Indiana Hoosiers @ Kentucky Wildcats: Open Game Thread

I am certainly hoping that UK romps today. Last year’s game was a debacle and UK needs to win today convincingly.

Go Blue!!

to see how this goes today after a week off between games

UT lost to temple
VMI continues to put up big points
Go CATS!

takin KU to the wire

about either Memphis or the Hoyas, but I wish somebody would win this game quick, so CBS can get the CATS on. Go Big Blue.

good start

WE less fortunates are still watching Memphis and G-town (ptui on both)

GOSHFPSDIHFS
GREAT PASS!

Time off did this team some good.

FINALLY..go big blue

Thanks for the sportsline link

very bright

We’ve missed ya…

anyone remember the last start like this???

great shooting

he is jockin’ UK big time

22-4? I can’t get the game—stupid work—so I’m hoping this is right!!

I’m getting a warm fuzzy inside!

OUTSTANDING

… a schoolyard bully beating up on a little kid.

in a row

that when Liggins enters the game, he immediately begins shooting? I thought his rep was pass first, shoot second.

We don’t want to mess around and give them hope.

nothing we see the rest of the game will mean much, except for effort levels by individual players.

a drop pass for a layup. OMG. Where did they learn that?

Take that Hoosiers!

How about Harrellson!

More, please.

but I thought we would have scored more than 34 with under three minutes to play.

Is UK that good or is IU that bad..?

outstanding defense..

the offense stalled somewhat in the last 8 minutes…

Hopefully P PAt stays out of foul trouble in the 2nd

… by Stevenson, Harrellson and Meeks. Honorable mention to Darius Miller.

With the play from Jorts and Stevenson…he is back!…at least for now.

…If you’re open, shot..! Josh and Miller past up open looks…

… play with this kind of defensive intensity, this team could remind us of the Suffocats. It has been that long since I have seen defense of this caliber.

..push UK into the top 25..? National TV… just asking…

Play Austin Peay…they didn’t play until the 2nd half. Won by 19 I think…I would love to beat UL.

Finally playing well on national TV.

But we still turned it over 11 times. I know we’re going to be a high turnover team most of the year, but I’d really like to see this team get to 15 or less every game.

That being said, a few turnovers were immediately following us forcing them to turn it over, and one was the Patterson charge. I suppose only 6 or 7 of the 11 were from sloppy play in the set.

The indispensible Jon Scott provides the answer on his website

UK held Campbell to 11 first half points in 2004

but I bet none of their fans felt sorry for us last year. Paybacks!

No intensity. weak.

little intensity. Got to keep your foot on their neck till it’s over, and we’re not doing that. Maybe the first half was our usual second, etc

… Seems impossible for this team.

is going to try to get “his” even if it’s not there. Let the game come to you, Son.

…and give it to him with 3 guys on him

6 free throws total in this game so far.

Your’re 6-10 for cryin’ out loud!

…between halves

… Is killing us!

Have we no half-court offense? Don’t we have anyone who can put out for the whole game (except maybe Stevenson today)?

Patterson has only one.

for winning the 4A state championship

I always root for the mountain schools

only PP knows how to pass to the post.

I still think Harrellson reminds me of Padgett… He is a smart player that always seems to be in the right place. Has can shoott inside and out, can rebound and plays solid defense. His bball IQ is very high.

Hope P.Steve is okay. . .

His eyes man, he’s into this game!

by Galloway, let Stewart take the ball, and the charge!!!!

… By the D is still lacking intensity.

I hope so.

to score 60 pts. We should have scored 80+ in this game. 3/4 of our total points will have come in the first 8 minutes of the game. Frustrating.

When you’re up this much, it’s a rare team that keeps up the intensity all game long. (we played NC “even” under the same circumstances.)

But I wouldn’t mind stretching this out again. . .

… Drive me nuts!

… Getting it done on the offensive glass.

…but the 1st 10 were great and I think this team is really close to being there…
It may take til we get to SEC play, but I do believe this will be a very formidable team come March…

Try it more often, you’ll like it.

well, it worked…!

… In that sequence.

it was looking alot like the 2004 match-up in which we won 80-41. And quite frankly, I was expecting something like that today. Don’t get me wrong, a twenty (or so) point win is nice, but I’m very dissapointed in how we’ve played.

1 on 4…lol

“You make your own luck.”

…Carruth… ?

IT’S SLONE! it’s just not a difficult name to say…

hope buddy can make these FTs!

…That’s a sing of a good coach

They called him “Landon Stone” all game.

this game tasted good to begin with, and I got a little buzz (it was Indiana, after all, and any win is better than some of our losses), but that bitter aftertaste kinda ruins the whole thing. Must be the nitrates, or the freshmen, or the lack of a real point guard to run the team, or . . . .

…INTENSITY…!

One of the more balanced boxscores this year. Most have been heavy on Meeks and Pat. It’s great to see Perry and Josh step up. Perry was all over with 6 blocks!

Srevenson defensive player of the game.

my “jorts”…very balanced scoring…this was a team effort. I want to see more!