UK-UF in game thread

[CantWaitFor#8]

16-12 UF

Rough start so far 1-6 for three point land

Morris with 2 fouls

[CantWaitFor#8]

Here comes the Shag daddy!!

[Spanish Moss]

No answer for Noah, yet. We better find one or make an adjustment to shut him down.

[dstnshpp]

Florida Cracker wrote: No answer for Noah, yet. We better find one or make an adjustment to shut him down.



Our bigs don't have the lateral movement or explosiveness to match up with him.

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

that #13 for Florida must be awful good to make the men's team :lol:

Get a haircut dude !

[TrueblueCATfan]

We need to clamp down on little miss Girly girl...............iI have see him commit several fouls but no call

[cats4lifenc]

of course we cant see the game here in NC...god fobid we dont get to see the epic game between Fla. St and Miami....so all I got is internet radio......i said all that to say this.....did anyone show up to the game today?.....i hear no crowd noise at all...once again Rupp is a graveyard for the biggest game of the year....someone tell the old folks in the arena they died 10years ago and let someone who will cheer have their seat

[CantWaitFor#8]

1 assist so far. Got to keep the ball moving and find the open man. UF is doing a better job of moving without the ball.

[largebluej]

liek the way we are piling up fouls on them, gotta make'em pay for it.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Rondo needs to get in the game...............Play like he did at Tennessee

[RaleighCat]

cats4lifenc wrote: of course we cant see the game here in NC...god fobid we dont get to see the epic game between Fla. St and Miami....so all I got is internet radio......i said all that to say this.....did anyone show up to the game today?.....i hear no crowd noise at all...once again Rupp is a graveyard for the biggest game of the year....someone tell the old folks in the arena they died 10years ago and let someone who will cheer have their seatGetting it here in Raleigh. We'd better find someone (or two) willing to hit the glass. Florida is killing us right now on the boards and at the rim.

[NotFrank]

CantWaitFor#8 wrote: 1 assist so far. Got to keep the ball moving and find the open man. UF is doing a better job of moving without the ball.


Eight of our 21 points are from the foul line.

[CantWaitFor#8]

TrueblueCATfan wrote: Rondo needs to get in the game...............Play like he did at TennesseeGot a big steal and the timeout. Got to keep it going.

[NotFrank]

RaleighCat wrote: cats4lifenc wrote: of course we cant see the game here in NC...god fobid we dont get to see the epic game between Fla. St and Miami....so all I got is internet radio......i said all that to say this.....did anyone show up to the game today?.....i hear no crowd noise at all...once again Rupp is a graveyard for the biggest game of the year....someone tell the old folks in the arena they died 10years ago and let someone who will cheer have their seatGetting it here in Raleigh. We'd better find someone (or two) willing to hit the glass. Florida is killing us right now on the boards and at the rim.


They are only outrebounding us by two.

[iowacat]

we are getting to the line and hitting them 8 for 9. This is a good sign

[CantWaitFor#8]

Wow, very intense game. Who wants it more?

[TrueblueCATfan]

way to go rondo................get going and kick some butt

[Spanish Moss]

Turn them loose Tubby. Whe we play helter skelter, run and gun we can play with anybody. :thumbup

[TrueblueCATfan]

Noah is getting away with everything............I think the refs are smitten with him.........make the calls ref

[TrueblueCATfan]

Sparks needs to start hitting the 3

[dstnshpp]

What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?

[NotFrank]

dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?


He should be tired. He already has a near double double.

[TrueblueCATfan]

dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?i hope he is so tired he has to take a nap

[iowacat]

The big problem with refs in the NCAA is they are part time employees that get worn out over the season. There aren't enough of them and they aren't trained very well

[TrueblueCATfan]

dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?he needs his beauty sleep

[Spanish Moss]

NotFrank wrote: dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?


He should be tired. He already has a near double double.




Maybe Sims can guard him now.

[CantWaitFor#8]

dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?We're looking a little tired as well. Need to regroup and come out energized after half.

[jaspcat]

Joe needs to keep attacking the rim instead of settling for the 3.

[iowacat]

the refs can't count either

[TrueblueCATfan]

Great game by CRAWDADDY...................keep it going Joe

[Spanish Moss]

Dang free throw shooting. We should be in the lead at the half but no, we can't shoot from 10 feet unguarded.

[iowacat]

Crawford has had a good first half. Without him we would be down a least 6 or 7 at the half

[NotFrank]

Florida Cracker wrote: Dang free throw shooting. We should be in the lead at the half but no, we can't shoot from 10 feet unguarded.



FC,

We are 8-10 from the line. That is unworldly for our recent teams.

[blUK]

if sparks can pay the ball the right price to go in from three point land i thinnk we may win.... if the price is right

[boomdaddy]

Florida Cracker wrote: NotFrank wrote: dstnshpp wrote: What was that? Noah getting tired? Already?


He should be tired. He already has a near double double.




Maybe Sims can guard him now.



It's time to play Carter. Why did Shag get pt? you can time his running down the court with a sun dial.

[CantWaitFor#8]

Shooting 39% AND ONLY 21% from 3 land. Need to get Morris going and get some easy baskets in the paint.

[Spanish Moss]

NotFrank wrote: Florida Cracker wrote: Dang free throw shooting. We should be in the lead at the half but no, we can't shoot from 10 feet unguarded.



FC,

We are 8-10 from the line. That is unworldly for our recent teams.


NF, good point. I just feel we may need them all this game and hate to us miss

[Aike]

15 feet

Florida Cracker wrote: Dang free throw shooting. We should be in the lead at the half but no, we can't shoot from 10 feet unguarded.

[CantWaitFor#8]

Round 2- Let's get it on....

[Wildcat Larry]

Gee, three generation of Bob Marley wannabees. :shock:

[Wildcat Larry]

About the worse start to the 2nd half possible. :shock:

[Athens2005]

You've gotta let Morris play defense.

[phoenix]

Thomas just needs to sit the bench the rest of the game. Completely useless in that rotation. Just useless. Doggone it.

[phoenix]

Morris leaning over the top like an idiot. Do they not know what vertical is?

[phoenix]

AGREE!!!!!!

Wildcat Larry wrote:
About the worse start to the 2nd half possible. :shock:

[CantWaitFor#8]

phoenix wrote: Thomas just needs to sit the bench the rest of the game. Completely useless in that rotation. Just useless. Doggone it.I'll agrre. The only problem is Noah has been punking Perry all game. What gives?

[CantWaitFor#8]

11-2 run to start the half...:thumbdown:thumbdown:thumbdown

[Athens2005]

phoenix wrote: Morris leaning over the top like an idiot. Do they not know what vertical is?




An idiot?

His fouls have been bad, but . . .


Relax. :)

[TrueblueCATfan]

OMG...........................pull your pants up NOAH........................

[Aike]

If you're gonna play five guards at once, then you have to scramble things. You can't let Florida get a good look and then crash the boards at will.

[Aike]

Gotta put a butt on somebody.

[UKcat]

Why dosen't he play some of our taller players? We have 4 practically 7 foot guys and they are sitting there watching!!!!!

[Athens2005]

UKcat wrote: Why dosen't he play some of our taller players? We have 4 practically 7 foot guys and they are sitting there watching!!!!!

Rondo's our 2nd best post defender. :?

[TrueblueCATfan]

WHAT A PUNK.................

[CantWaitFor#8]

16 off. boards .. We're gonna need to shoot lights out to make up for the rebounding.

[ukbob]

No fire..no rebounding.

UK is intimidated on the boards. No excuse for this.

[UKcat]

Athens2005 wrote: UKcat wrote: Why dosen't he play some of our taller players? We have 4 practically 7 foot guys and they are sitting there watching!!!!!

Rondo's our 2nd best post defender. :?
The others can't defend from the bench. His substitution patterns are back to same ole' same ole' again.

[UKcat]

Why can't we participate in the chat room? I don't have any access, it says?!?!?

[CantWaitFor#8]

UKcat wrote: Why dosen't he play some of our taller players? We have 4 practically 7 foot guys and they are sitting there watching!!!!!Because there to slow for this type of up and down game.

[iowacat]

all other teams have to do it get Morris in foul trouble and we are done.

[Spanish Moss]

Thank God for Crawford.

[Athens2005]

UKcat wrote: Athens2005 wrote: UKcat wrote: Why dosen't he play some of our taller players? We have 4 practically 7 foot guys and they are sitting there watching!!!!!

Rondo's our 2nd best post defender. :?
The others can't defend from the bench. His substitution patterns are back to same ole' same ole' again.

My point is that their defense stinks.

That's why I said that Rondo is our 2nd best post defender.

He is more effective against Horford than Woo or Shag.

You can only play 5 at a time.

[NotFrank]

Florida Cracker wrote: Thank God for Crawford.



FC,

That FT shooting is coming back to earth...as usual.

[Athens2005]

Florida Cracker wrote: Thank God for Crawford.



good timing

[PhatNastyCat]

IF the Cats can back and win this one, I will officially believe that they have turned the corner in this season.

On the brightside, maybe playing an extra game in the tournament would be a positive.

-PNC

[Aike]

This team is a bad match-up for us to begin with, and without Sparks being able to perform against them, our goose coud be cooked.

[DCCatFan]

How did South Carolina beat this team twice? I don't know if we'd win one out of five against these guys.

[phoenix]

Thomas looks like he is trying to move through mud. He is the only guy out there that can turn a rebound into a turnover this game. Just way off

[ukbob]

A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.

[TrueblueCATfan]

missing easy shots now............................

[catfanintn]

DCCatFan wrote: How did South Carolina beat this team twice? I don't know if we'd win one out of five against these guys.
All about matchups. We match up VERY poorly against them with only one big guy (or no big guys) in the game.

[Athens2005]

When we led 33-32 and couldn't score on that fast break . . .

we might've been able to really extend our lead then.

We missed, they took the lead on the next possession, and ever since . . .:cry:

(In fact, we may have had 2 straight possessions with a 33-32 lead).

[boomdaddy]

Put Carter on Noah, problem solved

[catfanintn]

ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.

Missed the first half. Was the crowd ever into it. They're DEAD right now. Team is also dead.


I would've thought they would have been up for THIS game if any with what is on the line.

[Aike]

I don't think it is uninspired, I just think we can't guard these guys. Sprinkle in poor shooting, and this is what ya get.

ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.

[phoenix]

Sparks has never done anything against FL. last two years. He has been a hole in the offense.

[Spanish Moss]

NotFrank wrote: Florida Cracker wrote: Thank God for Crawford.



FC,

That FT shooting is coming back to earth...as usual.


I'm afraid you're right. Plus they are beating us to death on the boards.

[Aike]

Cold to this point or not, I would like to see Sparks back in these last eight minutes. We need Sparks hot to win big games. He can't shoot from the bench.

[Athens2005]

[Spanish Moss]

catfanintn wrote: ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.
Missed the first half. Was the crowd ever into it. They're DEAD right now. Team is also dead.




I really can't fault the crowd. When we were running and diving for loose balls they were in the game. The play in the second half makes all of us get real quiet.

[Blue Heaven]

where the hell is sparks?

[ukbob]

Aike wrote: I don't think it is uninspired, I just think we can't guard these guys. Sprinkle in poor shooting, and this is what ya get.

ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.They sure look uninspired and disinterested this half. Totally dominated...shooting 30 footers....not blocking out. terrible team performance.

[CantWaitFor#8]

ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.There playing thier butts off.. just are overmatched on the block. Just once I would like to see a thunderous dunk off a rebound on our end of the floor. Florida is not just getting the rebounds they are either dunking it home or tipping it in for points.

[Athens2005]

phoenix wrote: Sparks has never done anything against FL. last two years. He has been a hole in the offense.


He had open looks, he just missed them.

If it's the Florida unis making him miss, I'd be surprised.

I recognize that this kid has trouble creating his own shot on the perimeter, but today, he's just missing looks he knows that he can make.

[CatsSaintsFan]

Aike wrote: This team is a bad match-up for us to begin with, and without Sparks being able to perform against them, our goose coud be cooked.



Agree, we have one front court athlete and they have 4 or 5. We can't handle them up front

[Athens2005]

Athens2005 wrote: ukbob wrote: A really uninspired effort out there right now. I just don't get it.

I think they're playing hard, Bob, it's just that if Florida's front line matches our effort, they will look better. And so far, that is what we are seeing.

It's no surprise that their big guys can go up and grab offensive rebounds over the likes of Joe Crawford.


We have to stop this team at the perimeter (like we did when we made that first half run).


Limited Morris minutes haven't helped.

[catfanintn]

This is over. Who will we now play in the first round?

[DCCatFan]

Unathletic+ ice cold=humiliating senior day loss

[iowacat]

why can't we put in woo and morris together now just to see if it works

[Athens2005]

catfanintn wrote: This is over. Who will we now play in the first round?

#6 in the west - Auburn probably

[RaleighCat]

Looks like our end of season objective was to beat UT. Nothing positive (except JC maybe) in this 2nd half. We've been a team of halves all season. Good effort one half- wheels come off the next.

It's now a FL dunk/lob fest. This is great. I guess our guys didn't watch Duke get humbled on their own courton Senior Day. At least our seniors got to start. Getting the win looks impossible.

[catfanintn]

Call the game NOW. This is getting embarrassing and may hurt our chances (if we had one) for the NCAA's.

[Athens2005]

catfanintn wrote: Call the game NOW. This is getting embarrassing and may hurt our chances (if we had one) for the NCAA's.

If we had one?

How long have you been watching basketball?

We have 19 wins, and play the worst team in the conference on Thursday.

We are in.

[catfanintn]

When was the last time we were beat AT HOME by 20 or more? Has Florida EVER beat us at home by 20?

[Blue Heaven]

I am through watching. Very poor effort when I thought we were turning the corner. This is a game where Stevenson will be a ig plus. Rondo hasn't done squat today.

[dstnshpp]

pitiful

[catfanintn]

Athens2005 wrote: catfanintn wrote: Call the game NOW. This is getting embarrassing and may hurt our chances (if we had one) for the NCAA's.

If we had one?

How long have you been watching basketball?

We have 19 wins, and play the worst team in the conference on Thursday.

We are in.

Only been watching UK about 40 years, Athens. Sickening seeing us play this poorly. If we get in, it'll be on reputation and the fact that there is so much parity amongst the non-Elite this year. If you judged it on today's play, I wouldn't let us in.

[cbc317]

This was a big step back. I am tired of hearing all of the positive "feel-good" about how this team is playing. They will be lucky to win ONE game in the NCAA.

They have only won 1 game that mattered in the last 16 games. They are like 3-10 against top 50 teams. Just mediocre at best

[Blue Heaven]

Sims was right. They had something for Florida. "We're not gonna give any effort today. " Guess that would throw them off.

[largebluej]

boomdaddy wrote: Put Carter on Noah, problem solved



:rolleyes::rolleyes:you can't possible be serious, can you? If that matchup was a movie it would be rated NC-17. Granted no one we've used has done anything against him, but the only reason I could think Tubby would put Carter against him in this spot would be to punish Jared for some team rule violatioin . . .

[Blue Heaven]

I'll be the 1st today to say it. Tubby, the Bobcats are callin!!!!!!

[catfanintn]

Maybe we can cut it to 10 by the end and get a little respectability.

[catfanintn]

They just showed the bracket. We DO have a decent chance with that matchup of making it to the finals.

[Blue Heaven]

How can anyone say we have that shot going off todays effort. I am very disappointed.

[PhatNastyCat]

I know it is senior day, but starting lineup decision set the tone. Wait until you have the game in hand to play that lineup. I think UK has been lucky with the starting lineup because the real starters have bailed the team out when the come in off the bench. Florida was dominating the Cats inside andTubby made no adjustment to stop it. Why the same rotation started the half is beyond me. This game was very important for UK's NCAA future...more important than senior reserves getting their five minutes on the floor. They were not recruited to start, stop dinking around with things against a team like Florida. The Cats were not playing Ole Miss today.

The way UK was getting owned on the boards, maybe it wouldn't have mattered frankly. It's just frustrating to watch a complete debacle like this. Just horrid execution and game planning from start to finish.And watching UK leaving good 3 point shooters open on the wings again was unbelievable frustrating.

I am not even sure what a tournament bid buys for this team outside of keeping a meaningless streak alive. How can a team like UNC, for example,be much this much better than UK at this point in the year?

-PNC

[phoenix]

Not to dog Sparks on a loss on Sr. day, because this isn't his loss more than anybody elses, but just to point something out to you, Sparks in the last 4 games against FL, has scored 2,4,5,5, and I don't know what he got today, wouldn't take many to be his best game ever though, would it.

I think the FL defensive guy figured out something good on Sparks, either where he sets up, the direction he wants to dribble, forcing him to alter his shot by using tall guards on him, or something, and they have used it to cut him out of the offense.You look at the stats, I don't think it is coincidence in 5 games to basically wipe out his offense. Of course in the last 5 games FL has found ways to wipe out alot of the KY offense so? Who knows for sure, but I think it is more than just being cold, cause Sparks usually aint cold 5 games in a row even in his worst slump.

Athens2005 wrote:
phoenix wrote: Sparks has never done anything against FL. last two years. He has been a hole in the offense.


He had open looks, he just missed them.

If it's the Florida unis making him miss, I'd be surprised.

I recognize that this kid has trouble creating his own shot on the perimeter, but today, he's just missing looks he knows that he can make.

[RaleighCat]

PhatNastyCat wrote: I know it is senior day, but starting lineup decision set the tone. Wait until you have the game in hand to play that lineup. I think UK has been lucky with the starting lineup because the real starters have bailed the team out when the come in off the bench. Florida was dominating the Cats inside andTubby made no adjustment to stop it. Why the same rotation started the half is beyond me. This game was very important for UK's NCAA future...more important than senior reserves getting their five minutes on the floor. They were not recruited to start, stop dinking around with things against a team like Florida. The Cats were not playing Ole Miss today.
Agreed. See my thread on the same thing. It's not a rip on our seniors- they gave everything they could and deserve to be honored. But winning is more important when you've had the season we've had.

[Athens2005]

RaleighCat wrote: PhatNastyCat wrote: I know it is senior day, but starting lineup decision set the tone. Wait until you have the game in hand to play that lineup. I think UK has been lucky with the starting lineup because the real starters have bailed the team out when the come in off the bench. Florida was dominating the Cats inside andTubby made no adjustment to stop it. Why the same rotation started the half is beyond me. This game was very important for UK's NCAA future...more important than senior reserves getting their five minutes on the floor. They were not recruited to start, stop dinking around with things against a team like Florida. The Cats were not playing Ole Miss today.
Agreed. See my thread on the same thing. It's not a rip on our seniors- they gave everything they could and deserve to be honored. But winning is more important when you've had the season we've had.

2nd half starting line-up as well.

We survived what happened in the first half (even had the lead and the ball late in the half),

we never recovered from what was out there in half #2.