January 17, 20188 yr Interesting four-game set coming up to finish out January: Boston College at Miami Wake Forest at Virginia If the Cards can hold at home but drop the two road games, I’ll be pretty pleased where they’ll be at 6-3 in the ACC headed into February. I agree with this too. I believe that the next two home games are definitely winnable and they have a good chance against Miami on the road. If they can go 2-2 or 3-1 over the next four games, I think that they will be in a good position.
January 17, 20188 yr Seems to me that the players are becoming more comfortable in their offensive roles. You have to give Padgett some credit for that IMO.
January 17, 20188 yr Seems to me that the players are becoming more comfortable in their offensive roles. You have to give Padgett some credit for that IMO. He's playing the guys that are making the plays, which he wasn't doing initially. Getting McMahon back has helped, along with getting Perry and Nwora more minutes when some of the older guys aren't getting it done. My philosophy has always been play who produces results, I don't care how old they are.
January 17, 20188 yr UL has strung together a few very nice wins lately. Is Padgett still considered to be an interim coach. Might be about time to re-evaluate that stance.
January 17, 20188 yr Good win, but should've been handled in regulation. ND without Colson, with Fluger fouling out early and Farrell just coming back from injury just aren't very good. They did have a dude from Lithuania play out of his mind - but that was only because the Cards were unwilling to battle for rebounds. Early turnovers (8 through the 1st 13 minutes) killed UofL. Perry locked down Farrell for the last 6:00 of the 1st half and Cards finished strong. Padgett mentioned coming out of halftime that ND had missed 19 shots and gotten their own rebound on 10 of those!!! Unfortunately, realizing a problem does not cure it. Cards were handily out-rebounded in the 2nd half. Snider played well. Spalding was strong on the offensive side - canning 2 jumpers in a row from the FT line and beyond. Adel played good defense on Farrell when Perry couldn't be used late (don't trust him on the offensive end yet) and made some solid buckets. Mahmoud was a non-factor until the last 5 minutes of regulation and both OTs when his help defense on Farrell and others was spectacular. King was largely absent for the game and McMahon has gotten all his minutes late in close games recently. McMahon was solid. I honestly wish Padgett would try more matchup 2-3 zone like these players have played in the past. Maybe it's too complicated and he doesn't feel comfortable teaching it. Even with the personnel Cards have, switching every screen and playing man-to-man is hard work. ND couldn't exploit it like some other teams, but it certainly doesn't help the rebounding problems we've already shown to exist. Big picks for a G and out big switches. G floats out to 3 pt. line with Big on him and when shot goes up, what rebounding size we have is out of position far from the basket. Padgett continues to limit minutes for Spalding and Mahmoud in the 1st half to avoid foul trouble. Williams (and Nwora and Sutton - who didn't play much last night) are able to learn on the job while eating minutes to make sure 13 and 14 are available for crunch time. Padgett saw what can happen when neither are available at the end of the 1st half against UK and NOBODY wants a repeat of that. Fun and frustrating to watch. Team seems like they trust Padgett (and Trent Johnson and Paulus) and want to work for him / them. Just gotta get better with each game and see what happens.
January 19, 20188 yr Fun and frustrating to watch. Isn't that the Hallmark of Louisville basketball? :lol2:
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