GYERO

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

Make the tournament and win a game. That’s our bar right now. I think we can do it.

I’m still onboard.

 

[cawoodsct]

Pope gotta make defense a priority next year. I say next because this ain’t changing this season.

 

[legalbeagle123]

Obviously need Butler back in the worst way, but Kerr too. That rascal brings attitude, and we have none right now.

 

[UKwizard]

We need to get healthy.

 

[creeksman]

Maybe leaning on the guy who wanted to be the 6th man at BYU wasn’t the best idea after all.

 

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

Somebody compared him to Rod Rhodes (with respect mental toughness)

That is looking fairly astute.

 

[cawoodsct]

Hey Jimmy, we went from zone to man. Didn’t get beat in the zone you dumbass

 

[krazykats]

I appreciate Carrs effort here, but I’d prefer he just sit it out and gain a little more rest for his back.

This one ain’t worth it.

 

[entropy13]

I have no confidence going into this game

Prescient, he is.

 

[legalbeagle123]

The boys definitely didn't quit.

 

[cawoodsct]

If we win this game, I’ll buy Arby’s for everyone in this thread.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

Absolute horseshit shot

 

[entropy13]

Make the tournament and win a game. That’s our bar right now. I think we can do it.

If by tournament you mean NIT, then YES, YES, YES!

 

[TCPUKChamps]

Another horseshit shot

 

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

With the Q1 wins we have we’re probably already in.

 

[gattongrad09]

I mean what do you do its a curse.

 

[TCPUKChamps]

None of these last shots are good shots whatsoever. Don't f***ing go down 23 at halftime. Just abysmal luck this half.

 

[k_s_t_a]

- We have not played good defense for the vast majority of this game.

- On the rare occasions we have, they just drill it anyway with a hand in their face.

Same story two games in a row.

 

[cawoodsct]

I’d love to see the mid range percentage from ole miss tonight. Insane.

As bad as it has been tonight, and it’s been bad, kinda happy it wasn’t a 30 plus blowout. I have to have something to hold on to.

You see the damn potential but our defense just can’t sustain.

 

[gattongrad09]

A big part of our issue is defensive quickness we are constanstly trying to shift to not get beat giving space or getting beat anyway. Athleticism if you will.

Then theres the last 3 shots which are just maddening. Garrison had a foot on that guy and too slow to block him.

 

[MrKentucky]

Brea is mega ***

 

[MaxPowerrr]

With the Q1 wins we have we’re probably already in.

Probably…

 

[CrittendenWildcat]

We f@ck ourselves.
And we f@ck ourselves.

 

[ukalumni00]

How much worse is this team defensively than last year’s team?

 

[cawoodsct]

Pope: let’s give up a 100

 

[cawoodsct]

F ole miss for taking that shot. Let’s bury them next time

 

[k_s_t_a]

How much worse is this team defensively than last year’s team?

I’ve thought about pointing this out for a while, but coming into tonight our kenpom adjOE was 124.8 (3rd) and adjDE was 102.2 (89th).

Last year we were 122.2 (7th) and 102.9 (109th).

It’s basically the same team. Slightly better on both ends (might not be true after tonight). If you look up the teams from the last 20 years with the most similar resumes, one of the top 5 is 2024 Kentucky.

Silver lining is that team had two lotto picks and an All-American guard and this team has… not that.

 

[cawoodsct]

I’m buying Arby’s tomorrow at 1230 for any gyeroian who shows up at the tates creek Arby’s.

 

[entropy13]

Man, we really let the game slip out of our fingers.

 

[Anon1700452283]

Call me crazy but I might consider starting Trent instead of Brea until Butler is back. Koby is getting murdered defensively.

 

[MaxPowerrr]

I’m pretty sure the Harlem Globetrotters had more than one turnover last time they played a game.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

According to KenPom, our luck rating is 217th in the country.

 

[cawoodsct]

According to KenPom, our luck rating is 217th in the country.

Did they factor in Cal leaving without us paying him?

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

I’m buying Arby’s tomorrow at 1230 for any gyeroian who shows up at the tates creek Arby’s.

Is this a threat?

 

[cawoodsct]

Is this a threat?

No, ill be in my uk shorts and Arkansas shirt.

 

[Century Cat]

I mean, wtf. It's like being forced to play our 3rd string QB - the most important piece on the team - whose natural position is WR.

But we don't have Matt Roark (although we did beat UT in both).

We've seen what we can do at full strength. Pray we get our QB1 and QB2 back.

Outside of that, I'm not sweating it.

I mean, forced to build a roster from absolute scratch in 6 weeks: amazingly, Check.

Then you lose PG2 yet still scratch out some tough wins, make it all the way to #4.

Then you lose PG1 - your most important / impactful player on both ends. The one guy that Pope said he HAD to get last summer.

Still beat a top-10 team on the road, but can't sustain that over multiple games.

Wtf ya gonna do?

 

[Century Cat]

If we can get healthy, Idgaf what our seed ends up being, I just want to be That Team That Nobody Wants To Play.

a la our 8-seed in 2014 that should have won it all.

 

[august-west]

It’s amazing just how bad our defense in when you see it person. Other than that I guess it was a decent night in Oxford

 

[DNOKAT]

I’ve thought about pointing this out for a while, but coming into tonight our kenpom adjOE was 124.8 (3rd) and adjDE was 102.2 (89th).

Last year we were 122.2 (7th) and 102.9 (109th).

It’s basically the same team. Slightly better on both ends (might not be true after tonight). If you look up the teams from the last 20 years with the most similar resumes, one of the top 5 is 2024 Kentucky.

Silver lining is that team had two lotto picks and an All-American guard and this team has… not that.

disagree.....this team is slightly better offensively and defensively against a substantially harder schedule. SEC has never been this deep.

 

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

The ridiculous number of Highest Quality Wins, combined with the circumstances under which this roster had to be assembled, divided by the crucial injuries we’ve had = ZERO red *** from me.*

*and you old-timers can appreciate the weight of that.

This team has a glut of players that are essentially the same guy: 6’6 guys that can get hot occasionally, can’t play defense, and have sketchy handles.

What we DON’T have a bunch of:


quality guards, and the only two we DO HAVE, are beat to hell/seriously injured.

End of story