*****Game Chat: UK versus St. Johns*****

[Drogon]

They are allowing the program to be displayed handsomely in it's slow death. There's a certain irony there considering the fact that they are blindly supporting a man who dresses and looks like a mortician.

I only laugh cuz there is no crying emote

 

[preston-lemasterpiece]

Pope can’t be back next year. The team is fine. His godawful rotations are unacceptable.
Hell I’d fire him now and let Jason Hart coach the rest of the year

 

[OleTiredBum]

two horrible teams playing basketball.

 

[Farsight Clone]

We have guys who can’t create their own shot and no decent point guard.

Pope showed he can do discipline by benching BG. But it seems like he's not willing to be consistent about it.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

The tweak at half needs to be dropping the minutes restriction and let JQ cook

 

[Vek96]

8 on 5

 

[ComebackCats98]

Go away with your "fake fans" nonsense. It has nothing to do with fandom.

I’m being sarcastic. You can’t criticize the coaching staff or people on here call you that

 

[Madhuvan]

This is a NIT team. The IU-UK game was a NIT second round game.

Just told my buddy the same thing. This isn’t a tournament team.

 

[MbergCat]

Pope is in so far over his head.

 

[mash_24]

Thank god I didn’t play without about half the people in this thread. So many ***** quitters.

 

[philstat]

Pope getting schooled by the master.

 

[RunninRichie]

Mark Pope is NICE you fake fans! We should be happy with 16 points in almost 15 minutes. Wins and losses don’t matter. Wait until JQ comes back! I mean uh wait until Lowe comes back!

He played here 30 years ago! He’s one of us. I have good memories when I think of 1996! It’s a blue hair lower bowl mentality.

 

[Drogon]

Guess what's gonna happen for the next two months?

Despair?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Don't worry, guys! Just remember that as bad as it might look, we are a five seed in the Ken Pom tournament of champions!

 

[katwest]

Pope said we were built for this, so why can’t we score or get the ball in bounds. Pitino making him look bad right now and taking advantage of no point guard. If I were an opposing coach I would press Kentucky the the whole game, we have no answer!

 

[Pensacola_Cat_Fan]

Noah stinks. Any mins they think about giving him should go to Kam and probably Hawthorne too.

You have to think it’s for his shooting. But he’s horrible in every other aspect, and he can’t get a shot off anyway.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

This team is simply a collection from the island of misfit toys. Dribble in to trouble and look to chuck it to anyone who can bail them out. Problem is, nobody can.

How did Pope think this Pinto he assembled was a Ferrari is quite damning on his ability to evaluate talent.

More talented than the Indiana misfits…… so that falls on Pope. He’s lost.

 

[Tri-Countycat]

Put a big on the block and throw the ball down low, crash board on the backside. That’s all we can do at this point. Our guards aren’t quick enough to get shots

 

[fisherscatfan]

And it's the players. He can't shoot for them. He can't run screens they refuse to run. No one is cutting. What do you think he should do about that?

Play somebody that will.

 

[Eastkybball]

Take Noah out and get rid of him.
For God sake put the only hope we have in Quatance back out there !!!!!!

 

[Vek96]

The corruption by these 3 pieces of **** should warrant an instant investigation.

 

[Farsight Clone]

Pope can’t be back next year. The team is fine. His godawful rotations are unacceptable.
Hell I’d fire him now and let Jason Hart coach the rest of the year

Bruce Pearl is in the building. Replace him and make Pope the team doctor and tend to Lowe's injury.

 

[ChiefPaducah]

Teams that play aggressive defense just eat us up. We aren’t talented enough and don’t screen well enough to get ourselves open.

 

[Anon1759768907]

Mark Pope is NICE you fake fans! We should be happy with 16 points in almost 15 minutes. Wins and losses don’t matter. Wait until JQ comes back! I mean uh wait until Lowe comes back!

pope offense is archaic!!! we need an offensive minded coach so we arent 7-5!!

 

[wccat]

Pope is lost.

 

[legalbeagle123]

7-11 or 8-10 SEC record at best.

 

[Big BlueBeard]

And it's the players. He can't shoot for them. He can't run screens they refuse to run. No one is cutting. What do you think he should do about that?

You mean the players he hand picked to play here? Those players?

 

[rick64]

I only laugh cuz there is no crying emote

Here you go.

 

[KyLegacyBBN]

Just insert a little gratitude in your life and I will all look better. The outcome doesn't matter. It's just entertainment. We've just been following this thing all of our lives for no real reason. All-time wins? Elite recruits? None of it matters compared with gratitude.

Deep post for the game thread. I guess when watching this team it makes you question the meaning of life ,

 

[MidseasonTweak]

The Mountain Garter Snake needs to sit.

 

[bbnkat02]

We suck.

Coaching sucks.

And now refs are dogpiling

And now we don't have a three.

What a **** show.

 

[Farsight Clone]

So what happened with Jelly? Why isn't he playing?

 

[darkshadesofblue]

Yeah this on coach, sorry. When the same injuries occur over over again, it’s not bad luck anymore. That and the inability to recruit at an elite level. A lot of time left in this but it’s unlikely with an injured Lowe

 

[One2Three]

Just told my buddy the same thing. This isn’t a tournament team.

We might not even make the NIT at this rate.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

We are not playing team ball on offense. Not willing to pass, hesitate to pass. This needs to be fixed if we want to have a sliver of improvement on offense.

Even tho it went in.. the Aberdeen dribble step back pull up defender in face isn’t ideal. Kind of frustrating.

 

[OleTiredBum]

"Paxlovid" -- take paxlovid and buy some life insurance.

 

[HipTer]

This team is beyond offensively challenged. I realize not having a PG hurts, but I don’t think it would make that big of a difference. They are giving their all on defense though.

Basically agree, but I do think a PG that could turn the corner, get in the lane and pass would make a pretty good difference - not one of the top teams kind of difference, but . . .

 

[Farsight Clone]

Of course it's a 2

 

[Cats3x]

Noah cannot be on the floor without a good PG... and he cant guard anyone... but he'll have 16 against Bellarmine.

 

[LexingtonThoroughblade]

It seems we still haven't found our ideal lineup that is needed to score.