POLITICAL THREAD

[HeismanWinner]

RR is an utter embarrassment to the UK fan base. I don't know why I even go over there. Mostly just to stay up-to-date on news.

It’s the most stereotypical portion of the fan base. The embarrassing side. Absolute losers. Alabama football fans are just as stupid and embarrassing but have more success . These types become unhinged and let it dictate their entire mood for the week and rage on Facebook about it.

I’m so apathetic about UK sports. Diehard basketball like so many forever and the last time I actually cared was 2019 and it’s the last time I attended a game. I simply don’t care or put any stock into it. I think the sport sucks now and between that, the one and done we had forever to now the portal NIL era, there’s little reason to invest any emotion or time into it.

Football is a more fun sport but UK football is not worthy of any emotional investment

 

[Monday Nitro]

RR is an utter embarrassment to the UK fan base. I don't know why I even go over there. Mostly just to stay up-to-date on news.

I'm done going over there and telling people how bad they make us look. It will never end over there and it's not healthy for me.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

I think this one is just harder to fit together than last year's team. I don't think any roles or minutes are defined yet. It's not going to come together quickly either. There will be another adjustment period if and when JQ is ready.

This is ugly, but will not get better until January. We really need to pick up a free agent or two before the trade deadline. I'm surprised Garrison hasn't improved though. How does that not happen?

I don’t think Garrison has gotten a bit better since his first year at OK St maybe even digressed. I used to would have felt kind of bad for him. Now it just kind of pi$$es me off knowing his W2 would make JohnKBA blush.

 

[HymanKaplan]

We'd be better off playing MISTER Garrison than BG...

I'm in such a bad mood that I feel like giving you all a math problem.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

I love UK fans on the road. Great times. From Chapel Hill to College Station to Vegas to a lot of places in between, blue is always there to have a good time with. I also love RR because when I’m acting a fool during a game, I can go there and realize I’m somewhat normal. Notice I did say somewhat.

I thought Heisman was a Florida State fan. Not sure where I got that.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Mark Pope's post game interviews/performance managed to somehow make the loss the SECOND most embarrassing thing last night.

That, combined with that weird tweet last week is a bad look, and is worrisome...

Really hope we're not looking at a Matt Doherty situation. I know it's early, but this thing could death spiral quickly if he doesn't grab the reins.

 

[mdluk1]

Mark Pope's post game interviews/performance managed to somehow make the loss the SECOND most embarrassing thing last night.

That, combined with that weird tweet last week is a bad look, and is worrisome...

Really hope we're not looking at a Matt Doherty situation. I know it's early, but this thing could death spiral quickly if he doesn't grab the reins.

Good call on Doherty. Could be Kenny Payne too.

 

[mdluk1]

There is turmoil on this team. No one likes passing the ball to Noah or Jelivic. Jasper Johnson only likes to pass to Moreno. Aberdeen doesn’t like passing to anyone. And he has shot more airballs than any other UK player I can remember.

 

[HymanKaplan]

Matt Jones saying that we need to go find someone in the G League to play PG.

I wasn't even aware that that was possible.

 

[mdluk1]

Matt Jones saying that we need to go find someone in the G League to play PG.

I wasn't even aware that that was possible.

U6 has one signed for next year.

 

[HymanKaplan]

But we wouldn't be able to get one that could play THIS year, could we? Next semester perhaps?

 

[UK 82]

Mark Pope's post game interviews/performance managed to somehow make the loss the SECOND most embarrassing thing last night.

That, combined with that weird tweet last week is a bad look, and is worrisome...

Really hope we're not looking at a Matt Doherty situation. I know it's early, but this thing could death spiral quickly if he doesn't grab the reins.

Team Turmoil Part II?

 

[mdluk1]

But we wouldn't be able to get one that could play THIS year, could we? Next semester perhaps?

Next semester. Like big Z

 

[sefus12]

There is turmoil on this team. No one likes passing the ball to Noah or Jelivic. Jasper Johnson only likes to pass to Moreno. Aberdeen doesn’t like passing to anyone. And he has shot more airballs than any other UK player I can remember.

I think Oweh, and to a lesser extent BG, are big issues with this team. Both are probably getting paid a lot and Pope, for some reason, thought they would be anchors or this team. BG hasn’t improved on either side of the floor, maybe even regressed, and has no motor. And Oweh seems to have all sorts of attitude issues. I never thought he would live up to his pre-season hype, but his issues now look to be impacting others.

 

[cole@854]

Matt Jones saying that we need to go find someone in the G League to play PG.

Jones is as clueless about sports as he is with politics. You don't just automatically insert a "pg" and all is well.

The issue facing this team is Pope's system, or lack of one. Players don't know their roles, are out of position, and are essentially just looking for an open look with a few passes. There are ZERO post plays, high screens/roll, no mid range game, and you have a few players who think this is just one on one YMCA rec league ball (I'm gonna get mine)

So far, coaches have figured out how to stop Oweh's slashing game, and he is lost in the transition of trying to figure out what works for him, because he is not a legit 3P threat. Do you see any isolation plays for him, picks, etc? Nope. There are about 4-5 players who are clones of each other and that is not a recipe for success in a team atmosphere. Defense is essentially the same issue....no real ball hawks on the team, turnovers are not a team strong point, no post D, and players get lost routinely.

Players are only part of the problem. The majority of this falls on the tall white dude. To be determined how things change, but last year he had the luxury of having players to cover up his mistakes....Brea's shooting, Carr's smarts, Williams in the paint, Butler's leadership, to name a few.

 

[HymanKaplan]

I wasn't saying it was a good idea. I just didn't know that the rules allowed it.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Team Turmoil Part II?

Holy Tubby Smith!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Russia getting nasty again.

As Russia strikes Europe again, when will this hybrid war with Nato turn physical? | The Independent

 

[Anon1751658263]

Jones is as clueless about sports as he is with politics. You don't just automatically insert a "pg" and all is well.

The issue facing this team is Pope's system, or lack of one. Players don't know their roles, are out of position, and are essentially just looking for an open look with a few passes. There are ZERO post plays, high screens/roll, no mid range game, and you have a few players who think this is just one on one YMCA rec league ball (I'm gonna get mine)

So far, coaches have figured out how to stop Oweh's slashing game, and he is lost in the transition of trying to figure out what works for him, because he is not a legit 3P threat. Do you see any isolation plays for him, picks, etc? Nope. There are about 4-5 players who are clones of each other and that is not a recipe for success in a team atmosphere. Defense is essentially the same issue....no real ball hawks on the team, turnovers are not a team strong point, no post D, and players get lost routinely.

Players are only part of the problem. The majority of this falls on the tall white dude. To be determined how things change, but last year he had the luxury of having players to cover up his mistakes....Brea's shooting, Carr's smarts, Williams in the paint, Butler's leadership, to name a few.

Seems we have a toughness issue. Once an opponent decides to body us up and get physical, we quit running our sets. We then just run the clock down and put up last second desperation shot. And if you aren't going to fight on the offensive end, you darn sure aren't going to put forth the effort on defense. But for sure, this starts and ends with Pope. Not sure what he saw in Lowe. Kid may be skilled, but he has always looked like someone who did not have the body type to withstand much physicality. Not sure why our players always look like they are are allergic to the weight room with rare exceptions.

 

[Monday Nitro]

Jones is as clueless about sports as he is with politics. You don't just automatically insert a "pg" and all is well.

The issue facing this team is Pope's system, or lack of one. Players don't know their roles, are out of position, and are essentially just looking for an open look with a few passes. There are ZERO post plays, high screens/roll, no mid range game, and you have a few players who think this is just one on one YMCA rec league ball (I'm gonna get mine)

So far, coaches have figured out how to stop Oweh's slashing game, and he is lost in the transition of trying to figure out what works for him, because he is not a legit 3P threat. Do you see any isolation plays for him, picks, etc? Nope. There are about 4-5 players who are clones of each other and that is not a recipe for success in a team atmosphere. Defense is essentially the same issue....no real ball hawks on the team, turnovers are not a team strong point, no post D, and players get lost routinely.

Players are only part of the problem. The majority of this falls on the tall white dude. To be determined how things change, but last year he had the luxury of having players to cover up his mistakes....Brea's shooting, Carr's smarts, Williams in the paint, Butler's leadership, to name a few.

They'll have to shut down RR if Pitino comes to Rupp and wins.

 

[LordEgg]

Garrison is as dull a knife as there is. Oweh is not as good as he and everyone else seemed to think he was. Aberdeen is not really a point guard, but thank god we have him because at least he tries. Id put Moreno in. WTF with diabote jacking threes? Do we have an offense? A concept of an offense? Are they just refusing to run it? Chandler cares, ill keep him. Id play the Croat more, too. At least for right now.

 

[mdluk1]

They'll have to shut down RR if Pitino comes to Rupp and wins.

We play them in Atlanta, right?

 

[Monday Nitro]

We play them in Atlanta, right?

Ohhh, didn't catch that. I guess that's good. They'll have to have Pope's yard guarded while he's gone, sadly.

 

[vhcat1970]

Russia getting nasty again.

As Russia strikes Europe again, when will this hybrid war with Nato turn physical? | The Independent

Putin can't stop without total victory over Ukraine or he's dead. So it will go on till he's dead. It's where the thing is.

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Crossposting this from the Rafters since I know many of you don't go there. I have never seen anything like this before. Warning to the squeamish.

So he landed on the one guys foot--and it happened to be moving away at the same time??? Sheesh

 

[Beatle Bum]

 

[HeismanWinner]

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

I love UK fans on the road. Great times. From Chapel Hill to College Station to Vegas to a lot of places in between, blue is always there to have a good time with. I also love RR because when I’m acting a fool during a game, I can go there and realize I’m somewhat normal. Notice I did say somewhat.

I thought Heisman was a Florida State fan. Not sure where I got that.

We did have a "HeismanNole" poster who liked. Both UK and FSU football. I think some of his posts were a bit too strong for mods. I could be wrong (and I've been wrong a jillion times before )

 

[BlueVelvetFog]

Holy Tubby Smith!

Along with Great Odens Raven

 

[HeismanWinner]

Mark Pope's post game interviews/performance managed to somehow make the loss the SECOND most embarrassing thing last night.

That, combined with that weird tweet last week is a bad look, and is worrisome...

Really hope we're not looking at a Matt Doherty situation. I know it's early, but this thing could death spiral quickly if he doesn't grab the reins.

I view all hires of former players as big mistakes. It rarely works out it seems. It also burns bridges when you can them.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Putin can't stop without total victory over Ukraine or he's dead. So it will go on till he's dead. It's where the thing is.

According to VH, there is nothing to see here. Putin is a paper tiger whose bark is worst than his bite. No concerns about escalation.

 

[berniecarbo]

"We won't fail this season. We just have failed up till today. And we will build an organization where we won't be disrupted every time someone steps in and steps out. We'll have a team identity, not an individual identity. Until we get there, we're going to really struggle. That's my job. That's why Mitch (Barnhart) brought me here. I'm doing it poorly. I won't do it poorly for much longer.”

 

[JumperJack.]

Rumors running wild about what the fight before the UL game was about. This team is definitely broken right now. Oweh’s eye rolling is a big clue.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Rumors running wild about what the fight before the UL game was about. This team is definitely broken right now. Oweh’s eye rolling is a big clue.

What are we hearing?

Normally I agree on this places views of RR during games.. people lose their collective ****. But last night it was warranted. There are BIG problems. Last night wasn't just "Oh we missed shots" or "We had a breakdown because it's early". There are systemic problems with this team. Like, completely missing the tournament, type of problems. And I dont think thats an overreacting

 

[Anon1751658263]

Putin can't stop without total victory over Ukraine or he's dead. So it will go on till he's dead. It's where the thing is.

You are just making crap up. Until he's dead?

 

[ScrewDuke1]

There is turmoil on this team. No one likes passing the ball to Noah or Jelivic. Jasper Johnson only likes to pass to Moreno. Aberdeen doesn’t like passing to anyone. And he has shot more airballs than any other UK player I can remember.

One thing on Aberdeen is pretty much nobody shows any aggression on offense...at least he does try to score.

You are pretty much correct on everything though.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[HeismanWinner]

Jake Lang cosplaying as Christian to start conflicts.



His sister served in the IDF.

 

[UKbrassowTipIn93]

Batsh!t crazy

Remember a few weeks ago when she thought she had a smoking gun tracking flights, but she was too dumb to understand the flights took off BEFORE Kirks death bc she doesn't understand time zones and she thought UTC, which means universal time, meant "Utah time"

Claiming Erika knew is utterly despicable and petty self promotion

 

[Bill Derington]

Putin can't stop without total victory over Ukraine or he's dead. So it will go on till he's dead. It's where the thing is.

Good Lord…