***** Kentucky vs Iowa State Game Thread *****

Son_Of_Saul

Heisman
Dec 7, 2007
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We have two players that are worth a damn offensively.

JQ wasn't going to help with that. Lowe I will give you, but Pope did a horrible job putting together players that can score this season. Even with Lowe we were only going to have three guys who could score.

The roster construction is unforgivable.
 

K_TIME

Heisman
Jan 2, 2003
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Pope is a damn moron. Worst substitutions in the world.
1. Unless you think Oweh Aberdeen and Chandler need to play an entire game..they need breaks
2. He brings in Kam for Chandler
3. Then Chandler for oweh
4. Then Jasper for Aberdeen

the killer is Jasper is useless now.

so either your never take Aberdeen off the floor or you suck for 3 minute Aberdeen and Oweh need a break
 

CELTICAT

Heisman
May 21, 2002
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Mark Pope's optimism in his players is part of his coaching problem. Pitino never would have played Johnson in the game

I remember when his star freshman Rodrick Rhodes was struggling in the final four against Michigan. Pitino pulled him and cut his minutes down to 14 minutes.

likewise, Pitino didn’t play Turner against Syracuse
 

Farsight Clone

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Pope Ruined the Momentum again. Should have immediately pulled JJ.

Jason Hart was yelling for a time out and Pope didn't call it until then. Can't give up a 9 point lead. You have to help this team.

He takes out Mo D who was red hot in boards.

Just dumb.

Its the same crap over and over.

Do I want us to win? Yes. Does Pope still deserve to be our coach? No.
 

Kyfan27

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I'm not mad at Pope subbing. This is game where fatigue could genuinely be an issue with the way ISU plays defense, but he should have called timeout and subbed JJ right out when he fell after pissing down his leg.
 
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Rainmaker

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Before the game started if I told you we’d be up 22-20 this deep into the half we’d have all taken it. So quit being such Debbie downers and let’s win the dang thing! Go cats!
 

UKCowboys

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1. Unless you think Oweh Aberdeen and Chandler need to play an entire game..they need breaks
2. He brings in Kam for Chandler
3. Then Chandler for oweh
4. Then Jasper for Aberdeen

the killer is Jasper is useless now.

so either your never take Aberdeen off the floor or you suck for 3 minute Aberdeen and Oweh need a break
Thats where losing Lowe murdered this team. Lowe isnt an All American, but the difference between him and Jasper is Grand Canyon wide
 

Son_Of_Saul

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Let's face it, folks. Even if fully healthy, this Kentucky team was not going to get to a final four. They're not mentally tough enough. Lowe wasn't going to change that. Oweh and Aberdeen are the only guys who can take getting punched in the mouth.

Pope went all in on JQ, the guy with a highly flaky past and an even flakier father, coming off an ACL injury.

Get Pope the hell out of Lexington.
 

BetterThanYou

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The only way this team can beat better teams we won’t do. Collin and Aberdeen to to let it rain and if not let Oweh cook. But we won’t. Aberdeen is hot so they won’t look to him. Oweh will decide scouts are watching. Mark will take the hot players out. He makes Calipari look like a great floor coach.

shut your miserable *** up for the rest of the game.

Go *itch to your wife or dog or something.
 

BigBlue1992

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Gotta love how Jelavic just turns his shoulders on contact instead of going straight up with his arms up to alter or block the shot.