Dude it’s quite flat over here in Western Kentucky.
Noah and Perry
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As a fan base, we need to get to the point where we stop talking about Cal and Arkansas all together. The past is the past. Time to move on.
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I didn't understand why Pope sub in both perry and Noah, and pulled butler and oweh. He has a way to go as a coach IMO. I understood taking oweh out for Noah, and perry for butler. But not at the same time! Keep one strong guard in there!
Imo it was a very dumb move with 16:00 to go in the second half to have a lineup of Brea,perry,Noah,Almanor,Garrison on the floor. Lead was cut from 9 to 3.
Now he gets to teach oweh how to run point!
Wonder if Greenberg saw “the Perry kid” handlin’ business tonight?
BIAAAAATCHHHHHH
BIAAAAATCHHHHHH
It was average. Atrocious is being silly.
I think it's been a blessing that Coach Pope has been able to let these true freshman get real run this year. The previous regime both Perry and Noah wouldn't of seen a minute of SEC play.
I won't comment on the sub pattern as I'll agree at times it's perplexing. I can only think that it's to give guys a quick breather and get these young pups up to speed.
He can build a ton of strength and develop spacing & instincts. Never had to play defense until now. He used all his energy on offense and rested on D. Won’t ever be a lock down guy but he’s smart and will be able to become a capable defender once his body develops. At least I hope so.
Honestly didn’t see the happening against a top 3 defensive team. I think this proves Pope designs an offense that takes advantage of the strengths of his team but also shows he can develop his players. Something that the man that yelled along the sideline (I didn’t say coach) never did after 2015.
Ok you’ve made your point now you can back off, kid played hard
Yeah, I think the issue is he doesn’t have the speed and agility to keep up with the point guard, but he doesn’t have the size to cover the SG.
Pope reminds me of Patrick Cleburne in the Civil War. Outgunned. Outmanned. Yet, he keeps on holding his ground with each new battle.
Credit to Pope for having these two young men ready for tonight. I really love the way he built up a quality bench this season.
Credit to Pope for having these two young men ready for tonight. I really love the way he built up a quality bench this season.
Cal was forced to offer Perry and showed no interest in Noah. If you weren’t a first round lottery pick Cal and his agent buds didn’t want them.Props to the Kentucky boys.... the few haters left kindly exit the building
Noah is a MF baller and Perry is getting more comfortable every game.
Funny, they were just talking on the post game show about Perry's good defense in the first half.
He must be off his Amari hate for obvious reasons. Dudes definitely a troll.
He is a freshmen playing again guys that have been around for a number of years. He is going to be fine.
Exactly, and that little piss ant
Zeigler is a really tough match up for anyone. Won't go against many as quick and crafty. He will figure it out in the future. I remember when John Pelphry was a freshman here and they had him trying to play some pg and bring the ball up the court. It was brutal and he couldn't play a lick of defense, but by his Jr/senior years he was a great player here. Pitino even called him a poor man's Larry Bird. Coach Hall always said the biggest jump a player will make is between his freshman and sophomore years.I thought the same. Grew up in Anna. Drove to Paducah a lot. More resembles KS than the mountains.
It seems like all Kentucky coaches need to learn the lesson that kids from the state can be extremely valuable. They may not be 5 star All Americans, but many would give their heart and soul to be a Kentucky Wildcat.
It was pretty bad. It’s not effort. He tries. Just EXTREMELY limited laterally. Couple that with not being long (what helps Brea) and he just gets abused. When he hits shots and limits turnovers, he’s playable. Like tonight. And good Lordy it was fun to watch.
I tend to want to believe this. Hell, if Farmer and Ford could, why can’t Travis. Granted, it’s a different era but I think it’s valid.
Pope’s best skill: his players play with confidence.
I feel ya buy CMP is working with what he has. A Mintz type dude would be a godsend right about now
They are getting some invaluable minutes as freshmen. Nice to see you dont have to be related to someone the coach coached 2 decades ago to get them.
Keep up the negativity. Perry will get better on defense as he matures. He’s just a freshman.
Both played great. It’s a good thing, too. With the number of injuries we are dealing with, those two will have to take on larger roles.
I mean, this is spot on. And I was saying this in the game thread.
Pope does some dumb *** **** following media timeouts. In past games, it has led to a loss. Tonight we were fortunate that it didn’t.
After a full media timeout, there’s absolutely no reason to run Travis Perry out there.
Pope needs to not be so attached to giving guys a certain amount of minutes, etc. He needs to do more situational coaching. Butler’s defense was elite, and we needed as much of him as possible. If he’s not tired, you play him. And he certainly was not tired after a full media timeout…
Probably wasnt asked to play much of it in HS either
It’s not negativity just calling it the way it is. I hope that in the minutes that he does get going forward, he can offset his defensive limitations with great offense. But currently his presence on the defensive end hurts us more than his presence on the offensive end helps us.
The thing that impresses me most about Noah is how he always knows where the ball and the other players are; when it comes to court awareness he is already elite, not just for a freshman.
It seems like Ziegler was playing at Tennessee before Perry was born.
Noah and Perry can make shots from the perimeter. That skill is always going to be a huge plus and has it's place on the court. We've suffered in recent history from having multiple subs and even starters who the opponent could totally ignore.
Perry takes that next step when he cuts down his rate of "WTF was that?" passes.
Perry takes that next step when he cuts down his rate of "WTF was that?" passes.
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