UK - Vandy Game Thread

[wildcatfaninnc]

Off to a pretty good start. Gotta guard the perimeter.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

ramel off to a great start done busted Two Three's

[wildcatfaninnc]

Bradley looking good too. Morris not looking to shabby as well.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Moss Just threw another one down on the dunk That My Boy Getting up Two games in a row..

[Athens2005]

have you ever noticed that when RM seals off a man on his left hip (on the left side of the lane), he'll still spin to the middle when he gets the ball?

It's either that he's not comfortable going back to his right; or, he expects a doube-team to come from that direction.

If he signs with the Lakers, Kareem will teach him what to do

oh well.

Go CATS!

[MurphyLee]

Athens2005 wrote: have you ever noticed that when RM seals off a man on his left hip (on the left side of the lane), he'll still spin to the middle when he gets the ball?

It's either that he's not comfortable going back to his right; or, he expects a doube-team to come from that direction.

If he signs with the Lakers, Kareem will teach him what to do

oh well.

Go CATS!


I've noticed he never met a shot he didn't like.:lol:

[wildcatfaninnc]

Athens2005 wrote: have you ever noticed that when RM seals off a man on his left hip (on the left side of the lane), he'll still spin to the middle when he gets the ball?

It's either that he's not comfortable going back to his right; or, he expects a doube-team to come from that direction.

If he signs with the Lakers, Kareem will teach him what to do

oh well.

Go CATS!




good point.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Ravi Moss need to be on the floor all the time..................period

[catfanintn]

WOW! Vandy with 47 points at halftime. Where's the defense?

[RaviMoss#1fan]

vandy shooting 65% that wont last and Kentucky shooting 55% What a First Half Great Play Out of Woo, Morris, Bradley, Perry and Ravi and Sparks.

[Spanish Moss]

TrueblueCATfan wrote: Ravi Moss need to be on the floor all the time..................period
Agree, he is Mr. Consistent this season

[Will Lavender]

catfanintn wrote: WOW! Vandy with 47 points at halftime. Where's the defense?
Worst defensive half I've ever seen a Kentucky team under Tubby Smith play. :thumbdown:thumbdown:thumbdown

[blueinLou]

I sure don't understand the substitutions. 6'-6" 150lb center won't work.

[phoenix]

Great play? By which team. Wide open shots for Vandy, floor length drives uncontested, drives from the top of the key uncontested. Chippies allowed and fouled without cracking the shot? Awful half. We are lucky to be in the game and wouldn't be if we weren't hitting the 3's like we do. What are we going to give up next half? 70%? Damt.

RaviMoss#1fan wrote:
vandy shooting 65% that wont last and Kentucky shooting 55% What a First Half Great Play Out of Woo, Morris, Bradley, Perry and Ravi and Sparks.

[scars.of.grace]

I'd actually have to give that nod to the second half against Florida last week.

Will Lavender wrote: catfanintn wrote: WOW! Vandy with 47 points at halftime. Where's the defense?
Worst defensive half I've ever seen a Kentucky team under Tubby Smith play. :thumbdown:thumbdown:thumbdown

[Will Lavender]

phoenix wrote: Great play? By which team. Wide open shots for Vandy, floor length drives uncontested, drives from the top of the key uncontested. Chippies allowed and fouled without cracking the shot? Awful half. We are lucky to be in the game and wouldn't be if we weren't hitting the 3's like we do. What are we going to give up next half? 70%? Damt.

RaviMoss#1fan wrote:
vandy shooting 65% that wont last and Kentucky shooting 55% What a First Half Great Play Out of Woo, Morris, Bradley, Perry and Ravi and Sparks.
I agree.

If that's good basketball, I don't want it.

Neither team had any notion of defending. I'm about sick of guys dribbling it into the lane against us and just bullying our guys when they get it into the paint. We've GOT to be the weakest team physically I've ever seen.

[largebluej]

Will Lavender wrote: catfanintn wrote: WOW! Vandy with 47 points at halftime. Where's the defense?
Worst defensive half I've ever seen a Kentucky team under Tubby Smith play. :thumbdown:thumbdown:thumbdown



there's been some competition for that (dis)honor this season . . .don't forget Fla hanging 55 on us in the 2nd.......pretty pitiful today. . . .

[blueinLou]

I'm not sure what Thomas brings to the team. No threat to score and definitely not defense.

[catfanintn]

As has been said a thousand times on this board, we are definately down in talent this year. That being said, we have TWICE the talent of Vanderbilt. We should be winning by 10-15 points.

[Will Lavender]

blueinLou wrote: I'm not sure what Thomas brings to the team. No threat to score and definitely not defense.
Sheray is really getting banged around more than he was early in the season. I wonder if the effects of that tumor aren't coming back. It's like he's hit a wall.

[Will Lavender]

catfanintn wrote: As has been said a thousand times on this board, we are definately down in talent this year. That being said, we have TWICE the talent of Vanderbilt. We should be winning by 10-15 points.
But this game can be won on the shoulders of one guy. It isn't SEC football where you need waves of depth. Get one guy hot and he can singlehandedly lead you. And tonight, as it was in the first meeting with Vandy, it's Shan Foster.

We just don't have a match-up for him. Joe's too compact. Bobby and Sheray are too slow. Ravi's not physical enough.

It's a quandry.

BUT you still have to be stopping these other guys. There's no excuse for guys like Carrol and Byars to get such easy shots.

[largebluej]

JP crew just said that was the highest-scoring first half of the year for both teams, which to me supports the argument that what we just saw was due more tolack of defense that great offense. . . . .. .if Morris gets his 3rd foul early, we're going to be in big trouble. . . . .

[Spanish Moss]

We have to tighten our defense to win. We must.

[blueinLou]

Perry cannot playpower forward. Too little.

[Spanish Moss]

Shot clock violation but at least we got in 7 passes

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Vandy playing like they wanna it more. COME ON GUYS STEP UP PUT RAVI BACK IN TO GIVE THEM A SPARK AND BACK ON A ROLL.

[catfanintn]

Vandy 7-0 run to start 2nd half. :tongue

[largebluej]

Good Lord!!! another uncontested drive down the lane!!! what in the name of Jamal Magliore do we have to do get our bigs to show some toughness. . . .. .

[cats4lifenc]

nice start....dribble out the shot clock and give up a layup right down the middle....geez its like a record needle stuck

[blueinLou]

TIMID!! Scared to take it inside, can't set a pick, scared to pick up anybody driving to the basket. This team dosen't play smart bb at all.

[Will Lavender]

Tough call on Morris down there.

I hate that flop call. Seems as if the refs call it every time.

Ah well. Here we are again, trying to scratch-out a come back. Very frustrating to say the least.

[Kentucky Jim]

catfanintn wrote: Vandy 7-0 run to start 2nd half. :tongueJust as I feared..........our DEF is terrible, we should start playing on a 10 sec shot clock cause the only way we win this game is by outscoring them. Fire em up boys, you sure as heck can't stop ANYONE.

[phoenix]

Doggone worst start to a half I've seen. Sparks needs to get Rondo and get their dang heads in the game. NO INSIDE

Perry stupid, give the foul and the shot, sure they needed 3 pts

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Nice Pass Ravi

[Spanish Moss]

We are Tubby's Comeback Cats. Don't fret, yet.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

COME ON GET UP CATS FANS LETS WIN THIS ONE FOR ME LOL. IT WAS A CHARGE

[RaviMoss#1fan]

whos the guy calling the game with Larry hes suck Come on let Larry call the game and turn the mute button on that other guy he sucks.

[largebluej]

nice stretch of play there by Thomas, 5 pts and 3 boards in a couple of minutes. . . .

[phoenix]

Double foul charge and block? I never have seen that one before!

[largebluej]

RaviMoss#1fan wrote: whos the guy calling the game with Larry hes suck Come on let Larry call the game and turn the mute button on that other guy he sucks.
that would be Charlie McAlexander, who used to be on the UK network back in the day. . . . .he uses some phrases you haven't heard in a while, but there is a lot worse than him out there. . . .

[blueinLou]

Is Carter really that bad? He never gets to play.

[Will Lavender]

Our guys are fighting.

I thought we might be on the cusp of getting blown out. (We still might be.)

We're going to have to keep that press on the entire second half, I think, because it's clear we have no change in the half-court.

[phoenix]

Why does Thomas get it 3 feet from the basket and take it OUT AGAIN?

Worst inside game we have ever had.

[ColoradoWildcat]

phoenix wrote: Double foul charge and block? I never have seen that one before!
One of the worst things that I have ever seen!

[TrueblueCATfan]

Sheray Thomas is the only player to score in this half.....:thumbup

[Will Lavender]

Sparks is starting to do some dumb things. He's passed up about four open shots in the last three minutes. Overdribbling.

Vandy's giving us a chance to take this game, but of course in true fashion we don't take it.

[largebluej]

Morris comes back in for 20 secs and gets #4 . . .if you're not going to get in front of the guy and take the charge, dont wait till he gets past you and foul him over the back. . . .goodness . . . .

[RaviMoss#1fan]

4 of Morris we in for a long 13:16 mins unless Woo can play like he played in the first half

[phoenix]

Stupid stupid defending, Morris with an idiot play to get his fourth.

Perry with 3 idiot plays on the bench too.

doggone it

[Kentucky Jim]

Sparks dribbling, Perry and Morris fouling, no DEF......

Not what we need ina must win game. DAMNIT!:dmad:

[cats4lifenc]

we are officially screwed now with Perry and Morris in foul trouble

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Great play by Bradley.. we might end up winning this one Bradley with 12pts.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Vandy goes scoreless for 7 minutes...........if our offense was on this could have been a blow -out.....:X

[Will Lavender]

RaviMoss#1fan wrote: Great play by Bradley.. we might end up winning this one Bradley with 12pts.
On the play before that, though, he threw a great pass to Woo and then completely lost his man under the basket. I bet that's the first lay-up Cage has made in his career.

Again: true UK fashion. One smart play, one mindless play.

[largebluej]

I don't believe in giving extra credit for playing hard, to me it's the least you should expect, but we are playing hard . . . Woo is giving a lot of effort. . . . .if he had any feel for the game he could be a player. . . ..maybe we can pull out this battle of not-so-good teams. . . .

[RaviMoss#1fan]

RAVI WITH THE THREES HECK YEAH.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Man sounds like a great BIG BLUE crowd down there.........how great are UK fans they will go anywhere to watch the Cats

[largebluej]

what was Rondo thinking with that 3 attempt?!?!?!

[TrueblueCATfan]

Looks like Carter might get his playing time....Woo with 4 fouls..Morrris with 4..............wow

[RaviMoss#1fan]

raining three's from Vandy.

[Will Lavender]

largebluej wrote: what was Rondo thinking with that 3 attempt?!?!?!
That was Bradley.

Announcer doesn't know the players.

[TrueblueCATfan]

This not a bash...............we play better with Rondo on the bench..........just my opinion

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Sparks on Fire

[largebluej]

Will Lavender wrote: largebluej wrote: what was Rondo thinking with that 3 attempt?!?!?!
That was Bradley.

Announcer doesn't know the players.



my bad. .. .should no better than to rely on announcers . . . . .

[RaviMoss#1fan]

he would know that if he knews what player worn what number lol.

[Kentucky Jim]

We're done.

Prove me wrong please.

[Will Lavender]

Uh-oh.

We're in danger time. Once again.

I swear when Sheray Thomas comes into the game things immediately start to go downhill. I'd like to see a +/- statistic on his play throughout the season. Why is it that we're not getting bodies on anybody underneath?

[iowacat]

They look tired again

[phoenix]

Sparks is hitting the 3's and in the meantime has made 2 terrible defensive plays allowing vandy right back. If he is at the top of the key he should not watch 2-3 vandy players get back before he does

[cats4lifenc]

just awful defense.....not exaggerating this is the worst defensive UK team I have ever seen



and we arent getting a very kind whistle today...i have saw UK players on the floor repeatedly with no foul call...but this is not blaming the refs just an observation

[blueinLou]

I am afraid this team just don't have it. Vandy is playing bad and we are playing worse.

[phoenix]

Doggone, we make 2 shots and give up 3 to them

[Will Lavender]

phoenix wrote: Sparks is hitting the 3's and in the meantime has made 2 terrible defensive plays allowing vandy right back. If he is at the top of the key he should not watch 2-3 vandy players get back before he does



Yep.

Sparks is just completely leaving Byars. Looks like he's got his eyes on the other end of the court as Vandy is working the ball through their offense.

We're going to need him now, though. THis is going to come down to hitting shots, because it's obvious we can't stop them consistently when they're actually shooting the basketball.

[largebluej]

cats4lifenc wrote: just awful defense.....not exaggerating this is the worst defensive UK team I have ever seen


not to belabor the point. . . but. . . . .you are right. . .

[crazzedcats22]

here's where we will fall apart, we'll keep letting them look like ray allen shooting threes and we will start launching stupid shots. this could be a 10+ point loss.

[Houstoncat]

I've never seen a team give up so many easy shots, no defensive effort at all, its not lack of hustle, its disregard for finding your man. This game is over without a big miracle

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Morris knocking down two freethrow havent seen that in a while lol

[DamonEsquire]

You people and your vision are off. 74-69 with four minutes and 7 wins this season when trailing by ten points. Heartless inddedddddddd

[Will Lavender]

Critical play on that Sparks steal. He needed to hand it to Joe for an easy basket.

Instead, we shoot another three pointer when a two would be better.

:?

[RaviMoss#1fan]

I STILL PULLING FOUR THEM IM NOT GIVING UP

[phoenix]

Sparks needs air. He is into his "mixed" decision making again. Please sit him for a minute Tubby.

[Kentucky Jim]

This team should reject any NIT bid, no sense in playing after the SEC tournament with DEF like this.

[crazzedcats22]

RaviMoss#1fan wrote: I STILL PULLING FOUR THEM IM NOT GIVING UPdon't get me wrong, I'm still pulling for them, I'm just realistic.

[wildcatfaninnc]

phoenix wrote: Sparks needs air. He is into his "mixed" decision making again. Please sit him for a minute Tubby.




Please get off your fixation of Sparks. I am so sick of you singling out Sparks. WIthout his threes, we are not even close in this game. Just give it rest man.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Vandy has lost their last 6 out of 7..............we should be winning.........real hard to shallow right now

[cats4lifenc]

i know we are ALL still pulling for them....but come on we can only take so much..layup after layup...then bad shot after bad shot.....it just gets old

[Will Lavender]

What's Bradley doing on that last shot?

[cats4lifenc]

wildcatfaninnc wrote: phoenix wrote: Sparks needs air. He is into his "mixed" decision making again. Please sit him for a minute Tubby.




Please get off your fixation of Sparks. I am so sick of you singling out Sparks. WIthout his threes, we are not even close in this game. Just give it rest man.
i second that....he needs air cuz he is keeping this game close

[blueinLou]

Worst team since probation!!

[largebluej]

Charlie Mac says they have to play smart and right on cue Rondo throws the ball away .. . . .pretty much sums up the season. . . .

[crazzedcats22]

morris in foul trouble AGAIN!!, sparks not playing defense, giving up easy shots, I think the UK women's tem would have a good shot at the men right now.

[wildcatfaninnc]

blueinLou wrote: Worst team since probation!!

probation team was better than this team.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

not a smart move by Rondo DRIVE AND LAY IT UP

[catfanintn]

By far the worst!!!:thumbdown

When was the last time we've been beaten twice in one season to Vandy????? Been at least 25 years.

[TrueblueCATfan]

We had our chance................Vandy went scorless for 7 freaking minutes and we did not capitlize on that...............

[crazzedcats22]

why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

[kipper265]

Bloody irony.

largebluej wrote: Charlie Mac says they have to play smart and right on cue Rondo throws the ball away .. . . .pretty much sums up the season. . . .

[Will Lavender]

catfanintn wrote: By far the worst!!!:thumbdown

When was the last time we've been beaten twice in one season to Vandy????? Been at least 25 years.

1973-74, I believe.

Got that information from Charlie Mac, so it's as good as gold. :D:?

[wyldkatzky]

You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.



Granted this team isn't very good, they are still better than what we saw today. We really got screwed by the refs today.

[wildcatfaninnc]

crazzedcats22 wrote: morris in foul trouble AGAIN!!, sparks not playing defense, giving up easy shots, I think the UK women's tem would have a good shot at the men right now.

did you not see the first half percentages? the entire team is giving up easy baskets.

[largebluej]

catfanintn wrote: By far the worst!!!:thumbdown

When was the last time we've been beaten twice in one season to Vandy????? Been at least 25 years.
73-74 season.. . . .13-13 UK team

[cats4lifenc]

catfanintn wrote: By far the worst!!!:thumbdown

When was the last time we've been beaten twice in one season to Vandy????? Been at least 25 years.
that would be 32 years....1974

[WAMCAT]

Actually 31 years...1974

[WAMCAT]

Actually 31 years...1974

[Will Lavender]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today.

With all due respect:

We have played like utter s____ today.

One of the worst performances I've seen all year.

[wildcatfaninnc]

crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

[crazzedcats22]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.



Granted this team isn't very good, they are still better than what we saw today. We really got screwed by the refs today.
stupid? played well against Vandy, who is 12-9?? come on man, get a clue, this tem is just that bad, calls or no calls, we still lose this game

[wildcatfaninnc]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.


You can't be serious?!?!?!

[Will Lavender]

wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

[cats4lifenc]

WAMCAT wrote: Actually 31 years...1974


and that correction was needed why? still 1974

[crazzedcats22]

wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.
you take the easy two and play some defense not launch a running three, that was stupid, who gives a crap what conley says anyways??

[PhatNastyCat]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.



Granted this team isn't very good, they are still better than what we saw today. We really got screwed by the refs today.

The referees didn't let Vandy get open cuts inside the paint wherever they wanted. The referees didn't force Morris into making dumb fouls. The referees didn't give the Vandy shooters open looks from 3 point land.

That is excuse making plain and simple. I guess that is what we are left with at this point in the season.

-PNC

[catfanintn]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.



Granted this team isn't very good, they are still better than what we saw today. We really got screwed by the refs today.

Disagree. Refs didn't allow layups. Refs didn't stop us from scoring. Refs didn't miss freethows. Yeh, there have been some ticky-tack calls, but Rondo clobbered a guy just a minute ago and no call.

[crazzedcats22]

Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.
hope the 9 out of 10 was sarcasm becuse it's more like 3 out of ten this year

[Houstoncat]

Typical of bad basketball IQ and selfish play could have been two plus one instead we get nothing.

Wost Kentucky team I've ever seen. They can't and don't play at crunch time. Big time choke.

[largebluej]

wyldkatzky wrote: You all are stupid, we have played well at times today. It is hard to win if you don't get ANY calls and the other team gets whatever they want. ticky called on us, nothing on vandy, i really believe that is what decided this game. If you had told me the referee'ing would be this 1 sided I would have not watched the game.



Granted this team isn't very good, they are still better than what we saw today. We really got screwed by the refs today.



I would suggest you schedule an appointment with either your optometrist or TV repairman, if not both, early next week. . . . you haven't been watching the same game I have. . .

[Swimmer4uk]

17-13

that's going to be our record at the end of the year. i just can't see us beating TN, LSU and USC on the road. FL will be domination again. so the way i see it. we are going to lose 13 games this year...THIRTEEN

[wildcatfaninnc]

Hell, we could be playing the night game on Thursday night at the tourney instead of playing at 2:15 if we drop to #4.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

MOSS ALWAYS STEPING UP SPARKS WITH ANOTHER THREE HE"S IN THE ZONE BABY WE GOING TO PULL THIS ONE OUT

[catfanintn]

WOW! Maybe Vandy quit too early!

[largebluej]

we may not be dead yet. . . . .down 3 with 1:02 to go. . . .

[matt colvin]

This team is KENTUCKY in name only.

As for the "you all are stupid..." comment, that doesn't deserve response.

[RaviMoss#1fan]

BRADLEY PLAYER OF THE GAME IF WE PULL THIS ONE OUT

[RaviMoss#1fan]

37 Bench Pts.

[Swimmer4uk]

INTENTIONAL FOUL????

how stupid can you be

[RaviMoss#1fan]

two and we get the ball back on the foul.

[matt colvin]

and missed

[largebluej]

WOW... . . that intentional foul could've been the break of all-time. . .but Rondo missed the first FT!!!....ARRRGGHHH!!!!!

[RaviMoss#1fan]

he MISS COMING ON RONDO U GET A WIN IF U MAKE TWO AND GET THE BALL BACK RONDO U NEED ANOTHER TWO YEARS BEFORE GOING TO THE NBA

[TrueblueCATfan]

OMG..................PLEASE TELL ME RONDO DID NOT MISS THAT............AND YES I AM YELLING

[cats4lifenc]

FREE THROWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



he short armed it

[matt colvin]

missed both, what a joke

[RaviMoss#1fan]

MISS TWO NO NBA

[RaviMoss#1fan]

sparks need to shoot the 3 come on Rondo last 30 sec To BAD PLAYS.

[Will Lavender]

I bet Stallings fouls here.

[BlueinIndiana]

Pathetic...

[largebluej]

HOW COULD HE MISS BOTH OF THEM??? WHY AM I SCREAMING??? WHY I AM SURPRISED!!!

[catfanintn]

Rondo should have been out that last sequence and Moss in.

[Swimmer4uk]

RR is killing his draft position. what a dumbass move

[Spanish Moss]

We had our chance but if you can't hit the free throw, you lose. We lose

[matt colvin]

Vandy wins, swept us. Tubby is a coach of firsts alright:X

[matt colvin]

Vandy wins, swept us. Tubby is a coach of firsts alright:X

[RaviMoss#1fan]

DAMN WHERE WAS SPARKS AND MOSS JUST THROW IT TO SPARKS HE WOULD OF DRAIN IT TOUGH LOST THERE.

[Kentucky Jim]

Good final shot. We're done.

[catfanintn]

Swimmer4uk wrote: RR is killing his draft position. what a dumbass move
What pro team would ever want a guy who shoots like that?

[cats4lifenc]

what a waste....we cant even win when the other team begs us to

[RaviMoss#1fan]

i heard Murray State Looking for a PG U think Rondo would tranf to Murray HE be a Great OVC PLAYERS LOL.

[SCBlu]

another game we deserved to lose. What a shame to waste decent shooting with a crappy, lethargic defense. I'm disgusted!

[wildcatfaninnc]

Swimmer4uk wrote: RR is killing his draft position. what a dumbass move

killing his draft position? try he's killing this freaking team that I love!

[RaviMoss#1fan]

RONDO YOU NEED TO STAY ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND Work on Three pointer, Driving the the Lane, Free Throw Shooting. Hitting a Jump Shot...

[RaviMoss#1fan]

Heck Rondo just work on everything lol.

[phoenix]

You know he doesn't, silly post. He almost fell over the line trying to stop to shoot the 3. Not a good shot and not needed at the time. Bad decision. Conley was wrong. As always, trying to get it all at once. Bad strategy. Try and get sure points as fast as possible. Instead we end up with 0 for a good defensive play. Bad.Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

[Houstoncat]

Defense is want to they don't want it. Not hustle we had that but want do we didn't. Play should have been set up for moss or crawford. I did think bradley played fairly well. Woo did ok too..

[VIIBanners]

RaviMoss#1fan wrote: RONDO YOU NEED TO STAY ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND Work on Three pointer, Driving the the Lane, Free Throw Shooting. Hitting a Jump Shot...Rondo should leave and go pro before he is exposed even more. He doesn't know how to play guard. He's just athletic, that's it.

[crazzedcats22]

RaviMoss#1fan wrote: RONDO YOU NEED TO STAY ANOTHER TWO YEARS AND Work on Three pointer, Driving the the Lane, Free Throw Shooting. Hitting a Jump Shot...hell no stay another two years, please leave now and let's bring someone in that can make a shoot when NOBODY is guarding you!!!

[Will Lavender]

phoenix wrote: You know he doesn't, silly post. He almost fell over the line trying to stop to shoot the 3. Not a good shot and not needed at the time. Bad decision. Conley was wrong. As always, trying to get it all at once. Bad strategy. Try and get sure points as fast as possible. Instead we end up with 0 for a good defensive play. Bad.Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

You're telling me Sparks, who hit about 6 of them today, is wide open straight away when we need to make up a 7 point deficit and you pass it up?

Pass it up to whom? Those stud muffins we have under the goal? Those big bruisers who are automatic down there? Those terrible, uber-agressive forwards we have?

Right.

Good shot.

Didn't go in.

The next one did, and we made it up anyway.

[blUK]

u guys allsaid i was not watchin the same morris as everyone else when i said he was lazy and committed fouls he didnt need to do.... i guess u guys r right........

[Classof93]

SCBlu wrote: another game we deserved to lose. What a shame to waste decent shooting with a crappy, lethargic defense. I'm disgusted!

bingo! Our defense is pathetic. I think some of you are being way too harsh on Rondo. He MADE the steal to begin with. It wasn't necessarily HIS defense that allowed Vandy to build that lead. This team lost as a team, the players and Tubby all sucked today!

[wildcatfaninnc]

Will Lavender wrote: phoenix wrote: You know he doesn't, silly post. He almost fell over the line trying to stop to shoot the 3. Not a good shot and not needed at the time. Bad decision. Conley was wrong. As always, trying to get it all at once. Bad strategy. Try and get sure points as fast as possible. Instead we end up with 0 for a good defensive play. Bad.Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

You're telling me Sparks, who hit about 6 of them today, is wide open straight away when we need to make up a 7 point deficit and you pass it up?

Pass it up to whom? Those stud muffins we have under the goal? Those big bruisers who are automatic down there? Those terrible, uber-agressive forwards we have?

Right.

Good shot.

Didn't go in.

The next one did, and we made it up anyway.

We all know why Snoreado made this ignorant comment. It's so obvious. His focus is on Sparks and will always will be.

[Terry]

largebluej wrote: HOW COULD HE MISS BOTH OF THEM??? WHY AM I SCREAMING??? WHY I AM SURPRISED!!!


Lots of practice ... now back to work for you! ;)

[phoenix]

Another missguided post here. Stallings would have killed one OR two of his players if Sparks was ever allowed close enough to get it and shoot it. Stallings is a bright coach.

RaviMoss#1fan wrote:
DAMN WHERE WAS SPARKS AND MOSS JUST THROW IT TO SPARKS HE WOULD OF DRAIN IT TOUGH LOST THERE.

[Terry]

blUK wrote: u guys allsaid i was not watchin the same morris as everyone else when i said he was lazy and committed fouls he didnt need to do.... i guess u guys r right........


I didn't see lazy, stupid fouls that kept him on the bench yes.

[cats4lifenc]

phoenix wrote: Another missguided post here. Stallings would have killed one OR two of his players if Sparks was ever allowed close enough to get it and shoot it. Stallings is a bright coach.

RaviMoss#1fan wrote:
DAMN WHERE WAS SPARKS AND MOSS JUST THROW IT TO SPARKS HE WOULD OF DRAIN IT TOUGH LOST THERE.the last play needed to go to someone else they knew we wanted Sparks to take the shot and blanketed him....another lesson in what NOT to do at the end of a game by this staff of rocket scientists

[atlandy]

No heart, no leader, no superstar, and probably no tournament except NIT

[Will Lavender]

cats4lifenc wrote: phoenix wrote: Another missguided post here. Stallings would have killed one OR two of his players if Sparks was ever allowed close enough to get it and shoot it. Stallings is a bright coach.

RaviMoss#1fan wrote:
DAMN WHERE WAS SPARKS AND MOSS JUST THROW IT TO SPARKS HE WOULD OF DRAIN IT TOUGH LOST THERE.the last play needed to go to someone else they knew we wanted Sparks to take the shot and blanketed him....another lesson in what NOT to do at the end of a game by this staff of rocket scientists
Not much you can do, though, down by 3 with barely 2 seconds left. As phoenix said, they would have just hammered Sparks if he would have caught it and made a three pointer moot. (And really, I don't think he's quick enough to get open in that particular situation.)

You've got to make at least one of those free throws. That would have changed the whole dynamic of that last set.

But as I said last week, this team just doesn't have it. :?:cry::thumbdown

[Swimmer4uk]

i don't think we can GIVE UP on rondo just yet. i mean he is still an amazing player with a ton of talent. i think what happened today is a reflection of our year, our team and our coaching. I don't want him gone yet, he's still a baller and a major source of ball handling and production for us.

[phoenix]

I am not telling you anything like that, he was off balance when he shot it and did NOT take a good shot. Look at it on your tape and you will see it. He could have gone down to Joe on the left and had a better chance than trying to shoot a 3 while basically tipping forward. He has never shot 90% and you know that as well as anybody here. It was an incorrect decision and his mind wrote a check his body couldn't cash. If he wants to stop and set up and shoot fine or pass fine but the shot he took sucked, even when he is hot a bad shot is a bad shot.

Will Lavender wrote:
phoenix wrote: You know he doesn't, silly post. He almost fell over the line trying to stop to shoot the 3. Not a good shot and not needed at the time. Bad decision. Conley was wrong. As always, trying to get it all at once. Bad strategy. Try and get sure points as fast as possible. Instead we end up with 0 for a good defensive play. Bad.Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

You're telling me Sparks, who hit about 6 of them today, is wide open straight away when we need to make up a 7 point deficit and you pass it up?

Pass it up to whom? Those stud muffins we have under the goal? Those big bruisers who are automatic down there? Those terrible, uber-agressive forwards we have?

Right.

Good shot.

Didn't go in.

The next one did, and we made it up anyway.

[largebluej]

Terry wrote: largebluej wrote: HOW COULD HE MISS BOTH OF THEM??? WHY AM I SCREAMING??? WHY I AM SURPRISED!!!


Lots of practice ... now back to work for you! ;)

No. . .I'm a slacker today. . . . . only stayed until 1:00:cool:

[Omega16]

I may get bashed by posting this, but I am going to hold out hope for one last miracle run. Precedent tells us that Tubbyalways finds a way to find a silver lining. I'm not posting this as either a support Tubby or bash Tubby post, I just think one final run is coming. And then, in the off season, I think this team will get a major overhaul in more areas than one. AS the Tournament gets closer, these kids will play for the sake of the team as opposed to the sake of the individual.

(perhaps I need to cut back on the Maker's)

[SCBlu]

atlandy wrote: No heart, no leader, no superstar, and probably no tournament except NITIs the NIT still in NYC? Hey, it could be worse.......... Peoria, Lawton, Bismark. Let's see now, where's my losers wardrobe?

[phoenix]

?????????????????????

wildcatfaninnc wrote:
Will Lavender wrote: phoenix wrote: You know he doesn't, silly post. He almost fell over the line trying to stop to shoot the 3. Not a good shot and not needed at the time. Bad decision. Conley was wrong. As always, trying to get it all at once. Bad strategy. Try and get sure points as fast as possible. Instead we end up with 0 for a good defensive play. Bad.Will Lavender wrote: wildcatfaninnc wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: why in the hell would sparks launch that three on a fast breaak, sit his A** on the damn bench!!

you obviously have never played basketball. down by 8 with less than 2 minutes to go. even conley said it was good shot.

Yeah, have to take that shot. Sparks hits that shot 9 out of 10 times.

You're telling me Sparks, who hit about 6 of them today, is wide open straight away when we need to make up a 7 point deficit and you pass it up?

Pass it up to whom? Those stud muffins we have under the goal? Those big bruisers who are automatic down there? Those terrible, uber-agressive forwards we have?

Right.

Good shot.

Didn't go in.

The next one did, and we made it up anyway.

We all know why Snoreado made this ignorant comment. It's so obvious. His focus is on Sparks and will always will be.

[SCBlu]

Agreed. Let's let Jasper piush him to the pros!

[Swimmer4uk]

SCBlu wrote: Agreed. Let's let Jasper piush him to the pros!
B/C of this game? come on man.

[SCBlu]

Swimmer4uk wrote: SCBlu wrote: Agreed. Let's let Jasper piush him to the pros!
B/C of this game? come on man.
Hey, I want Rondo back......if for no other reason than to help get Jasper where he'll need to be. Rajon's no more to blame for this "blight of a year" than anyone else. Frankly, they ALL need to take a gut check and decide whether they may be better suited at a mid-major, or perhaps focus on some individual sport where"team" is not a consideration. Bottom line....it IS what it IS!

[justford]

Folksit is a team sport as we all know so blame the whole team and coaching staff.

[CatDad]

Cats4life, you are right on. If a team is down 3 with a few seconds left, who do you need in the game? That's righta guard who couldn't hit the basket from 20 feet with a shotgun. The A.D. should fire the entire coaching staff for that single piece of coaching genius.

[blueinLou]

We have seen what interchanging players has brought the last eight years. It has been a long time since we had a game where you can really say you enjoyed watching the players play. Even weak teams over the last couple of years play KY close. Lets see what a change elsewhere in the program will bring. We got swept by a team with a losing record in the SEC!

[blueheretic]

justford wrote: Folksit is a team sport as we all know so blame the whole team and coaching staff.


When they start paying the athletes 2 Mill per year or 6 Figure salaries, then I will place some blame at the foot of the players. As it is, the coaches get paid big money to coach AND recruit AND build teams.

Tubby doesn't get paid to win 20 games a year. He gets paid to put together true teams that are championship contenders.

Tubby Smith doens't get paid to take summers off and recruit in the fall.

Tubby Smith doesn't get paid to keep his buddies employed with a free ride on the bench.

Tubby gets paid to put together a staff that can coach, recruit and create contenders. He's done that about 60% of his time at UK.

That is a failing grade in my opinion. He is getting paid Championship Money. He should be held to Championship standards.

This half *** everyone has a down year argument is not realistic for a man being paid 2.2 million dollars a year. He took that money. He signed that contract. he knows the expectations and the pressure. Tubby Smith is no innocent.

It's time for the excuses to stop and the job to get done. It's past time. Way past time.