****Game Chat: UK versus Bama****

[kygent2]

First thing JQ has done worthwhile today. Guy is so overrated. So far seems to play smaller than his size.

You kidding I know, because you can't be that dumb

 

[gbl97]

Alabama's 4th string center is dominating us lol.

14 pts for the season... 8 today.

JQ is a lottery pick for his defense they say.

 

[kyjeff1]

Could JQ set ONE SCREEN, pretty please? He seems to just want to roll to the basket.

You're all over JQ, he's the least of our problems

 

[howitis_rivals115807]

Chandler shouldn't play a single second for this team

 

[RunninRichie]

No hope for this program at this point. Can’t recruit will be lucky to make the NCAA tournament. Makes you want to stop watching.

Welcome. I’ve felt this way since the Michigan state game. What the hell took everyone sk long? I just watch bc me and my dad always would….

 

[wccat]

Announcer getting excited when the University of Kentucky historic basketball team cuts the lead to close to 10 points. My how we have fallen!!

 

[Yardeth]

Pope needs to be ousted for his lineups alone.

He doesn’t want to take anyone’s heart! Lol

 

[bbnkat02]

Isn't down to 10 moral victory cigar...

If we cut it to singles that means we could've won this. Frustrating. VERY frustrating.

 

[Rainmaker]

If Pope would have kept the rotation tighter and started the right people I believe even with Bamas shooting we’d be winning or down a bucket or two instead of the current score. Chandler can’t start or log significant minutes and JQ needs more minutes. Aberdeen also need less minutes and give his to Williams or JJ. Popes lineups and minute distribution is why we are in this position.

 

[Tri-Countycat]

It’s embarrassing how big of a ***** our coach is.

I don’t know what you typed but I assume a.

 

[kyjeff1]

JQ seems off today. Where the JQ that played against St. John’s????

He's been scouted

 

[fisherscatfan]

This second half hasn't been bad.

I just don't understand why we don't have this intensity from the get go.

Look at the difference in the leadership. Pope puts up with ****. Oats doesn’t.

 

[TortElvisII]

Light that moral victory cigar.

 

[CrimsonCats_rivals]

This second half hasn't been bad.

I just don't understand why we don't have this intensity from the get go.

We’re actually winning the second half at this moment, just not by enough to make up the huge halftime deficit.

That’s been a consistently weird feature of the Pope era so far. He’s clearly good at halftime adjustments, but it makes no sense that his first half preparation is apparently so poor that we get in a quick hole almost every good opponent we play.

 

[katwest]

We only meet once this year and it had to be in Tuscaloosa, it might not have mattered but we can’t shoot much worse and they couldn’t shoot much better than they have today.

 

[Anon1751335390]

BCG was correct this in the University of Jodie Meeks. It is the University of Lowe. He is all we have.

Oweh as played well.

Bama has missed their last 7 three's. They haven't exactly been contested. It's just random.

 

[NociHTTP]

You're all over JQ, he's the least of our problems

all over him? No, I'm holding him accountable. Just the basics. He was overhyped. They're pretty much all playing awful.

 

[kyjeff1]

OO has had a good game today but I just watched him not budge to help after a teammate got beat off the dribble. He just stood and watched. That would be the last 9 minutes on the bench for me

He has 22 points, he's not the problem.

 

[CatinIL]

Lowe gets grabbed on the drive but still scores. These refs...

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Kam boxed out then didn’t even try to get the rebound

 

[KyLegacyBBN]

Lowe is playing well. Love that.

 

[bbnkat02]

If Pope would have kept the rotation tighter and started the right people I believe even with Bamas shooting we’d be winning or down a bucket or two instead of the current score. Chandler can’t start or log significant minutes and JQ needs more minutes. Aberdeen also need less minutes and give his to Williams or JJ. Popes lineups and minute distribution is why we are in this position.

It's' like he watched Cal's sub patterns and went:

 

[RunninRichie]

Here we go baby. Pope’s gonna win this game and we’ll all be fools! Until it happens again and again and again and….

 

[TortElvisII]

It is getting close so Lindsay takes over

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

Go Big Blue chants LOL

 

[HipTer]

A damaged Lowe is still a pretty darn good PG. A healthy Lowe would have been very good. If Pope had found a couple of shooters to go with him UK might have been pretty good.

 

[RunninRichie]

Good catch by Oweh.

 

[TortElvisII]

Dammitt oweh

 

[kfwa]

c'mon guys!

Bama will tighten up if it gets to within 5 with 3 minutes left

 

[UKJenning]

Go Big Blue chants LOL

Big blue fans deserve better!

 

[bbnkat02]

See, if you don't spot the other team 20 points you have opportunities to come back and win.

 

[Shaudylo]

For the folks bashing JQ you must have allowed your expectations to get too high .

 

[rick64]

Wake up OO!!!

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Let’s go! Good job Pope not starting your best players. Keep the get down 15 strategy. We will come back Go Cats!

Yall thought this was sarcasm. It’s a strategy!

 

[katwest]

The last play sums it up today, can’t hit, throw the ball away.

 

[Pensacola_Cat_Fan]

This team is such a mess. It’s like we’re playing on rollerskates.

 

[RunninRichie]

Lowe is playing well

 

[UKCowboys]

He has 22 points, he's not the problem.

Didn't say he was, said he gave no effort two possessions in a row

 

[rick64]

Lowe!!!

 

[Anon1751335390]

We’re actually winning the second half at this moment, just not by enough to make up the huge halftime deficit.

That’s been a consistently weird feature of the Pope era so far. He’s clearly good at halftime adjustments, but it makes no sense that his first half preparation is apparently so poor that we get in a quick hole almost every good opponent we play.

We've had some crazy swings in 3 points shooting from half to half.

The Gonzaga game last year was like that.

The UL game this year and this one. Both UL and Bama were on pace for about 20 or more 3's and went on cold streaks. We start making some runs when their shooting cools down.

Pope's defense relies almost entirely on forcing missed shots. When the opponent gets hot, we have no way to end possessions since we don't force many turnovers. So when they are hot and get offensive boards, like today in the first half, we get gashed.