Wow - just wow - JJ and FM were huge and LL finally woke up in a critical stretch...
Kentucky now has no shot at a #1 seed.
DCHawker
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Do NOT COMMIT A FOUL!!!!!!
Assuming we can get the ball in bounds, at least it will be 2 shots next time...
We've missed at least 3 front-ends...
That foul means we are going to have to make FTs down the stretch...Long time before we are in the double bonus.
Baylor eked out a win...
@globaljaybird said:
@DCHawker WTF 10 pt lead ?
Pretty amazing turnaround from first 15 minutes - much more poised in 2nd half...
Make them execute in the half court - and we're going to half to make FTs down the stretch...
@Texas-Hawk-10 said:
Lucas has gotten so much better at finishing this year.
Not great - but, yes, better...
Still only 30% from 3 - but 5-9 this half. Need to make a few more, then FTs down the stretch...
@HawkChamp said:
@DCHawker They have shot it poorly also
Actually, they're 50% from the floor and 47% from 3s - and have a 7 RB advantage...
4-15 from 3 and 4-11 on FTs - not really sure how we are even with them right now?
Svi is so not ready for the NBA - he can't handle a 6-3 guy in the paint...
Rest of the game - Frank and JJ drive - occasionally kick it out and hopefully make some FTs and a decent % of 3s, and this game is very winnable....
LL finally showing up.... maybe he was embarrassed by Coleby showing him up....
If we'd make FTs, we could actually have a decent lead...
@HawkChamp You wonder whether these guys actually go over the scouting reports - Willis is and always has been a spot up 3 point shooter - that's it. Stay in his face and he's not going to be a factor. Leave him open - and, well...
So Coleby is outscoring LL>...
@Texas-Hawk-10 said:
@HawkChamp FT's are mental more than anything else.
Yes - so what does that say about our guys??
WTF Landon - it's like you don't want to play in this game. 2 of those fouls were just stupid ticky tack ones...
Gd* FTs -it's not that hard guys!!!!!!!!
JJ playing like he wants to be the #1 draft choice...
@RockChalkinTexas said:
Bet there are a lot of scouts at this game.
They're salivating over Monk and JJ.
@RockChalkinTexas said:
Baylor and TCU getting beat.
Very bad for B12 rep - esp. as 3 of the better SEC teams aren't playing in this. Supposedly lucked out in getting all the bottom feeders other than Mizzou...
We need Svi and DG to show up in the second half.
All things considered - 0 - 8 on 3s and 22-16 RB deficit; to be down just 5 is kinda surprising...
@Texas-Hawk-10 said:
@DCHawker Coleby isn't all that skilled and he's still trying to fully recover from a torn ACL he suffered before the start of last season
I get all that, but every time I've seen in play, he's been at least semi-productive - who cares if he picks up 3 quick fouls...
Any score here would be huge....
Coleby is active. Can't figure out why he hasn't played - he could be giving LL 3-4 minutes blow each half and allow LL to play more aggressively himself...
Jeez.....
@HawkChamp said:
@DCHawker Devonte has not looked interested all year
One foot out the door already???
We need contributions from everyone - JJ and Frank are the only ones that seem to have any interest in this. Getting nothing from DG, Svi, Vick or LL...
@Texas-Hawk-10 said:
I'd be happy if KU cuts the lead to 5 by halftime at this point.
Would be thrilled...I just don't want it to be 15...
Stupid stupid reach in foul....
Weird line-up - by necessity I guess...
Ouch - 0-6 on 3s - and they've all been WIDE open...
@wissox The defensive effort and the offensive execution are...
Sad - embarrassing - show some grit guys...
@HawkChamp said:
Kentucky playing good defense
I respectfully disagree - Kentucky hasn't played good defense all year; we're not playing good offense....
@BeddieKU23 said:
Well we survived the beginning.
How bout we run some offense against this terrible defense? Or drive the ball
But, maybe not the end of the beginning???
Hobson's choice - LL can try to defend and spend a lot of time on the pine with foul trouble, or let Bam score at will...
@Texas-Hawk-10 said:
KU's best chance tonight is to play slow with a low number of possessions to minimize Kentucky's depth advantage.
Tough to do if we can't hold our own on the boards...
We need a 25 pt night from JJ - and Svi and JJ really crashing the boards - something Svi hasn't done....
@HawkChamp said:
@DCHawker ISU looking good. K State only gets up for big games and we were not good at all.
Not so much now - getting whipped by a 9-11 team....
How did we give up 88 points to KSU on our home court - they couldn't get to 60 against an 11-9 Tennessee team....
And, OU losing by almost 30 on their home court...
B12 may end up winning the Challenge, but these are two poor showings and WVU barely held on at home.
Not sure about ISU on the road...
WVU is going to hang on here, but A&M is showing how to put pressure on WVU and fight to the finish, which we did not do....
@wissox said:
@jayballer54 @DCHawker I know we talk a lot about it here, but what does it really matter if someone has a career night against us unless it leads to a win? I don't care if the WVU kid had a career night if it led to a loss for them which of course it didn't, but that's the first time a career nighter beat us this year. And how do we prepare for preventing someone having a career night? Not sure. Sometimes kids are just feeling it. Remember Lafester Rhodes? 54 points against Iowa, and everyone was saying who? I just don't think it's a big deal that it seemingly happens to us with regular frequency.
Post facto, if we win the remainder of our games this year and in every one someone on the other side had a career night, of course not. It just so happens that it in every instance it has been one of the front court players on the other team - we've simply provided very little resistance in the post. Other than with Bryant in the first game (not a career game, but very good numbers as I recall) and last night, it hasn't resulted in a loss. But, those are probably 2 or the 3 most talented teams (if not best) we've played thus far.
The front court players that have dominated down low have been for the most part pretty good players (e.g., the GA big and Allen), but not world beaters. I think the question is whether we can expect to beat teams with really good post players - thinking UK and Baylor with Motley, along with teams we could face in the tournament, when they may also have good perimeter guys.
The B12 this year is really guard dominated - and we've got the best perimeter players. But methinks we're going to have to get more than 4 points and matador D from our front court guys if we are to survive the next two weeks - let alone advancing in the tourney. Perimeter oriented teams have won the title - UConn and Louisville come to mind - that didn't get a lot of scoring from the post, but they definitely provided some rim protection....