1 hour ago, DragonFire said:

That Kansas game seems so long ago….

Which also speaks to how fast tides can turn for the better or worse in college basketball.

Kentucky for whatever reason, loses all confidence shooting against good teams. The lack of having anyone they can count on to hit wide open jumpers has been devastating. 

Yes, it would be great to run backdoor cuts for layups but until teams actually fear that they can hit a jump shot there is no reason to come off of a cutter to jump out on an open shooter.

Blame Cal, blame Wheeler, blame whomever you want but until more than one player per game can hit a jump shot this team isn't going to be very good.

Better shooting, will cure nearly every ill this team has.

8 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

Some of us folks has suspected these problems for a few years, it's good to see of folks finally buying in now.

Was more that some of us were trying to remain optimistic and find things to cheer for and try to keep treading water, but that's quickly becoming harder and harder to stay that way.

5 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

Better shooting, will cure nearly every ill this team has.

What sucks is, on paper, it was supposed to be a pretty good shooting team. Hope they figure it out.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve said “shooters over athletes” when it comes to hoops. 

2 minutes ago, mcpapa said:

I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve said “shooters over athletes” when it comes to hoops. 

Wasn't this team supposed to have shooters?

11 hours ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

Wasn't this team supposed to have shooters?

 

17 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

Kentucky for whatever reason, loses all confidence shooting against good teams. The lack of having anyone they can count on to hit wide open jumpers has been devastating. 

Yes, it would be great to run backdoor cuts for layups but until teams actually fear that they can hit a jump shot there is no reason to come off of a cutter to jump out on an open shooter.

Blame Cal, blame Wheeler, blame whomever you want but until more than one player per game can hit a jump shot this team isn't going to be very good.

Better shooting, will cure nearly every ill this team has.

Statistically, Kentucky is actually a good three point shooting team... the best in the SEC, actually. They were 12th but have dropped to 25th in the nation at 38.1%, averaging just 31% the last three games.

The reality is we have no idea of knowing if they are a good shooting team or not because the offense has been so putrid, most looks are abysmal or in desperation.

20 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

Some of us folks has suspected these problems for a few years, it's good to see of folks finally buying in now.

Yes and no. I'm sorry, I just can't get behind killing Calipari, Coach K, etc. for the weird COVID season. As bad as things ended last season - and it was brutal - UK was still a #2 seed. Season before COVID year they were going to be a #2 seed, and the previous season to that were a #2 seed. Trying to act like what is on the court this season has been the norm is simply not true, whether people want to admit that or not.

50 minutes ago, bugatti said:

Yes and no. I'm sorry, I just can't get behind killing Calipari, Coach K, etc. for the weird COVID season. As bad as things ended last season - and it was brutal - UK was still a #2 seed. Season before COVID year they were going to be a #2 seed, and the previous season to that were a #2 seed. Trying to act like what is on the court this season has been the norm is simply not true, whether people want to admit that or not.

I'm not trying to kill Cal, it just appears it's time for him to move on.  I also think we had the same deal with Tubby.

It's just hard for me judge a seasons performance by what seed you end at.  Does it really matter if you're a 1/2 seed if you end up losing to a 15/16 seed.  Cal is not getting the same type players he has gotten in the past and it is showing.  Time for a change of scenery for both parties.

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

 

Statistically, Kentucky is actually a good three point shooting team... the best in the SEC, actually. They were 12th but have dropped to 25th in the nation at 38.1%, averaging just 31% the last three games.

The reality is we have no idea of knowing if they are a good shooting team or not because the offense has been so putrid, most looks are abysmal or in desperation.

I've not done the math but I'd bet most if not all of the great 3pt shooting has happened against non-power 5 schools. They shoot like a different team against nonP5 teams.

8 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

I'm not trying to kill Cal, it just appears it's time for him to move on.  I also think we had the same deal with Tubby.

It's just hard for me judge a seasons performance by what seed you end at.  Does it really matter if you're a 1/2 seed if you end up losing to a 15/16 seed.  Cal is not getting the same type players he has gotten in the past and it is showing.  Time for a change of scenery for both parties.

I think it's time for him to go and all things have a shelf life, but he has the #1 class so far next year, was top 10 last year, #6 in 2021, #1 in 2020, #4 in 2019, all according to rivals. That averages to a top 5 ranking each year. Recruiting isn't the issue. 

17 minutes ago, ChickenWyngz said:

I think it's time for him to go and all things have a shelf life, but he has the #1 class so far next year, was top 10 last year, #6 in 2021, #1 in 2020, #4 in 2019, all according to rivals. That averages to a top 5 ranking each year. Recruiting isn't the issue. 

It is and it isn't. The top NBA draft players are not in college.

29 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

I'm not trying to kill Cal, it just appears it's time for him to move on.  I also think we had the same deal with Tubby.

It's just hard for me judge a seasons performance by what seed you end at.  Does it really matter if you're a 1/2 seed if you end up losing to a 15/16 seed.  Cal is not getting the same type players he has gotten in the past and it is showing.  Time for a change of scenery for both parties.

If losing to a 15/16 seed were the norm...

I believe evaluating a team's success, over the long haul based upon where they are seeded is a much better indicator of how a program is doing vs. how you perform in a whacky single elimination tournament. You have some teams that get the benefit of a draw and can avoid a top 5 seed all the way to a title game. Bizarre arenas at weird times of the day. The NCAA basketball tournament is exciting for all the wrong reasons, but that is for a another thread ?

But fundamentally I do believe a presence can go stale over time - at any job - for anyone in a leadership capacity.

To avoid not straying too far off topic, Bama is also pretty damn good. They have a solid mix of what you need to make a deep tournament run.