 45 3 pointers and missing most of them to win that game. Only so much can be done.
And no, Butler is not John Wall but he is the best ball handler on the team, and probably the top defender when he’s healthy.
Use common sense people. It will be rough without him but if/when he comes back, this team is still good and can be dangerous. All hope is not lost.
What exactly do you want with your posts? Homestly it looks like you just want to argue.
Dude said I was too soft to see the truth. He was insulting me. I think the argument was started on the other end. I certainly don't intend to debate you on this.
No, I’m not gonna debate about anything. You just seem to be arguing a lot about your point. I get it you don’t think point cards are the issue and some other people do no problem.
I DO think Point guards are the problem.
After I said that, I was told I was too soft to see the truth. I was told that's "my problem." So yeah, I'm argumentative when someone is an @$$hole and tells me I have "a problem" and I'm "too soft."
It's a message board. We come here to discuss and debate. I don't think we're all supposed to agree. But if someone insults me, yeah, I'm not going to be their bro.
If you don't want to read people arguing/debating their points, feel free to hit that ignore button. And I don't mean to be rude with that. Just, I'm not looking for coaching on how to post or behave. If you don't like what you see from me, you don't have to see it.
You commented on my post with an argument just as you always do. Go back and look. I’d just assume have nothing to do with you as none of your interactions are ever civil.
P.S. - You are soft.
People keep using the word "excuse" with this negative connotation.
There are "good" excuses. If you have the flu and you miss school, that is an "excused" absence. That's a good reason.
If my grandmother dies and I miss work, that is an "excuse."
An excuse is a reason or justification. An excuse isn't always a cop out or a bad thing like some of you keep posting.
There are "good" excuses. If you have the flu and you miss school, that is an "excused" absence. That's a good reason.
If my grandmother dies and I miss work, that is an "excuse."
An excuse is a reason or justification. An excuse isn't always a cop out or a bad thing like some of you keep posting.
The fact that you’re having to explain this is an indictment on some of the people here.
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