Alabama v. Kentucky in Basketball (UK 55 - Bama 48)

[Catch Prothro]

UK 55 Bama 48

Anyone want to call that a moral victory?   

 

(I'm not a believer in moral victories.)

[McBaman]

CAG and his team wrap up a winless road season!!!  Most losses since the '69/'70 season.

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I really have doubts that CAG can show enough improvement next year to justify keeping him on as HC.  But maybe.....

[2Stater]

UK 55 Bama 48

Anyone want to call that a moral victory?  

 

(I'm not a believer in moral victories.)

Nor am I. I pretty much posted that tongue in cheek, although I did expect a worse beating.

[N.AL-Tider]

CAG and his team wrap up a winless road season!!!  Most losses since the '69/'70 season.

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I really have doubts that CAG can show enough improvement next year to justify keeping him on as HC.  But maybe.....

Winless road season... does that mean they were perfect on the road in a backwards sort of way? 

[pmull]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

I thought CAG had a plan that gave us a chance to win the game. We played very good first shot defense. We held UK to 55 points. We only scored 48 points but how many point blank lay ups did we miss. The shots were not falling. We got our share of good looks.

The team played hard. They went into one of the most difficult venues in college basketball and came up just a little short.

[Catch Prothro]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

I thought CAG had a plan that gave us a chance to win the game. We played very good first shot defense. We held UK to 55 points. We only scored 48 points but how many point blank lay ups did we miss. The shots were not falling. We got our share of good looks.

The team played hard. They went into one of the most difficult venues in college basketball and came up just a little short.

Unfortunately, the press spin is:  "Kentucky only scored 55 points but still won."

[pmull]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

I thought CAG had a plan that gave us a chance to win the game. We played very good first shot defense. We held UK to 55 points. We only scored 48 points but how many point blank lay ups did we miss. The shots were not falling. We got our share of good looks.

The team played hard. They went into one of the most difficult venues in college basketball and came up just a little short.

Unfortunately, the press spin is:  "Kentucky only scored 55 points but still won."

UK did not play well. Why... our defense caused them trouble all night on their first shot. The majority of their points came on second chances and free throws.

I thought we played well on defense but had a poor night shooting the ball.

[Crimson Legend]

Why does Rodney Cooper think he's the go to guy in the clutch?  I do not understand him taking the key shots at the end of the game.

But we lost the game on the sequence mentioned earlier.  We were down 1 with 4:35 to play.  Fouled on a made basket, didn't rebound the missed FT.  UK then hits a 3 and we are down 6 with 3:57 to play without ever touching the ball. 

[pmull]

Why does Rodney Cooper think he's the go to guy in the clutch?  I do not understand him taking the key shots at the end of the game.

But we lost the game on the sequence mentioned earlier.  We were down 1 with 4:35 to play.  Fouled on a made basket, didn't rebound the missed FT.  UK then hits a 3 and we are down 6 with 3:57 to play without ever touching the ball. 

Releford, of course, is our best option but the other team knows that and covers him. Cooper's teammates keep passing him the ball. In late game situations Randolph will pass up open shots. Cooper and Obasohan are not our best options but to their credit they are not afraid to put up a shot. I wish Randolph was more like them in that regard.

[Jamos]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

I thought CAG had a plan that gave us a chance to win the game. We played very good first shot defense. We held UK to 55 points. We only scored 48 points but how many point blank lay ups did we miss. The shots were not falling. We got our share of good looks.

The team played hard. They went into one of the most difficult venues in college basketball and came up just a little short.

From what I had been hearing leading up to the game, Calipari had been put on the "hot seat" and I had a feeling that Bama would have a tough time getting any calls their way and I wasn't wrong. If Bama had beat Kentucky, there would have been a coaching vacancy in Lexington.

[Chechem]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

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From what I had been hearing leading up to the game, Calipari had been put on the "hot seat" and I had a feeling that Bama would have a tough time getting any calls their way and I wasn't wrong. If Bama had beat Kentucky, there would have been a coaching vacancy in Lexington.

   Really?  Wow.

[2Stater]

Wow, you mean they are unhappy with "One & Done" Cal?!

[N.AL-Tider]

Wow, you mean they are unhappy with "One & Done" Cal?!

Lol.  That would make Marshal Dillon seem extremely tolerant huh? 

[2Stater]

Wow, you mean they are unhappy with "One & Done" Cal?!

Lol.  That would make Marshal Dillon seem extremely tolerant huh? 

I sure know that Kentucky fans aren't. 

[pmull]

I actually though we played pretty well.

I think the officials had a lot to do with the outcome of this game. In the second half they let Kentucky do whatever they wanted under the basket. UK got one offensive rebound after another because the refs let them push us under the basket. They were allowed to use their size to push us with their body out of blockout and rebounding position. It even happened on free throws. On the other end of the floor our guys ended up on the floor every time they drove the lane. UK shot 24 free throws to our 11. UK only committed 11 fouls and we never reached the bonus in the 2nd half. All this lead to UK out scoring us 18-3 on second chance points.

I thought CAG had a plan that gave us a chance to win the game. We played very good first shot defense. We held UK to 55 points. We only scored 48 points but how many point blank lay ups did we miss. The shots were not falling. We got our share of good looks.

The team played hard. They went into one of the most difficult venues in college basketball and came up just a little short.

From what I had been hearing leading up to the game, Calipari had been put on the "hot seat" and I had a feeling that Bama would have a tough time getting any calls their way and I wasn't wrong. If Bama had beat Kentucky, there would have been a coaching vacancy in Lexington.

I know Rupp Arena was as quite as I have ever seen it during the entire first half and until they made a run midway through the second half. This Kentucky team will make the tourney as a 7-11 seed and be out of it the first weekend. They are not up to Kentucky standards.

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