UK/LSU Game Thread

[WildcatRick]

GO BIG BLUE !!!!

[Kentucky Jim]

I won't be watching thanks to ACC......looks like Yahoo audio for me.:rolleyes:

[IlikeUK]

I like how Davis has already gotten away with about 3 fouls.

[Kentucky Jim]

Not happy with the starting lineup today.....not at all.

[heatwave13]

Jim, I'm sorry to hear that. The same thang happened to me during the Ark/Ky game a few weeks ago. The game was on CBS, but, instead, I got the 700 club telethon. Thank you UKathletics audio.

[BrassowFan]

Props to Sparks for that Steal!!!

[TrueblueCATfan]

That Davis is huge.......................shouldn't he be on the football team...unless we can stop him we are in for a long day

[Kentucky Jim]

We gotta hit the boards hard on the DEF end or this will be a very long day.

[scars.of.grace]

Anybody else think the officiating to this point has been terrible? I've seen a lot of bad, bad calls ...

[cats4lifenc]

getting killed on the glass but only down 2 at the under 12 break.....hang in there boys Brady's bunch will usually give it away at the end with bonehead coaching or play...or both

[matt colvin]

I believe that was the first non-dunk field goal alleyne has ever made.

Is that correct???

[GoTubby]

UK hanging in there. Getting killed on the glass though.



Shagari a nice jumper from 12 ft.:lol:

[catfanintn]

Shag good contributions on defense. Can't believe he hit a shot also.

[ukspicoli]

I'm only getting this via audio too...but I am liking what I am hearing! Baby has two fouls...nice! Morris on the bench resting. We could be in good shape come second half!

[Kentucky Jim]

I would like to see Shag and Morris in the game at the same time.

[Stretch]

Sheray is really shooting with confidence.

[jtt97mmt]

I was thinking the same thing. RM had about 2 of his shots blocked, but it was never one on one. We're in good shape right now.

[ukspicoli]

Besides the obviously expected rebound difference, we're doing good on all the other stats. Only 2 t.o.'s to their 8. Outscoring them 11-2 on pts off t.o's.

[Kentucky Jim]

Wow, 1-3-1 zone defense........shocking!

[catfanintn]

Kentucky Jim wrote: Wow, 1-3-1 zone defense........shocking!



Yeh - haven't seen that in a LONG time.

[Kentucky Jim]

What happened on Perry's 3 pointer? ugh

Great first half though, very well done. 20 more minutes to go.

[Stretch]

I'll take a five-point lead at the half against a John Brady-coached team.

[TrueblueCATfan]

The CATS up by 5 at the half

[Smarty Jones]

very good effort by the cats thus far, let us not go out like we did in gainesville.

go cats!

[lighthouse]

If we can keep it close, and John Brady starts thinking, we will be just fine. There should be no doubt who the best coach in this game is.

[Kentucky Jim]

Ragin Rondo wrote: very good effort by the cats thus far, let us not go out like we did in gainesville.

go cats!

Agreed. Tubby will out coach Brady and we'll win the game.

[wildcatfaninnc]

Just got home. Been listening to it on Sirius. It sounds like we doing great.....BTW, I hate CBS for showing NCState game down here.

[cats4lifenc]

are we up 5 or 6??...i am at work and Sportsline has the score 38-32 at half

[Athens2005]

it's

37
32

[TrueblueCATfan]

cats4lifenc wrote: are we up 5 or 6??...i am at work and Sportsline has the score 38-32 at half37-32

[DaytonKat]

Getting the NC ST - BC game here as well. I live in the Southeastern part of the country, I want to see the SEC game, not a couple of teams up the Atlantic Coast. Even drove to a sports bar that shows multiple games, but they indicated CBS blacked the game out of this market.

Un-Freakin'-believable!! On second thought, it's CBS....it's par for the course.

[Smarty Jones]

cats4lifenc wrote: are we up 5 or 6??...i am at work and Sportsline has the score 38-32 at halfsportsline and espn are off, they gave woo an extra free throw early on for some reason. the score is 37-32.

[cats4lifenc]

ok i am switching to Yahoo then if Sportsline cant even get the score right....I also hate CBS toothey always screw us out of the UK game here...lets go picket WBTV

[ukspicoli]

wildcatfaninnc wrote: Just got home. Been listening to it on Sirius. It sounds like we doing great.....BTW, I hate CBS for showing NCState game down here.



I'm with ya....even down here in Columbia I have to watch the Fudge, err..I mean Wolfpack!

If you look at the minutes played so far, we should have the legs for the second half too. We deserve it!

[Kentucky Jim]

cats4lifenc wrote: ok i am switching to Yahoo then if Sportsline cant even get the score right....I also hate CBS toothey always screw us out of the UK game here...lets go picket WBTVI agree. I get the NY CBS also with high def but they are also showing BC.

[PhatNastyCat]

wildcatfaninnc wrote: Just got home. Been listening to it on Sirius. It sounds like we doing great.....BTW, I hate CBS for showing NCState game down here.


If you have DirecTV, theyare showing the Kentucky game onchannel 618. DTV carries the alternate out of area CBS games.

-PNC

[Smarty Jones]

stockon is playing real well.

[Kentucky Jim]

Thank you PhatNastyCat.......

[uk_student06]

I agree, but lets not forget about Sheray and the rest of the team ;)

[Swimmer4uk]

anyone in the cooler?

[PhatNastyCat]

Kentucky Jim wrote: Thank you PhatNastyCat.......


No problem. I just discovered these channels two weeks ago. Glad to know they exist.

-PNC

[PhatNastyCat]

Team is getting a little sloppy to start the 2nd half. Good time out by Tubby.

-PNC

[BrassowFan]

Where's our half-court game?

[uk_student06]

i was afraid this was going to happen. Cats showing once again that they can't put two good halves together...... :>

[BrassowFan]

KY looks rattled! Too many turnovers!

[BrassowFan]

uk_student06 wrote: i was afraid this was going to happen. Cats showing once again that they can't put two good halves together...... :>
Far too soon to say that! They struggled in the 1st half as well before they made a run.

[Stretch]

Put Brandon in and let's run an offense.

[Stucat]

BrassowFan wrote: uk_student06 wrote: i was afraid this was going to happen. Cats showing once again that they can't put two good halves together...... :>
Far too soon to say that! They struggled in the 1st half as well before they made a run.

Brassowfan I sure hope you are right. I am beginning to get pretty nervous right now.:shock:

[Kentucky Jim]

What are we doing?

Good dunk Morris.

[cats4lifenc]

we need Sparks to catch fire right about now

[Aike]

This game is there for the taking. We need to step up and take it.

[BrassowFan]

If we win, we win with defense! :thumbup

[Kentucky Jim]

Rondo taking over!

[uk_student06]

cats4lifenc wrote: we need Sparks to catch fire right about nowunfortunately Sparks has been a non factor, but I hope he does catch fire. FORTUNATELY, we are still in this game because past games have shown when sparks doesn't show up, neither does the rest of the team

[Stretch]

Was there carbon monoxide gas in our locker room at halftime? We are in a daze.

[PhatNastyCat]

I wouldn't mind seeing Crawford in there.

[Kentucky Jim]

PhatNastyCat wrote: I wouldn't mind seeing Crawford in there.
The fact that he is not in there is baffling, Moss is struggling big time!

[uk_student06]

Rondo breaking down the defense, good to see, wish he would do that consistently

[PhatNastyCat]

There's Crawford now.

The key is going to be free throw shooting down the stretch for Kentucky.

-PNC

[cats4lifenc]

can someone make a basket please????

[phoenix]

Tubby must feel getting Baby out is the key. The repeated inside attack is not bearing much fruit though.

[Stretch]

Cold off the bench and Crawford jacks up a 25-footer with 20 seconds on the shot clock.

[uk_student06]

Stretch wrote: Cold off the bench and Crawford jacks up a 25-footer with 20 seconds on the shot clock.
Definitely not a good way to earn more PT

[TrueblueCATfan]

getting nervous here...................I can't stand these close games...............lets go on a run CATS

[Kentucky Jim]

Can we not get open looks from Sparks for 3 instead of Thomas?

[PhatNastyCat]

Why are Rondo and Thomas shooting three and the ball has yet to go into Morris?

-PNC

[BrassowFan]

Regardless of the outcome, UK played their hearts out today! I'm happy with this effort win or lose!

[Stretch]

LSU is trying to give this game away and we aren't capitalizing.

[cats4lifenc]

someone please tell me Yahoo was wrong and Alleyne did not just attempt a 3 pointer?

[PhatNastyCat]

I'd rather have LeMaster in the game shooting those two last shots.

-PNC

[Aike]

Crawford and Rondo have both taken bad threes...Sheray had a good look that was a total choke in execution...Crawford bails 'em out with shot clock running down...we are once again showing our stupidity in close games

[uk_student06]

Getting away from what was working for us in the first half. But what do I know :(

[KapitalCat]

PhatNastyCat wrote: Why are Rondo and Thomas shooting three and the ball has yet to go into Morris?

-PNC


Its why they lost to UT, same kind of play. Hopefully over the next 3 minutes they can make a couple of shots, if they do, we might pull this one out.

[Kentucky Jim]

We're in big trouble.........

[cats4lifenc]

looks like this very very winnable game is slipping away

[PhatNastyCat]

Needed that three point shot.

-PNC

[Aike]

Let's make them earn some points this time and quit putting them on the line.

[uk_student06]

lets not lose hope now guys, keep believing!

[kipper265]

But for whom? Both teams doing what they can hand opportunities over all day.

cats4lifenc wrote: looks like this very very winnable game is slipping away

[RaleighCat]

Aike wrote: Crawford and Rondo have both taken bad threes...Sheray had a good look that was a total choke in execution...Crawford bails 'em out with shot clock running down...we are once again showing our stupidity in close games

I had to jump on here to question the same thing. We are playing like a stupid team this half. Just plain stupid. Do we not learn anything from one half to the next? From one possession to the next?

We're playing with some heart and fire- which I love.

But we're also playing with little common sense. Too many unforced errors and rushed shots. Can we survive?

[Stucat]

uk_student06 wrote: Getting away from what was working for us in the first half. But what do I know :(
Looks like I had good reason to get nervous. We are down by 4 and we just have 2 minutes and 57 seconds left in the game. We do have the ball and thank God for the time out. We are just behind by one point now.

[TrueblueCATfan]

I can't take this.................it is going to be a long 2 minutes

[Aike]

Good Grief!

[Stretch]

Dang, Ravi, that RB was right in your hands!

[KapitalCat]

Back to a one point game, who wants to be a hero???

[BrassowFan]

WE'RE TIED!!!

[Aike]

This is starting to smell! Enough free throws already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[uk_student06]

hanging around, hanging around. See if we can finish this off the right way

[KapitalCat]

BrassowFan wrote: WE'RE TIED!!!

I am officially nervous...butterflys and all.....

[Stucat]

holy crap LSU is up by 2 and just about a minute and 30 seconds left to go and LSU has the ball. Blocking foul by Thomas--good grief!!

[PhatNastyCat]

Can't keep sending to the line.

[uk_student06]

i'm beyond nervous, i'm starting to get quesy

[PhatNastyCat]

Big shot by Mr. Sparks.

[BrassowFan]

I predict a game-winning shot by Sparks at :01!

[T75]

That danged Thomas hesitate and gather move under the basket when he is open---may just be a game loser---again.

[uk_student06]

clutch, credit LSU defense for silencing sparks for most of the game

[TrueblueCATfan]

PhatNastyCat wrote: Big shot by Mr. Sparks.Yes it was....................now we need another one from him

[Stucat]

Stucat wrote: holy crap LSU is up by 2 and just about a minute and 30 seconds left to go and LSU has the ball. Blocking foul by Thomas--good grief!!Sparks just hit a three pointer finally. We are down by one and of course LSU has the ball.

[KapitalCat]

BrassowFan wrote: I predict a game-winning shot by Sparks at :01!

To sweeten the pot, I'll buy you dinner when he does it

[Aike]

Horrible defense by Morris. Hedge and recover. How can you leave Davis wide open?

[Aike]

CROOOOOOOOOOKEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

[TrueblueCATfan]

I love Ravi Moss but that was a stupid foul

[Aike]

I am sick and tired of one sided whistles. I think LSU has hit about 1 shot in the last 5 minutes.

[PhatNastyCat]

Plenty of time left even if he hits both shots. I'd rather play for OT.

-PNC

[kipper265]

Come on refs...let 'em play.

Can't believe they called that foul on Moss.

[kipper265]

SHERAY!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!??????

[PhatNastyCat]

Why is Thomas the one with the ball?

[Stucat]

Aike wrote: Horrible defense by Morris. Hedge and recover. How can you leave Davis wide open?

Well we have lost this one!!

[uk_student06]

UN ****ING BELIEVABLE

[phoenix]

Thomas has been dominated inside the whole game. Baby just about killed him with one block.

[Smarty Jones]

sheray??????????????????

[TrueblueCATfan]

I am sorry I did not see a foul there..................

[Kentucky Jim]

Damnit!

[dbe]

UNBELIEVABLE CALL. Sparks hits two threes...... Ravi's in the game.... Moriiss down low....AND WE GO TO THOMAS



arrrrrrrrgh

[TrueblueCATfan]

They called a fricking time out

[kipper265]

Good game. LSU did what they needed to do at the free throw line to win.

[PhatNastyCat]

Absolutely stupid play execution. Why not call a time out and set a play. Horrible

Where was Sparks or Morris in the play?

-PNC

[Stretch]

What are they, 40-40 from the line? I'll betcha we have 10+ more field goals.

[CATlettsburg]

We deserve to lose this one if this is as good of an offensive play that we have....

SPARKS CANNOT EVEN GET A SCREEN OR PIC.....?????????????????????????, but they sure pic and screen for Rondo.

Pitiful

[KapitalCat]

dbe wrote: UNBELIEVABLE CALL. Sparks hits two threes...... Ravi's in the game.... Moriiss down low....AND WE GO TO THOMAS



arrrrrrrrgh


I just hope, Tubby did not call that play

[Aike]

This is the first time that they've gotten me to really care all year and they pull this crap. I just broke a chair.

[catfanintn]

Typical ending for Kentucky under Tubby. No one knows what to do. No plan. Just bring it down and improvise. One time in a hundred that has worked this year.

[RaleighCat]

I guess running Sparks through a couple of screens was just tooooooo obvious. Is that really the best we can do at the end of a game down by 2???????????

We had this game and played one of the dumbest 2nd halves I've ever seen. Great individual efforts today and some outstanding positives. But this one SUCKS for not being able to recognize what was working and what was not.

[CATlettsburg]

PhatNastyCat wrote: Absolutely stupid play execution. Why not call a time out and set a play. Horrible

Where was Sparks or Morris in the play?

-PNC



Morris was doing what he did all day....STAND AROUND AND WATCH. He only had 4 Rebounds, that should be terms for a belt whipping to be 7 ft tall and 4 rebounds....:lol:

[Stucat]

The fat lady just sang. Sh*t and damnit!!:X

[uk_student06]

CATlettsburg wrote: PhatNastyCat wrote: Absolutely stupid play execution. Why not call a time out and set a play. Horrible

Where was Sparks or Morris in the play?

-PNC



Morris was doing what he did all day....STAND AROUND AND WATCH. He only had 4 Rebounds, that should be terms for a belt whipping to be 7 ft tall and 4 rebounds....:lol:
PLEASE, let's not start pointing fingers at individuals, that's just classless IMO

[CATlettsburg]

Aike wrote: This is the first time that they've gotten me to really care all year and they pull this crap. I just broke a chair.



Same here....

I finally thought Tubby was doing some decent coaching, then he decides to make some stupid player changes and some definete stupid play calls.....Stockton looked good today and couldnt even get playing time in second half....

[Stretch]

Sheray had a perfect opening to fan the ball to Ravi for the three point game winner but he took the shot himself. Just a bad play.

[CATlettsburg]

uk_student06 wrote: CATlettsburg wrote: PhatNastyCat wrote: Absolutely stupid play execution. Why not call a time out and set a play. Horrible

Where was Sparks or Morris in the play?

-PNC



Morris was doing what he did all day....STAND AROUND AND WATCH. He only had 4 Rebounds, that should be terms for a belt whipping to be 7 ft tall and 4 rebounds....:lol:
PLEASE, let's not start pointing fingers at individuals, that's just classless IMO


I'm Sorry, I thought we were giving him a $30,000 per year Scholarship to PLAY. I guess we shouldnt be allowed to expect more than 4 rebounds....My bad...

[Kentucky Jim]

This is it, our season, is now over IMHO. I don't see this team winning in Knox on Wed night but I feel like we might beat Florida. We are not a very smart team, and I truly hope they do not show up for the NIT should that be the direction they go. Very upset right now, just awful, MF!

[Stretch]

Losing by four at LSU is not a bad loss for our RPI.

[CATlettsburg]

Kentucky Jim wrote: This is it, our season, is now over IMHO. I don't see this team winning in Knox on Wed night but I feel like we might beat Florida. We are not a very smart team, and I truly hope they do not show up for the NIT should that be the direction they go. Very upset right now, just awful, MF!





I sure hope they dont accept a NIT bid.....Think about it, if you cant make the top 64 in the Country, then you need to end the season. I still feel the CATS will get in the NCAA Tourney.

[bwright]

Well even if they are in the NIT, I for one will be cheering as hard as ever.

[Kentucky Jim]

bwright wrote: Well even if they are in the NIT, I for one will be cheering as hard as ever.
I will too, but I don't feel like they should show up to play dumb basketball and loose at home. That is precisely what will happen, this team can't get amped up for SEC games, how will they get excited about NIT action? They won't. Man this sucks, we really need this win today. I'm usually not this negative, but i'm frustrated right now.

[bwright]

I completely understand. I was really into the game today and once again I was hurt broken by a less than intelligent play at the end.

[DamonEsquire]

Now I see, the decisions made by Mr. Thomas. He had line of sight with Mr. Morris and could have made pass to Free Throw Line. This would've been higher percentage shot. Mr. Morris could have sank a fifteen footer or took step toward basket for a foul. I saw overtime slip and team had foul advatage on others. The closeness is there. Some just have to cease it...

[chrimsun]

Yeah, not the best decision by Sheray, but to his credit he did have a pretty solid game. I agree Moss was standing out there looking for the WIN, but it just didn't happen. There were too many mistakes by the Tigers that we didnt' take advantage of, and too many mistakes by us (turnovers especially) for it to have come down to one shot at the end of the game. I really thought we would win this game, but I'm not disappointed in how we played overall.