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In my post game comments, I made an assumption that has turned out to be incorrect. I figured that something had to be off on the last play during the LSU game, in large part because I could not fathom that the play was drawn up for Sheray Thomas. Well it turns out I was incorrect. After the game, Tubby Smith confirmed my worst thoughts, when he stated that the last play was designed to get Sheray the ball on the block. The stated reason for this was that the play worked last year with Chuck Hayes and the lack of double team in the block would make for a scoring opportunity.
One problem with that logic….Sheray is no Chuck Hayes. I really dont see how you can go away from your hot shooter and senior, Patrick Sparks, or your leading scorer Randolph Morris. I tend to not question Tubby, but this one seems to be a miss. If I were coaching, I am not even sure I would have had Thomas in the game. I would have had Rondo, Sparks, Moss, and Crawford, all at the three point line….Morris on the block…he gets the ball, if double team comes, kick it out….if not, live or die by a Morris shot. Thomas shouldnt have been in the equation.
But either way, the Cats did play relatively well in playing close against a legitimately good team on the road. Now they need one this week…
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February 26th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
I agree Matt. While I understand the logic of the play, I don’t understand the logic of having Thomas in the game at that juncture (then again, I don’t see the logic of having Sheray in a UK uniform, period). I would have liked to have senn the ball fed into Morris, who no doubt would have been doubled, which might have freed up a perimeter shot. Yet with the way Morris was turning it over on the block that might have been risky. Nevertheless, UK had a pretty good look from 6 ft. to tie the game, but the ball simply failed to go in (or hit the rim). This was a game I didn’t expect to win even at the beginning of the year when I thought Kentucky was going to be strong, but the Cats had ample opportunities to win even with a less than stellar performence. I like UK’s chances in Knoxville if they can come out with the same defensive prowess as they did in Baton Rouge.
February 26th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
I’ve heard a number of explanations as to why the call was a good one.
And not a one of those explanations made a lick of sense. It was a simply indefensible move on Tubby’s part.
December 30th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
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