Within our program of guys being soft and constantly “hurt”? I 100% understand this was an exhibition but the standard at UK is to effin WIN AND WIN AT ALL COSTS! Tonight was an embarrassment and one I hope isn’t a reoccurring theme.
Is it time to ask? Do we have a problem…
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Pope made it sound like Aberdeen would have played if it mattered. If this was the tourney or something I'm pretty sure Lowe would be too.
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Well we sure as hell we aren’t as soft as we already seem to be because we aren’t good enough for guys to be taking nights off.
Bud, I'm as ravenous as the come but I'm not risking anyone that's a bit banged up to win an exhibition. Especially when we play a HUGE game in TWELVE DAYS.
Didn’t we just kick the crap out of number 1 Purdue a week ago?
Relax.
Relax.
Georgetown on paper, had put together a transfer heavy team.
I don't want to give them more credit than Purdue, but you're telling me lacking a strong guard made the game difficult for us?
And Mack got to be interviewed by travis ford at the end of the game??What is this?
No way Georgetown can't compete in the Big East.
I don't want to give them more credit than Purdue, but you're telling me lacking a strong guard made the game difficult for us?
And Mack got to be interviewed by travis ford at the end of the game??What is this?
No way Georgetown can't compete in the Big East.
More worried about how the guys that did play looked
I feel ya, I’m just bummed that our guys didn’t at all seem to mind to have their asses beat on our home floor.
So, play the medically marginal players in a game that has a value of ZERO? That’s win at any cost. The Kentucky I know and root for likes to win but they aren’t stupid. This game had no merit what so ever in terms of outcome. Coaches got more looks. Players got more experience. It was a practice and those are successful practice outcomes.
Wake me when the season is on the line. Until then try not to be a Paklid (you Star Trek fans know what I mean).
Wake me when the season is on the line. Until then try not to be a Paklid (you Star Trek fans know what I mean).
Beat the hell out of UofL and I can forgive it. But yes, it pisses me off. Especially when I've been told these guys hate losing and are very competitive.
Noah, Chandler, Williams, and when JQ gets back, Garrison should be at bottom of the depth chart.
You and I both know this is Kentucky and damn it, they all matter. Especially at Rupp.
That being said. Season isn't over. BUT if that's who we are, I'm gonna need Valium to survive until March, especially coupled with clown show on the gridiron.
Not what I’m saying at all. My point is we seem to have an issue with guys that go down with injury waaayyy too easily. In no way am I saying to play injured guys.
Nobody played with any intensity tonight. Chandler is not a PG. Jasper playing 1 on 5. Noah getting burned on defense and not getting any shots off. Kam oh lawd that’s too lengthy to get into. BG brought nothing. Moreno looked like he was competing just wasn’t his night and had a few bad turnovers. OO shooting is a problem. Jelavic didn’t seem to get much run in the second half.
Everyone played great against Purdue. That was not the case tonight. We’re not as good as we looked against Purdue and not as bad as we looked tonight.
With the full roster good to go we will be fine.
Everyone played great against Purdue. That was not the case tonight. We’re not as good as we looked against Purdue and not as bad as we looked tonight.
With the full roster good to go we will be fine.
If I posted before I wasn’t still pissed off this is exactly what I would say. But right now they got me ignorant. Na but it was a bad game to watch and I only watched like 10 minutes. Seen no hustle every time I turned it on.
Chandler is still borderline unplayable. Yet I feel like Pope is trying to will him into existence. Kam Williams isn’t much better. He takes some TERRIBLE shots and his effort is not there. Noah needs to make shots if he’s going to play. Garrison is still Garrison.
Well, it kinda was your point. If they had a hangnail, it wasn’t worth playing in this game. The game had no value at all. Exactly which injured would you have put at greater risk in a this meaningless contest?
Treatment of injury is much more conservative these days. That’s a smart thing .
No. They don’t. How can it matter if we are 0 - 0. Which game did we lose? And you are correct. The season has not concluded. It has NOT begun. That is the point
Well you didn’t miss much. No fire. Played like they had won before the game started. No hustle and no one was hitting shots. So many missed free throws. Didn’t hit a three in the second half I don’t believe. Matador defense and couldn’t contain their guards. There guards got anywhere they wanted and ours couldn’t get in the lane. Bad night all around. Gonna need Aberdeen and Lowe to stay healthy.
*sigh* I'm not doing this tonight.
That's Rupp. I don't care if it's a pick up game after drinks. You don't pull that **** on that court. Ever.
Yea pushing that Mormon stuff. Would chandler be a main player at Duke UNC Kansas?
Relax. It was an exhibition. No reason to risk further injury to guys.
I see the crazies are in mid-season form. I like partaking on RR but it can be a bit….. unreasonable…. at times.
Not worried about tonight, but guys missing games as frequently as they have lately is a bit concerning.
We’re not as good as most thought after the Purdue game and not as bad as we looked tonight. We need Aberdeen if Lowe is out, this team can’t go without both
I think its fair to say that more people are pissed on HOW we lost not that WE LOST. If we were competitive and played well and just came out short, then I think more would have understanding. But the way we played and how we lost is the issue.
ik its still early in popes tenure but i hope the recruiting gets better eventually, i feel yucky being "out talented" by teams often
Noah, Chandler, and Williams should not any meaningful minutes this year. If they do and we lose double digit games with by far the most expensive roster, I am worried we have a coach problem.
Everyone has injuries and there is no excuse to lose to a team like this at rupp a blowout that does matter a game at rupp matters regardless of it being a exbition . We are never healthy never been healthy in 10 yrs are you saying that we're gonna use the injury excuse like we've used the last 10 yrs . Sure seems like it . Still should've won with what we had which was a 22 mil roster who is "deep" as everyone says then it shouldn't matter that some people are "injured" if we're that "deep"
I think they will each have moments they are huge contributors. Chandler will be fine... he just isn't the team's primary PG. If Lowe/Aberdeen hold that down with Chandler alongside them as an ADDITIONAL ballhandler who can attack in spots, he will be valuable.
Were the tickets to the game free? If not then the game mattered
That’s a thing of the past. Players are never going to truly care about that anymore. At any university. It’s about money and exposure now.
that’s all that matters to them. Pope can preach Kentucky across the chest all he wants, these kids don’t care. They’re gonna make as much as they can off NIL and then bolt.
It’s just how it is.
Yeah, I think this is the right answer. Yes, you want to win every game, especially at Rupp. But is it worth risking re-injuring someone in order to win an exhibition? No, it's not worth that. Now, I just hope the entire team is available when it counts. That is when I would start to be concerned.
Exactly this. Him running point destroys our entire offense. It moves everyone to a position they can’t play. We have no spacing, and no passing. That is why we lost. It makes every other problem magnified 10 fold.
Why not try some Hawthorne if Kam and Noah can not work
At least it could not be gotten worse and at least Hawthorne could get some experience
At least it could not be gotten worse and at least Hawthorne could get some experience
It's still the case that there is a portion of the fan base that gets their self-worth from the success of UK basketball
Garrison played better than Chandler, Noah and Williams combined tonight
Lol. No Qb and no backup Qb. Let someone else start the game threads. This is embarrassing.