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[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
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Going into last night’s game, Cal said that he wanted his team to show off all the good habits they had learned during Camp Cal, their month-long training and conditioning program. He wanted to see “demonstrated performance.” Cal said his players got bigger, stronger, and formed some much-needed team chemistry. And to the team’s credit, you could see some of that in the first half.
And then they took two steps back. In the second half, Kentucky let a very bad Vanderbilt back in the game mostly by being outhustled, something Willie Cauley-Stein admitted to in his postgame remarks:
“The second half they came out with more smash-mouth basketball (than us). They just came out straight up like, pushing us under. We didn’t respond like we were supposed to and push back and go get it. We kind of let them push us under …I felt like at times, I let the kid play harder than me.”
Cauley-Stein said that one of the primary lessons during Camp Cal was playing harder than they guy you’re up against. That just didn’t happen against the ‘Dores in the second half. Cal agreed, saying that all the good habits they formed over the break might as well have gone out the window:
“They outworked us. They beat us to 50-50 balls, they beat us to rebounds. We were lucky to win the game. Alex gets no offensive rebounds. His guy gets five. Now who’s outworking who? It’s exactly the stuff we’ve been talking about, but some of the stuff didn’t carry over.”
One of the things this team lacks, especially when compared to their predecessors, is a player who refuses to give up. A warrior who puts the team on his back and carries them to the end, no matter how hostile the environment or dire the situation. Okay, fine: someone like Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Many expected Alex Poythress to fill that role, but all that progress we’ve heard he’s making in practice didn’t translate. Alex fouled out with seven points, six rebound and four turnovers. Cal is done making excuses for the talented forward: “No alibis. Please don’t alibi for him. He just got outworked.”
Another player whose effort Cal questioned last night: Kyle Wiltjer. “Figure it out. You either don’t stay in the game or figure it out …You play lower, you play tougher, you do anything you can to stay in the game. Or you accept it and you’re not playing.” As we’ve seen throughout the season, if Kyle’s not making his shots, he is a defensive liability. Cal was visibly frustrated with both Wiltjer and Poythress during postgame remarks, throwing his hands up in disgust more than once.
Is there a Camp Cal refresher course these guys can take before tomorrow?
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January 11th, 2013 at 11:39 am
Yeap that looks like one of Archie’s out of control shots… he seems to be a little more under control. Now if they can teach Alex that you just cant run people over we should be good
January 11th, 2013 at 11:43 am
Poythress should be benched. Bad play is one thing but bad attitude should not be tolerated. He looked like cousins every time cal got on him. He does not get it. I would rather see a third string guy that tries, then to see a big baby.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:44 am
Goodwin at times looks like a warrior. He just cant be taking shot like that. And I think Harrow has a good fighter mentality but he’s just not very tough sometimes. Cauley-Stein showed flashes of the warrior inside him during the UofL game but he can’t be that guy when he gets out worked and misses all his free throws. Idk. Ijdk.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:44 am
Man, I really hope all these freshman go to the NBA next year, because they will be in the way next year. Man, I hope Ryan harrow is good enough to transfer next year cause he’ll be in the way. Man, I’ll be glad when mays is gone. Man, why did cal even bother to put polson in for 40 seconds. He don’t want to play him or treat him right. He coulda saved on laundry detergent.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:44 am
We may have assembled the best class we could this year and obviously without knowing so………………………………..the worst assembled. We are who we are and no one knows if or when this group will “get it”. I am reserved to that point and there is nothing else (Camp Cal, excuses, health, leadership, etc….etc..) can be said.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:47 am
Cal is very honest in his assessment.Looks like he has some players who are working their way out of the NBA draft and will be at UK 4 years or transfer.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:47 am
This team is terrible and does not have the desire to win. You cannot teach that–just look at Poythress.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:48 am
Everyone chill. Cal is the best motivator in the nation. He’ll get it out of them. Bright side: we won. Time to correct on Saturday.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:49 am
5 – 2009, 2011, and 2013 are better classes than this one, just for the record. This team really needs to turn it around fast before the fanbase starts looking to next year. I keep waiting for them to turn that corner and really make me believe in March, and just when they are about to do it (up 16 and ready to blow out Vandy on the road), they pull a stinker and remind us why we are pessimistic in January.
Oh, and Wiltjer has absolutely no place on the floor. He looks like he lost his confidence in his shot and cannot guard ANYONE on defense. If we continue to play man-to-man there is no way to hide him.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:51 am
I’d rather watch the NHL than this miserable group. Somebody fire a warning rocket if this team begins to show some heart.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:54 am
#CampCalDidntExist
January 11th, 2013 at 11:55 am
Wiltjer would be a super star at Transy, but will need to be hiden at UK on the defensive end of the floor. We’ve seen it over and over, he can only score against inferior teams. I’ve never seen a kid so slow. Well yes I have. Coon Stratton at Pikeville High School back in the 70′s. They had to design an offense to get him open. Not sure he was fast enough to get from one end to the other. He just stayed in Coon’s corner and waited for the team to come back on offense. Wiltjer must be his son.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:56 am
#8…You’re right, but that just goes to show you, if Cal can’t motivate them almost half way through the season, it isn’t going to happen. AP is dragging this team down, both with play and attitude. Since he’s tried everything else with him, I’d sit his butt on the bench next game, and not let him off, win, lose, or draw. Maybe that would get his attention. #4 is spot on, most of these guys are going to be in the way next year. I REALLY do try to stay optimistic, but at this point, I think it’s useless.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:58 am
#7 sadly I agree. This team has just felt different since the first game. I understand they are young, but this is the problem when you design your program around one and dones. I am not against it at all, but what i have noticed is that kids did not leave in mass from UNC during the late Tubby and BCG years and they are the closest to us in terms of signing this kind of talent. Their stars hung around for years even though they could have been lottery picks. I think Cal may have, I say may have, done himself a disservice by basically admitting he is taking these guys on for one year. It puts it into the kids’ minds that they are almost expected to leave especially when the next class is already being signed even before they get onto campus. I think Teague was basically peer pressured into leaving because he did not want to be the lone guy from the starting line up not going to the NBA. Almost as though it would be embarrassing to return. I do not know if any of you had that thought. Poythress just does not appear to hustle. There is no way we can all be making that up. I still love Cal and I am not hating on his system. This is a first for him as well. He had not idea what this was going to look like in actuality.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:59 am
The team doesn’t have that one guy that starts and keeps things going. There is too much freelance play going on. Sure they look spectacular when they steal the ball and lob dunk it, but the majority of the time there is too much individual effort going on. Don’t confuse activity with accomplishment.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:59 am
Before the UofL game I stated that we’d know all about this team after our trips to Louisville and Vandy. EVERYBODY mocked me for including Vandy. “Vandy is awful! Haven’t you watched any games? That won’t be a test!”
Well, I hadn’t watched Vandy before last night but I had watched our UK team all season. This squad (still) has ZERO basketball IQ and is (still) softer than Charmin. All the positives of the UofL comeback (their foul trouble) were erased by last night’s collapse (our pitiful effort).
Talent only takes you so far. The rest is heart, smarts and hustle. This team- as a whole- is woefully short on all three.
January 11th, 2013 at 11:59 am
Maybe is just me, but we were cruising before Cal started losing his mind.
I LOVE Cal and consider him either the best or second-best coach in the country. But the way he was acting last night was ridiculous. I really believe him melting down had an adverse effect on those guys.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
@17 when did Cal melt down?
January 11th, 2013 at 12:04 pm
8 day lay off. They brought it the 1st half. Reverted back to the usual in 2nd half. They play a full game like they did in the 1st half. Game over for the other team. They just need more games and less lay offs. Having the Texas A & M tomorrow is going to help.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
#17- I dont think you are right on this. I think it had more to do with the zone and not being able to hit open shots. Mays and Wiltjer missed 8 open looks. Mays has been off for about a month now.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Good point #14, now that I think of it, the one and dones would rather play in the NBA D or Z league than admit that they may not yet have the skills to move on. I’d say 75% of them should stay in college. With one and dones this type of year is going to happen. Let’s hope it is less than often. Sometime the kids will not come together and sometimes they will not live up to their billing. We’ll be better than most this year but not like the past 2 years. I hope I’m wrong.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Vandy got hosed.. UK got a gift from a team that got hammered by Marist.. SEC Bball < BEfball… lol..SEC BBALL SUX…
January 11th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
KSR be moderatin’ today. Anything to keep the Trolls off.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Trade Poythress for a 3rd round draft pick.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Check this out–video from the UK bus leaving Memorial last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
January 11th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Wiltjer should start taking charges, if a guy is streaking to the basket and you don’t block shots make him give it up, it happens to us all the time. Alex needs to start taking that elbow jumper that Gilchrist had to take when he was getting called for charges last year. Alex plays best from the free throw line in but we see him on the wing a lot. A guy’s role on the floor changes depending on who’s out there with him. When Kyle is on the floor, Alex has to be a great defensive rebounder or we will give up second chances like we have all year. He was rebounding much better before he fouled out so we know he can do it, it really is just about consistent effort. Bottom line, we have to continue to get better defensively but when we don’t play well it’s because we’re not hitting shots, whether they are 3 pointers or 3 footers. We average 13 turnovers a game and half of those come from two guys. Rebounding, turnovers, zone offense and just plain effort will determine how good this team gets. However, there isn’t another team in the NCAA with as high a ceiling for the second half of the season as this team.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Camp Cal apparently did happen the Cats looked (in person) thin and tired.
WCS was clearly winded time and again, Nerlens is going to need suspenders, otherwise he is going to completely pull his pants off trying to hold himself upright and breathe at the same time, Harrow was ok most of the night, Goodwin dosen’t know whether to s**t (I might have misspelled the word shoot) or go blind when he gets the ball on the wing which is the only place he gets the ball, why didn’t the coaches fhave Archie flash to the free throw line against the 2-3?? I think I have an old tape of Givins vs Duke ,
Wilcher can’t guard anyone but maybe if he hedged harder on the high pick the driving guard would have to at least swing wider or change direction and maybe someone else could pick him up and guard Kyles man before the layup…Overall too much thinking (and coaching) and not enough playing…I don’t know what the D-1 record is for most substitutions in a game but Cal was close if he didn’t break it last night ..and we only have 2 subs…!!!! I’ve seen better coached JV teams… no hustle, they walk off and on the floor after time outs, at halftime, WARMING UP!!!! why are we walking during warmups???? If Jimmy Dykes had been there he would have said we didn’t know how to warm up much less stretch…. I bleed blue and I am hemorrhaging right now
Get serious!!!
January 11th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
I say Cal pulls this off. When the players see there is no other alternative than to give into the system, they will and we’ll end up with a run in the tournament. It may not be as deep as we’d like, but it will confirm the system and be a future lesson to the next one and dones.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
22 – 8 National Championships > 2. Also 30 series wins > 15. Enjoy your 1 win in 5 tries, we still own you, lil bro! Now run along and tell mommy on me!
January 11th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
We just won at one of the two hardest places to play in the SEC. One down, Florida to go. I’m happy we pulled it out. Congrats Cats!
January 11th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
I think the only prob with the one and done scenario rears its ugly head with this group, weak draft, going to go in round 1 no matter how they play, expect to leave, just ride it out and go on to the NBA…teams before this, the guys had older players mixed in who were trying to prove they could make it and they wanted to win at every level all the time. This group is riding it out and Cal wont play anybody else so there you go.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
This is the youngest and most in-experienced team Cal has had at UK. This team proved to me against U of L they have the fight and drive to win. I’m not given up on this team and believe Cal will have them ready tomorrow. We were lucky to get that win but most importantly got a great lesson on the road. Cal is a great coach and will have this team ready by March.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:54 pm
31 I “wont play anybody else”? Who do you want me to play? Sam Malone, Brian Long, or Jon Hood (who isn’t full recuperated from mono)? Do you want to see us get run out of the gym?
January 11th, 2013 at 12:55 pm
#17 IS SPOT ON…CAL cant keep jerking someone out every 30 seconds…he is ruining the flow and continuity of the game…he isn’t infallible…he is dead wrong how he is dealing with these freshmen mistakes… u cant’ demean and ridicule kids this way….if that is motivation im glad he isn’t my father…right now the onus is on him to do a better job not …. the kids havent improved all that much..THAT’s a coaching problem!!!
January 11th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Even Cal’s teams at Memphis had upperclassmen to lead. This is our 1st year with no upperclassmen with true UK experience. I’m afraid this is a sign of things to come. Anthony Davis ain’t walkin thru that door ya’ll..
January 11th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
Cousins should not have left early. He more than anyone needed to stay in school. My main point is, the earlier these kids go into the league, does not mean they are going to play more years in the league. I know this might influence some of them but the reality is the wear and tear on the body at that level is different than college. I think they end up just having worn out, tired bodies and are forced to retire at a younger age than maybe if they had stayed in school. In other words they probably end up playing for money the same number of years no matter when they come out of school. I just want these kids to think about that.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Also, it really does seem like Cal is losing his mind a little bit. I think even he is frustrated with the mistakes and lack of intensity this team has shown. This is the youngest team he’s ever had at any school, so it’s a growing process for him too.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Cal doesn’t care if this team lose, because he knows what he haves next year…he didn’t yell at davis and kidd last year because he knew the recruits was watching.So bye Alex because he doesn’t need you no more
January 11th, 2013 at 1:07 pm
9- Yes, I know all abou the “other” classes. I was referring to getting the best “we could for this year”. They are here, assembled, decent kids, but when/if they get it…is up to them. Nothing more really to teach or introduce.
They are who they are and it’s as simple as that.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:08 pm
17- I don’t think that’s what caused us to suddenly play badly. Look at the stats before and after they zoned us and that’s all you need to know. I think Cal has to push kids like that throughout the game because that’s how he reaches them. I do agree there are times when he lets that get in the way. The only time last night when I thought he needed to lay off was when we called timeout with the ball up 3 with 25 secs. left. At that point I’m trying to get my guys to focus on this next play instead of explaining what they did wrong on the last one. But overall this is how Cal coaches, he knows it, the kids know it and I love it because if there’s one thing I know about Cal it’s that his number one priority is the future and well being of these kids.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Bench Wiltjer and Poythress indefinitely. The former can’t contribute and the latter won’t.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
This has become one of my least favorite teams ever at Kentucky
January 11th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
#13 I don’t think it’s all about effort. I don’t think poythress has the talent and was highly overrated coming out of high school. He can’t do anything off the dribble, its a automatic turnover. The only thing left i can think of is to post him up. Otherwise he’s better off on the bench. He can’t help this team.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
I think teams will go to a zone, just so Cal will put Wiltjer, and Mayes in the game. Both are defensive liabilities. Cal should just go to a zone defense, when he has to put them in. At least it would stop some of the isolation that is going on now! I think Stallings went to a zone last night, just so Cal would put in his so-called zone busters, so he could go to the high pick and drive against Wiltjer.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Lay off guys…Why all the hate? UK won a National Championship last year. If they can have a chance to win it every other year I will take this year in between every time. These guys are just kids, and it is hard for us to absorb one little bit of “change” in our daily lives. These kids are all expected to be the man immediately and it doesn’t work that way. They have had to adapt to more change in a few months than some have in a lifetime. Also, its hard to go from being the man in high school, to being a small fish in a big pond in college. Hopefully, they adapt, learn, grow, and work hard enough to get UK in the conversation for the title again. If anyone can do it, these guys can. They have the highest ceiling in the country.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I think the reason Cal went ballistic last night is that he is at the end of his rope with this squad. I don’t think he’s going to pull the rabbit out of the hat this time and he knows it.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Left out this sentence for some reason…these kids dont adapt to change well, just like we dont adapt to change well
January 11th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Nerlens…best we have “right now” but leaves still leaves his feet at times he doesn’t need to.
Willie…100mph and then is gassed still too early at times.
Poythress…in another world still
Kyle…so slow…so very slow.
Ryan…toughen and man up consistently.
Mayes…just not tall or athletic enough for any significant contribution.
Archie…a great talent that still can’t stop fast enough to dish or shoot without charging or turning it over.
Again, I love them…but wwhen/if they get it….who knows? No more teaching or introducing can be done. They will or they won’t. Best bet is to get a decent tourney draw and aim for a sweet 16 appearance. We should all be happy with reaching that and move on.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Cal, please teach Goodwin, and Poythress the art of the pull-up jumper! The charges are getting out of hand. Goodwin, STOP hunting your shot! Please.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
u idiots keep talking about benching wiltjer..benching AP…who u gonna put in?.. brian long…. sam malone?…Twanny?…lol…these are good kids cal has…first class nice KIDS!!..once and for all get off their ass… they are doing the best they can.. FOR US!!.. whether they achieve what we would want is irrelevant…these kids are trying..sometimes it isnt good enough..even at KENTUCKY.. get a life people
January 11th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
13…No disagreement here. He may be an Albert Einstein in the classroom, but his attitude reiminds a little of that thug in the NBA, Cousins.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
#50…You and I didn’t watch the same game last night. Better re-watch the game, and post again.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
All the monkeys need to be benched till they can learn how to play smart basketball. Wiltjer and polson have been our best players all year.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
50…Most truth that I have heard on here in a while, nice.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
54) Careful now.
We all love our Cats. But “being nice” isn’t termed the truth. Truth is based on facts and what we see right now from our Cats isn’t all that they are “nice kids overall”. While that is true, the performance is not good for a full 40 minutes. Unfortunately, that too is the truth. In other words, if you can’t recognize that…Cawood Ledford would have not been one of your favorite truth-tellers.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
55, point taken. Lets just hope that they if they do {get it}, it’s sooner than later with league play already here.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Agree about Wiltjer needing to make shots and play a lot better D, but the guy that seems to gets a pass on this is Mays, he does nothing. Slow, can’t jump or guard and hasn’t reall made shots.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
14, at least part of the reason the UNC hang around longer is because Roy begs them to stay, and Roy tends to not play his freshmen as much. Look at what’s happened to James Michael McAdoo. And Harrison Barnes didn’t help himself by staying another year either. John Henson probablyhurt his stock by not leaving after his freshman year too.
The kids know this, and it’s why we keep getting these super recruiting classes. UNC is a planet away from where our recruiting is right now.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Ceiling, schmeiling. I’m tired of the talk about this team’s ceiling. It’s time to show it. Hustle and a killer instinct would be a good start. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see this team doing much this year, despite 3 of the top 20 or whatever draft picks.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:57 pm
#52 not only did i watch the game..i WENT to the game..made a 6 hour round trip to go. and loved it… i get all the frustration but u didnt see CAL acting out like i did… he has to change his tactics because what he is doing now obviously isnt working..it isnt too late but to say bench wiltjer and poythress is not smart..and btw..i highly recommend going to VANDY and seeing the CATS play..what an awesome place to view a game…
January 11th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
actually we looked pretty good in the first half… we were trying to run the break and got some good shots. 2nd half we weren’t getting as many rebounds to start the break with…and we just fell apart with only our halfcourt offense to score from…We will be glad when Hood gets to play…
January 11th, 2013 at 2:01 pm
KSR — block #53, that type of racist comment should NOT be tolerated. It is 2013 and these kids love our school. STOP the foolishness! Were you saying the same about MKG and AD last season??
January 11th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
44, good point about the zone. Cal is really stubborn about that, but I think he should at least try a zone. Unfortunately, we are past the point in the schedule where he has the luxury of experimenting very much – all of these SEC games are important now.
I think Cal has the best interests of the kids in mind, even if he seems a bit harsh on them. How would it prepare Alex for the rigors of the real world in the NBA by going easy on him? He will face much worse at the next level! He will just end up in the D-league or worse if he doesn’t learn to go hard all the time. Cal is just trying to help him realize this. I think the fact that Cal pushes the kids to go hard to the rim in practice might factor into all the charge calls. They need to learn when it is the right time to drive, and when a pull-up jumper is better.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
62, that is an obvious troll, probably a UL fan trying to make our fan base look bad.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
I just find it surprising how difficult it seems for them to give effort consistently. I figure you give them a few weeks where they have to learn how different this is from hs and that it will not be easy. At that point you just figure they will realize they will do better if they work their ass off when they are on the floor. Period. Others have said this, but Archie, I love him, but he cannot just put his head down and then do all those crazy gyrations, facing the wrong way shots in the lane. That is when you get the open jumpers. He never seems to see teammates after he rounds the corner.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Cal is asking these kids to let go and have fun, but he is eliminating any possibility of that with his own actions. Obviously these guys had trouble with the zone in the 2nd half, but its not like that is the first time they have ever seen something other than man to man this season. Like someone said before me, Cal is not the same coach he was before he won the title – he is relentless now, even at the expense of his own goals with this team. His angry words/actions have become so out of control that his players are playing scared – and even the crowds at Rupp are silent because of the negative atmosphere he is creating. If you have been to Rupp this year you know exactly what I am talking about. Let them play and watch the wins pile up.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
I agree with those who say last night was a coaching problem. This team had NO IDEA how to attack that zone. That’s lack of coaching. Any team that doesn’t play zone against the Cats is nuts
January 11th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Come on, folks, let’s take a breather here. It is well-documented how there is a lack of leadership on this team. It is something that will continue to take time to develop. Bottom line is, we went on the road to a traditionally tough place to play, got smacked in the mouth, withstood a huge comeback and barrage of threes, and managed to pull out a victory. It isn’t the end of the world. We know this team is immature, how was last night’s game a surprise to anyone? They got up big, let off the gas (as immature freshmen with no leadership are wont to do) and nearly lost it, before gritting it out.
The biggest problem I saw last night was the pitiful display of “pain” Harrow showed after that “hit”. As well as he played, he’d be running his ass off it I was Cal.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:34 pm
I think “Camp Cal” was more like “Camp Pal” based on what I saw in Vandy game!!
January 11th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Wow blame the coah call this team a joke what’s a joke is a so called cat fan turn there back on their team when their going thru a rough patch but these same people will praise them and say they always had faith in them when tournament time comes and they cut down the nets we won you have bad nights pulling players is nothing new for call how is it ruining rythem when he’s pulling them because they have none he is showing them that they eithier play with heart and drive or ride the pine don’t critize when a few months ago cal was the greatest of all time he’s still the same coach we will be dangerous in march
January 11th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
only 12 assists for the entire team but 16 turnovers and zero fast break points in the 2nd half
January 11th, 2013 at 2:42 pm
Camp Cal was more like Camp Circle Jerk..lol… SEC Bball Sucks…
January 11th, 2013 at 2:44 pm
they cant set up a zone when score a layup on the break…
January 11th, 2013 at 2:54 pm
70 – wow. I don’t know where to start. Wow.
January 11th, 2013 at 2:54 pm
Jones…………. Cal looks Tom Crean going nutz on that sideline! They need to put Wiljter in dance class or something, his footwork is turrible!
January 11th, 2013 at 2:56 pm
#66..i tried to say what u said but u said it soo much better…u are so spot on its scary….he is shifting the blame so much its disconcerting… these kids are absolutely playing scared….trying to not make mistakes instead of just playing…good post #66
January 11th, 2013 at 2:59 pm
70 – Thats the longest sentence I’ve ever read. Congrats.
January 11th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
The season is not over guys and they won the game on the road despite Vandy’s struggles this year. Damn give them some credit for holding on and survivng a tough road game as they can still improve. We could agree if this team got to sweet sixteen or further it would be a success. I’ll admit I noticed the Poythress poor play and atttude and Mays just cannot hit anything. For nearly 2/3rd’s of the game they played some dominant ball. The zone through them off and they missed open shots. Louisville played some zone it was just they attacked it, made shots and good passes. Optimism would be nice!
January 11th, 2013 at 3:16 pm
Face it folks, the reality is that we kinda of suck this year !
January 11th, 2013 at 4:12 pm
WTF is wrong with everyone……we are 10-4 with a very easy next 9 games…We could easily be 18-5 or even 19-4……im almost embarrassed to be a real uk fan. These 80 responses are the reason why everyone hates uk games…..so what if 1 year we end up 22-9 and lost in the sweet 16……..we are not gonna cut down the nets every year.
If you look at our players and look at everybody elses we are as talented as anyone. They either will figure it out or they wont. Regardless they are our teamand we should always support them in a positive way. No 19 year old should be bashed daily by his own fans.
Its ridiculous to read everyday
When did 10-4 SUCK……thats a little much right? We are not as good as we have been since cal got here…..maybe thats acceptable……..event still 2010-2011 was 17-7 before they went nutz.
January 11th, 2013 at 5:56 pm
#80. 10-4 sucked when the 10 wins come against Div II schools (except Maryland, who is really not good either), and the 4 losses are blow-outs (Notre Dame) or home losses to a horrible Baylor. Sure we played Duke and UL close, but still lost. UK is currently 0-4 against RPI 100 teams. 9 of our 10 wins are against RPI 100 or worse teams.
Vandy’s RPI is barely in the top 220, THATS when 10-4 sucks.
January 11th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Yes! Alex is lazy and has a bad attitude or sleep walks. KW must gorge on food and drink before the game that causes slow effects but when are we going to start telling the cold hard facts about Archie Goodwin and his out of control drive attempts to the basket ending in a turnovers and almost blew the game last night? why not play another that is aware that there are four other teammates on the floor?
January 11th, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Tex A&M, Florida and O’Miss wii be tough games to win.