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

[HenryMuto]

We shot 48% from field they shot 29% and we are down 1 let that sink in.

 

[truthteller]

Some of our TO’s should have resulted in a foul called o IA St.

Yeah, their back and bump defense is crazy.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

15 FTs to 3 with the way they are hacking is disgraceful. No tech on the kicked ball is a damn joke. Call this game straight and we are up 8 to 10 right now

That should have been a tech. No question.

 

[KyLegacyBBN]

At least three instances were one of our guys was stuck in a trap and then TO. But glad we kept three timeouts.

 

[four_every_hour]

all we have to do is not turn the ball over and we win easily.

 

[BlueKnight2011]

Anybody still want Chandler and Moreno locked in as starters next year? Lmao

 

[AJG-15]

Chandler loves to dribble into the corner.

This isn’t the first time…. Some with JJ …. Plus our bigs holding the ball too long … our guards need to move faster …..but IS players are holding and bumping on cuts with no calls so the slow them down….

if you want to advance we need to play against refs and this IS style of “ playin”…

pope needs to help too but so far he destroyed our mommntum….


10 turnovers on a half…. Is wat too many….


we made 6 3s of 13 tries which is probably what the game plan from IS…

we are not going to shoot so hot… and they will probably shoot better….

second half is go8mg to be tough if Pope doesn’t start coaching

 

[Anon1762656614]

They are putting huge pressure on the ball, why aren’t we cutting to the basket?

If you aren’t getting calls when you are hammered it just results in a TO.

 

[Seth_C]

Referees are letting them mug us on these double teams on the perimeter. We blow on them they call a foul. We sucked at the end but the refs sucked equally as bad. And how is that basketball being kicked into the stands not a technical. Please explain that to me.

That isn't even up for debate. That one is a technical. The fact the refs CHOSE to ignore such an obvious, by the book call should tell you how this game will continue to be reffed.

 

[Pygmy Sasquatch]

Their defensive strategy is the same every trip down court. I don't know why Pope isn't making adjustments.

He's waiting to see what the analytics say at half

 

[HenryMuto]

Same story all year turnovers and off rebounds get you beat

12 turnovers
7 OFF rebounds for them

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

1st round Moreno LMAO

You're right. Pope doesn't sign first round NBA talent.

JQ doesn't count. He did nothing this year from a development perspective.

 

[bbnkat02]

We effed ourselves.

It's both dude. They went from calling touch fouls, to football, to back to touch fouls.
I'm sick of it and won't support it anymore.

For God's sake, they got away with KICKING THE DAMN BALL

 

[KyCPA2000]

Announcers said it all right there. If we keep turning the ball over then double digit loss inbound.

 

[Eight_Banners]

He's getting out coached. If Iowa State makes a few more threes, we're down 7 instead of 1.

Very fortunate to be in this game.

I'm at the point where every one of these guys can walk after the season. I see no potential in any of them outside of being 6th or 7th men in the rotation. That goes for Mo, Chandler, Moreno - all of them.

If Iowa St. didn't shoot 12 more free throws than us, we're up 30-23.

 

[Rainmaker]

We should be up 10, instead, we turn the ball over 12 times and don't get rebounds.

Rebounds are even 18-18, the TOs is why we trail by 1. Have to clean it up but we win this game.

 

[Anon1628387640]

Moreno losing that rebound then they hit that second chance 3 gonna be the turning point of the game.

 

[Bugs092056]

Pope coaches every game like its the first game he's ever coached

 

[Drogon]

Aberdeen is extremely overrated as a defender.

 

[KyKevin]

Just have a chance at the end. That's it.

We won't if the turnovers keep up

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

I’m with Special K…I think this is close to a 20 point loss at the end. They are up in our crap and we don’t seem prepared to do anything about it. No adjustments. It’s the aTm all over again. Just against a much better team.

 

[Tri-Countycat]

We can’t beat them with dribbling but we can post up MO and MM and hurt them.

 

[four_every_hour]

If we were up 30 the halftime panel would still talk about Iowa State. There would be zero praise for Kentucky

 

[Noledynasty2490]

We have got to stop giving the ball to our bigs at the top of the key. These guys are not Andrew Carr or Amari Williams. Put it in Aberdeen and Owehs hands and live and die with it. I cringe every time I see Garrison get the ball 30 feet away from the basket.

 

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[ManitouDan]

since chandler cant dribble and get by anyone.....gets hung up and its another turnover.

This

15 to 3 free throw attempts for Iowa State. Ridiculous.

They are much much aggressive than us , the aggressor gets the benefit

Chandler is worthlelss from a ball handling standpoint,

He is worthless for many phases of the game ,, there is no way he should come back .. he can’t get open or dribble !!!

These turnovers reveal how immensely soft UK is against good pressure.

We are Charmin city .. I’m totally furious

 

[NociHTTP]

"downhill" "downhill" "downhill"

What will be the buzzword for these mouthpieces five years from now? "across the lake"?

 

[GoBigBlue1224]

We need to issue rape whistles the second half. Iowa State reminds me of those Louisville teams that fouled you 100 times a game knowing the refs can’t call them all. Chandler was getting murdered.

 

[theBlues]

There are more than one way to look at this:

1. Iowa State shot 3/16 on threes and is ahead by a point after Kentucky blew an 11 point lead.
2. Kentucky is down only one point at halftime after committing 12 turnovers in the first half.

Look, Iowa St. is known for forcing turnovers so that was always going to be a problem.
The blown lead? We were never going to blow them out.
But Kentucky has sucked in the first half and been strong in the second half all year; cut down on the turnovers and Kentucky has a great chance to win this one.

 

[ToniTonyToneDelkDelkDelk]

Mark Pope coaches soft teams.
He did not play for a soft coach.
He did not play on soft teams.
He himself was not a soft player.
I do not understand it.

Where did he learn these weak *** tendencies?

 

[bbnkat02]

I missed that! WOW! What happened?!

We bounced it off the guy's foot and he got pissy and then kicked it. Right in front of a ref. Crickets.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

If Iowa St. didn't shoot 12 more free throws than us, we're up 30-23.

They're more aggressive than UK is because they have players who are tough at every position. UK has three guys who are worth a damn - Oweh, Aberdeen, and Mo.

 

[KyLegacyBBN]

Anyone else think Moreno has gotten worse?

 

[wccat]

UK committed so many unforced error. If anybody is bringing the ball up besides DA, then Pope should be fired on the spot. CC is scared to death. Oweh has to show up. This game is NOT for MM. Too soft and slow. Mo should have been playing over Jel.

 

[gbl97]

Boy I sure didn't think when we got Pope we would run no offense. That's what we hated about Cal. What a shame.

 

[HenryMuto]

When it was 18-6 with 12 mins left in the half I said to myself well you can't get too excited remember the A&M game.

 

[UKCowboys]

DA, Oweh, CC Mo and BG need to start the second half. Kam should come in if a guard needs a blow Jelly should relieve Mo and BG. I don't want to see Moreno at all and I sure as Hell don't need to see Jasper. There is no excuse for either of them to see the court

 

[true-blue1]

UK only scored 10 points the final 8:16 of the 1st half. 12 turnovers

Classic Mark Pope Basketball!

 

[Seth_C]

all we have to do is not turn the ball over and we win easily.

Now, figure out how you could avoid turnovers if I could hammer your arms and not get called for a foul. You couldn't. It isn't possible.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Mark Pope coaches soft teams.
He did not play for a soft coach.
He did not play on soft teams.
He himself was not a soft player.
I do not understand it.

Where did he learn these weak *** tendencies?

Pope's not built for this. It's as simple as that.

Even Pitino had to chastize Pope because Mark was crying to the media about his mental issues earlier this year.

It's pathetic to watch what a soft head coach Kentucky has now.

 

[BigBlue1992]

Give it a rest. He's not going anywhere.

I will not give it a rest. UK basketball is in a sad state