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Not sure the assignment was understood. 77 points and missing loads of wide *** open shots isn't comforting. With Louisville in 7 days
Dominant 2nd half though and got Denzel some good run tonight. Looked a lot better when he was out there.
Do the same with Lowe Friday then let’s go ruin Lewisville’s season
Real question. Has the grip on the basketballs changed? Both teams had the dickest of fingers.
Cal deserved all the ire directed his way, but he was right about not tipping rebounds. Get your hands on it and pull it down.
Hoping this isn’t going to be one of the play-down-to-the-competition types of teams.
After that first 15 minutes, it was reassuring to see 77 points on the board. Can’t sleepwalk through a third of the big games.
W is a W. Go Cats.
Cal deserved all the ire directed his way, but he was right about not tipping rebounds. Get your hands on it and pull it down.
Hoping this isn’t going to be one of the play-down-to-the-competition types of teams.
After that first 15 minutes, it was reassuring to see 77 points on the board. Can’t sleepwalk through a third of the big games.
W is a W. Go Cats.
It's nice to see this thread flourishing after we got football and basketball back.
I’m holding out hope maybe there might be more traffic after UL game but it’s sad to see. End of an era. Was a great run. Crazy to think this thread used to have significantly more posts and engagement than the political thread.
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Maybe the team was used to Lowe running the show in this week’s practice and they were lost in the first half without him…. Maybe.
in any event, Oweh looked like Temu Azubuike in first half.
in any event, Oweh looked like Temu Azubuike in first half.
There's more old school Gyero people posting in Fityero than here. Between that and the super secret text thread they just don't have time for this place anymore.
This has become one of those unoccupied "oddities" that dot towns like Lexington. Like the little pool house, the space ship residence, or that old house downtown that used to have all those monkeys living in the backyard.
Welcome to Lexington Weird, GYERO.
Welcome to Lexington Weird, GYERO.
We got Denzel Aberdeen with the spot we were going to use for Wilkerson. I'd far prefer him to Wilkerson, especially since Lowe is a bit thin and I've got PTSD from watching Travis Perry get abused by SEC point guards.I remember being told not to worry about losing Lamar Wilkerson and his shooting because we got Kam Williams
Our shooting will look much better when we have a PG, as we saw last night when Denzel took over for Colin and Jasper.
It is ridiculously early, but I think I've seen enough of the "Colin as emergency PG" experiment. He will eventually need to add that to his bag of tricks but that time is not now.
I'm sure the numbers don't back it up, but it FELT like we continually struggle "finishing at the rim" (other than that ridiculous slam by Chandler)
How long will it take Manhattan to implode? This guy is ready to take charge when needed. LOL
Guess I won't be traveling back to my native home anytime soon. I can see the boarded up windows and smell the urine in midtown from here.
How long will it take Manhattan to implode? This guy is ready to take charge when needed. LOL
Guess I won't be traveling back to my native home anytime soon. I can see the boarded up windows and smell the urine in midtown from here.
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After 3 games, unfortunately, you can put me firmly in the camp that thinks shooting may be a concern all season.
I really hope that changes.
I really hope that changes.
Getting Aberdeen and Lowe back and healthy will cure a lot of those shooting problems. I don't mind putting up high volume threes, but the lazy option/just jacking up heat checks left and right, well I can't abide that.
One of my biggest surprises last night was Pope going almost full on Cal saying they've almost only been focusing on defense.
One that concerns me how bad we looked on ball vs Georgetown, but also makes sense to how choppy the offense has been.
Might just need to let the cake bake.
One that concerns me how bad we looked on ball vs Georgetown, but also makes sense to how choppy the offense has been.
Might just need to let the cake bake.
Well they don’t poop ice cream so I’m not sure what more you want.
-Feel a certain loyalty to the place, so I'll always be around. I suspect wcc and BBdk will too. I just don't see the main contingent returning. Forums are too public for old dudes, too many lurker weirdos, etc. Old days of cutting up and discussing **** that has no business on a public forum are behind us. The switch over to this mess of a website just kinda made it official.
-Chandler, Noah and Garrison with lazy Oweh ain't the lineup. 00 needs to pick it up. We don't have time for him to realize he's the leader.
-Game completely changed when Aberdeen came in. Swiss Army knife.
-We BARELY beat a hapless Auburn. I would almost bet Auburn's OL was paid to play that bad to get Freeze out. We'll lose this weekend, then get smacked by Vandy and UL. That'll be it for Stoops. The ship has sailed.
-drove across the state yesterday and the foliage was amazing. Fall is the ultimate give and take. Best weather but loss of daylight and impending cold darkness on the way.
-Chandler, Noah and Garrison with lazy Oweh ain't the lineup. 00 needs to pick it up. We don't have time for him to realize he's the leader.
-Game completely changed when Aberdeen came in. Swiss Army knife.
-We BARELY beat a hapless Auburn. I would almost bet Auburn's OL was paid to play that bad to get Freeze out. We'll lose this weekend, then get smacked by Vandy and UL. That'll be it for Stoops. The ship has sailed.
-drove across the state yesterday and the foliage was amazing. Fall is the ultimate give and take. Best weather but loss of daylight and impending cold darkness on the way.
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Tyran Stokes dropped out of Notre Dame HS today. He was facing some sort of disciplinary action.
Look what this psychopath UKO was up to all evening.
Just an *elite* level clown POS.
Just an *elite* level clown POS.
I say bring him here 2nd semester and let him practice-we have an open scholarship.
Let Mo mentor him/keep him in check.
If it doesn’t work out for whatever reason you can move on and replace him next year.
A squad next year including Stokes, Mo, MM, Chandler, Jasper and Noah could be epic.
It’s nice to see some of the gyero goats checking in today.
I don’t want Stokes. There, I said it.
His highlights always showed a certain type of attitude and then he shows up his senior season playing football in a shiesty mask and getting kicked out of school.
His highlights always showed a certain type of attitude and then he shows up his senior season playing football in a shiesty mask and getting kicked out of school.
He’s not draft eligible and I’d trust Pope a lot more with him than Cal. Plus this team has a ton of veteran leadership he could lean on.
If it doesn’t work it cost you a scholarship for half a year and some NIL I suppose.
Devils advocate could say you don’t need any potential cancers for this team but getting him in here early to learn the offense and the culture might be best for everyone.
I'm good with it, but this is starting to feel like that recruitment that drags on, and we get left with junk in our hands. Meanwhile he scares off the other non-committed guys we're after. We need to lock it up.
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I am tired of hearing about him already but that could just be some boomer energy on my part. Stokes may be the newest version of AAU baby and all the annoying things that brings for college basketball fans. He gives me a Rondo vibe.
I have questions about whether he's a unicorn guy or just a run of the mill great prospect that we see every year. He appears very physically developed for his age. Sometimes that means he's nearing his peak a lot earlier than other guys and sometimes there are marvels like Lebron or Herschel Walker who would be the best athlete at 50 in a lot of competitive places.
If he's a generic 5 star prospect, I'm not sure he's worth the PITA. If he's got a legit shot of being our Cooper Flagg, sign him up.
* Been going down a rabbit hole a bit on whether or not to be worried about our three point shooting. It is insane the team percentages these days. Last year the NCAA leader (North Dakota State) hit 39.8%.
A team shooting 40% for an entire season is insane. In 2024-2025, Houston shot 39.4% and Duke shot 38.6%, which is amazing when they also put complete teams on the court every night. We shot 37.5%, which was good for 24th in the nation.
Our best shooter, as measured by last year's three point shooting percentage, is Kam Williams at 41%. Well he looks like our 12th man at best. No one else shot better than 35.5% last year (and that was Oweh who isn't exactly a deadeye shooter). Most of our guys are 35% shooters. That's what Lowe hit as a freshman and Chandler and Denzel hit last year (are those two brothers from another mother?). Noah hit 33%.
In other words, to get close to 40% team three point shooting (which is the number the truly elite squads are approaching while maintaining top 10 defense), we are relying on everyone of our perimeter players to dramatically improve their shooting percentage from last year.
That's a big ask but Pope is also an offensive savant, so it is possible. It weirdly gives me hope to hear Pope say they've only worked on defense so far (by the way, he's got his own fibs, we just haven't gotten tired of them yet) and to know that we've only seen a few minutes so far of this squad with our starting point guard. We saw what that looked like.
TL;dr: Jaland Lowe may be the most important person in the Bluegrass for the next 5.5 months because we need that kid to conduct this offense like a maestro.
It would be one thing if he was our knucklehead but he doesn't even claim us. Coming here would strictly be a financial decision.
Cousins got suspended as a sophomore rather than his senior season. He also came here because of his loyalty to Cal, who despite how he coaches basketball, has a good track record with getting problems to buy in. I just can't see the same happening with our Mormon Analytics Nerd Coach (not an insult)