Game Thread - KY Wes.

[*Fox2Monk*]

Anybody worried about how Pope will coach anymore? Looking pretty damn good so far.

 

[PoBilly]

60 in the first half. If we continue like this my 115 pts by UK will be under. lol

 

[ukjenning44]

Impressive

 

[bluedog79]

Best half of basketball I seen in damn long time. If They're 85% of this all year ...we're going to be just fine!
Im excited after that showing. Yessir I am.
Kentucky Wesleyan couldn't score. They would have scored on last year's team

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand_rivals116236]

I love that we actually have a game plan!

I love that Bruiser & Chin and all the other useless idiots are gone

 

[kywildcat1021979]

60-24 at halftime
Man what a freaking half!!!!

 

[KentuckyStout]

This is a fundamentally well coached team.

It’s the type of team that would run one of Cal’s inexperienced, freshman laden teams right off the damn court early in the season.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Hoopgasm

Pope just causally orchestrating a 60 piece in his first half of coaching here.

 

[UK_BlueBlood]

Remember all those 60 point rock fights over the last several years? Hmm.

 

[Kycatspaws]

What a half. Cats drop a 60 burger on Kentucky Wesleyan!

 

[mdlUK.1]

I know we are playing an outmatched team but that is how you’re supposed to dominate in a game like this.

 

[NociHTTP]

Anyone got the boxscore?

 

[Catluv]

Hoopgasm

Hoopgasm

OH WHAT A FEELING!!!

 

[Rockfly78]

Wonder if Pope calls off the dogs or let them play it out

We will see a lot of Perry and Noah later on

 

[anonymous_2024]

Great ball movement
Unselfishness

Lots of things to work on of course but a FUN 1st half. We haven't had to many of those in the past few years

 

[JwUKFan11]

60 points at halftime? Last season we’d have this many with about 5 minutes left in the game.

Last season we scored 92 and 99 in the 2 Exhibition games so not really.

 

[BassProCat]

I love that we actually have a game plan!

I love that Bruiser & Chin and all the other useless idiots are gone

This x1000000000000

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Didn’t get to watch, can somebody give me a spark notes of the first half?

 

[SophiesDad]

The ball movement and shooting

 

[NociHTTP]

I know we are playing an outmatched team but that is how you’re supposed to dominate in a game like this.

DJ says "Kentucky is afraid of rock fights".

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand_rivals116236]

Second half will be tough to juggle

Cats come 1st

Reed & the Rockets game during commercial break

 

[bluedog79]

This team's 1st half made a party in my brain hole. Come on Dukies! We might have something for you

 

[StubbornPenny]

Yes I know this opponent isn’t exactly top tier
And this is only an exhibition game
But even so…worlds different
60 pts in a half
When was the last time we did that?

We scored 69 in the first half against Marshall last year.

It shows just how badly Cal ruined the vibe of that team.

 

[outlaw77]

Half flew by... was a lot of fun.

Great ball movement
Loved the unselfish play, no dribble, dribble, dribble NBA tryouts
Oweh is going to be a guy we can go to when we need to get a bucket at the rim
Robinson is just way too smooth
Almonor looks like he will be a huge surprise. Steady and can shoot
Williams passing is going to give us lots of room inside because the defense will have to honor that

 

[Bkocats]

You have now

 

[ukwildcatwildfan]

The Cats are raining 3’s from all over the state!! Woooo hoooo. We get production like this from Almanor it’s on. Williams is everywhere. Butler with a steal!

I heard on a podcast a couple days ago J Kyle Mann (UK fan who works for Bill Simmons' site) said the Fairleigh Dickinson coach told him Almonor is the smartest player he ever coached... I think he may have more of an impact than a lot of us are predicting.

 

[Rockfly78]

Pope just causally orchestrating a 60 piece in his first half of coaching here.

It’s so awesome. So fun. But I was at Clyde’s first showings and we hammered some miss valley st. But still. This doesn’t suck

 

[megablue]

The tremendous experience really shows ... quite impressive !!

 

[ChicagoCat90]

I'd cry if you asked me to pick my favorite player on this team. This team has some ball players on it!

 

[Dreklie]

Anyone know when the last time we had 60 in a half is?

 

[darkshadesofblue]

This offense is explosive and fun to watch, very smooth and very fluent. I know it’s early but this team will gel into a well oiled machine, much better than watching one on one street ball

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand_rivals116236]

I feel the enthusiasm back on this board!

 

[WallMash]

First Half take-aways. Butler with his takeaways, yeah man. Robinson hitting long threes. They are sharing the ball and not turning over. Love that Chandler opposite side up and under.

 

[TucsonCat]

Game is flying by.
First half lasted just 40 minutes.

 

[Bkocats]

We scored 69 in the first half against Marshall last year.

It shows just how badly Cal ruined the vibe of that team.

It’s sad I didn’t remember that

 

[WallMash]

Love our big's defense, except a couple of back doors.

 

[Lempface]

Last season we scored 92 and 99 in the 2 Exhibition games so not really.

And then we completely went away from that style of play as the season went on. Just brainless coaching.

 

[StubbornPenny]

Anyone know when the last time we had 60 in a half is?

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2023-11-24-19-kentucky.html

69 against Marshall last year. Amazing how Cal screwed that team up

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Anyone know when the last time we had 60 in a half is?

Apparently last year against Marshall it happened. I don't remember or care to remember last season.

 

[cat tat2]

Moving and sharing the ball on offense, staying in front and helping on defense. Team basketball, I haven’t seen it for a while but I like it.