They sure did, I even said it in the Butler being out thread. Let’s at least play the damn game.
*UK vs Gonzaga Game Thread*
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Awesome, I got so hyped when I read your post, then I was like wtf it’s not over I hope he’s psychic! You were.
Yes, I was concerned that we couldn't get over the hump, and at that point I was OK with it because they fought like wildcats to get back into the game. But my confidence grew as the game progressed. It felt like it was inevitable that we would win. What a game!
Carr is a beast when the offense is run through him and he is given the space down low to operate.
Well, Robinson hit one of those shots too when he drove to the left side of the lane for that floater.
I think Jaxson's size allowed him to see the floor a little better and his ability to drive and finish makes him hard to defend at the point.
Just wanna say @FiveStarCat called it in the now locked troll thread. He said “I can’t wait to see the adjustments Pope makes in the second half because you know it’s coming.” Spot on ole chap.
I agree totally, this is huge for our resume and general mental state. We believe we can win these games now.
He utilizes the pump fake like jay wright nova teams used to
There are a lot of posters waiting for a chance to say I told you so. Notice that said posters and not fans. However, for those who know just a little about coaching, they realize that Pope is making all of the right calls. When players start games without energy, it is on the players and not the coach. You can't coach desire.
Guys, I believe we have witnessed two of the most exciting Kentucky games in years and the fact that they both occurred within the first 9 games of the season and with a first-year coach is remarkable. This reminds me of the RP days when we were seldom ever really out of a game.
As hard as it is going to be, I have to go to bed so that I can go to church tomorrow. Win are lose, this is going to be an exciting season. I have to believe Pope is catching the attention of a lot of good players looking for somewhere to play next season. GBB!!
Tennessee in knoxville was the only game I can think of last year that was close. Maybe at state last yeta
This is a travel ain’t it? If I’m reffing one of my high school games I’m calling this a travel
I thought it was travel too, but then I thought maybe the ball was slapped out of his hands, but it wasn't.
Appreciate the shout out. I definitely wasn’t thinking his adjustments were going to result in a dub, that’s for damn sure. I’m still in shock they pulled that offJust wanna say @FiveStarCat called it in the now locked troll thread. He said “I can’t wait to see the adjustments Pope makes in the second half because you know it’s coming.” Spot on ole chap.
<<<----Me right now.
What a game.
The effort, team play, and coaching we saw after halftime are what Kentucky Basketball is all about to me.
This is the kind of game that explains why I never thought we'd lose when I was much younger.
We are Kentucky. We are the standard. In crunch time, we make the plays, and we win. If you want to beat us, you have to earn it over the full 40 minutes. We do not beat ourselves.
I don't need anything else for Christmas this year. Mark Pope, this team, and the return of what Kentucky Basketball is all about are more than I ever could've asked for.
What a game.
The effort, team play, and coaching we saw after halftime are what Kentucky Basketball is all about to me.
This is the kind of game that explains why I never thought we'd lose when I was much younger.
We are Kentucky. We are the standard. In crunch time, we make the plays, and we win. If you want to beat us, you have to earn it over the full 40 minutes. We do not beat ourselves.
I don't need anything else for Christmas this year. Mark Pope, this team, and the return of what Kentucky Basketball is all about are more than I ever could've asked for.
You've never played competitive sports in your life, contributed to a team, or reached goals.
This is why you'll never get the job you want
Hon neither can i
That’s why I’m still awake right now lol
I was screaming the same thing.i sure thought it was.
I think it was our overall conditioning, free-throw shooting, 1-3-1 zone, effort and HEART that won it for us.
We wore them down in the second half, as their man-to-man defense was sagging more because they had wobbly legs.
Pope/staff are to be greatly commended for getting these guys in shape to play so hard in the second half, if not even harder.
They are surely seeing that their conditioning may be their ace in the hole. Oweh was a leader in effort last night, I thought.
He wanted it and the others seem to feed off of it !!
We wore them down in the second half, as their man-to-man defense was sagging more because they had wobbly legs.
Pope/staff are to be greatly commended for getting these guys in shape to play so hard in the second half, if not even harder.
They are surely seeing that their conditioning may be their ace in the hole. Oweh was a leader in effort last night, I thought.
He wanted it and the others seem to feed off of it !!
Just skimmed through the comments that were posted up thru about 11pm. Kinda funny to see how many comments that were trashing our guys. Then it's all praise as of this morning. Can we have a mod pin this thread so we can refer back to it during the season?
Comedy gold!
Comedy gold!
It may well be that many of us are learning the style of this team. We may be more of a tortoise than a hare. I know it looked very gloomy in the first half, but we clearly seem to play much harder in the second and it may be due, in large part, to our conditioning. We were MUCH the stronger, fresher and quicker team in the last ten (10) minutes of the game. Now, remembering this, fans will be more inclined to think being down early is not a death knell ... but more of a call to arms.
We play so hard, it is going to be hard for us to really have a bad game, even when we lose. Effort and conditioning matter ... !!
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They have shown this in every big game. This team has heart, they fight until the final tick off the clock. Lots of close games to love them. I can see now why Butler hit that final 4 shot. He is clutch, I honestly wouldn’t mind him taking a game winner even from. 3. We couldn’t buy one in the last couple minutes against Clemson and hit hit one to give us a slight chance at the end. I know Oweh will drill a couple too, he’s missed some wide open looks late, but he’s getting open.
I won’t ever count them out. That kind of moxie wins tournament games. So many close games, we know we will be In a couple of them. These kinda teams find a way to advance usually.
Right on plan, that is listening to your coach right there. Cal would never have told any player to miss on purpose, he would have been like make and then play rough on the inbound so the refs can steal this!
I must have missed the posts that were trashing our guys. However, if you call saying players started a 3rd straight game half-*** trashing the players, you can add me to that list if I am not already there. We showed no life against Georgia St until after Williams was assaulted. We followed that game with similar play against Clemson which resulted in a loss. We allowed Clemson to bully us the entire night. Last night was no different in the first half. There were times when we gave up 3 & 4 offensive rebounds after Pope told the players prior the game if they didn't want to rebound, they basically didn't want to win. Something happened at half time that made them want to go out and fight. Simply stated, we can't keep starting games as we have the past 3 games and expect a deep run in the playoffs. This wasn't even close to being a Pope issue. It is players deciding they want to give as well as they receive.
Nembhard is just as good as any PG I have seen. He is almost as good as his brother now.
Nah that’s not it, a couple guys started threads saying Pope can’t coach at this level, and trashing different guys saying we have no talent and ridiculous stuff.