GOG 2009 #09: Indiana

by JLeverenz on Dec 11, 2009 1:13 PM EST Comment 18 comments

UK will play its first (and only) true road game of the non-conference season Saturday as it takes on a still-rebuilding-but-better-than-last-year Indiana team. I watched most of their game against Pitt and came away impressed by how well they played. UK should still win, but this is a much better team than last year and that combined with it being a true road game and the Cats coming off a big win makes this a dangerous game.

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GOG 2009 #09: Indiana [Max 35 Points]

Who wins the game? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] UK
Does UK win by double digits? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Yes, 90 - 73
Will Indiana have a lead at any point in the second half? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] IU held a brief 48 - 47 lead early in the second half, we all know what happened after that!
How many points does Indiana have at halftime? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 41 points
How many points does Indiana have at the end of the game? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 73 points
In which half does UK score the most points? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] UK was slightly better in the second half scoring 48 points compared to 41 in the first
Who is the game high scorer (both teams combined)? [3 pts] Maurice Creek led all players with 31 points
UK had 13 steals against UConn, the most in a game since, well, I'm not really sure but it's probably been a while right? How many times do the Cats swipe the ball from Indiana? [3 pts] 6 steals for the Cats
Who scores the first points for UK? [3 pts] Fittingly, Eric Bledsoe scored the first two points of the game
Which team is the first to miss a shot? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] UK missed its first shot of the game
Will we see Good Cuz or Bad Cuz? Predict his offensive rebounds/defensive rebounds/fouls. [2 pts each] Overall it was Good Cuz: 3/5/4 plus an adorable noogie
This strikes me as the kind of matchup where Josh Harrellson could play well. In fact, Harrellson had a great game against Indiana last year: 15 points (career high), 7 rebounds, 6-12 from the field in 18 minutes. Predict his minutes/points/made field goals. [2 pts each] Boy I was off on this one. I still think this game was a good matchup for Harrellson but it's a testament to how good UK's front line is that he wasn't needed. He finished with 1/0/0
John Wall is spectacular at many things, including giving the ball back to the opponent (and then stealing it away again). Over or Under 4.5 turnovers for Wall? [+1 point if correct, -1 point if incorrect] Wall was terrific with just 1 turnover for the game

Entries are due by tip-off at 12:00 PM, Saturday December 12.

Congratulations to tippey for winning GOG #09! Ken Howlett continues his strong play with a 2nd place finish while a2d2, Wild Weasel, and vinceuk1 round out the top 5 with strong performances. Full results are below.

Mean	4.07
St. Dev	3
Median	4
Mode	2

	UserName	# of GOGs	GOG #09	TOTAL PTS	Rank by PTS	AVERAGE	Rank by AVG
1	tippey	2	10	19	16	0.306	1
2	Ken Howlett	4	8	45	10	0.285	2
3	a2d2	9	7	63	2	0.194	11
4	Wild Weasel	9	6	54	6	0.166	14
5	vinceuk1	2	6	13	20	0.210	8
6	JLeverenz	9	4	67	1	0.206	9
7	floundringaround	9	4	51	7	0.157	18
8	kentuckygirl0724	3	4	10	21	0.101	23
9	dancoo626	9	2	59	3	0.182	13
10	Acdixon	7	2	57	4	0.226	5
11	EagleTDL	8	2	56	5	0.190	12
12	UKlvrJM	5	2	41	11	0.216	7
13	BigSkyCat	9	0	50	8	0.154	19
14	UKWildCatFanatic	8	0	48	9	0.163	15
	RandomGuy0	6		32	12	0.144	22
	GoLightning	5		30	13	0.154	19
	btcoop71	2		24	14	0.279	3
	yearofthecat	2		20	15	0.278	4
	Ontherocks	3		16	17	0.162	17
	bluelaw	3		16	17	0.154	19
	SpartanWildcat	2		14	19	0.206	10
	hoboat33	1		7	22	0.226	6
	KYCatwoman	1		6	23	0.162	16
	E4	1		3	24	0.083	24

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GOG 09

   1. UK
   2. Yes
   3. Yes
   4. 34 points
   5. 67 points
   6. second half
   7. Verdell Jones
   8. 9 steals
   9. Cousins
  10. UK
  11. 5/7/3
  12. 7/5/2
  13. Over

3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.

by JLeverenz on Dec 11, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions

1. UK
2. Yes
3. No
4. 28
5. 58
6. First
7. Patterson
8. 8
9. Wall
10. IU
11. 4/7/4
12. 5/2/1
13. Under

by Acdixon on Dec 11, 2009 1:41 PM EST reply actions

GO CATS!!

1. UK
2. Yes
3. No
4. 28
5. 57
6. first
7. John Wall
8. 9
9. Patrick Patterson
10. Indiana
11. 5/6/3
12. 4/0/0
13. Under

It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Dec 11, 2009 1:43 PM EST reply actions

GOG VIII

1. UK
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. 18
5. 54
6. First
7. Ppat
8. 9
9. John Wall
10. Indiana
11. 5/7/3
12. 5/0/2
13. Over

Falling in love is so hard on the knees

by dancoo626 on Dec 11, 2009 4:35 PM EST reply actions

Short one there aren't ya?? :-)

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Dec 11, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions

ah...

something is always wrong with my title…I think my first four were labeled as GOC, lol, I recieved my diploma from Somerset High, go figure. I think they screwed me for life.

Falling in love is so hard on the knees

by dancoo626 on Dec 19, 2009 12:23 AM EST up reply actions

#9

1) UK
2) Yes
3) No
4) 29
5) 59
6) 1st
7) PPat
8) 10
9) Cuz
10) UK (Envisioning a Cuz put-back here…)
11) 5-7-4
12) 2-2-1
13) Over

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Dec 11, 2009 6:56 PM EST reply actions

UK vs. IU

1. UK
2. Yes
3. No
4. 32
5. 64
6. First
7. Cousins
8. 12
9. Cousins
10. UK
11. 7/8/3
12. 5/2/1
13. Over

by BigSkyCat on Dec 11, 2009 7:00 PM EST reply actions

GOG #9

1. UK
2.Yes
3.Yes
4.43
5.67
6.second
7.Patterson
8.9 steals
9.Cousins
10.Uk
11.4/5/3
12.8/6/2
13.Under

by tippey on Dec 11, 2009 7:15 PM EST reply actions

1. UK
2. Yes
3. No
4. 28
5. 64
6. 2nd
7. Patterson
8. 7
9. Cousins
10. UK
11. 4/5/4
12. 9/5/2
13. under

by Ken Howlett on Dec 11, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions

GOG #9 -- Indiana

1. UK
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. 32
5. 76
6. Second
7.PPat
8. 8
9. PPat
10. UK
11. 7/6/4
12. 5/2/1
13. Over

Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!

by a2d2 on Dec 11, 2009 10:45 PM EST reply actions

#9

1.UK
2. yes
3. no
4. 34
5. 69
6. 2md
7. Cousins
8. 9
9. PPat
10. IU
11. 4/8/4
12. 7/5/2
13. over

by UKlvrJM on Dec 11, 2009 11:54 PM EST reply actions

GOG IX

1. Kentucky
2. yes
3. no
4. 29
5. 56
6. 1st
7. Cousins
8. 12
9. PPat
10. IU
11. 5/7/3
12. 7/2/1
13. under

GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!

by UKWildCatFanatic on Dec 12, 2009 1:25 AM EST reply actions

GOG 09

1. UK
2. No
3. No
4. 27
5. 61
6. 2nd
7. Patterson
8. 7
9. Patterson
10. UK
11. 5/7/4
12. 6/0/0
13. Over

Steelers fan 1st! UK is my 2nd love.

by vinceuk1 on Dec 12, 2009 9:42 AM EST reply actions

1. UK
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. 32
5. 67
6. 1st half
7. Patterson
8. 9
9. Patterson
10. UK
11. 4/7/4
12. 10/7/3
13. Over

It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

by floundringaround on Dec 12, 2009 10:25 AM EST reply actions

Stop The Bleeding

1) UK
2) No
3) No
4) 34
5) 71
6) 2nd
7) Wall
8) 7
9) Cousins
10) UK
11) 4/8/4
12) 5/5/2
13) Under

"Learn(ing) without thinking begets ignorance. Think(ing) without learning is dangerous."
-Confucius

by Wild Weasel on Dec 12, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions

Let me say

I really appreciate the time and effort JLev puts into running this little contest each game. I love stuff like this, and I’m really enjoying participating.

Thanks, my man!

by Ken Howlett on Dec 12, 2009 6:29 PM EST reply actions