36 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

I believe so.  I heard Calipari say it on the radio while I was driving home before the game started.  Said "the other three coaches wanted to get him a bottle of bourbon and of course they made me do it.  We got him a bottle of Pappy.  And I told him that if he doesn't drink bourbon, save it and give it to me when I retire".

 

1 minute ago, PurplePride92 said:

Pretty cool stuff, Cal!  

It's a heck of a gift, but I'm beyond not prepared for the Coach K farewell tour. I know more and more in sports have gone this "last hurrah" approach, but it's miserable, IMO. 

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

Interesting. I did not see that.

I did.  i thought he was just kind of choked up emotionally this going into his final season.  Maybe I misread that for something else.  Also, he was very horse.

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

With you with all of this. I was impressed with both teams.

I don't keep up with recruits until they play in college, but I have a hard time thinking anyone in the country is better than Banchero. Once he gets a bit more comfortable, that is an NBA guy playing against college kids. Looked like Carmello Anthony with the ability to dominate the game on all three levels. He has no business being in college.

I was thinking Durant watching Banchero last night. My very early pick for college player of the year after watching him last night against what I thought was very good defense by UK.

8 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

I was thinking Durant watching Banchero last night. My very early pick for college player of the year after watching him last night against what I thought was very good defense by UK.

This dude is a man. I bet he outweighs Durant by 40 lbs when he was a Freshman.

Ky got caught with a mismatch several times because of a switch on the high post pick and roll, happened time after time, you have to hedge that screen and not switch, this minor adjustment should have been made during the game, hedge the screen and you keep the same matchups, and also no changes on defense, just all man to man and Ky couldn’t defend Duke this way but continued to get beat all night long.

If Tshiebwe rebounds, especially on the offensive end, like that against Duke and their size, I have to wonder how well he'll do against others.

Also, I feel like occassionally Wheeler could benefit from slowing down sometimes.  Seemed like he only had one speed.

One thing should be certain, they should be enjoyable to watch this season.  They got a lot of fight in them I feel like.

I don’t know if I’m drinking the Kool-aid or seeing the forest through the trees but I think this team has most of the pieces, they just don’t fit together yet. I think the more they play, the more that they’ll figure it out.  I couldn’t shake the feeling that this team could be like Villanova the last time they won it all.  They just didn’t have a space eater quite like Tshiebwe.

 

15 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

If Tshiebwe rebounds, especially on the offensive end, like that against Duke and their size, I have to wonder how well he'll do against others.

Also, I feel like occassionally Wheeler could benefit from slowing down sometimes.  Seemed like he only had one speed.

One thing should be certain, they should be enjoyable to watch this season.  They got a lot of fight in them I feel like.

Tshiebwe said he wants 20 a game.  I believe him. 

8 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

I was thinking Durant watching Banchero last night. My very early pick for college player of the year after watching him last night against what I thought was very good defense by UK.

It was just one game, but he may be the best freshman I seen in college basketball in a couple years. If he plays to his potential, he is impossible to stop. He looked amazing. I agree with you on player of the year. 

On 11/10/2021 at 10:39 AM, MJAlltheWay24 said:

I believe so.  I heard Calipari say it on the radio while I was driving home before the game started.  Said "the other three coaches wanted to get him a bottle of bourbon and of course they made me do it.  We got him a bottle of Pappy.  And I told him that if he doesn't drink bourbon, save it and give it to me when I retire".

If UK isn't any better this year than last year, Cal will need the bottle of bourbon this year.

On 11/10/2021 at 7:23 AM, PurplePride92 said:

Anyone else see the postgame interview with Coach K?  Seemed like he couldn’t finish his thoughts.  I think Scheyer might already be taking on some coaching responsibilities.   

Ugh, I hope it's nothing but being tired or something. 

14 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

If UK isn't any better this year than last year, Cal will need the bottle of bourbon this year.

Don't think we are going to have to worry about that "If".