Butler will be worn out by NCAA tourney time as much as we ride him. Perry gives us decent play off the bench but not quite experienced or athletic enough to compete against SEC talent. Teams take advantage of him.
We need Kriisa to get healthy
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Can’t play Perry in these kinds of games unless he’s knocking down threes. They took advantage of him every time down the court.
Have to play much better defense. Losing scoring 97 points at home is not acceptable Coach Pope.
Given up a 100 points twice at home this year. This has to be addressed. Tourney run will not happen imo if it's not changed.
Given up a 100 points twice at home this year. This has to be addressed. Tourney run will not happen imo if it's not changed.
Perry is a liability on the defensive end and even doubly so if he can't get his shot off on the offensive end. I get why we want to see Kentucky kids play but, they have to at least be able to defend.
Kerr brings a fire off the bench. So the Cats could definitely use him.
But he is just as bad defensively as Perry is. And Perry is a better shooter.
Butler has to play 32 minutes for the Cats to be great. He will be tired. But lots of players play 30 plus minutes in College.
But he is just as bad defensively as Perry is. And Perry is a better shooter.
Butler has to play 32 minutes for the Cats to be great. He will be tired. But lots of players play 30 plus minutes in College.
Kerr is a liability on Defense as well though.
Mark Sears played 38 today and the last five minutes were his best stretch. Butler's nagging injuries are a way bigger problem than his minutes. Hopefully he will heal up this week.
As for Perry, Bama's guards are absolute jets. Perry never faced anything like he saw today in Kentucky high school basketball half a season ago. He knows he has to be better.
Pope/UK have talked as though they expect him back, originally saying 3-6 weeks. I have been skeptical of that, certainly of the timeline - and Saturday was 6 weeks. I figured if we saw him again, ~8 weeks would be best case scenario but it could be longer, pushing toward March. And that's if no setbacks or slow healing as is common with this particular injury. If he does miss the rest of the year, he would be eligible for a medical hardship waiver.
Thanks. Personally I’m going to be really surprised if we see him play again this year but it would be awesome if he were able to come back and contribute. Really sad we haven’t been able to watch him roll and grow with this team more.
People keep wanting Kerr back next season. That means Perry is 3rd string again. We surely aren't rolling with Kerr and Perry at PG n the sec next season I would hope.
Good post op. When I awoke and thought about the game it was the first thing I thought as well… of what can help us.
Perry may improve his technique but his athleticism and lateral quickness have God given limits.
Love the kid and so glad to have him on our team but he will most likely always have a physical ceiling on his ability to compete against elite college bball guards.
Is he reliable enough to start at PG? And play big minutes? If not, will need another portal pg to start.
That is true about Sears, but Butler expends way more energy on defense than 99 percent of players. That on top of running the point on this current UK team is not a good recipe for 35 minutes a game the rest of the way.
