This Saturday at Rupp. Would love to pull off the upset but just don't see it happening.
Your thoughts on this matchup?
Your thoughts on this matchup?
UofL vs Uk
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Unfavorable. My template for a win at Rupp is the type of shooting we saw in the first half against Duke happens for 40 minutes, but that doesn't seem realistic because I honestly only remember one game in the twenty or so times we've played at Rupp where we shot well and that was the stunner back in 1997.
We have shooters, we don't have makers and there are at minimum two people who are an automatic goose egg at the free throw line.
We have shooters, we don't have makers and there are at minimum two people who are an automatic goose egg at the free throw line.
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I don't think it will be close. But I do think our guys will give it their best in the Rupp atmosphere.
I think, as a general thought, that this team may play a wee bit better on the road.
They're going to need every little advantage they can get, as there are daunting road games coming up.
I now see this 'hurt' team, with extraordinarily bad 3pt shooting, finishing with about 12-ish wins.
They're going to need every little advantage they can get, as there are daunting road games coming up.
I now see this 'hurt' team, with extraordinarily bad 3pt shooting, finishing with about 12-ish wins.
Just recently realized CPK and teams first true road game is at Rupp. I know they will play hard and hopefully compete well but I don't see the Cards winning. I would love to be wrong though.
Definitely going to need a great shooting night to have a hope of pulling it off.
Definitely going to need a great shooting night to have a hope of pulling it off.
This UL team’s 3 point shooting is beyond poor; it’s enough to suggest abandoning it, if we expect to beat any good opponents.
If UK's players don't respect our 3 pt shooting and they probably shouldn't, could leave us with some open shots that we can make hopefully. I don't think Pope will coach like that. He's gonna expect that we stay to our game and will take a lot of 3s. That could open us to some drives to the basket if we don't automatically settle for shooting and open kickouts to Reyne. We will need bigger games from Scott and Rooths and more minutes from Anselem-Ibe.
I think their bad 3-point shooting would improve with better shot selection. We take a lot of tough 3s. A big part of that is that is we have trouble creating good shots. Other than Chucky, everyone else is not that difficult to guard on the dribble which means the other 4 defenders don't have to drop off their man and help.
Its a rivalry game and your coach has too much pride to go in there and get rolled.
Kelsey and Pope are good coaches that are likeable. The rivalry is going to go in a new direction with those two men running the programs.
Its good that excitement is back for both programs.
Kelsey and Pope are good coaches that are likeable. The rivalry is going to go in a new direction with those two men running the programs.
Its good that excitement is back for both programs.
THIS. You are exactly right. Our offense is predicated on a lot of ball screens and beating people off the dribble and we don't have guys that are great at beating their man off dribble. Lots and lots of dribbling. Reyne is shooting 3s without having his feet set and with people hanging all over him.
