******Game Thread Colgate vs UK*******

[anonymous_2024]

We're gonna get destroyed by every team in the SEC with this effort and shooting.

 

[Broker]

This is sad. The whole team should be embarrassed about this effort tonight

This type of play is what gets a loss in round of 64.

 

[Digger-Cat]

The lazy play and awful shooting is starting to become very disturbing to me. This can't continue.

 

[HenryMuto]

I turned the channel when it was 17-0 and turned it back and it is now 38-36 wtf

 

[Hoskins91_rivals]

We’re an up and down team. The meh games against cupcakes and the loss to Clemson weren’t flukes. We will have a few questionable losses this year.

 

[TomTraubertsBlues]

In case anybody was still wondering, we are NOT a good 3 pt shooting team outside of Brea.

 

[Beatle Bum]

And, the fans suck. Non-existent.

 

[megablue]

Another team quicker than us. We’re having trouble guarding them.

Very correct !!

 

[HenryMuto]

30 point fav

 

[FirewithFire]

Not a fan of the way this team plays down to their opponent. Pope needs to address that riki tic.

 

[IowaMuse5]

That was embarrassing. Now you let anothe Crispin-like nobody to get red hot. Cats gonna have to actually play well to win. Can’t depend on Colgate being inept.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

The toothpaste kings hanging tough.

The freshmen look like freshmen. We don't have a Dilly or shep off the bench to help out.

 

[Terrapin_Station]

Pope left weak *** bench players in for way too long and that’s why we’re in the position we’re in.

Chandler
Perry
Almanor

Just don’t have it. Can’t hit wide open threes and can’t play D.

Also, Jaxson has given up a ton of points.

 

[MegaBlue05]

Classic trap game. Coming off a big win, rival looming, no healthy PGs.

Letting them back in the game was a big mistake. Now they’re on fire.

Just get out with a W and burn the tape.

 

[RoyKent]

30 point favorite, Colgate is 2-8, they didn’t score for the first 7:00, we were up 17-0….and it’s a 2 point game at half.

Complete disaster and incredibly inept coaching by Pope

 

[permdaddy_rivals45705]

Pope has to figure out this teams 1st half woes before SEC play starts or we are going to be out of a lot of games at half.

 

[Tayshaun4Three]

Team seems to be lacking energy. We need Kerr to bring it in the locker room. Also Robinson needs to talk about how this is Fing embarrassing again. We gotta be better

 

[megablue]

In case anybody was still wondering, we are NOT a good 3 pt shooting team outside of Brea.

Certainly not good enough to shoot 35+ threes a game …

 

[darkshadesofblue]

So having Butler and Kriisa both out is not somewhat worrisome? Colgate is so bad we should be able to roll without any starters. Better get in sync fast or this one could get no so interesting

 

[ukjenning44]

It’s like we don’t play the first half of most games.

 

[UKDC80]

Was hoping this **** was behind UK. Apparently not!

 

[TortElvisII]

Weirdest half of the Pope era.

 

[bbnkat02]

Yeah, if I'm Pope, they take the jerseys off and wear white tshirts. You don't wear Kentucky across your chest and put forth that **** effort. If we wanted that, we'd drive to Fayetteville and go get Cal back.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

I turned the channel when it was 17-0 and turned it back and it is now 38-36 wtf

Yeah what happened?

 

[UKortho]

The two Kentucky kids are not close to being ready for this level of play.

Chandler isn’t either.

 

[Digger-Cat]

Pope better chew their *** a new one. Fans in Rupp don't look happy whatsoever.

We keep saying this. At some point, that doesn't work.
This is a veteran team, I really thought we wouldn't see this kind of stuff.
It's one thing to see it on occasion, but it's getting to be an every game trend now.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

Are the Crispin brothers there?

 

[GoNoles111]

Team seems to be lacking energy. We need Kerr to bring it in the locker room. Also Robinson needs to talk about how this is Fing embarrassing again. We gotta be better

Jaxs defense has been embarrassing

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

We were up 17-0 and Colgate didn’t score for the first 7 minutes is now a 2 point game.

Slow down man, we’re miserable because we don’t pump sunshine and act like this is good basketball right now.

 

[Basscat1987]

Omg would everyone calm down. We got Louisville Friday. Everyone knows it. Including the players. Going thru the motions tonight. Wasn’t doing anything exceptional to get up 17-0 or whatever it was either. Colgate just missed all their shots. Relax. We can freak out and lose our **** if we’re playing bad against a big time team but a cupcake the game before a rivalry game doesent deserve a meltdown from the fans

 

[ala_kat2]

It’s David vs. Goliath and right now David’s slingshot is winning. Colgate’s players are hyper-focused while we’re just messing around

 

[Seth_C]

The lazy play and awful shooting is starting to become very disturbing to me. This can't continue.

Normally I would say Pope should bench the offending players but I don’t think Darbyshire, Horn, Brea, and Carr could pull it off 4 on 5 for the entire half.

 

[megablue]

Pope has to figure out this teams 1st half woes before SEC play starts or we are going to be out of a lot of games at half.

I think he should’ve called a timeout to re-focus the defensive effort.

 

[BigRickWithTheBig___Suv]

Instead of running someone out of the gym and getting the home crowd into it...the opposite happened. Pope let his emotions and "feel sorry for you" thinking get involved and it was a major mistake.

 

[Bkocats]

Very flat and meh. Big letdown
Lot of experimentation going on with lineups

 

[FitchandMurray29]

The fact that it’s close will actually inject some life into the team and crowd. I expect a big second half and like 20 point win.

 

[Wunky]

this is all on Pope taking his foot off the gas early and subbing thinking he was gonna just run all over someone....FACT.

Dude if he can’t sub in the freshmen up 17-0 against freaking Colgate, when CAN he?

Can’t blame Pope for trying to get these guys some experience in light of recent injuries. But they have to at least perform a little bit. The effort from everyone not named Brea tonight is embarrassing.

 

[king of cali]

Certainly not good enough to shoot 35+ threes a game …

Facts

 

[Tayshaun4Three]

Jaxs defense has been embarrassing

I agree. Think the shifting defense hid his specific flaws guarding the speedier PGs perhaps

 

[Digger-Cat]

Perfect opportunity to coach some guys. This performance is about more than just this game. The Dirty Birds are growing beer muscles right now. Gotta clean this up

Louisville has their own problems right now, UTEP is giving them everything they want in the 2nd half.