bugatti Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said: What is up with his free throw shooting? You almost can't put him on the floor in a tight game. He has a bizarre hitch in his FT shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 5 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said: What is up with his free throw shooting? You almost can't put him on the floor in a tight game. Never seen someone jumps at the free throw line after maybe Elementary School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeman49 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Nice road win in the SEC, maybe this will launch some much needed momentum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9068 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Well, I guess Coach Cal is safe for another week......oh yeah, he has a lifetime contract lol. All kidding aside, the Cats looked very good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, 9068 said: Well, I guess Coach Cal is safe for another week......oh yeah, he has a lifetime contract lol. All kidding aside, the Cats looked very good today. Sure seemed like he outclassed and better prepared his team than Pearl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 hours ago, bugatti said: He has a bizarre hitch in his FT shots. Agree. Too much movement. Needs to streamline it and make it more repeatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurecoach Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said: Agree. Too much movement. Needs to streamline it and make it more repeatable. Agreed. It wasn’t this game, but I remember seeing Cal tell him one game after a missed free throw to go straight up and not be falling back on his free throw. He seems to try to shoot free throws with the same flair he does on his jump shots which come from weird tough positions at times. His missed free throw against Florida would have iced the game and would have had the Cats one game back from first in the SEC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 minutes ago, futurecoach said: Agreed. It wasn’t this game, but I remember seeing Cal tell him one game after a missed free throw to go straight up and not be falling back on his free throw. He seems to try to shoot free throws with the same flair he does on his jump shots which come from weird tough positions at times. His missed free throw against Florida would have iced the game and would have had the Cats one game back from first in the SEC. And it is all learning for everyone, including Cal. At this point, he can't be on the floor in the last minute of a 2 point game. He not only can't be trusted to hit needed free throws, he will hold the ball to draw the foul because he believes he will hit the free throw - just like he did against Florida. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16thBBall Fan Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 15 hours ago, MJAlltheWay24 said: Never seen someone jumps at the free throw line after maybe Elementary School. Hal Greer shot FT’s like that his whole career, like a 90% career ft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16thBBall Fan Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Cal actually did more coaching yesterday than he did screaming at the kids and the refs, hope he keeps that up!!! Why can’t he just sit back after the game yesterday and enjoy the win?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, 16thBBall Fan said: Cal actually did more coaching yesterday than he did screaming at the kids and the refs, hope he keeps that up!!! Why can’t he just sit back after the game yesterday and enjoy the win?! So you're complaining about his after game press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breds82 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I hope Cal saw how Pearl was acting towards the officials and decided tonight would be a good night to just worry about the Cats. Pearl was absolutely insane last night, and it showed in his team’s performance. They missed alot of open shots, but maybe that’s why they were open to shoot? Pearl needed to settle down and coach, he did not do that to the detriment to his team and the betterment of our Cats. UK showed way more effort on the boards and at the rim last night than they have all season. Keep that fight up and they can win the SEC tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16thBBall Fan Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Jumper_Dad said: So you're complaining about his after game press conference? Easy, lighten up, just enjoy the win is all I’m saying instead of taking off on a big diatribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16thBBall Fan Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, Breds82 said: I hope Cal saw how Pearl was acting towards the officials and decided tonight would be a good night to just worry about the Cats. Pearl was absolutely insane last night, and it showed in his team’s performance. They missed alot of open shots, but maybe that’s why they were open to shoot? Pearl needed to settle down and coach, he did not do that to the detriment to his team and the betterment of our Cats. UK showed way more effort on the boards and at the rim last night than they have all season. Keep that fight up and they can win the SEC tournament. I agree but what was ironic is that Cal was the one who received a bench warning and Pearl never did for the entire game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Spackler Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Very impressive and much needed win. Going into the week I was genuinely afraid that the Cats might play themselves onto the bubble--or into an 8-9 seed. They have really played with more intesnity on defense, and more physicality on defense and on the boards. I'm not ready to say that they have everything figured out on defense, I think I saw that Auburn went 3-12 on what were considered open looks on three pointers, and missed several two point attempts that were considered open looks. However, the effort and physicality that they showed on defense was so much better than it has been. Great win in a tough place to play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts