what a novel idea. I’m happy to see a coach who plays to the strengths of his team rather than try to force feed and make points to his team on what he “thinks” is right. The last 2 years drove me nuts sometimes watching BCG trying to make a point rather than coach. Cal utilizing his team’s talents is what good coaches do.

Really good. Very informative. He talked about not winning by 100 points. Using the lead to work on improving the team’s half court game. This guy knows what he is doing.

I have to say that Wall continously feeding PPat for the dunks during the game was the BEST. I don’t know if it shows on the telecast but they both LOVE it.

But not this many or this soon! If we continue to improve at this pace or close to it…….dare I say there will be no stopping this team?

It was WONDERFUL to see John Wall play so selflessly (is that a word?) And to see such an improvement in Big Cuz’s free throw shooting.

I’m ready to send UNC out of Rupp yelping with their tails tucked between their legs.

Tru, that’s kinda creepy, because I was thinking that same thing tonight. : ) I was thinking it more about all of our freshmen than just about Wall specifically, but nevertheless, I think it’s so spot on. Sure, sometimes our freshmen and the silly decisions they make give us fans all kinds of headaches, and I realize that they still have a ways to go, but my goodness, seeing them mature and make good positive progress from game-to-game and week-to-week, well, it just makes having to go through all those head-scratching moments with them worth it, and it makes you love them all the more, you know?

Cousins’ line — 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocked shots, AND 8-10 from the line in 17 minutes of play? Not too shabby. Yeah, he also had 2 turnovers, but as far as I’m concerned, when you take into account all the positive stuff he did, it pretty much negates the TO’s, IMO. : )

Oh, and Eagle, and ABC — my heart is just fine thank-you-very-much. Yes, I’m one of Cousins’ most outspoken advocates, but let me tell you, as I’m watching the game, I’m probably more critical of him and his play than many of you are because I’m pretty sure he’s not going 100% yet. Scary, isn’t it? And if I’m right about that, well, boys, who will be drooling then, huh? ; )

Ok, I don’t mean to harp on this guy but just saw a quote from an article on ESPN about what he said after the game. When asked about North Carolina he shrugged his shoulders and said "I am not impressed ". Yikes! Not a good idea.

After watching 7 games, Cousins and Orton, still want to put the ball on the floor once after receiving a pass in the post. Of course this negates their size advantage. They won’t get away with this habit against the better, bigger teams. I only hope it can be corrected in the near future. Catch it and take it up immediately. Thank you very much!

for the first time this year. woo hoo

I really believe that we will see new uniforms for the first nationally televised game on Sat. With Cal, and Newton’s connections to Nike, and having “leaked” a Twitter post, this is gearing up to be a real “coming out” party for the new Cats. Anybody got the skinny on this possibility?

to see the offense play under control last night. The vast majority of turnovers we’ve had in the prior games have been unforced and hopefuly we’re learning that some control gets more positive possessions.

It was also nice to see some trapping and some pressing and the use of our team speed on defense. Haven’t seen a lot of that either in prior games.

UNC will have played a much tougher schedule than us going into this game and I hope that doesn’t bite us in the ass. If the guys play the way they did last night, we should be in great shape but if we revert to the helter skelter and start making a bunch of turnovers, it could be a very tough game.

But hey…….isn’t it wonderful as a UK fan to watch a team that you know can play with anyone? To see UK close to the lead on Sportscenter again?

GOOOOOOO CATS!!

I thought John Wall slowed his game down just a touch and it really made all the difference. He looks like he’s able to process things a little faster now and because of that is making better choices. It was great to see the bigs getting up and down the floor. They’re starting to understand that hustling is going to get them a lot of easy buckets. The next few games will be a good test for these guys. What a difference a year makes.

Its good to see progress as Wall is becoming more focused as a leader on the court, which will translate into smarter decisions in the front court as well.

when was the last time we had more than one freshman starter in every game? They are really very impressive. We weren’t tagged with the best recruiting class just for giggles. They are getting “shirt” right. This team is going to be absolutely awesome. They are now, IMO, to be so young.

It was funny last night when, almost as if to draw a charge on John Wall, the Bulldogs players would hit the floor before he would get to them, trying to beat his speed. It is kind of hard to get set on this guy, he is sooooooo fast.

It was also fun to see John Wall perfectly able to go in for a dunk on a break ,but choosing to pass it off. Coach Cal continues to say he is so much farther along than his other “stars” where at this point in the season. He is the REAL DEAL, as Cuz has said. :-)

And how about Cal letting Cuz shoot the technical shots? He said he had really been working on his free throws and making most of them.

I am seeing more and more set plays and less dribble driving. They worked on plays a lot last night. I think it is very smart of Coach to see that this team may need those plays. He asked again last night how many of the audience knew the DDMO. When only a couple raised their hands, he replied “GOOD”…..Gang, this is going to be so much fun for us fans. And you can quote me on that….LOL

My 3 year old daughte’s biggest thrill, maybe mine too, is getting to stay up late, eat popcorn and watch the cats with daddy. Last night she asks me in the middle of the game “Daddy, why is that guy (J. Wall) smiling?” I told her it was because he is having fun playing basketball. I think that is the biggest change from the previous years. Sure the talent is amazing, Cal is a great embassador, etc, but at the end of the day it is a game played by college “kids”. It has been a lot more fun to watch the games this year and a lot of that has nothing to do with their record. Don’t get me wrong, winning is a lot more fun than losing but I am glad that I am enthuised and look forward to watching them again. Hopefully my little girl will always want to watch the cats with her old man.

With Dodson back, does anyone know if this was a Cal imposed suspension? If so why?

Rumours of Bowden’s retirement…