Carl Spackler

1 hour ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

I saw a great line about the hiring of Mark Pope. Most people believe in his X's and O's but can he get the Jimmy and Joes. That's a pretty good one.

He put together a roster that beat: San Diego State, NC State, Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas (on the road), Texas and TCU, while dealing with having the recruiting restrictions brought on by BYU's code of conduct.  He can put together a roster that can win at Kentucky.  BYU had 6 Quad 1 wins last season, the same as UK.  

7 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

yes that is very true. It has been some very bad years for sure!

It's been a very bad millennum thus far.  But they are headed in the right direction with all this young talent.  If their young pitchers can develop, they can have a great next decade.  

7 hours ago, Tranquility Base said:

Let's say, for giggles, that everyone yet to make a decision decides to stay.   And Cal has what, 5 or 6 incoming freshman, and he wants to hit the portal....Where are all these scholarships coming from?   D1 teams only get 13.

Past history has shown us, that generally, everyone that could possibly get drafted, even in the second round, will leave.  A couple will transfer as well.  It is generally safer to assume that no one will return, and be happily surprised when someone does.  I'll be shocked if more than 3 players, that were part of the rotation down the stretch, return for next season.  

8 hours ago, theguru said:

Here is another shot, definitely not a sell out.

The attendance actually ended up being listed as 44,030 which was only 569 people short of the all time record of 44,599.   Great start to the season. 

Here's the worst thing for me about the current state of UK basketball:  It just doesn't mean that much to me anymore.  In the past, I used to really get bummed out when UK's season ended.  I might not watch the next few days of the tournament, or even the rest of the tournament.  Tonight, I resigned myself that the season was over with about 10 minutes to go in the game.  It didn't really bother me at all, I have seen this picture too many times and was ready to turn the page and watch the rest of the games.  I just didn't care. And that's a shame, because I really liked this team.  But I just don't care enough to let it even bother me anymore.  And I don't think I'm alone there.  

11 minutes ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

I need to laugh to keep from crying. lol but I was watching the post game interview with Oakland's coach and Jack Gohlke and I kept saying he reminds me of someone then I figured it out Chet from the 1985 movie Weird Science. Check it out.

I was thinking 1990s Dan Aykroyd.  But Chet sure does look like him. 

Due to low numbers.  Hate to see this, but I expect it to happen more and more at small schools going forward. 

https://www.wnky.com/baseball-season-canceled-for-russellville-high-school/?fbclid=IwAR3R3VatLVGkHAxLXwFvtWfZqfbkCfTq9eCwgqabLKZHc3VVvK4eaGs02lQ

7 hours ago, ElitePatriot said:

Coach Young is a heck of an X and Os Coach. Even his GC teams ran good stuff just lacked the jimmy's and Joe's. 

Coach Young is an excellent coach overall.  I said that 2 seasons ago when Somerset went 10-17.  They were really young, but the players gave a great effort and knew what they supposed to be doing.  The Briar Jumpers are lucky to have him, I hope he sticks around for a long time.  

1 hour ago, 24Rocks said:

As far as Pulaski goes I think they could improve things if they'd open a second concession area in the flat space at the end of the gym or in the hall where you come in from the lower parking lot.  I think they'd actually sell more concessions if people didn't have to wait in line.  

I might also help if they had a couple of golf carts to shuttle older folks up from the lower parking lot.  

They used to have concession stands on both ends of the lobby.  I'm not sure when they stopped.  

1 minute ago, LethalPG said:

1985

Yep.  My freshman year in high school.  I was the team manager.  We got beat in the first round at Rupp by Rex Chapman and Apollo. 

10 minutes ago, Warhawk00 said:

Somerset vs PC for region championship!! That gym will be electric tomorrow.  When was last time Somerset won the region?

1985, I was a freshman manager on that team.  We lost to Owensboro Apollo and Rex Chapman in the first round of the Sweet 16. 

Pulaski County 62, Mercer County 47

18 hours ago, LethalPG said:

DCA Boyd made some huge pull-up jumpers for them down the stretch to push game to OT. 

That kid seems to always come up but when they need him. He's just an average free throw shooter, and below average on both 2s and 3s from the field when you look at his overall percentages.  But it seems like he never misses when DCA needs a big shot. He's a really gritty, clutch player, and really seems to be the heart of their team. 

18 hours ago, burreaux said:

To be fair, how many districts are tougher than the 45th? Lincoln, Boyle, and DCA seem to be perennial region powers. Not to mention every 2-5 years Danville and/or Garrard are capable of fielding strong teams that can compete.

Kind of tough to call DCA a perennial region power, when, until this season, they had never BEEN, to a regional tournament.  

18 minutes ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

DCA gets a hard fought win but they just haven’t looked the same the last couple of games. 

They looked great right out of the gate.  Then for some reason they forgot Dut was on the team for awhile there.  They looked much better on offense when they were running it through him.  

As great a coach as Rodney Woods is, and he's one of the best in the business, I felt like Wayne County botched their last possession in regulation and let DCA wiggle off of the hook.  I understand running the clock down and calling timeout to set up the final play.  But I felt like waiting until only 7 seconds remained was a mistake.  DCA is just too good on defense. Once they forced the inbound to go into the back court there wasn't the to get a great look and a chance for a putback.  Dumphord almost made an incredible shot, but I don't think that is how they saw that final play going.  Great game to watch.  

26 minutes ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

I can’t believe this score. Unreal. I kept thinking all year that Boyle would get it done. Just based on their roster.
 

When you look at what could’ve/should’ve been for Boyle the last couple years, especially this year. Just wow. They were .500 last year and a game under this year, with first round exits both years. That’s hard to explain given the talent on those rosters.
 

On the other side, as was pointed out, Coach Fraley’s teams are consistently getting it done. And watching them play, it is evident that they are well coached in every aspect of the game. Hats off to them and that program. 

Perhaps several of the great athletes at Boyle are much better athletes than they are basketball players.  

Any updates? 

1 hour ago, LethalPG said:

WYMT had highlights.

Found it. Thank you!

2 hours ago, QueenoftheSouth said:

That backcourt duo is a good one! Looks like Somerset is playing well again.

Why was Comer out? Will he be back for regional play?

I think Bruner was out as well. 

I know that there was long live audio streams last night.  Did anyone video it, or at least the highlights? 

I was told that Whitaker's go ahead 3 pointer was shot from 26-28 feet, just inside the halfcourt logo.  Is that accurate?  He's got some serious range, that took some serious confidence. 

Somerset won by 3.  I didn't get to go, so I didn't get the final score. Neither team led by more than 6 at any point. 

Matt McLain is shut down right now due to an oblique injury.  He's supposed to be back in a week or so, but those tend to linger.   

I had a really good feeling about Saturday...Not so much about this one.  I really want to believe that UK has started to figure out their physicality/defensive issues, but they just aren't there.   But I think they are better.  I think they can score enough to pull this one off, but it won't be easy.  UK 80 MSU 75.

On 2/23/2024 at 8:49 PM, gchs_uk9 said:

They aren't exactly a traditional power, but they've had some good teams and good coaches over the years. Ron Finley was there from 1976-86, winning two district titles, before starting the football program at Campbellsville University. Rodney Johnson was there 13 years in the 1990s-early 2000s and had nine winning seasons. Bill Sharp won 9, 11, and 10 games a season between 2010-12.

Russell County has traditionally had excellent baseball teams and solid basketball teams, although the move from the 12th Region to the 4th Region slowed some of their basketball success. Football has always seemed like their third interest, but as you can see above, it isn't an impossible place to have success.

On 2/23/2024 at 11:42 PM, Nuke LaLoosh said:

They have a new turf field where the old track was below the old football field.  They have sunk a lot of money into upgrading their facilities.  The Lakers have struggled the past decade, but has had some solid teams over the years.

The Lakers have had some regular season success since back during the Ron Finley era, but that has never led to any postseason success.  I don't think they have ever made it past the 2nd round of the playoffs.  Do they have over 5 playoff wins in their history?