Duke 79 Kentucky 71

[16thBBall Fan]

Final.

[Randy Parker]

Nobody cares.

[John Anthony]

If UK had a star on the wing this team could be really dangerous.  I think it’s gonna be a grinder of a year, thank goodness for Tshiebwe.

[Voice of Reason]

Enjoyable game to watch. Looking forward to this season for the Cats.

[Randy Parker]

Elite, Young Talent vs. Good, Experienced Talent 

Great atmosphere in The Garden.  Banchero, Keels, & Oscar were fun to watch. 

[Voice of Reason]

Just now, John Anthony said:

If UK had a star on the wing this team could be really dangerous.  I think it’s gonna be a grinder of a year, thank goodness for Tshiebwe.

Ty Ty Washington might be that guy. He finally started to catch up to the game in the last 5 minutes.

[Randy Parker]

1 minute ago, John Anthony said:

If UK had a star on the wing this team could be really dangerous.  I think it’s gonna be a grinder of a year, thank goodness for Tshiebwe.

Agree.  Washington is the closest thing we have, but he was out of his league tonight.

[futurecoach]

Quick thoughts. I like how hard this UK team plays. Oscar is a rebounding machine. I do think we have 3 point shooters this year. UK is going to be dang good this year and will have a shot to make a run this year. Simply lost to another really good team. How big and strong the Duke players were was impressive. 
 

I was not a fan of Cals rotation tonight. TyTy is very talented and is going to be a stud, but he didn’t have it tonight. He kept him out there to long, and Mintz needs to play more, especially early in the year IMO. Mintz was UK best player at the end of games last year and he didn’t play the last 3 minutes. 
 

Wheeler is a very good PG, however he obviously forced things a little to much especially in the second half. He is going to be very good to have, but I think Cal needs to take him out some and go with Mintz or TyTy at the pg spot during parts of the game. Having Mintz, TyTy, and Grady in at the same time could be a good lineup. Plus mixing in Fredrick and Allen some too. 

[futurecoach]

1 minute ago, futurecoach said:

Quick thoughts. I like how hard this UK team plays. Oscar is a rebounding machine. I do think we have 3 point shooters this year. UK is going to be dang good this year and will have a shot to make a run this year. Simply lost to another really good team. How big and strong the Duke players were was impressive. 
 

I was not a fan of Cals rotation tonight. TyTy is very talented and is going to be a stud, but he didn’t have it tonight. He kept him out there to long, and Mintz needs to play more, especially early in the year IMO. Mintz was UK best player at the end of games last year and he didn’t play the last 3 minutes. 
 

Wheeler is a very good PG, however he obviously forced things a little to much especially in the second half. He is going to be very good to have, but I think Cal needs to take him out some and go with Mintz or TyTy at the pg spot during parts of the game. Having Mintz, TyTy, and Grady in at the same time could be a good lineup. Plus mixing in Fredrick and Allen some too. 

Let me add that I think this UK team will be a very fun team to watch this year. 

[GrizzlyAdams]

7 minutes ago, Randy Parker said:

Nobody cares.

W

[John Anthony]

2 minutes ago, futurecoach said:

Quick thoughts. I like how hard this UK team plays. Oscar is a rebounding machine. I do think we have 3 point shooters this year. UK is going to be dang good this year and will have a shot to make a run this year. Simply lost to another really good team. How big and strong the Duke players were was impressive. 
 

I was not a fan of Cals rotation tonight. TyTy is very talented and is going to be a stud, but he didn’t have it tonight. He kept him out there to long, and Mintz needs to play more, especially early in the year IMO. Mintz was UK best player at the end of games last year and he didn’t play the last 3 minutes. 
 

Wheeler is a very good PG, however he obviously forced things a little to much especially in the second half. He is going to be very good to have, but I think Cal needs to take him out some and go with Mintz or TyTy at the pg spot during parts of the game. Having Mintz, TyTy, and Grady in at the same time could be a good lineup. Plus mixing in Fredrick and Allen some too. 

Someone should tell Wheeler it’s okay to shoot the ball when driving sometimes.

[Randy Parker]

2 minutes ago, GrizzlyAdams said:

W

Nobody likes you.

[Voice of Reason]

Where was Allen tonight?

[GrizzlyAdams]

Just now, Randy Parker said:

Nobody likes you.

Just the way I like it. 

[Randy Parker]

4 minutes ago, John Anthony said:

Someone should tell Wheeler it’s okay to shoot the ball when driving sometimes.

Once Duke figured out his two tendencies, he really struggled.