January 10, 20188 yr I believe this was the first time A&M was at full strength in a while, so it's a pretty solid win, but man did Kentucky look average. I just don't see improvement from this group like you typically do young teams. Outside of SGA and I guess Washington to an extent, they seem to be the same team they were in November. That's concerning. Agree. And if it doesn't change(and I'm not sure that it will), they will be two and done come the Big Dance.
January 10, 20188 yr It’s a win against a good team, but I’m on board with several other posters who seem to think something’s just not right with this team. They have talent and athleticism but I suppose their youth and inexperience is the problem. It’s good to hear that Vanderbilt is practicing with the team and looking good according to Cal. They’re going to need him if they are going to go very far. He won’t give them anymore “experience” than they already have but he will give them another body and size, one that looked pretty darn good in the All Star games last spring. Cal doesn’t always come right out and give details but he implied that the ankle was healed and all that was needed at this point is mental part of Vanderbilt feeling he’s ready to play.
January 10, 20188 yr It’s a win against a good team, but I’m on board with several other posters who seem to think something’s just not right with this team. They have talent and athleticism but I suppose their youth and inexperience is the problem. Oh there is plenty wrong with this team. We don't get anything out of our starting Center. We don't have a true shooting guard. We can't defend in man to man at all. Combine that with you and inexperience and here we are. They still have potential but Vanderbilt has to come back and be pretty solid and a whole lot needs to click exactly right for the Cats to be playing the Final Weekend this season.
January 10, 20188 yr I believe this was the first time A&M was at full strength in a while, so it's a pretty solid win, but man did Kentucky look average. I just don't see improvement from this group like you typically do young teams. Outside of SGA and I guess Washington to an extent, they seem to be the same team they were in November. That's concerning. That has happened more times than not under cal. I don't know why people act like they play better after camp cal. They usually take a step back in how good they look the first month of conference play and typically struggle a lot before finally figuring it out and looking better.
January 10, 20188 yr Oh there is plenty wrong with this team. We don't get anything out of our starting Center. We don't have a true shooting guard. We can't defend in man to man at all. Combine that with you and inexperience and here we are. They still have potential but Vanderbilt has to come back and be pretty solid and a whole lot needs to click exactly right for the Cats to be playing the Final Weekend this season. Diallo is a true shooting guard isn't he?
January 10, 20188 yr Agree. And if it doesn't change(and I'm not sure that it will), they will be two and done come the Big Dance. New Year same comments we seen 3 out of the past 4 years at this point of the year from people.
January 10, 20188 yr The biggest concern I see for UK fans is defense. Cal's key to success at UK has been getting his teams to play good defense. Perhaps they played all that zone because of the short roster last night but if they keep playing zone like that and don't get better in their man defense, it will be a short tournament for the Wildcats.
January 10, 20188 yr Diallo is a true shooting guard isn't he? When I say true shooting guard, I mean a guy that can shoot the rock at a decent clip (e.g. Booker, Lamb, Delk and etc.). Diallo is a athlete that plays in the 2 guard spot.
January 10, 20188 yr We live in a world now where 13-3 is disappointing and proves that something is wrong.
January 10, 20188 yr We live in a world now where 13-3 is disappointing and proves that something is wrong. Nope, just reality. This team has a lot of glaring weaknesses that I don't see on quite a few other teams right now. Could they get it worked out? Sure, but I wouldn't bet on it.
January 10, 20188 yr Every team has weaknesses. 13-3 Absolutely. However, quite a few simply don't have as many or as glaring of ones as this team does.
January 10, 20188 yr Absolutely. However, quite a few simply don't have as many or as glaring of ones as this team does. Teams with the kind of weaknesses you're referring to are 6-9 or 8-7 right now. Teams that are 13-3 have weaknesses that can be corrected by March.
January 10, 20188 yr We live in a world now where 13-3 is disappointing and proves that something is wrong. Not disappointing. Just uninspiring.
January 10, 20188 yr Teams with the kind of weaknesses you're referring to are 6-9 or 8-7 right now. Teams that are 13-3 have weaknesses that can be corrected by March. If you say so.
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