Kentucky Wildcats (2) at Auburn Tigers: Second Half Open Game Thread
by Glenn Logan on Jan 11, 2012 8:59 PM EST
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The first half ends at 32-28 on a running, contested, Darius Miller 3-pointer at the horn.
Hopefully, that will give the Wildcats a shot in the arm. Kentucky is only shooting the ball at a 40% clip in the first half, and allowed Auburn to shoot 48%. That's not going to get the job done.
Let's get some second half mojo going.
Go, 'Cats
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Good, I think
let’s see, Jones and AD missed one, Darius missed one, MKG missed one, Wiltjer missed one.
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
MoJo
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 9:03 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Shooting nearly 50% from 3 pt range
need to take a few good ones against that zone.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
This is absurd
why don’t the refs just eject a UK player or something?
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
"let's call it the mid-section"?
Because “groin” is suddenly too naughty?
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Can't believe they counted that basket
shouldn’t have, but bout time for something to go our way
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
We *gotta* do better on offense
so many bad shots
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
I'm sorry..you dont beat this zone by dribbling into it.
You pass quickly to make the defense move and open then dribble in or pass in the middle.
NO.
They had it right two possessions ago. They just aren’t recognizing the zone.
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True
but Auburn really is doing a good job of playing zone and shifting quickly on the perimeter, and we are not taking advantage of them keeping 3 guys out either, because we can’t get it inside for some reason
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Didn't Auburn get the memo?
Cats are supposed to dominate here.
If we play this bad Saturday
we’ll get our butts handed to us by UT…!!!
by BleedsBlue_N_TN on Jan 11, 2012 9:20 PM EST reply actions
I take that back, Miller has closed Sullivan down pretty well...
After that, not so much…
If your wings don't sweep....
Is Davis just not going to play D now?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 9:22 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Teague is the problem.
He gambled, got disadvantaged, and Davis rotated to help, leaving his man open.
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I don't even want to see the rebounding stats. Ug.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 9:28 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
REBOUND REBOUND REBOUND
we are getting killed!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:28 PM EST reply actions
And 29-14 rebound advantage to Auburn
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 9:30 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
MKG, you CANNOT keep trying to dribble over the defender to the middle
that is going to keep happening
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Ditto! At least we're not down by 31 (snicker)
by KYGRLNNM on Jan 11, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Could we play a little worse please
when games are close we just make poor decision after poor decision to compound the problem. Youth…
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
45-43 Auburn
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:31 PM EST reply actions
This team does not understand basketball.
That shot by Doron Lamb was inexcusably bad.
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Wiltjer has played as bad as everyone else or worse...
we’re gonna sink or swim with the regulars
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
I'm done with Teague
Can’t wait for Harrow next year.
Dude he is a freshman
he is going to have growing pains
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
And react by smacking people in the balls?
That’s not the type of pain I’m OK with. He’s a selfish thug and makes awful, me-first decisions. Hope we can win in spite of him.
come into the season with a decision on him already made or what?
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Into the season?
Nope… had high hopes for him. Just have to accept him for what he is at some point. Smacking the dude in the nutsack is just ghetto, thuggish basketball. No place for that at UK.
Bad decisions are one thing, thuggery is another.
Long time UK fan...
Call it as I see it. If you disagree, fine. But don’t be dumb. No Card here…
That was so dumb
he’s a senior, needs to make way better decisions than that
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
he's been one of the best players so far
good luck
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Kentucky is now panicking.
They tried so hard to get that rebound, they lost it.
This team clearly took Auburn lightly. Losing this would probably be a good lesson.
But I don’t want that lesson.
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by Glenn Logan on Jan 11, 2012 9:33 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Cal on Twitter...
All rebounders report to Craft Center at 8:00 Saturday for tryouts
If your wings don't sweep....
They need these tough games on the road
Just like last years team they will learn tenfold from this
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions
out played by a lesser team
Whether we win or lose, we got out coached and out played tonight
We're down by 2, not 31. Pull it together Cats!
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Wow, that was the strangest and coolest putback I've ever seen
AD is unconventional but extremely effective around the rim!
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Learning Moment
We can only hope they are learing a lesson. I’m quite sure Coach Cal is taking note.
Uni is a ball-tapping fool!!
If your wings don't sweep....
by EagleTDL on Jan 11, 2012 9:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Davis that was just amazing
it’s amazing how soft the touch is on his putbacks
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Finally a good set against the zone
didn’t go but it’s a start
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
should have been a foul
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:40 PM EST reply actions
Possessions like that drive me crazy...several shots/taps right at the rim and nada
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
well at least they made up with that throw down
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:41 PM EST reply actions
Teague
hell yea fighting
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:41 PM EST reply actions
Wow absolutely amazing Teague got that board and then put it in the basket despite getting MUGGED
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
I vote the brave UK fans in the Auburn student section
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Kentucky is just getting murdered on the glass.
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this needs to be addressed
2 games in a row?
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
UK's young guys really are NBA prospects
they walk around for 3 quarters then turn it on at the end.
This is going to be a good road win
Gonna learn alot tonight, even if the unthinkable happens. But we got this one – refuse to lose.
WKYT
what happened tothe game?? I am so PO’ed!
Lets go on a run here boys!
put this game away
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:48 PM EST reply actions
Teague with a nice floater there.
He has had his moments tonight. Not many of them, but he has had them.
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MKG not having a good game
Lamb either, he’s done the disappearious thing tonight
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
I wonder if MKG is 100%
He has looked a step slow tha past two games as well
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:48 PM EST reply actions
Is this that part of the season where freshman are looking to find their second wind?
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Absolute absolute bullcrap
that was a GREAT play by Teague
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
We see eye to eye my friend
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
I dont know about that?
I still like what Teague was thinking he was attacking hard
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:51 PM EST reply actions
oh he was sliding. bs.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 9:52 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Apparently, in Auburn you CAN take up position after the offensive man has left his feet.
BS call on the Teague charge
Not even the rim could protect that shot from MKG!!
Great hustle (not to mention athleticism)
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Game on, boys and girls!
Big-boy rebound by Lamb, but Auburn is doing a fantastic job taking charges.
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This is like Ohio State last spring
We started winning…then the score reflected it. We are winning right now, they got their shoulders sagging.
i have seen more offensive fouls called against us this year than i have ever seen
it’s unbelievable.
I think there might be an emphasis because of that arc
I have said all along I hate it
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
It's a player protection rule....too many players getting undercut by defenders under the basket
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
I think it could have gone either way, but it's always going to go to the home team...
We get that call at Rupp. Nature of the beast on the road.
If your wings don't sweep....
MillerTime!!!!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:55 PM EST reply actions
Picture perfect from Miller
knew that was going when it left his hand
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Not that you need my two cents Glenn
but he gets my game ball!
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Lets put it away
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:56 PM EST reply actions
How many blocks does Davis have tonight?
3?
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 9:59 PM EST reply actions
Thanks
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
There you go MKG
He avoiding going straight through the defender. Don’t even give the refs any reason to justify a charge call.
3 on the shot, he just missed it.
Just because you miss doesn’t mean it was a bad shot
by Grasslands1 on Jan 11, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Come on Lamb knock these down
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:00 PM EST reply actions
Seriously, Auburn, your heckling is just painfully amateur.
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Princeton at least had the SAT chant.
Pitiful
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MKG!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:00 PM EST reply actions
Nasty!!!!!!!!!!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:01 PM EST reply actions
Execution has improved.
MKG with a man’s steal.
“This ball is MINE!!
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Game Over!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:02 PM EST reply actions
Davis
He’s calm, cool and collected. And he seems to have a ton of basketball intelligence. He’s an example to the rest of the team.
Auburn's
10 game home win streak come to an end tonight…!!!
by BleedsBlue_N_TN on Jan 11, 2012 10:03 PM EST reply actions
Smooth with a smart hop step there after catching the pass to avoid the charge...
If your wings don't sweep....
and the AU hecklers are filing out!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:04 PM EST reply actions
OK, no need to foul down the clock in this one guys
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Right when we started to hit the boards
by Grasslands1 on Jan 11, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
A victory!
Well, it was a tough one. The Tigers came to play, and they did play very hard.
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They're going to get some upsets this year playing like that.
and Glenn they gave us more than I wanted for 35 minutes.
by blenheim bard on Jan 11, 2012 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Good tough fought victory!
Still need to address a couple of things like rebounding but good road win. It wont be easy!
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by The White Mandingo on Jan 11, 2012 10:07 PM EST reply actions
Glad
Auburn lost their game at the end…..see everyone Saturday
BTW - thanks for the Nova tip. LOVE Nova.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 10:12 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm a Happy Dude.
Glad to see my boys grind it out.
by bob in bg on Jan 11, 2012 10:09 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Work comes early tomorrow
Night all, enjoy the road W. We’ll get more – might get a L or two as well. Gonna be fun.
and...whew.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
by blbskue on Jan 11, 2012 10:09 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Will be on flight to the big sandbox Saturday. Praying for flight with internet.
If not i be with you guys in spirit.
was afraid you meant that.....stay safe
and thanks for all you do for us back home…….that goes for all of you folks that are in the service
Peace out, ya'all!
Careful with the winter weather advisory!
Proud member of the Big Blue Nation - Let's Go Cats!!!
UK is playing UT in Knoxville on Sat
I need to watch that game with my bro who is UT alum. I don’t know how it will be, we are really bad rebounding. It’s going to be a close game at Knoxville. Don’t want to lose that game.
I think if we win at UT
this team will be ahead of last year’s team at this point.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
So - just got home from a function.
Looks like we won and it was probably and ugly game, but any conference win on the road is good regardless of the margin. I am also going the guess that the line was 16, since we won by 15?
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