Was just my initial thoughts. I always rewatch every game, and I’ll be able to make better assessments when I’m not emotionally engaged into it
UK vs Nicholls game thread
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If we just had a decent half of the first half, we score 100 easily
Ok, some of you have been struggling with reality lately. This one counts. The ticker tocked. 1 - 0.
Whine and rip out your hair all you want, but….This was not that bad. Few shots drop, fix done blunders on defense, get a couple of players healthy and we’re on track.
Whine and rip out your hair all you want, but….This was not that bad. Few shots drop, fix done blunders on defense, get a couple of players healthy and we’re on track.
He needs to play, great size and can rebound. I hope Lowe plays Friday and we look a lot sharper. Past two games have been terrible. I still don’t think OO is 100% either and our offense needs to look more like the second half, but even better the whole game.
Yeah but if we played second half defense in the first half, we would have given up more than 70 points to Nicholls. We have to be better or we won’t beat Pat Kelsey. I don’t want to imagine a world where we lose to Pat Kelsey.
I said we won’t know the real team until like Janurary at earliest and that’s if we can ever get healthy. We may take some early lumps. I didn’t expect that, but injures have definitely taken a toll and some players are not living up to the hype.
Kenpom defensive efficiency 3rd.
I say we would have scored like 85-90 max. Last year would have dropped 110 on this team.
I sure hope so, a lot to work on. Getting healthy will solve a lot of issues. Hope we eventually can be.
Second half was better but we've got to get better real quick. The Georgetown exhibition and the first half tonight were alarming. A lot of sloppy passes, bad shot selection, bad body language and energy. Chemisty and cohesion more than anything has to improve if we want to get where we want. There is still plenty of time but now is the time to get serious and our guys need to play if they're truly healthy enough to play. What we saw tonight is not going to cut it in real games against the big boys and even some of the better mid-majors. Chandler dunk was amazing, though. He shows flashes, just needs to become consistent.
aberdeen filling in at pg
10 pts, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 0 turnovers.
please help us.
10 pts, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 0 turnovers.
please help us.
But we didn't. I haven't seen the stats yet, but I would imagine each team had a ton more possessions in the second half as well. I think defense will be a bit better with our guys fully healthy. And JQ back out there.
They have been terribly unimpressive, the last two games. Nowhere near a top 25 team! Better get their **** together quick!
I hate that the UofL game is next week because I think that's put a bug up all our asses.
Youre kind of answering your own concerns though. Of course this team will improve. Every year UK improves unless theres a major injury.
I think beating a Kenpom 160th team by 26, down a few players, down our most important player (starting point guard).. I dont really think I can expect much more. Now if they play like this in january, thats a problem. But I see no reason to think that
If Pope starts DA that would’ve prolly happened.
Makes no sense not to start DA if you was gonna play him regardless cuz you can still limit his minutes if he’s starting.
here’s the bottom line. like always, the guy to beat us is a scoring combo guard who is quick. other than that you’re not scoring much on this team.
dioubate, aberdeen, oweh can all lean on people defensively. once we get q, that will make 4 guys in our starting lineup.
johnson and chandler will each have some big games for us. moreno and v look way more serviceable than i anticipated. guys like garrison, noah are all going to contribute.
we lack some shooting overall. we lack high level quickness. but we don’t need 85 points this year. maybe 70. we will blanket people inside the arc. we get some defensive chemistry and the big guy, and we will be in every game and hard to beat by march.
dioubate, aberdeen, oweh can all lean on people defensively. once we get q, that will make 4 guys in our starting lineup.
johnson and chandler will each have some big games for us. moreno and v look way more serviceable than i anticipated. guys like garrison, noah are all going to contribute.
we lack some shooting overall. we lack high level quickness. but we don’t need 85 points this year. maybe 70. we will blanket people inside the arc. we get some defensive chemistry and the big guy, and we will be in every game and hard to beat by march.
Mormons do not believe is sex outside of marriage … he would remain celibate. Just sayin’ …If Chandler wasn’t married he would get so much *** on campus.
I think it was more he thought we'd probably not need him that early. Whelp....
Not sweating it one bit. These guys will be locked in by the time we see Louisville. It’s been a strange start, but the season’s still young.
Get healthy, regroup, and let’s enjoy the ride.
Get healthy, regroup, and let’s enjoy the ride.
I mean after the Georgetown game what would make him think that ….they played zero urgency w/o DA compared to him playing vs Purdue. I get it was Nicholls but signs are right in front of you.
i would trap the hell out of teams with this lineup. you go one side and it’s aberdeen and oweh, the other way it’s aberdeen and chandler or dioubate. this team has some pitino type fibers to it.
i kind of wish we could get away with aberdeen being pg. we obviously need lowe’s speed and scoring though.
i kind of wish we could get away with aberdeen being pg. we obviously need lowe’s speed and scoring though.
Yeah, but after 28 im the first half, thats a good 2nd half of hoops
Boys will be boys. There may have been a lot of girls in Lexington introduced to soaking and jump humping.Mormons do not believe is sex outside of marriage … he would remain celibate. Just sayin’ …
Omg lol. This is Pope’s version of “we haven’t worked on zone”. SMH. I love Pope but gimme a break
That was my first thought too
wtf is in the water coolers around there?!
I actually think it’s 100 accurate. You could easily see they’re not linked up offensively. Pope doesn’t run Calipari offense. His offenses require a lot more movement and team oriented play. I don’t think they have worked too much on it and I think it explained why they looked so bad offensively.
Something to remember is we’ve got 5 on the floor at times that have never played together at all. He probably realized from last year that his offenses offense offense Offense isn’t going to cut it in the SEC. He went out and recruited defensive stoppers, he adjusted. Pope himself isn’t used to that kind of team either.
This team if healthy will be one of the best as long as health is stable and Cam Williams decides to play basketball. He’s my main concern right now. When JQ comes back watch out.
Also, that little issue that we haven’t played a game with our starting point guard. Kind of makes a difference.
Man, he’s still so young. He’s gonna be a straight leader ballin his *** off. Pope knows what he’s doing. He’s retaining guys and building real teams. We haven’t even got started.
I’m gonna point out the obvious but the O will look smoother when Lowe is back…yeah I know im Captain Obvious
Sounds like a rock band playin at Hogwarts.
I thought after we beat Purdue we improved in the following areas compared to the prior season, we were more physical, blocking out and rebounding but after watching the last 2 games we haven’t. I sure hope they pull it together!
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