Kentucky vs Arkansas Game Thread

Jan 10, 2015
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Rick Majerus woukd have utilized a triangle-and- two tonight.

Mark Pope sucked tonight. Horrible performance.
Love Pope too but he better get it together if he wants a long career as a coach here. I mean we’re 6-1 against top 15 but it’s the loses to Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia , Vanderbilt, and now Arkansas that just doesn’t sit right. I mean you have 6 great wins but you have 5 crap losses!
 

BC_Wader

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Our freshmen are completely lost and should not be playing at this level. Heck, it would have been better to throw the ball at the rim than trying to throw it to someone who was clearly guarded.
We have no choice unless you want to wear the guys out. I'm not the least bit happy but it is what it is.
 

xtra12

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This.

Kansas got beat by Baylor. Sometimes it happens. It isn’t fun, not at all okay, and our guys have a lot to think about when they leave the court.

The one player I am not impressed with in this game is Oweh. He was selfish with the ball and couldn’t keep track of Davis. His lack of defense set the tone and allowed Davis to get hot in the first half.
Yeah, I like Oweh, but he needs to reign in the hero ball.
 
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This team just not that good. Not athletic enough to make a run. Coach spends time on a game plan and we are toast. If we don’t hit shots at a big clip we are toast. Even with Butler and Carr we lose this game, they are just too athletic. Our defense is garbage. Marks sub patterns are ******* pathetic and puzzling as hell.
 

Eagles_Ball_69

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We literally have no one else that can play defense like Chandler.
They’re gonna give up 90 to a terrible offensive team. You think his defense helped? Play someone that isn’t akin to a JV player in offense. The teams defense is ****** whether Chandler is in the floor or not.
 

Digger-Cat

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no one is OK with it. Bunch of fans tried to tell you that Arkansas could do this tonight in the prediction thread. How many years did we suck but Cal would pull off a crazy win over UNC or Kansas in the season. Drop 100 on Bama, lose to Oakland.
No, f&ck that, we LET Cal do this. We left shooters open all game. Pope had all season to fix this defense and he didn't do it.

This right here is ******** and not good enough. There is no reason to be this bad defensively and since we are 21 games in, it is what it is, we just suck and apparently it's not getting any better.

This cost us a seed line and a lot of **** eating. Glad we have fans that are good with it. I'm not. until Pope proves he can coach defense, I'm out.
 
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katkraze

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Cal left a bare cupboard-boosters need to kick in millions more so Mark can buy elite talent
 

Seth_C

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Lol no it's not. A loss here sucks for sure, but that's a little hyperbolic.
It’s not. He has absolutely shortened the fans’ patience tonight. This game cost him far more favor than the Georgia or Ohio State losses, and you know it. This was THE must win game this season even before it started. This loss will leave lasting disgust from the fan base.
 
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BGCATFAN2012

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This is a game we miss Butler big time.
I'm over the Butler thing. It's been over a month since he's done anything and he's not gonna safe us from a free fall. This loss takes my interest away on the first day of February. Don't give 2 fuks about the Ole Miss game now. Cats can go to Mississippi and play like the losers they are. I'll find something else to do
 

catsfan325

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Gotta listen to Jerome Tang and go get dawgs. Pope has many great attributes as a coach but this team gets out toughed every single time they lose and that's an extension of him. Otega is the only cornerstone I feel comfortable rolling with. Garrison is bad more than he's good. Perry + Chandler + Noah are young and can improve but not sure I'd like them to be anything more than 11th/12th/13th men. This freshman class coming in is talented but kinda soft. Need to bring in 4-5 dawgs.