Kentucky Wildcats (1) 74 at LSU Tigers 50: Postmortem
by Glenn Logan on Jan 28, 2012 6:46 PM EST
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PrintThis was one of those games that happens every now and then when everything just clicks for Kentucky. It has been a while since we have seen them look quite this sharp on both ends of the floor. In the parlance of horseracing, this Kentucky team was "Much the best." For LSU, the horseracing description is "Failed to sustain bid." They got within 1, and were then simply outrun.
The LSU Tigers played hard, but unfortunately, not well. LSU is talented but young, and today, they tried to play way too much one-on-one basketball against a team that was superior at every position by a significant margin. As usual when that happens, it did not end well for the opponent.
With that said, I liked how the Tigers tried to compete. There was an unfortunate flagrant 2 foul against Malcolm White that was unworthy of the classy team that Trent Johnson coaches, but the officials got it exactly right and sent White to the showers to reflect on his reckless, and dangerous act. But that unfortunate event does not supersede the effort these young Tigers put forth in a losing cause. LSU's effort was praiseworthy, even if their team play wasn't very good.
Anthony Davis took a lot of bumps and bruises out there today, including two very scary falls -- one in which he hit his head on the knee of an LSU player that had some kind of neurological impact. Fortunately, it subsided and hopefully isn't any more serious than a bruise.
The second was the aforementioned flagrant foul, in which he was slammed to the ground from behind on a fast break. This was a harebrained and dangerous act that could have easily resulted in major injury, and it was dealt with properly according to the rules. I am thankful for everyone involved that it wound up without major consequences.
Davis also got a whack across the schnoz during a rebound (incidental contact) and tripped to the ground on a drive (also incidental). All in all, the young freshman showed a tremendous amount of toughness, but I have a feeling he is going to wake up tomorrow feeling like he had been subjected to the tender mercies of the BCS runner-up LSU football team rather than in a basketball game.
Superlatives:
- You have no idea how much pleasure it gives me to write this: Terrence Jones was the player of the game, and gets the A Sea of Blue game ball for the first time in a long, long time.10-16 shooting, 7-8 free throws, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist. 27 points overall. Jones-worthy.
- Anthony Davis was also fantastic despite winding up on the floor three times, twice in some significant pain. He was tough, and he did what he does -- shot 100% from the floor, had another double-double with 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals.
- Darius Miller played great. 13 points, 5-9 from the field, a rebound, assist, and steal. He should have had at least one more rebound, but it was a cheap foul call.
- Doron Lamb had a good game, 9 points on solid shooting with 3 rebounds to go with it.
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist did not score much, but he defended, got 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Marquis Teague had a good game as well, 4 assists to only 1 turnover, and I thought he ran the team very well and defended the quicker Anthony Hickey really well.
- Eloy Vargas got rebounds and worked hard. He hasn't had many minutes lately, so it was good to see the big guy get in and do some positive work.
- Kentucky as a team looked really good to me today. I saw mostly good shots, good patience, and outstanding defensive rebounding.
- Six turnovers is fantastic.
- Loved the team rebounding and defense. It was all I could really ask.
Not so superlative:
- Kyle Wiltjer just wasn't very effective today in any respect.
- Free throw shooting was poor, especially by Anthony Davis, who only made 4 of 10.
- Doron Lamb disappeared for long stretches of this game.
- If Doron Lamb can get three rebounds, why can't Miller, who is much bigger in every dimension?
- Not sure what that was where we let LSU get to within 1 in the first half. A bit of panic, maybe?
- MKG's shot selection wasn't very good today for some reason.
Overall, I had to really reach to find negatives in this game, we just dominated LSU completely from tip to horn with the exception of a short stretch in the first half. This was the kind of road effort that leads to real improvement, and I can't express in words my pleasure at the performance of Terrence Jones. This was his most complete and dominant performance of the year, in my view, especially considering that LSU isn't as bad as UK made them look today.
I like what I see, because I see a team rounding into form. They still have a long way to go to reach their potential, but they don't need all of that to show up for a while yet. Marquis Teague is getting it, Jones seems to be back in a big way, and Darius Miller is starting to show the kind of impact that can make this team impossible to defeat.
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I wouldn't say the foul was that bad
he received the appropriate penalty
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Have to totally disagree,
it was as flagrant an attempt to take a man down as any I have ever seen. There was absolutely no effort to go for the ball.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
It was very scary.
If they issued a suspension, I wouldn’t be surprised.
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Malcolm White: Cheap Shot Artist
The SEC should suspend him and if they don’t LSU should. “Cheap shot artist” is a tag that sticks and the referees should keep a close eye on this guy for the rest of his time at LSU.
"He still carries a lunch bucket. What's up with that?"
by BlueCollarMan on Jan 29, 2012 7:07 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah.
Probably right, although it was really reckless and scary. I was very, very displeased.
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It was the Flagrant Foul of the year
A terrible play by White; Johnson absolutely ought to sit him even if the league does not.
A dangerous and reckless act.
I’d have to agree about the sportsmanship. That wasn’t a basketball play, it wasn’t even a football play. Grabbing a player around the neck like that usually results in a penalty.
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respectfully disagree kcgard (as I'm sure many others will also)
If I were sitting on UK’s bench wearing a suit, Mr. Vargas would have chase Mr. White into the locker room and tossed him around a bit.
His foul on Davis was potentially permanently disabling. Completely uncalled for, and deserving of the most severe punishment possible. I have witnessed very few more egregious fouls in all my life. I literally, reflexively jumped off my couch and said, “What the blank was that.” My heart was racing, as if one of my own children were in danger … the foul was just that disturbing, at least to me.
Too bad he wasn’t allowed to stay in the game.
by Ken Howlett on Jan 28, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I jumped off my recliner and scared my dogs.
I yelled “throw that blank of a blank out of the blanking game.” I cheered when they did but the dogs refused to come join me for the rest of the game.
I am sure that if we meet LSU in the SEC tourney, the Cat Fans present will remind Mr. White of his transgressions. Loudly!
Making waves in a sea of blue.
It was an instinctive act,
spontaneous and unthinking. And in my mind not malicious. Sometimes the competitive spirit gets the best of you. Unless White has a history of this, it’s probably unfair to hang the “cheapshot” label on him for this one incident. I’d like to hear him or Trent apologize (perhaps one of them has) to Anthony and the coach/team/fans and explain that what happened wasn’t indicative of White’s character or representative of LSU basketball. As far as I know, it wasn’t.
I agree with this
I was yelling along with everyone else that White definitely needed to be thrown out of the game, and he did. But I don’t see the malice that others are seeing. You want to make sure if you are going to foul that you foul hard enough that the guy definitely can’t make the shot. He did it a really dumb (and dangerous) way and got thrown out. An apology would be great, but we don’t need to go after this guy’s head, talk about retaliation, and all that.
For my money, the shot Davis took to the nose later was more malicious. Maybe because by that point Davis had taken 4 or so serious shots, but that didn’t look like a play on the ball either, but an intentional strike to the face. I was more mad about that one, personally.
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
from Trent Johnson ......
"I want to look at the tape, but I struggle with that kind of play," Johnson said. "That ain’t good. It’s one thing to foul a kid hard in the confines of the game going to the basket or whatever, but bottom line is you can’t get frustrated just because he’s handing you your tail and you can’t guard him. That’s not what we’re about."
http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/1924912-123/foul-troubles-johnson.html
I like Coach Johnson's approach on this...
Sounds like he may do some “internal disciple actions” if I read into this?? In the end, Mr White may rather face a one-game suspension than what Coach J will deal out…
If your wings don't sweep....
I listened to Coach Johnson's presser
and he said he would take action on this. He took a shot at the SEC in his comments and I am not sure what that was about.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I disagree
He raised his arms above his head and then brought them down so that he could grab Davis around the shoulders and pull him down – that’s not an instinctive act at all.
It was a punk play and White ought to be suspended for at least a couple games. There is absolutely no place in basketball for that.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
Review it, I mean.
They could issue a suspension, but I’m not sure they will.
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A few years back...
a Mississippi State player was given a suspension when a review of the game film showed he punched a Cat during a scramble for a loose ball…
The Cats were electric
The defense was very good. The offense was spectacular. I disagree with Glenn on the praiseworthiness of LSU’s effort, but that really isn’t worth discussion. The Cats were great and that is what we should focus on. I posted this in the game thread, but for those interested in the possession data:
56 possessions
LSU: .89 PPP
UK: 1.32 PPP
The LSU run started
when Davis went out and stopped when he came back. I think it took the team out of the game mentally for a while but they recovered and put it to them.
I noticed today that when Teague was out the offense seemed to be like a rudderless ship. Earlier in the season comments were often made that the offense seemed to run better under Lamb. I feel this is a sign of great things to come, that Teague is getting his head in his role on this team.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I think run stopped before Davis returned.
Seems like Cats pushed the lead out to around six before Davis came back in the game. This is no way diminishes the importance of Davis.
Actually,
My recollection is that UK had begun turning that around before he got back.
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You're right about Teague
I noticed the same thing – when he was out, our offense definitely sputtered. That’s exactly what we’ve been hoping to see.
We truly looked like the #1 team today, I thought
Totally dominating effort, except for that 3 minute hiccup after Davis went down.
by BCinVA on Jan 28, 2012 6:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
No kidding.
For me, that was the story of this game.
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Heh.
Not only didn’t he break, he had one of his best games this year.
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Third road game I've head "Go Big Blue" chants.
BBN getting it done.
PS. Anyone know why they would play “Sweet Caroline” at Iowa St?
they played sweet caroline
at MSG during a second half to at the UK-KU game. apparently that is the “thing”
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Jan 28, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Uh, that should be
because they DIG Neil Diamond?
by Ken Howlett on Jan 29, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
Neil must be a busy man. :)
I know it is a tradition at Fenway Park. I just didn’t know if other places had good reason. I do have to admit that not hearing “Sandstorm” is a good enough reason for me. I guess Iowa doesn’t have a state song as good as “My Old Kentucky Home” or even as good as “The Tennessee Waltz.” Perhaps they should play something from the “Field of Dreams” soundtrack.
by GoLightning on Jan 29, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
They play "Sweet Caroline"
at Washington Nationals games. The crowd joins in by shouting “ba ba ba.” It’s kinda fun. But I’ve never heard it in a basketball venue. Certainly better than that techno “Sandstorm” we hear at South Carolina. Or “Rocky Top.”
Agree.
If there is, I’ll be forced to write a long an outraged screed against it.
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There will be
one rule the NCAA always upholds is the gag order regarding referees.
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
The NCAA doesn't control officiating at all.
It’s all league-based.
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Like Glenn said
As the NCAA’s national coordinator, Adams does not have the authority to sanction referees during the season, but he does have a major say in how referee are assigned to games during the NCAA tournament.
Review
They review all scoring plays in the NFL in the last two minutes why can’t they review goaltending or block/charges in the last minute of Bball games? Not that WV would have won the game, it would only have tied it, but it is a shame for kids to play that hard & have it taken away by an obviously horrible call by an (3) officials.
i.e. I didn't do it, he did it......
no, I didn’t do it…..he did it…….no, I didn’t do it……he did it…….lol
I am now and shall forever be the Cat in The Hat, The Artist Formerly Known As ABC!!!
by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
I think you nailed it sweasyf-
I know home cookin’ when I see it… It was such an obvious goal tend, I can call it nothing but…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
Rediculous.
Also I thought there was a terrible call late in the VA Tech/Maryland game. Tech defensive player had both arms hugged around a Terp. As the offensive player spun, he caught the defender with an elbow and was given a flagrant 1. Thankfully, it didn’t effect the outcome.
Saw it. Ughhhhhhhhhh!
Horrible non-call. Huggie was fuming. He had every right to.
by da Stroka on Jan 28, 2012 7:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
statsheet says 8
3 each for Davis and Jones and 2 for Teague. Two for Teague!
only 3 for Davis?
Slacker.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
yeah i know
i guess it’s hard to block a shot when you’re being thrown down on the floor for 40 minutes!
Glenn, I think MKG defended Hickey most of the day.
Cal said he didn’t want the head to head possibility to interfer with Teague running the team today.
He did, some.
As usual, UK switched him out on the point a lot.
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He did guard Hickey for much of the 2nd half anyway.
I thought that was another great wrinkle from Coach Cal.
+1
and as Cal said, putting MKG on Hickey enabled UK switch on screens, something they don’t usually do.
by Ken Howlett on Jan 28, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
I got annoyed...
I got annoyed…When Jimmy Dykes talked about MKG having an off day. He didn’t need to score with everyone else picking that up. He was great on the boards and everything but scoring
That's true.
It’s just typical of the mentality of today’s announcers — numbers driven.
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That's Jimmy
He makes it worth turning the TV sound down and the radio on.
"He still carries a lunch bucket. What's up with that?"
by BlueCollarMan on Jan 29, 2012 7:17 AM EST up reply actions
Jimmy or not
Who knows or cares. I had my radio on.
"He still carries a lunch bucket. What's up with that?"
by BlueCollarMan on Jan 29, 2012 7:18 AM EST up reply actions
Carter Blackburn vs. Jimmy Dykes
As is posted below, that was Carter Blackburn calling vs. Jimmy Dykes. But my point is the Lazy work by commentators. They were retelling the story of how Hickey led his high school (Christian County) to the 5A State Championships. As anyone who remotely follows high school sports knows, Kentucky and Indiana are the only two states that have an all-class open State Tournament. (See Hoosiers, or Carr Creek HS or Brewers High School, or Paintsville HS, etc.) Makes me crazy.
I noticed that slip too
I thought “5A? Huh? There’s no 5A in Kentucky!” How in the world do you get something like that wrong? I mean, where does “5A” even come from?
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
Yeah.
I noticed that as well. Some times. these guys should just follow Abraham Lincoln’s advice.
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My favorite:
“Better to remain silent and be though a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
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by Glenn Logan on Jan 30, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Is there even a 5A football?
All I remember is 4A as the top
"Teach him how you will, a pig will never play the flute."-Thom Merrilin
by StLHugo on Jan 29, 2012 8:44 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
MKG
I love it that he really didn’t force things to get his own stats. He really understands the game and the team concept.
He was good.
Not as good as he has been, but he was good.
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UT/Auburn - 59 total points with under 15 min to go.
Both teams shooting under 33%. Stokes and Maymon combined for 20.
OMG!
That is a new definition of offensive offensive (in)efficiency.
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Terrance Jones was on a mission from the start today ... hope to see more of that against UT
He really seemed to take charge today … played very agressive
Offensively, I thought this was a very strange game
Jones hit his free throw, Davis did not.
Teague hit his threes, but missed his twos. He also had 2 blocks.
MKG could not buy a basket. Lamb missed his drives.
Wiltjer was totally out of sync offensively. None of his post moves went.
Only Miller had his typical offensive game.
But then “along came Jones.”
Smooth talkin, ball hawkin, slam jammin Jones.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
by kywineman on Jan 28, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Breaking
On the way to south Fulton was given a ticket to Murray game. Arriving now. It is good to be me. More later.
by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 28, 2012 7:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Davis should get to have a hot tub installed on the plane for the ride back.......
And LSU owes him for a least five or six hours on the massage table with a chiropractic masseuse. Been a long time since I saw someone take that kind of a beating over a whole game.
Teague impressed me today……he took what LSU gave him, forced nothing, made LSU pay every time they left him open, and ran the team very efficiently.
TJ is getting ready to start something……..we will look back on this game and see that it was the beginning of the run to the top. As inept as LSU was at times, it was TJ making them look bad.
MKG gets a new nickname……I am stealing one from the past. He is the new Charlie Hustle. He doesn’t think, he doesn’t look…..he just hits the gas and goes as hard as he can from whistle to whistle.
Miller is now becoming what the team needed since he arrived. The guy who steps in and steadies the boat when it rocks. No flash….no press….all business.
I am now and shall forever be the Cat in The Hat, The Artist Formerly Known As ABC!!!
by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 7:58 PM EST reply actions
Since I have lived in Oregon for 20 plus years now and don't get watch Kentucky High School Basketball.
Is there a SOB person out there who has closely watch Miller from middle school to high school to now? Living oregon, I still really appreciate and root for Miller, as a native Kentuckian (with the huge glass KY Basketball glass house) to finally be one of the well deserved key players that he can be, like he did last SEC tourney. I just don’t see how anyone who bleeds Kentucky blue cannot just be thrilled when Miller shines :)
Kudos to all the , today was a wonderful day!!
I can only say I saw him play once as a HS Senior......
he was impressive then, but he did a lot more for his HS squad than he has to do at UK.
I think that Darius is a victim of UK’s success. He doesn’t have to do everything to win, so he doesn’t try. The most impressed I ever was with Darius was when he played the post for the Cats on that Canada trip a couple years ago. One minute he would be at the 5 and the next he would be playing point……that is one of his true hidden values, he really can do it all really well. He is just not a superstar at one position. I think he could be if the team needed him to be, but they dont. They need him to be exactly what he has become out of necessity. His efforts can sometimes go unappreciated because he just tries to fill the gaps, and it is hard to get into a rhythm, get your shot going all the time, and be effective playing that way, but he is learning how to do it.
I am now and shall forever be the Cat in The Hat, The Artist Formerly Known As ABC!!!
by Greg Alan Edwards on Jan 28, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Miller really can be a mismatch (IMO at the #3) for many opposing teams.
Is Miller from Maysville?
I should know more info on KY H.S. basketball but I don't.
I know info on T.J. and Wiltjer from Portland Oregon (although I live 120 miles south of Portland). Was Darius in the running for KY Mr Basketball with Scotty Hopson? Did Maysville win KY State Championship?
I think he was, not sure about st championship
I dont keep up with it much myself …….what part of ky are you from ?
I lived in Chevy Chase,Lexington about 1 mile from Memorial Coliseum
Coach Rupp lived in my neighborhood. My step father owned a 4 plex apartment building in Chevy Chase. Several of the Mike Pratt
era players lived in the apartments. Pat Riley will also be a hero to me.
UK basketball bigger than life to me. My daughter and I watch all the games...
she has never lived in KY. We believe that Coach Cal is the man, but this season we always root for Darius to start the games.
Was lucky enough to bring my daughter back to Rupp
as a gift in 2009 (John Wall year). She got to see that incredible team including Darius. 2010 we went to see
UK vs Portland (in Portland) and she got see Darius again. In a perfect world we will go …
i thought Miller won KY Mr Basketball his Senior year???
"Every sweet has it's sour, every evil it's good."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I really don't know? I thought I heard that one of the Kentucky H.S.
players that ended up a Vol won it?
No Worries. I remember, the Vols braggin that
Scotty Hopson was the better than Miller etc, etc, etc…
Hopson got more press nationally.
I never saw, but remember reading that Hopson didn’t play as hard in high school games as he did in AAU games. Scotty had the higher ranking in the recruiting services, but Darius won Mr. Basketball for both skill and playing hard for his school.
by GoLightning on Jan 28, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
No.
But Mason County did. Our boy Miller was MVP. At least according to Wikipedia.
by GoLightning on Jan 28, 2012 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks. Go back to original question...
Anybody witness Darius as a youngster? Middle School? Early years of H.S.? Exciting to see a
Kentuckian be a key player on this team :) Also, glad to see the young man (Kentuckian) who signed with Cal for 2013.
by blue oregon on Jan 28, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Mason County
Is where Darius attended high school. Maysville High was consolidated years ago. And he was state champion and he was MVP and Mr. BBall.
by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 29, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
photo of Darius
I like this photo of Darius as a kid with Tony Delk
by cthom on Jan 29, 2012 8:41 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Would love to see a picture
of the two of them now!!
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
At one of the earlier home games
I was talking to a member of the Committee of 101 and made the same comparison of MKG to Pete Rose, he just hustles all the time.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I can't remember another UK player working so relentlessly on defense, on the boards, after loose balls, making steals
He’s unique as far as I’m concerned.
Can anyone else think of a good basketball precedent for the way MKG plays?
Deandre Liggins - surely you remember him:)
A man is nothing more than a summation of his scars!
by KansasUKCat on Jan 29, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously!
the most natural comparison in the world, just last year!
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
maybe they've been getting tuned up out at the Corvette factory!!!
"Every sweet has it's sour, every evil it's good."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yes very fun!
Enjoy the ride and hopefully #8 is on the way!
Go Cats’
by UKWildcats #1 on Jan 28, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Litterally LOL's after reading this quote on the ESPN recap
“I asked him, ‘Were you faking it or did they really hit you?’” Calipari recalled. “He said, ‘Oh, they were whacking me, but I was from Chicago. I just kept getting up.’”
by floundringaround on Jan 28, 2012 9:51 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
And That's Why ...
… The deceased continue to vote in Cook County.
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
by Wild Weasel on Jan 28, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That's funny..
I have heard of that happening, not sure how reliable that info is.
Why do you think they put so many polling places
in cemeteries?
Slogan for the NCAA: If it ain't broke, break it.
It's A Myth
Doesn’t really happen now.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 29, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
Not Needed Any More
D beat R around here by 2-1 or 3-1 most elections.
Dead no longer have to vote.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 29, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
Just Maybe
AD getting whacked around in this game is a blessing in disguise. You know how physical the tournament games can be. Now he knows for sure how some teams are going to play him and he can be ready for it. He might just get tired of being the receiver and start being the “recievee”. Wouldn’t that be something. An emotional, physical in your face Anthony Davis from Chicago! Man would I stand up and cheer that!
I will take this blessing a bit further,
officials should take note of what opposing teams are doing to him and hopefully call it a little closer early on to nip it in the bud.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I missed the 2nd half
and just finished watching on espn3.
TJ was awesome and we a pretty good this year. I think we’ll make the dance. ;)
We might be a 4 seed out west
I’m not sure we can compete with the Big East teams and Duke, not to mention UNC, we just got lucky vs. them earlier………. :)
Update
Great game at Murray tonight. Drove back through Brewers just to see that 1948 State Champion sign.
Full story about snagging a free ducat at Chow 45 tomorrow or Monday.
Anyway, great great play today. No one has mentioned that lovely post up finished with a baby hook by Miller early in the game. Now that was cool.
My high school, Heath, lost in the Class A semi finals today. Too bad, winning state (even class A) would have been cool in the penultimate year for the school.
by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 28, 2012 11:56 PM EST reply actions
Heath
I have several cousins, three to be exact, who attended Heath.
by Ken Howlett on Jan 29, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Brewers High School
When I was in college, I worked in Marshall Co one summer with a State Govt agency doing survey work there. One afternoon, I made a pilgrimage to Brewers, just to go see the old school.
My cousin
Caroline nee Young graduated in ‘79 or ’80, Greta nee Young graduated in ’81 I believe, and Joellyn nee Young graduated in the mid-to-late ’80’s.
They all lived in Paducah, and their mother, my aunt, taught math at Tilghman for 30+ years.
Interesting
Missed my sister and me and then her children . Although I bet I could name most of the oldest’s teachers. Knowles, Jackson, Werner, Byer, etc A cousin of mine was a teacher and coach there for years. I could name several folks who taught with your aunt, but won’t.
by darkandbloody@gmail.com on Jan 29, 2012 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
When did your aunt retire?
I graduated from Tilghman in 01 and my mother and her siblings were there in the late 60s/early 70s.
"Teach him how you will, a pig will never play the flute."-Thom Merrilin
by StLHugo on Jan 29, 2012 8:41 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Oh, she retired 6,7,8 years ago, something like that.
I’m sure she was there when you were. Her name is Barbara Young.
Tilghman, eh?
Does the name Mabel Mitchell ring in any bells for you? Would have been before your time, but she was Principal there after WWII and prior to that was at Jefferson Jr. My father taught for her, and coached at JJr. I have a picture of him with his championship football team, on which there were four future All Americans he told me. I would love to get some information on those guys, but my attempts to research it has been frustrating. the names on the back were added much later(which can mean that they are not precisely accurate), and you don’t know what grades they were in, and whether they went to University during or after the war, nor where they went. Or what AA list, and which team. Know anyone who might be a help?
Funny story about Mabel “C.” Mitchell, was she had no middle name, and there was another Mabel Mitchell in the school system, and their pay envelopes sometimes got mixed up, which was not to her advantage. So she adopted the middle initial C, and always said it stood for CASH, and she intended to get her’s.
Every time Tilghman made it to the State Championship, when it was held in Lexington, Dad and I would go down to visit with the caochs at the Phoenix Hotel. He seemed to still to know everyone, and a lot of their fans too.
by blenheim bard on Jan 29, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Cool story, but I didn't attend Tilghman. I went to Male.
Your story has inspired me to change my middle name from Lee to “C,” lol.
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Felt that they acted like some thugs out there. They were after Davis all game. Incidental knee yes but the slap didn’t look incidental. Just my observation. I like this team. AD seems like a gentle giant. Sweet kid. I hate we can’t get to see the kids for more then one year. You grow to love them and they are gone so fast. I know its a part of it. After what happened to Davis I will not protest any longer. He could have been seriously injured
I saw Inky Johnson from Tennessee get a freaky shoulder injury that ended his career and permantly damaged his arm. I don’t want any player to go thru that.
by tenken on Jan 29, 2012 12:16 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Strategy
Rough ’em up. We know opposing coaches are coaching their players to play us unusually rough. In hockey, you would have an enforcer to deal with that on the ice.
"He still carries a lunch bucket. What's up with that?"
by BlueCollarMan on Jan 29, 2012 7:30 AM EST up reply actions
They learned this strategy-
From watching UK-Louisville film. Pitino realizes the only chance he has to win is to play us rough and hope to get us in foul trouble…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
Thanks Glenn for the outstanding posts. I'm missing some fabulous basketball out
here in the sandbox. Your posts and everyone’s comments are the only thing keeping me up to date with what’s going on. Armed Forces Network is only showing games on ESPN, so hopefully I can see a few of the next ones.
Another Term For "Much The Best" In Horse Racing
Cats “Won For Fun” yesterday.
by FortyYearCatFan on Jan 29, 2012 8:30 AM EST reply actions
NCAA going after bigger fish in the Boatright case?
NCAA grants UConn’s Boatright immediate eligibility and immunity.
Too bad Enes didn't ...
have anyone to rat out…kid makes an honest mistake and gets banned….cheater from a school already on probation walks… so UConn uses an ineligible player with no penalty…
the NCAA is such a joke.
UCONN should be shut down this year with all the crap that goes down in Storrs. Does Calhoun just get to do whatever he wants? Is the NCAA so busy trying to take wins away from Cal that they don’t have time for anything else?
Seems that way sometimes
when you come from a UK perspective
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
Did anyone see who Cal
was yelling “NO” to when Davis got pulled down? The camera was on him and not the overall view, so I couldn’t see who was the object of his yells. Interesting that they obeyed, whoever it was.
Great game overall, I thought. Classic example of going to the hot man. Like Miller said after last game (?), whoever’s on gets it. I still think Jones has been hobbled by the finger since the injury. I believe yesterday was the first time he’s played without even the little bandage on. I hope I’m right, ’cause if yesterday is the way he plays the rest of the season, W H O A!!
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
I was worried that some of our players were retaliating.
The camera didn’t show the players’ reaction to the foul, and I thought maybe Cal was going after some of his own guys to keep things from exploding. We had a couple of incidents early in the year where our guys felt they had to stand up for a teammate who was fouled hard, and it could have turned ugly. You know, Cincinnati ugly.
I suspect he saw another UK player
heading into the mix and he was calling him off. Terrance Jones said something to the effect of the team not liking to see a brother taken down and so they retaliated by playing harder. That is exactly how it should be.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
I am not sure if you saw who showed up in the comments for my last story oldcat'69.
No way a plug to read, but you must see. I knew you would want to know.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
OH! EMM! GEE!
Very glad to see her back. Thanks for letting me know. I read the thread early, but before she commented. Great to have one of the “originals” from when I connected back in the fold.
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
BC, I just went back and
watched, and you’re exactly right. Twice, he yelled, apparently at the top of his voice, “Mike, NO!” Glad to see MKG is the type of young man who will listen. ‘Course, it’s what I would have expected.
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
I thought he was yelling at MKG not to get involved
We’ve seen him take up for teammates in the past who were fouled hard so it’s not difficult to imagine Cal needing to reign him in.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
If anyone has the "man" creds to
get that done, it’s Ezeli!!
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
We may need some Vargas minutes against Vandy-
To rough Festus up a little and maybe wear him down some, so he can’t completely overpower AD. But, AD really showed a lot of toughness against LSU. Certainly other SEC teams take notice…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
Missed the broadcast. just watched it on ESPN3
UK looked TOUGH. They will run the table if they keep this up. Just hope that AD doesn’t have to take beatings like this every game… He could have easily suffered a concussion on that first tumble, and when he got bodyslammed, that could have ended up with a broken arm or something. I can’t believe the refs missed that shot to his face. But AD played like a man, brushed it off, and just kept playing. The whole team reacted to those situations with maturity that belied their age, that’s for sure.
I too was really impressed by the Cats toughness
And while it can be easy to overreact to one game, for the first time this season I really think running the table in the SEC is a realistic possibility. I still would place the odds pretty low, but if they bring the kind of effort and execution that they did against LSU there is no one in the conference who can stop them.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
Would Like To Dream
But there are a couple of teams in Nashville and Gainesville that could have something to say about that.
If UK plays like they did last night against Vandy, Florida, whoever...UK will win. Big.
Will we play with that intensity every game? Realistically, probably not. But it’s nice to dream…
yeah, I still expect them to lose those 2 games
Especially since Florida will be Senior Day. But I like their chances of winning much better after the LSU game because I think a lot of what they did so well are things directly under their control like playing hard, making good passes, etc.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
Yep. I think we'll probably end up with a game or two
where we’re on the road, we’re not playing at our best, and the opponent comes to play. I don’t think we lose at both Florida and Vandy though, i think we’ll steal one of those games. I expect a surprise road loss since we sometimes have the unfortunate habit of playing to the level of our competition. Not last night though!
Not too many left to surprise us.
South Carolina? Miss St. would not be a big surprise in my book.
Making waves in a sea of blue.
A fantastic game by the Cats
They really did have everything working. Terrence Jones was just superb – he went looking to make the play and not waiting for an opportunity to make it. If he plays like that then UK becomes impossible to beat.
Wiltjer had a tough game, but on first viewing I thought his defense was still pretty solid – LSU players just made some tough shots.
I might just be transferring my own emotion to the team, but I really thought that after Davis was taken down the team decided they were going to smash LSU by 30.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
A Little Worried
I hope that the rest of the teams in the SEC saw LSU get rough with the Cats, especially Davis, and it didn’t work. In reality Terrence said that it only inspired him to play harder. I worry though that this has become the game plan across the league on how to slow down, not stop, UK. Teams and coaches do not want to get blown out, especially at home, and might employ these tactics to simply keep the game close. One game in particular is on my radar, the Feb. 21 game at Starkville against Miss St. I hope I am wrong but depending on their record at the time, they may be desperate for a win and well I hope that the refs are on top of their games. Enough said.
we have a great team and have been lucky with the injury bug. Please let it continue for all these great young men.
This is exactly why the league needs to come down on White
There can be no tolerance for that kind of play in basketball. While I don’t believe at all that coaches are going to want their players to make those kinds of plays, I do think they will encourage them to be as physical as possible which only makes it more likely that ugly plays will result.
Statistics is the part of mathematics that God didn't invent. - Ethan Smith
Right, JL.
Football is another game entirely, but on a hardwood floor with nothing but basically your underwear protecting your body, it’s unacceptable. I thought Johnson said the right things. As a matter of fact, did the refs call an F 2 or an F1 and Johnson sent the kid off? The announcers said F 1, but didn’t correct it, just said it was apparently an F 2.
Two things don't last: dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
Flagrant 2
was called after the referees reviewed it at the monitor.
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