Lexington AAU vs America’s team

[JimboBBN]

Somewhere along the way we have to play a good game. I have seen MAYBE one all year, against Utah. If we could put together two back to back strong efforts, we can go 2 - 0 against U of L and UNC. Don't see that happening, unfortunately. I think we split, lose to UNC and beat U of L.

 

[ThroughBlue]

Kentucky 80
Louisville 81

 

[C*A*T*S]

IF - we shoot the three like did against Utah, I think we win.

80 big brother
74 little bruh

Also I want to add UK will have the best three point shooter in the Yum bucket, but Cal might forget him again...

 

[RipThru]

Zero post presence for UL. Cats dominate inside and hit enough 3's to pull off 83-79 win.

 

[HRTheCard]

Expecting UK and UNC to struggle from 3. Don't think UL is half as good as people are acting.

Then I guess you think Michigan State is complete and utter trash

 

[rockycard]

IF - we shoot the three like did against Utah, I think we win.

80 big brother
74 little bruh

Also I want to add UK will have the best three point shooter in the Yum bucket, but Cal might forget him again...

Utah left y’all WIDE open.

 

[HRTheCard]

Zero post presence for UL. Cats dominate inside and hit enough 3's to pull off 83-79 win.

We have serviceable guys down low. Williams is our best defender down low and shoot the 3. We don’t need to dominate. See Seton Hall. You all dominated SH inside and still lost.

 

[JC for 3]

CATS 73 cards 66. CATS own the glass....and simply put, they're just better.

 

[rockycard]

IF - we shoot the three like did against Utah, I think we win.

80 big brother
74 little bruh

Also I want to add UK will have the best three point shooter in the Yum bucket, but Cal might forget him again...

The guy who never plays is always the best, he’s like a backup quarterback. Lol

 

[rockycard]

If you lose to this UK team, you simply suck.
UL should win this by double digits.
It'll be UK's first true road game too.
This is Louisville's chance to get a rare win over the cats.
UL: 78
UK: 71

This years Louisville team is nowhere close to what we’ll be next year, Kentucky however may be worse next year. Calipari’s best days are behind him, 10 loss Cal is who he is now.

 

[Hank_]

We have serviceable guys down low. Williams is our best defender down low and shoot the 3. We don’t need to dominate. See Seton Hall. You all dominated SH inside and still lost.

SH had a kid score 20+ in the second half, mostly from 3, while UK’s ace went 0-6 from 3 on the game, and they lost by a bucket. Travis also fouled out of that game long before OT.

If UK hits shots and forces UL to step out and guard, Travis and Washington will eat. Some days that “if” is bigger than others though.

 

[WojoRising]

Kentucky has definitely been a disappointment thus far, but I still feel like they have a good couple of guards and a nice rotation of size, and plenty of talent. I think they’ll step it up and win somewhat easily against Louisville.

I can throw the Duke game out, oodles of freshman and the first game of the season on a final four stage. If Kentucky loses to UNC, though, I think that could be very bad for their big game psyche and have a big impact on Louisville. I actually think Kentucky goes 2-0 though, and a rematch with them is one of the last draws I want for Duke.

 

[JimboBBN]

Kentucky has definitely been a disappointment thus far, but I still feel like they have a good couple of guards and a nice rotation of size, and plenty of talent. I think they’ll step it up and win somewhat easily against Louisville.

I can throw the Duke game out, oodles of freshman and the first game of the season on a final four stage. If Kentucky loses to UNC, though, I think that could be very bad for their big game psyche and have a big impact on Louisville. I actually think Kentucky goes 2-0 though, and a rematch with them is one of the last draws I want for Duke.

Solid take. I think with Quickley/Hagans getting more minutes at the point, we will end up being better than with Green in there. Just my opinion, I think Quade checked out pretty early on this team.

Louisville has been playing a lot better than most expected. Beating them at the Yum! will be tough. But UK still has a pretty large margin on them as far as talent goes, plus we just hardly lose to Louisville.

If UK comes out of the next two weeks 2-0, I'll start believing we can live up to some of the hype this team started with. Definitely don't want to play Duke again, though.

 

[WojoRising]

Solid take. I think with Quickley/Hagans getting more minutes at the point, we will end up being better than with Green in there. Just my opinion, I think Quade checked out pretty early on this team.

Louisville has been playing a lot better than most expected. Beating them at the Yum! will be tough. But UK still has a pretty large margin on them as far as talent goes, plus we just hardly lose to Louisville.

If UK comes out of the next two weeks 2-0, I'll start believing we can live up to some of the hype this team started with. Definitely don't want to play Duke again, though.

Green wasn’t bad, but thoroughly underwhelming in every facet. There’s no way that those 25 minutes being divided up elsewhere can’t help. Kentucky as a team isn’t going to make or break off of one more made three a game that Green would provide, I think.

 

[JC for 3]

This years Louisville team is nowhere close to what we’ll be next year, Kentucky however may be worse next year. Calipari’s best days are behind him, 10 loss Cal is who he is now.

....and the streak of hearing this gibberish from U6 fans extends another year.

 

[HRTheCard]

Solid take. I think with Quickley/Hagans getting more minutes at the point, we will end up being better than with Green in there. Just my opinion, I think Quade checked out pretty early on this team.

Louisville has been playing a lot better than most expected. Beating them at the Yum! will be tough. But UK still has a pretty large margin on them as far as talent goes, plus we just hardly lose to Louisville.

If UK comes out of the next two weeks 2-0, I'll start believing we can live up to some of the hype this team started with. Definitely don't want to play Duke again, though.

Haha Quade Green was #2 in most categories despite playing the 5th best minutes

 

[RipThru]

We have serviceable guys down low. Williams is our best defender down low and shoot the 3. We don’t need to dominate. See Seton Hall. You all dominated SH inside and still lost.

Enoch sucks. He's as bad as Richards. Reid Travis will be a factor, and Williams can't do a thing about it.

And, I guess you didn't see the part about "hitting enough 3's".

 

[rockycard]

SH had a kid score 20+ in the second half, mostly from 3, while UK’s ace went 0-6 from 3 on the game, and they lost by a bucket. Travis also fouled out of that game long before OT.

If UK hits shots and forces UL to step out and guard, Travis and Washington will eat. Some days that “if” is bigger than others though.

Agree, but Travis and Washington will have to step out and guard Nwora and Sutton as well. I can definitely see foul trouble affecting both teams, Mack’s system draws a lot of fouls...unless it’s officiated in Assembly Hall. Lol

 

[ThroughBlue]

As bad as I feel about the game Louisville beating us lately is just something you have to see to believe

 

[JC for 3]

Green simply was NOT Tyler Ulis.... not even close. Playing him at the shooting guard spot was also a risky proposition, given the fact that he's barely 6 feet tall and not the quickest guy to enable getting the shot off. He may certainly prove to be addition by subtraction for this UK team.

 

[WojoRising]

Haha Quade Green was #2 in most categories despite playing the 5th best minutes

He’s also 5’11 with a 1:1 A/TO ratio

 

[rockycard]

....and the streak of hearing this gibberish from U6 fans extends another year.

Bless your heart

 

[rockycard]

As bad as I feel about the game Louisville beating us lately is just something you have to see to believe

The decline is real, but y’all still have a nice little team.

 

[HRTheCard]

SH had a kid score 20+ in the second half, mostly from 3, while UK’s ace went 0-6 from 3 on the game, and they lost by a bucket. Travis also fouled out of that game long before OT.

If UK hits shots and forces UL to step out and guard, Travis and Washington will eat. Some days that “if” is bigger than others though.

I don’t think that’s a big factor because Uk doesn’t take that many shots outside. They have one of the lowest 3pt attempts in the country. We play packline and switch on just about everything. Travis will get his just like Ward did for MSU, but at the end of the day, I think it comes down to defending up top, which Uk struggles. We’re keen at driving and kicking, or soft screen/roll or pick and pop. All of those require good guard defense.

I still think a lot depends on this game Saturday too. Uk has confidence after beating a bad Utah team. Only thing that would help is a win Saturday. Only thing that would shoot it down is a loss, or a bigger loss.

Will be tough to play at Yum regardless.

 

[HRTheCard]

He’s also 5’11 with a 1:1 A/TO ratio

So? It’s not like that’s any better or worse than some of the other guards besides Johnson. Quade has talent.

 

[JC for 3]

The decline is real, but y’all still have a nice little team.

....more wishful thinking.

 

[JimboBBN]

Haha Quade Green was #2 in most categories despite playing the 5th best minutes

You guys can have him. I'll eat my words if we don't get better as a team. He'd probably be Louisville's best player

 

[JC for 3]

So? It’s not like that’s any better or worse than some of the other guards besides Johnson. Quade has talent.

....yeah, in leading the guards on the team in turnovers, which he did before leaving.

 

[JimboBBN]

....more wishful thinking.

Same stuff every year. Doesn't matter how many times UK wins

 

[JC for 3]

Gimme Baker getting some PT over Green all day long.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I'll also be happy if we split the two games.

However, side note. If we win both, then we having a winning record against the ACC OOC. Split and it's a losing record.

 

[ThroughBlue]

The decline is real, but y’all still have a nice little team.

I can bet you that no kentucky fan is as confident as we were two months ago about going into the bucket and beating you guys

 

[JC for 3]

I can bet you that no kentucky fan is as confident as we were two months ago about going into the bucket and beating you guys

Yeah, instead of saying CATS win by 9 or 10, I'm now saying CATS by 7.

 

[WojoRising]

So? It’s not like that’s any better or worse than some of the other guards besides Johnson. Quade has talent.

So, that implies you’re playing somebody who’s undersized even at the one in an off-guard role. Which strains a defense and makes it more challenging to get his shot off, something he’s struggled with. What discernible talent has he displayed that will be greatly missed? Mediocre three point shooting, when he’s open? Weak defender, not a playmaker, small, etc. Kentucky is Kentucky, if they’re living by the skin of their teeth and always needing just one more three, they’ve already lost. The minutes are best given elsewhere to someone with more defensive impact. At least in my opinion.

 

[UL_1986]

Kentucky fans confident again after a W against an atrocious team. That’s good.

 

[C*A*T*S]

Utah left y’all WIDE open.

So did Seton Hall, we just missed all of them. That's why I said "IF"...

 

[HRTheCard]

You guys can have him. I'll eat my words if we don't get better as a team. He'd probably be Louisville's best player

Yeah, probably not, but if so, what’s the excuse going to be then if we win on the 29th? You just put yourself in this spot.

Just because Cal can’t utilize talent and decides to recruit over 5* players, who Uk fans were excited about returning because it’s sophomore experience, doesn’t mean Quade is not good and him leaving will make your team better. What a joke that is.

 

[JC for 3]

Kentucky fans confident again after a W against an atrocious team. That’s good.

Always confident. That's part of being a fan.

 

[JimboBBN]

Yeah probably not. Just because Cal can’t utilize talent and decides to recruit over 5* players, doesn’t mean Quade is not good and him leaving will make your team better. What a joke that is.

I said I would eat crow if I was wrong. Having him or not having him won't be the difference in beating U of L or not. We do that anyways.

 

[JC for 3]

Yeah, probably not, but if so, what’s the excuse going to be then if we win on the 29th? You just put yourself in this spot.

Just because Cal can’t utilize talent and decides to recruit over 5* players, who Uk fans were excited about returning because it’s sophomore experience, doesn’t mean Quade is not good and him leaving will make your team better. What a joke that is.

...who ever rated Green above a 4 star?