Kentucky Wildcats (1) at LSU Tigers: Open Game Thread
by Glenn Logan on Jan 28, 2012 3:55 PM EST
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PrintKentucky Wildcats at LSU Tigers, Jan 28, 2012 4:00 PM EST
It's a cat-fight today in Baton Rouge as the Kentucky Wildcats take their #1 ranking down to the bayou in an attempt to keep the SEC winning streak alive at seven in a row. Game particulars as follows:
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| Kentucky at LSU Sat., Jan. 28 - 4:00 p.m. ET PMAC Baton Rouge, La. Game Notes: UK  | LSU |
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The Wildcats come in to the PMAC on a roll, winners of their last 12 consecutive contests. LSU, on the other hand, has had a tough January, winning only a couple of games since the turn of the calendar. Much of this has been without freshman star Johnny O'Bryant, who is available for the second straight game today.
For the LSU take on things, visit And The Valley Shook, A Sea of Blue's excellent Bayou Bengals blog.
What Kentucky needs to do to win:
- Defensive rebound. LSU is a good offensive rebounding team, and their winning percentage is directly tied to their performance on the offensive glass.
- Make free throws. LSU has a record of putting teams on the line, and Kentucky needs to continue what has been a good string of free throw shooting lately.
- Be patient on offense. One of the biggest keys to winning in a hostile environment is clean offensive execution, and getting good, solid shots off.
- Defend the post. LSU may be too big inside for Anthony Davis, and double teams may be necessary. That makes UK vulnerable to three point shots, so UK's defensive rotation needs to be crisp.
- Attack in transition. LSU likes to play at a faster pace than Kentucky's two most recent foes, so UK should get some transition opportunities.
LSU is much more dangerous this year than in recent years. They have a lot of young talent, like Johnny O'Bryant III and Anthony Hickey, among others, and a decent bench to allow them to be aggressive on defense. They will be hyped for this game, and LSU is fully capable of pulling the upset.
With that said, I don't expect one. Go, 'Cats!
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Nothing. Just running around this morning so I had to get home and get myself set-up
for the game. What about you?
by bluegrassgal on Jan 28, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
I think that was the maddest I have ever seen Huggins........he was so calm it was scary.......
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Huggy was questioned by the press about the non call on the Goaltending.....
he was just ………….too quiet….
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
I'd like to know who all these experts think we should have not recruited to take Hickey........
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 3:58 PM EST reply actions
Grain of salt...
No guarantee as to how Hickey would mesh with the rest of the team?? Just chatter…
If your wings don't sweep....
I think this may be the game he does just that.....
Cause Cal has three guys to run around Hickey……LSU does not
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
He's listed at 5'10"
That has a lot to do with it. He’s shooting 39%. He’s not shot it very well against LSU’s best opponents.
Yes thank you.
Didn’t get all my errands done before the game, but some of them.
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AD's vertical. :-)
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by a2d2 on Jan 28, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thats a MAN play by AD!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions
Me likey the D
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions
ooooohhhhh......ahhhhhhhh.....Teeeeeeeeeeeague
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:04 PM EST reply actions
I like that shot from Teague
now they gotta respect him
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
and Teague with the D........yeeehawwwww
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:05 PM EST reply actions
dont ask Cal.....lol
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN3
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
wooooooo......TJ!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:07 PM EST reply actions
Will Miss The Game
Root hard, Catfans! Great games today, hope this isn’t one of them. Just think Royce White could have been a Cat, heckuva player, Stokes-like, only more experienced.
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That was the definition of a facial :)
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
So far....good hustle......good D.....alert passing.......good shooting......
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:08 PM EST reply actions
its all footwork......they are getting great position on the LSU front line.....
that big kid is getting pushed out away from the bucket…..he may make shots, but they are keeping him off the boards
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Just keeping routine going...will check in since I am on espn3
This time last week I was at Rupp with my two sons for my FIRST ever game in Rupp. I do not know why we (me ) fail to do what is both necessary and good for us. As the commercial says…..weekend at Rupp that included both sons and a win….priceless
Do we have anyone who CANT block shots???
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:11 PM EST reply actions
ok, other than A2 and maybe Cal......????
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Jones is looking for blood
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:12 PM EST reply actions
Good move by TJ
got his man in the air and drove to the bucket for the foul
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Cal wants attitude, but he is not fond of howling and chest thumping.
It is a fine line, for sure.
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Heh, folks. Looks good so far, except
Just tuned in and OMG……. Some old man stole Kyle Macy’s name and voice!!
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The same people stole our youth too hoboat, if you think about it.
How old were you when Kyle played and looked really young? ’-)
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Umm.........
Let’s not go there……
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gotta get AD a lob......get him started
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:14 PM EST reply actions
Thank you for clarifying
Thought they were chanting “you are ugly” and my brain sort of exploded
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They are desperate for offense
shooting from 25 for fear of the blocks!
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Davis is going to foul out their entire front line at this rate
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:15 PM EST reply actions
LSU is going to be introuble if they keep fouling
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:15 PM EST reply actions
The powers of the internet.
It can make a lot of things known forever. :-)
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Im not lol
I truly was tired that night
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe we'll finally get to see Beckham
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Davis was going to block that one into the parking lot......lol
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions
Woah!!!!....DM hokks one!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions
Get up Miller!!
hook shot from the block – so versatile
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Davis must be regressing...
Leaving his feet that early? Pull him out Cal
/sarcasm
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:18 PM EST reply actions
Vargas in and immediately with a nice board in traffic
and a foul
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Think there might be some "shenanigans" going on there
see if it sounds the same in the 2nd half…
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Well, let's see....if we put two fouls on them every time down the floor.....they should all foul out in seven minutes!!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:20 PM EST reply actions
LSU will have to go zone soon
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:23 PM EST reply actions
True and he kinda played neat
He forced some bad play there by LSU.
Darius smiling like that will always make me happy
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is it me, or do we look much like THE BEST TEAM IN THE NATION??
Can I get a +1?
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:24 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
+1......with an asterisk*
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
it's still awfully early in the game........lol
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think he means: With room to improve even more!!
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
exaxctly......we are missing a lot of open looks.....and allowing way too many
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Even the best teams miss shots...and allow others to shoot...
still “look” like we are syncing very well, and look comfy on O and D.
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
OBryant has been pushing off with some regularity
DM does it on occasion too
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I saw him jump in the last game and I sent an email to Cal to find out if he was OK, because he had obviously been electrocuted
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
yep.....way too many....
is it just me, or are they playing too fast?
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Back of the knee...
Thats how Tebow went out…
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:31 PM EST reply actions
As an FSU fan
I remember anytime that Tebow was in pain, It still makes me feel good…
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Not what we need to be seeing......
whew!!!…..just a knee to the skull
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:31 PM EST reply actions
could have been a concussion!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
how do we know he doesn't have a concussion?
by bluegrassgal on Jan 28, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
that's not the "usual" area in your head where a concussion occurs
just looks to me like a neck muslce strain more than anything
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
He's gonna have a bad headache for sure
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Nah,didn't make up for the "unibrow" chant they did during FT's
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hey LSU, you eat enough of our football team in fall. LEAVE MY BOYS ALONE.
Lordy.
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If there's any game where this could happen
I’m glad it’s LSU. Probably the weakest team on our remaining schedule. Should be able to weather LSU w/o Davis.
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Who is the next opponent and when is the next game?
by bluegrassgal on Jan 28, 2012 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
going to be stiff for a few days for sure.
Hopefully he can get back in today
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
AD is acting like it's his shoulder.
My lip reading non-skill read something about, when I move it.
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Wiltjer, you don't block rebounds, you grab them!
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Now is when we learn if we have the number 1 team in the country
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:36 PM EST reply actions
Looks like Davis has a stinger.
That’s not good.
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ugh.....
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't that what benched King for like 5-6 weeks?
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He went to the table....
I bet he comes in before then end of the half
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
It's a damn good thing Teague made that
horrible shot
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I'm scared that he isn't okay and that going back in will make a bad matter worse.
by bluegrassgal on Jan 28, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
You were saying??
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by kentuckyrules on Jan 28, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one of tv...
But taking a shot like that and then running up and down a court seems like a good way to get really, really hurt.
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You stay at Holiday Inn Express? That'll do.
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ie.
Coach K is a swell guy.
Bobby Knight is my idol.
Dickie V. needs some energy.
…
….
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Why does AD want to come in?
Let the cats learn to play without his big presence.
I don't want to override you Glenn, but would he be back in this quick with a stinger?
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:41 PM EST reply actions
Davis looks fine
block with the shoulder pain!
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 4:41 PM EST reply actions
He really is.
You can’t overestimate his impact on the team.
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I'm Baaaaaaack!!!!!.....(Anthony Davis, heard on the LSU court from the rafters)
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:42 PM EST reply actions
Blows like that can cause a disc to press on the nerve.
That’s the symptoms I saw. As long as it isn’t herniated, he should be fine.
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Wishes on LSU
having only one run in their performance today…..our guys got out hustled for a few of those plays …..must have been thinking of AD being hurt so maybe that has passed.
He grabbed his shoulder because he lost a contact???
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Sing it with me: shoulder bone connected to the....eye lid....
Yeah, no. ;-)
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Neede every inch of those to corral that ball!
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Gold half by the Wildcats.
I liked most of what I saw.
We’re making improvements, in my opinion. Let’s keep going!
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some of the best perimeter defense I have seen all year
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the only open shot they are getting is the 19-footer
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Wiltjer
He looks back to his old ways. He seems a step slow in everything he does.
OBryant and Hamilton is a tough draw for him to handle
he had a few moments, but it seems like he tries to play outside his skill set sometimes.
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Fun half, since Ant's not hurt
Great play by TJ. Wilt and Eloy held the fort when in. Darius playing really well. Once Gillie learns the difference between a good and bad pass his drives will be unstoppable.
A quick thought or two for half time
Read a link that lead to more reading on Leroy Edwards. He played on freshman squad when frosh could not play varsity and then varsity for soph year in 1935 . Quick facts…..he left “early” for the pros and was essentially our first “one and done”. His effective paint play was reportedly responsible for the three second rule. Ky history always amazes me.
OMG, Pitt's beating Georgetown
Somewhere UofL fans are citing this on why beating Pitt proves they should be in the top 10
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Oh wow, Syracuse got a gift-wrapped win from the officials
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I mean, is there an excuse for not getting that call correct??
he should be mad
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It's the same quality excuse one might have for not noticing six players on the court
Incompetence
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Yeah, WVU got the shaft on that one.
I guess the SEC doesn’t have the market cornered on questionable refs/calls.
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referees in the Big East ought to be docked 50% of their pay......I have seen barroom brawls that were better run than some of those games
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
I don't have a problem with that
if some conferences want to allow more physical play or what have you, that’s fine.
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but their basketball is more physical than their football!!!!
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Disagree...
The rules are what they are, across college BB. So the games should be called the same way across college BB. Can you imagine what would happen in the tourney if it was that way??
If your wings don't sweep....
Well, the rules are extremely subjective in a lot of cases
there’s an aspect of deciding how much contact is too much…
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I'm thinking a lob to davis to start.....then a lob.....then a lob.....then a lob........etc, etc, etc.
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by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Thoughts on AD's return to the game,
the trainers must have felt it wasn’t serious enough to hold him out. Sometimes you need to keep moving to keep from stiffening up. We will have a better idea when he comes back out in the second half.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I'm worries about the bruising on the shoulder.
I doesn’t look like the knee hit anything but the neck, and unless his shoulder hit the ground there shouldn’t be bruising. Hopefully nothing was torn to cause the bleed, and that I was just landing on it.
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
Me too. Maybe we should just rest him for a week.
CATS have to learn to play without him.
Second half game thread.
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2012/1/28/2755036/kentucky-at-lsu-second-half-open-game-thread
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2012/1/28/2755036/kentucky-at-lsu-second-half-open-game-thread
http://www.aseaofblue.com/2012/1/28/2755036/kentucky-at-lsu-second-half-open-game-thread
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