1. It has been a fun, fun ride all season.
Write at least one positive you've experienced from our season so far
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The big wins against Duke, Gonzaga, UL, Florida, TN x2.
Beating Duke, Beating Gonzaga, Loved beating UL, UT in Knoxville...listening to Pope after the games win or lose. Watching players grow, pulling together a team in a short timespan and being competitive. Seeing how the players have each other's backs and are playing to win for KY, not looking for ESPN highlights to forward their careers.
Pope about the name on the front of the jersey rather than the back.
Exceeding EVERY preseason prognostication and seeing who the real ride or dies are
Watching a team of players and a coach who have the #1 goal of trying to win. It's inspiring as a fan and generates a ton more interest in the team for me personally vs watching a group and a coach just going through the motions with one (or both eyes) on the NBA.
And a bonus, seeing basically every other actual candidate for the job including our previous coach doing far, far worse than us.
And a bonus, seeing basically every other actual candidate for the job including our previous coach doing far, far worse than us.
Our coach and team has performed beyond my expectations. Excited for next year to be even better.
Being in Seattle for the comeback vs Zaga. One of the best games I’ve seen in person.
Actually caring about each and every game again, having fun watching Kentucky basketball once more, and of course, beating Duke, Louisville, Gonzaga, Florida, and Tennessee twice.
This season has been mostly positive. A coach that loves UK and who wants to win is the start of that. And the many reasons that the posts before mine state.
I was able to take my oldest daughter (13) to a game at Rupp this year for the 1st time. She really enjoyed the experience. She didn't become a basketball fan but was still a good time.
Having a coach that's made some good halftime adjustments, and knows when to use a timeout. Having a coach that openly loves the program and fans, and doesn't belittle BBN. Very refreshing. The culture is about UK basketball again.
I will list a few positives for me.
- Not being called a Basketball Bennie and talked down to by the coach
- Not hearing about kids not being robots
- Not hearing a coach say he hasn't seen the players when they are injured
- Not hearing a coach say he wants to get home to his dogs after another disappointing loss
- Not hearing a coach say we are built for March only to lose in March too
- Not losing to multiple crappy mid major teams in Rupp....in the same season
- Seeing an actual out of bounds play ran in a game
- Having fun watching UK again.
- Having what I feel is realistic hope that things are going to get better
Comebacks against Duke and Gonzaga were amazing to watch.
This. We finally have a coach and players that care about the program beyond it being the g league.
Coach Pope breathing fresh air into BBN as one of our own.
Reminded of RP first season how the Rupp crowd embraced this team.
I’ve enjoyed this season more than the previous 4 or 5 combined, regardless of the outcome. From the initial pep rally to the wins over Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville, and Tennessee. I’ve enjoyed watching the team fight for wins despite repeatedly being short handed due to injuries, in what has been the toughest conference slate in college basketball history.
This is why I still have a high level of confidence in our team to make it to at least an Elite 8.
all of these and see Butler torch lil Bro' , the Duke comeback. Just pure will power and " want to" on display after years of " whatever" ball. I liked seeing Jax grow , he was coming on . I think he was discovering how to play high level D1 ball better .
Watching an inbounds play that actually works and scoring out of timeouts.
I'll add one...
I love watching the 5 out sets where we cut hard to get easier buckets to generate offense. Before, seemed like we usually had to score in iso sets, shooting over defense, out athleting defense...but seldom generated easy offense vs. good teams.
I love watching the 5 out sets where we cut hard to get easier buckets to generate offense. Before, seemed like we usually had to score in iso sets, shooting over defense, out athleting defense...but seldom generated easy offense vs. good teams.
Not having to curse from giving up basket after basket on opponents baseline out of bounds plays…..
Excitement about UK Basketball again. Don’t miss games because you knew they were going to lose the same way again and again.
There's so many great ones listed here but so many more we could add :
1 ) *maybe* the best is yet to come ?
2) Beating Bucknell ( first program to win 2,400 times ... another record for "the list")
2a) Still ahead of KANSAS ... hahaha
3) Seeing Pope win his first win as Kentucky Head Coach
4) Beating dUKe
5) Comeback out west against the Zags
6) BOTH wins against Tennessee (especially THIS YEAR)
7) I thought the Florida game was the best college basketball game I've seen this year. WE WON THAT WOW whatta game !
8) After the win @ the HUMP, Coach Pope going into the stands to share a moment with a wheelchair bound member of BBN ....
9) Butler torching UofL will go down in history for a very long time ! L's down (cue shrek's "L's" down picture ....
10) Otega Oweh serving up the Sooners in Norman
11) Jaxson's 22 that lifted us over a very tough Texas A& M team this year
12 ) Having Coach Pope bring his style and offense as opposed to the look we had before this year.....
13) Mark Sears and company for providing comic relief from flopping on the court (isn't that a positive?) ??
14) SEC officiating at it's very best ! (pun [?] intended)
ok, so maybe that last one falls into the "definitely not a positive" experience from this year .... *snickers*
In self defense, this is my 50th year following and living and dying with our cats. So cut me some slack leaving everything else off. I'm relying on everyone else to keep this thread going
...... thru April ....
end runt's rant #3,706 .............
Go Big Blue !
1 ) *maybe* the best is yet to come ?
2) Beating Bucknell ( first program to win 2,400 times ... another record for "the list")
2a) Still ahead of KANSAS ... hahaha
3) Seeing Pope win his first win as Kentucky Head Coach
4) Beating dUKe
5) Comeback out west against the Zags
6) BOTH wins against Tennessee (especially THIS YEAR)
7) I thought the Florida game was the best college basketball game I've seen this year. WE WON THAT WOW whatta game !
8) After the win @ the HUMP, Coach Pope going into the stands to share a moment with a wheelchair bound member of BBN ....
9) Butler torching UofL will go down in history for a very long time ! L's down (cue shrek's "L's" down picture ....
10) Otega Oweh serving up the Sooners in Norman
11) Jaxson's 22 that lifted us over a very tough Texas A& M team this year
12 ) Having Coach Pope bring his style and offense as opposed to the look we had before this year.....
13) Mark Sears and company for providing comic relief from flopping on the court (isn't that a positive?) ??
14) SEC officiating at it's very best ! (pun [?] intended)
ok, so maybe that last one falls into the "definitely not a positive" experience from this year .... *snickers*
In self defense, this is my 50th year following and living and dying with our cats. So cut me some slack leaving everything else off. I'm relying on everyone else to keep this thread going
...... thru April ....
end runt's rant #3,706 .............
Go Big Blue !
Enjoying watching basketball again. Win or lose, it just looks like real basketball.