Kentucky 82 LSU 69

[sportsfan41]

Did anyone else notice the bounce pass?  Cats utilized it like crazy, end result, second lowest turnovers of the season against an athletic LSU team.  Seriously bounce pass was my biggest take away.   They might be figuring it out.

Anyone know why Allen disappeared in the second half?

[Randy Parker]

53 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

Anyone know why Allen disappeared in the second half?

Cal played the six guys he wants to play in the final several minutes.  Askew, Mintz, Sarr, Jackson, Boston, & Brooks.

[Voice of Reason]

2 hours ago, sportsfan41 said:

Did anyone else notice the bounce pass?  Cats utilized it like crazy, end result, second lowest turnovers of the season against an athletic LSU team.  Seriously bounce pass was my biggest take away.   They might be figuring it out.

Anyone know why Allen disappeared in the second half?

Allen is a one trick pony. If he wants more playing time, he needs to expand his game on offense and not be a liability on defense. If the opponent keeps him from shooting threes, there is little value in having him on the floor.

[bugatti]

1 hour ago, Randy Parker said:

Cal played the six guys he wants to play in the final several minutes.  Askew, Mintz, Sarr, Jackson, Boston, & Brooks.

I liked the idea of it all, and honestly didn’t mind when Sarr was on the bench. I’ve felt all year Jackson is on the verge of being a force if put in a situation to succeed. That’s what we had yesterday. Replace Askew with a healthy Clarke and with the short rotation makes for a reputable team. 

[bugatti]

So Calipari gets hammered and receives bulk of the blame each time UK loses. Should he get equal credit when they perform well?

[bugatti]

This has shades of last time they played Bama. Looked great at Florida, followed up by a dud performance against the Tide. They looked “great” (by this year’s standards) yesterday. Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself.

If we’re being honest, there is no reason to think they couldn’t lose their next 6 games. Trying for the reverse jinx here.

[Randy Parker]

27 minutes ago, bugatti said:

So Calipari gets hammered and receives bulk of the blame each time UK loses. Should he get equal credit when they perform well?

Of course not.

[Tomcats1990]

4 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

Allen is a one trick pony. If he wants more playing time, he needs to expand his game on offense and not be a liability on defense. If the opponent keeps him from shooting threes, there is little value in having him on the floor.

Not necessarily, Defenses must respect and guard him giving his teammates more space to actually drive the lane. Allen had a couple of good assists last night as well one being a pump fake lob to the rim.

[Voice of Reason]

2 hours ago, Tomcats1990 said:

Not necessarily, Defenses must respect and guard him giving his teammates more space to actually drive the lane. Allen had a couple of good assists last night as well one being a pump fake lob to the rim.

Yes, those plays were good to see. He needs more of that,  

[MJAlltheWay24]

18 hours ago, bugatti said:

So Calipari gets hammered and receives bulk of the blame each time UK loses. Should he get equal credit when they perform well?

He'll never get it from some.

[MJAlltheWay24]

14 hours ago, Tomcats1990 said:

Not necessarily, Defenses must respect and guard him giving his teammates more space to actually drive the lane. Allen had a couple of good assists last night as well one being a pump fake lob to the rim.

It was nice to see him finally get his first assist on the season.  The lob you mentioned was a nice play.  Was good to see quite a few of those from the group.