Kentucky Wildcats 73, Alabama Crimson Tide 67: Postmortem
by Glenn Logan on Mar 12, 2010 3:46 PM EST
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PrintI'm really glad this game is over, because it was a very tough game that the Kentucky Wildcats were fortunate to win.
I can't say enough about the Alabama Crimson Tide. They were tough, they pretty much dominated UK on the glass, but what wound up getting them beat today, as so many times this year, was just the inability to shoot a high enough percentage from the field. It's a good thing they didn't, too, because Kentucky was ripe for the picking today. Great effort by the Tide, who keeps getting better and better game by game. I hope they get to play in the post season, because their players have earned it.
Kentucky came out flat in the first half, and just played really bad basketball for 20 minutes. If UK had been playing a team with more guys who could put the ball in the basket, Kentucky would have gone in at the half down 15 instead of 5. I think the first half was one of the worst halves of basketball this Kentucky team has managed all year, and Alabama deserves a lot of credit as well for their quick hands and determined rebounding. Combine all that, and I feared we might go in down double-digits. But a mini-run right at the end and a big shot by Darnell Dodson sent the 'Cats into the locker room with a manageable 5-point deficit.
More after the jump.
The second half saw a much more focused Kentucky team, but they were unable to put the gritty Crimson Tide away -- they just kept coming and coming, and were in the game up until the bitter end.
Observations:
- Thank Heaven for Patrick Patterson. Besides Wall, he was the only Wildcat that could put the ball in the basket, even if his outside touch did desert him.
- John Wall was nothing short of spectacular. When he gets it going, there's just nothing you can do as the opposition except admire his game.
- Eric Bledsoe really did play pretty well in the second half, but he was invisible in the first half for some reason.
- DeMarcus Cousins worked hard, but he just wasn't able to get as many rebounds as he usually does. A lot of time on the pine made it hard for him to get into a rhythm.
- It's so frustrating to see Kentucky shoot so poorly from three again. That could be this team's Achilles heel, just as many had suspected. But these rims are very tight, and we have not seen much good perimeter shooting so far in the tournament.
- Perry Stevenson really gave us a great lift today. Perry is capable of giving some really good minutes in short spurts.
- Darnell Dodson made three turnovers in a row in the first half, and I was pulling out great gobs of my remaining hair. But that one three he made was huge.
- Daniel Orton gave some good minutes, but he still didn't get as many rebounds as he should have.
- DeAndre Liggins was just a mess today. Go figure. Darius Miller and he must have gotten into some bad pizza or something.
- UK made free throws. That was a big deal in this game.
- Alabama is extremely athletic. There is not a more athletic team in the league.
- Calipari came up with a great antidote for the zone by running Bledsoe into the center gap and hitting the big guys in the post.
If "survive and advance" is the watchword for tournament play, we can say that Kentucky did just that today -- survived a determined Alabama team who had designs on sending the 'Cats home to Lexington for a couple of extra days of rest. Fortunately, the Wildcats did just enough to win, and that's what counts.
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Thank Heaven for the veteran
Survived and advanced, I guess that counts as a win. :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I didn't get home from work till the 2nd half
Kinda sounds like I don’t want to watch the 1st half on 360’s replay. We get to play again though. Miss/UT is gonna be much more difficult.
I was really disturbed by the rebounding effort of UK today
-3 point shooting has to be more consistent,
-the bench needs to be more productive,
UK has got something it hasn’t had in a long time and it is true take over guy. Whenever the game gets under 8 minutes, John Wall turns into Kobe Bryant and can literally take over. No team can stop him short of double teaming him all over the floor. He is the single greatest reason that I always have confidence that UK will win.
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I thought the Tide got a big advantage having played
Yesterday in this gym. Very strange bounces off those tight rims. We had a lot of trouble adjusting in the first half. Very big no-call on the collision Cousins had with the Bama player “attempting” the 3 pt shot late in the game, didn’t you think?
3pt shooting
Once Dodson made the requisite 3 pointer to keep the consecutive games streak alive, I was not much worried about the three.
Clearly the halftime message was to go inside one way or another – I don’t think they attempted their first 3 in the second half until after the 8:00 mark. And UK dominated going inside whether it was on drives by Wall and Bledsoe or passes to Cousins and Patterson. Even when shots didn’t go in they were still good attempts.
That said, I expect Tipton’s column/story recap tomorrow will be something like 80% focused on the Cats inability to hit 3’s while ignoring (either willfully or ignorantly) the fact that they dominated in the paint on the offensive end in the second half and clearly made the choice not to try for threes.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
1 down and 8 more to go......
just another stat on the w-l record now….
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Evan Turner sinks a Hail Mary to beat Michigan
I went to youtube and found this post
It was a good shot from a good player…. but well
Go ahead and watch it. I was inspired… what do you guys think? ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYb1V7YL8DQ
No matter where you're at, there you are
I saw the shot during halftime of the TN/Ole Miss game
It was a great shot. Luck probably had a little to do with it. Most of them do. Definitely a long 3 ’-)
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Yeah
I just thought the b/w, slo-mo and music was a wee bit melodramatic.
No matter where you're at, there you are
Someone commented that during the game thread. I was wondering too ??
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I dont think it has been given out yet....
there was a comment that said he did in the open game thread….but I think they were reacting to his buzzer beater
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that's what I thought
Nothing on the major sports sites and now that I think about, they’re not going to make a major announcement in the middle of a Friday.
No matter where you're at, there you are
So that's were it came from ... a shot reaction ??
I thought when SEC TV showed the shot, if it were true, they would have mentioned it.
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The video, well if it were another POY candidate,
(you know, the one that wears the blue), we might like it a lot cincy. Ya’ think? LOL ’-)
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another replay
i like what the announcer (Steve Lavin?) says at the beginning of the clip…where have we heard that before? ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVLWsHjVu9Y
GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!
by UKWildCatFanatic on Mar 12, 2010 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
room for growth?
All season long, i feel like we’ve been waiting for this team to mature and stop making some of the mistakes and letting teams hang around. i’m starting to think that these are things that won’t change. I’m not saying we can’t win a national chamionship (i still think we will) but it’s definitely going to be a challenge. That being said, its going to be a challenge for any other team as well. besides all that 30 wins baby!!!
Demarcus said they all came out flat for this game - "It won't happen again"
They all thought they were focused and they really weren’t …. I hope this game is a blessing in disguise and wakes the guys up …. they did this against Tennessee too .. only Tenn put us in such a deep hole we couldn’t dig our way out … we were seriously outrebounded – that also happened the South Carolina loss …. It looks like Tenn. will advance and I hope the Cats come out with their ears pinned back and play for the whole game like the second half of this game.
GO CATS!! P.S. hey Ashley Judd!
Folks!
I think you know me as a Cat fan for over 60 years. Todays start and game can’t happen. I don’t know what has happened to Cuz. “Peter Parker” can’t keep showing up! Bad start could have been made worse by throphy presentation before the game. We need to cut turn overs and dhoot some threes. Go Cats!
Happy Days are here again The sky is all ways BLUE again Happy days are here again !
by oldcat70 on Mar 12, 2010 4:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
dhoot.shoot
darned keyboard!
Happy Days are here again The sky is all ways BLUE again Happy days are here again !
Trophy presentation ??
Something had them not-exactly ready. Rebounding was horrible, for us.
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a2
didn’t you see the trophy before the game?
Happy Days are here again The sky is all ways BLUE again Happy days are here again !
Just now did....My daughter and grandson were here. ;-)
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I just saw it on the local news....
Guess I missed the trophy oc70.
And my keyboard wins all the time. :-)
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I'm right there with you Oldcat
A start like this in the NCAA and we’re out. These guys need to learn right now that another first half like this in any game remaining this season will finish us off once and for all. This was our worst half of the season and we’re really lucky to still be standing. I’m hoping we grow up real fast.
i dont think uk will win it all anymore...
They have never developed the killer instinct that championship teams often have. We all want them to beat teams by 20+, and team certainly has the talent to do so, yet this team and its young players don’t seem to get it. They don’t show up with focus and determination and can’t play hard the entire game without letting the other team out hustle us.
The 3 point issue is significant but the team wouldn’t need to hit (8) 3’s a game like past ncaa champions if they would just play hard the whole game and dominate like we all believe they can.
A good team will not ease up and if we play like we have been all season; we wont be able to overcome a lack of intensity, poor focus and bad execution…especially against foes like kansas.
I just wish they would come out and dominate. But it seems like because they are so young and their ego’s are so big, they don’t play hard.
I hope they win it all but I am concerned.
"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. "
Vince Lombardi
by Kuhnnie on Mar 12, 2010 5:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I keep expecting this team to bust out like the 93 team...
But it just hasn’t happened.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Doc
They don’t have a sense of the fact that they need to play 40 min.
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I totally
disagree and again its Wall that has been my biggest concern but today he showed what we needed on that floor and that was leadership in the point position. They came from eleven down to a Bama team that played a very good game.
Why is Wall a concern?
I mean he is up for POY and has been mostly amazing all season long. From all accounts, he takes coaching very well, works extremely hard and actually does well in the classroom. Most good leaders do all of those things. He doesn’t sulk or act like he is entitled.
The only reason I ask is because you have posted your concern several times and have not really elaborated your position. I am not trying to call you out but don’t really understand what exactly you are concerned about.
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Not
so much he personally is of concern but his lack of experience in a tourney situation……..any freshman I would feel this way…….I never show him take full control of his team on the floor……that is not a dig on him but its what we needed to go far this month and I think today was his coming of age in that department.
meant
never seen him take full control………
Love the character of this kid just wanted to see him be a true leader and get his guys riled up…like a qb on a football team….this teammates need to see that in their leader and they did today.
it will come...
derrick rose did not really step up until the tourney – i bet wall does (is doing) the same….
in the end, it will be ppat and wall that carry us. sure cousins will have to contribute, but wall and ppat are the ones that HAVE to step up
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 13, 2010 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
agree....
until maybe parts of the NC game. that is when i really thought rose stepped up his play- glad to see wall doing it a bit sooner (maybe that is the advantage of the SEC vs CUSA)…
interestingly, when wall showed emotion after one of his drives in the 2H yesterday, bledsoe was in the background showing the same emotion. I know bledsoe gets a bad rap sometimes, but he truly is a special kid to come in as highly rated as he was in HS and mesh with wall – that takes maturity….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 13, 2010 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
I know
I have stated this many times but UK is not the only team on the floor and you have to give some credit to other teams playing their hearts out. Forget domination, it’s a dream of fans but not a reality in this age of parity. 30 and 2 should be enough to enjoy to this moment and then we will take them one at a time.
I Don't recall the exact number ...
but I think the TV guys said only 9 teams in Division 1 had a younger team than Kentuckys … but that none had a more talented squad. Can all of our talent overcome our lack of experience? That’s the question .. so far the answer has been yes (30 wins is nothing to sneeze at) … I just wish we could come out with that intensity that we show when we are down 5 or 8 points and struggling to get back in the game.
yes, the other team may be playing their hearts out and we should expect that. That said, we’re the most talented team and SHOULD have more blow-outs but cant seem to play 40 mins and i hope this doesnt bite us in the dance but i worried it will. Anyway 30 wins……………GO CATS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by bigbill992001 on Mar 13, 2010 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
We're still a young team
And this is a new experience for them….a tournament game. Different enviroment to get used to. Bama hit 3’s early and came ready to play, you have to give them credit. Tomorrow will be a different story as I expect everyone to be ready to play from the opening tip.
That's what she said.
Well
that was a good game to get their feet wet……every game here on out will have teams fighting…….its time to grow up freshman. Putting Stevenson in there was a great idea. He is no Demarcus but he just goes out there and does his thing. Our seniors are such a blessing to this team. I am so proud of this win. Its been a long time since we have been to the semifinals. Too long. I am proud for them. Yall, John Wall has not been my favorite player this year. I have always thought he was an amazing athlete but a good point guard leads his team with maturity. I haven’t seen that with Wall until TODAY! Wall’s maturity and leadership is finally catching up to athletic skills. It will hopefully bode well for us this month. I have not been more impressed with him then I was today!! So proud of that guy. This will be a good learning lesson for all of them. I think they started to get a clue. Bama was a good team today. The best team I have seen us play all year.
ten
I agree on Wall. We don’t win without him. Also agree about some of the upper classmen. Patrick was a work horse.
Happy Days are here again The sky is all ways BLUE again Happy days are here again !
Finding A Way To Win +
We should be acclimated by now to a less than acceptable performance culminating in an inexplicable win but speaking as a single citizen of BBN I’m becoming a bit more than annoyed with routine lackadaisical effort and recurrent mistakes in large portions of the game. Calipari has and is doing a good job of deflecting criticism from players primarily by resorting to the youth cover story but at some time there must be some individuals held publicly responsible for poor attitudes and rash decisions. Alabama put up 16 more shots than UK — 16! Alabama out-rebounded UK 44-32 — according to Calipari the 5th consecutive game Cats have lost the board battle. The Cats are one of the NCAA’s biggest and most athletic teams — to be dominated on the boards is primarily due to a lack of “want to” abetted by poor technique and concentration. This will offend a few but I have to wonder if DeMarcus Cousins has reverted to his Alabama persona of mope,
sulk, woe is me the persecuted — his body language and facial expression would suggest so. Upsets and uncommonly close games are a routine part of post season (See ‘Nova, ’Cuse, Badgers, OSU, 12th seeded ’Canes, etc.) but today’s game was part of a disturbing trend for UK and after this week such a trend will bring a promising season to an abrupt, painful and needless end. Calipari needs to be at his salesman’s best.
"Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom" - Hayek
I was
very diappointed in Cousins but Cal benched him which was a very very good thing!!!!!! It will only help the big softie. Demarcus is young and I am not sure that another year in college with maturity would do him some good. He is a fine young man but wears his heart on his sleeve. You can not do that in life….believe me I know………I am in my thirties and just now learning that.
One side of me says you're right...
The other says I sure hope not!! I don’t know that “publicly responsible” is the right way to criticize a bunch of freshman?? Now, Cal did do that with PPat and we are seeing the results but that’s a well-seasoned Jr we’re talking about! Considering the collection of “freshman” egos we have, I think Cal has a done a good job of keeping them pointed in the right direction or we wouldn’t be 30-2 right now.
You can’t change 5+ years of AAU ball, in regards to technique, in one year, IMO… You can teach it, but are the kids willing to listen?? You know that I think all NC-caliber teams are big on technique but Cal’s only been able to “teach”, legally, for 6 months now. Lot’s of things to teach in that time span, ya know? “Concentration”, “drive”, “focus”, etc is nothing more than maturity and I don’t know that Cal can teach that?? That’s up to each individual to learn and they all learn it at different times and different speeds…
Hopefully, this will be a good wake-up call, as has been posted previously… Tomorrow, against UT, on a back-to-back day will give us a glimpse to how this work out. SECT is tougher than the Big Dance, there you’ve at least got one day of rest!
If your wings don't sweep....
Held publicly responsible?
What are you going to do, cane them?
I agree……………we keep waiting for a wakeup call and for them to grow up. What you see is what you get now, theyve had a full season to grow up. I guess some of us are hard critics coz we expect so much, but if you have the talent shouldnt you expect the best effort also?
by bigbill992001 on Mar 13, 2010 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
despite what Cal says....
he is NOT afraid to publicly throw a player under the bus – he did it all the time in memphis.
my gut is he knows when that will work and when it won’t. as much as i criticize his x and o ability, i do not question he motivation ability
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 13, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
Worst 30-2 Team In The Nation, I Guess?
UK has the most talent of any team in SEC. The Cats found a way to W despite subpar play.
Several Big East teams didn’t.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 13, 2010 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
Ok...
on a brighter note, we’ve won 30 games this year by playing the “House Cat” instead of the Wildcat. I watched my parents house cat toying with a mouse over Christmas break by allowing it to run around and then pouncing on it before it could get away. This team just toys with other teams and then finds a way to win. With two exceptions, it has worked. Let’s hope it continues to do so. I’ve given up on them becoming the “Wildcat” and just hope that the “House Cat” has a mean streak just waiting to be exposed.
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UK vs. Tenn. reduex
Between the men and women basketball teams, and the football team, UK is 1-4 this year versus the Vols. I say we need to do something about this. Go Cats!
when we got up by 9 in the 2H
i thought we stopped playing with the sense of urgency that got us back into the game and a lead. am wondering if it is more coaching (slowing down when leading) than the team lacking the killer instict. seems to me cal should keep them playing like they are behind by 5 not ahead by 9….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 12, 2010 6:39 PM EST reply actions
Like some of the posters above
I am also getting annoyed but not by the team. Whining about not winning good enough is getting old. People, you are not entitled to domination, perfection and all of the other stuff you are complaining about. If they lose, they lose and life will go on and none of you will really be the worse for it unless you have bet the farm on a game played by teenagers. Get over yourselves and enjoy the experience as the story unfolds. I am not saying everyone should laugh hysterically when we are losing, just put it in perspective.
Bless you, wineman,
Your thoughts are exactly what I was thinking.
I had a great time watching the game today and it wasn’t until I came upon this thread and all the doom and gloom comments that I started to feel a bit depressed.
I realize that it’s just fans being fans and no disrespect intended here so please don’t take this personally, and while our boys do seem to like to do things the hard way, they are who they are and if you are waiting for some breakout performance like teams of years gone by, well, you are going to miss the one in front of you.
Yeah, we had to come back from an 11 point deficit today, but in truth, I never really paid all that much attention to the score today and was just pretty happy-go-lucky and relished the fact that I got to see our boys play. Like Tru mentioned above, it’s survive and advance. We did that today and there is no reason for me to think that we won’t do it again tomorrow. Losing isn’t something to be afraid of, IMO. We have all our pieces, no one is injured, let’s get after it again tomorrow.
the part that I don't get about the complaining
…and let me just say, like BSC, I really don’t mind it and I don’t begrudge fans the opportunity to come to a forum like this and analyse and bemoan all the ways our team falls short of our highest expectations, because what is a fan blog, if not a place to do just that? So okay. I get it and it’s cool. BUT. The specific part of the fan woes I don’t get is people saying all the time “we can’t keep doing this, we can’t keep doing this,” -talking about our propensity to do just enough to win. So, we can’t keep doing the same thing we’ve done all season…the same season in which we went 30-2. It’s not like this approach has failed spectacularly all year and we’re just hoping it will start working now. Every team has their kind of trademark-this one lives on the edge. They just do. I agree that that’s not going to change now, but I fail to see why this means they can’t keep WINNING on the edge as they’ve done all year. Remember the Cardiac Cats in 98? Getting behind in EVERY. SINGLE. GAME. Did those of you who think this team can’t possibly go deep think the same thing about them?
Hey, I’m hardly convinced we’re going to def. win it all, and lord almighty knows I wish we’d win ‘em all by 50 and save me some stress, but y’all, we’ve got as good a chance as absolutely ANYONE else out there, which is really all you can ask. IMO : )
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 12, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with both arguments.....
My only problem is that they seem to let far inferior teams hang around way too much. The point many is making is that when they play teams that are highly ranked and as talented, they can not play the same way and expect to win.
If we look back over the season, the best team they have played all year is UT and they split the games. The rest of their schedule has been relatively weak (as far as highly ranked teams). UNC and UConn were major dissappoinments and UL was up and down.
In the end, all that matters to me is winning no matter how they do it. But I will agree with others, that they need to play better if they get deep in the tourney because almost all of the teams they will play will be better than anyone they have played to date (barring upsets of course).
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But Seven ...
… “barring upsets of course” ?? Doesn’t that make us just as prone to win (or lose) it all, as anyone?? I like our chances and I’m sticking to it. ’-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I like our chances too....
I think you are missing the point of the complaints/fears that some have pointed out.
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I haven't missed the points....LOL
I get where they are all coming from. I went through this discussion in football season. I’m good with it. It is their prerogative. Just discussing :-)
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yes, I think you're right
The effort we saw today against Alabama will not cut it, from about the second round on. But my thing is, the exact same could be said for any of the other high level teams out there. If we’re going to be wildly disappointed about the effort today, who are we comparing that to? Syracuse not only put up a less-than-stellar effort, they actually LOST early in their conference tourney. Duke had a very close game with Virginia before winning by a margin not that much better than we won by. Kansas beat Texas Tech who’s barely above .500 by 12 points, not precisely a blowout, and is in a dogfight right now with A&M. And these are the VERY BEST teams in the country. My point is, NO ONE is playing stellar, tip-top, blow-em-out basketball right now. I think sometimes because we all watch and analyse UK so much, get so caught up in the minutae of the team’s faults (and it has many), that we lose sight of the big picture. And to me, the big picture is…I’ll say it again…we have a BETTER chance than at least 95% of teams out there, and AT LEAST as good a chance as the very best there is out there.
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 12, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
BKGIRL you’re right, we have a better chance that almost any other team to win #8. Its frustrating when this team only plays to its potential in spurts. Im old time UK fan and I see #8 there for the taking, i just worry that the sense of urgency isnt there. That siad, im proud of hell of these guys………..30-2……….nuff said.
by bigbill992001 on Mar 13, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
in fact....
we are the ONLY team capable of winning #8 :)
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 13, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
I'm with you wineman and BSC too
We won. We are 30 and 2. The team knows they had a few miscues today. Sure, it is going to happen. Nobody promised perfection and it shouldn’t be expected either from a group of kids playing college bball, fine kids I must add. They are having fun !!
I watch and cheer the Cats because I luv them and I have watched and cheered and loved them in seasons when the wins were far less. And yes, life has always gone on when they were the lesser team. I still loved them.
You know, if we knew they would be flawless, win every game and be dominant against everyone they played, who would want to watch games knowing the outcome, game after game, year after year? I think the thrill of victory would lose it’s oomph and who would want that. ’-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I'm good with 30-2 too.... I like our team against anyone
I think more credit needs to be give to an Alabama team that came back from a double digit deficit against a very good USC team (one of two teams to beat us this year) … these guys had a good game plan for beating us and almost pulled it off – thing is – we were better down the stretch – great teams do that – they find a way to win- they don’t fold … we didn’t.
Exactly
Bama deserves a lot of credit, I think so too. Our guys dug down and found a way.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
+1 .. more thing that is... :+)
The other thing I think that needs to be talked about is our fans …. I could hear the GO BIG BLUE on the TV and I could see all the blue in the stands (had to be 65 or 75% UK fans). When we took the lead back the crowd erupted and you had to think “hey are we at home?” … We have the best fans in college basketball and this team can count on that fan support throughout the NCAA’s and I don’t care what arena we play in or where we play at …. our fans come out to support the team …. GO CATS!!
On another subject, folks,
it’s Georgetown and Marquette. Can they both lose? I wish it were so.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena . . .who spends himself for a worthy cause . . ."
Agree with thumbs up
for Stevenson. Those were some of the best minutes he’s logged this year and we know he’s got game. I’ll always remember his rejection during the NIT last year – inspired!
Kudos also to Anthony Grant. He’s done a great job considering the lack of depth on his bench. Even he’d make a good COY recipient.
We better get ready to game up for Bama, every game in coming years
Grant took a far less talented team (VCU) than he has now at Bama and beat Duke in the NCAA a couple of years back, don’t forget. He can really motivate a team.
and uga coach doing well...
sec should be on upswing. of course, i thought that about lsu at this time last year…
i am glad to see it. would rather be 28-4 and battle tested going into ncaa – i guess i would rather be 32-0 and battle tested, but i think you get my point
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 13, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
It's a good thing that UK plays UT
Today’s game was exactly what I thought it would be. A fight for focus. They were a lil keyed up and their inexeperience showed. Luckily we had two ballers (Patterson, Wall) who knew how to put that crap aside and force their will on the opponent.
Tomorrow will tell us just how hungry this team is. THEY keep saying that their goal is the NC and seeding and blah blah blah, just like they are coached to say. I say UT will make them put their money where their mouth is. Put up or shut up. :)
GO BIG BLUE!!!
I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
I obviously cannot work the italics thing correctly :)~
I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
Nice content.... Bad execution?? LOL
I’ve had the same thing happen with the bold font… After I finish typing what I want, then I got back and highlight the words I want to italicize or bold font.
If your wings don't sweep....
LOL! Thank you and....
Yes, bad execution on my part. Thanks for the tip. I’ve been on this blog for a few years now and have yet to figure out all the amenities.
I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.
I watched the game in a sports bar
and it was hard to analyze the game, but I had fun watching it. We shut up a few Alabama fans that were quite vocal in the first half, we won, and it was nice.
Let do it again tomorrow, lets spank the Vols Baby!
GO BIG BLUE!
After having seen Alabama play a few times now...
It strikes me that they’re a damn good rebounding team, particularly on the offensive glass. Justin Knox, who wasn’t really getting any playing time until JaMychal Green was briefly suspended last week, is an absolute monster and has cemented his place in the lineup with his rebounding prowess. All in all, ’Bama could be a very good team next year. They lose Mikhail Torrance, but they get most of the others back and have a good class coming in with ESPN #11 PG Trevor Releford poised to take over for Torrance. With the already weak West losing a lot, the Tide might be a dark horse to challenge Ole Miss.
Good luck tomorrow. In South Carolina, we have a simple but important saying: We hate orange.
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Quite a game
Good luck tomorrow. In South Carolina, we have a simple but important saying: We hate orange.
This is something we can definitely get behind in Bama. Good luck against UT
by billycthulhu on Mar 13, 2010 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
LOL. A sentiment shared by many.
Good luck to you guys, too. I hope you make the NIT. You def. deserve it after how you’ve played lately.
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by Gamecock Man on Mar 13, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
Experience matters?
Too much work, but wonder how “experienced” teams fared in tourneys so far? Cuse is an experienced team, as is Mich. St. I’d venture to say, many experienced teams went down over the last several days. Any stat people out there with some projections?
Tennessee pre-game up.
Sorry it took so long.
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