Tonight, the SEC's leader in tattoos (Deandre Liggins coming in a close second), carjacked their way up to Lexington Tuesday night to face our Cats in Rupp arena. While UK will not have a 'must win' game until the middle of March, tonight's game had a 'must win' feel as the Cats needed to
bounce back from two straight road loses to keep pace with the 'jorts' wearing Florida Gators and to save Coach Cal from his first 3 game losing streak since probably his days with Keith Van Horn in Jersey. Did those teams even
win three games in a row at some point in his tenure? I guess that's my job to answer, but let's be real. Who cares...? It was a big night, as it always is when step-brother comes to town, as Rupp welcomed back John Wall and Bruce Pearl to their first SEC game since last March. I don't know the full story, but apparently Bruce Pearl was suspended the first 8 games of SEC play for texting pictures of his genitalia to recruits and then lying about it. There isn't much at all to complain about after this game as the Cats pretty much dominated, even through their usual 5-10 minute dry spells which must be figured out if this team wants to make any kind of run in March. That, and Terrence Jones not being able to find the basket at point blank range like he made look so easy in the first half of the season, were really the only things that concerned me. Players will miss more shots than they make, but he has seemed to really struggle around the rim since the start of SEC play. Maybe teams have finally caught on to that 'pick n role' offense that he and Brandon Knight seem to like so much. However, this win is still encouraging, but things are never as great as they seem, nor are they as bad. Huge nights for both Harrleson and Liggins carried this team which needs to be seen on a regular basis. The Cats are small and far from deep so it is vital that these two play like they did more often. Eloy, while showing signs of improvement by just not tripping over the paint on the court, won't be able to give this team enough to help make a run that we as fans are hoping for. But seriously, he does seem to be getting it. Coach Cal's team defeated Tennessee 73-61 even after the Vols put together a few runs to cut the lead to single digits throughout the game, but it still wouldn't be enough. However, it would have been enough to squeak by Jodie Meeks' 54pts on this night. Granted, Tennessee was playing without a perfectly healthy Scotty Hopson who finished with 11pts, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 TOs, but we'll say it wouldn't have been enough, even though he showed moments of possibly taking over the game. Maybe he was just nervous playing in front of his favorite dancer, the 'Y', John Wall. Hopefully, Fresh Prince's ankle is feeling healthy enough to 'John Wall dance' his ass back to Knoxville. Enjoy this win for now as the Cats face their road demons again on Saturday against Vanderbilt in their three ring gymnasium and we will see if this team can finally get a much needed road win against a quality (
ranked) opponent. That's all I got for now, GO CATS!
Tonight, the SEC's leader in tattoos (Deandre Liggins coming in a close second), carjacked their way up to Lexington Tuesday night to face our Cats in Rupp arena. While UK will not have a 'must win' game until the middle of March, tonight's game had a 'must win' feel as the Cats needed to bounce back from two straight road loses to keep pace with the 'jorts' wearing Florida Gators and to save Coach Cal from his first 3 game losing streak since probably his days with Keith Van Horn in Jersey. Did those teams even win three games in a row at some point in his tenure? I guess that's my job to answer, but let's be real. Who cares...? It was a big night, as it always is when step-brother comes to town, as Rupp welcomed back John Wall and Bruce Pearl to their first SEC game since last March. I don't know the full story, but apparently Bruce Pearl was suspended the first 8 games of SEC play for texting pictures of his genitalia to recruits and then lying about it. There isn't much at all to complain about after this game as the Cats pretty much dominated, even through their usual 5-10 minute dry spells which must be figured out if this team wants to make any kind of run in March. That, and Terrence Jones not being able to find the basket at point blank range like he made look so easy in the first half of the season, were really the only things that concerned me. Players will miss more shots than they make, but he has seemed to really struggle around the rim since the start of SEC play. Maybe teams have finally caught on to that 'pick n role' offense that he and Brandon Knight seem to like so much. However, this win is still encouraging, but things are never as great as they seem, nor are they as bad. Huge nights for both Harrleson and Liggins carried this team which needs to be seen on a regular basis. The Cats are small and far from deep so it is vital that these two play like they did more often. Eloy, while showing signs of improvement by just not tripping over the paint on the court, won't be able to give this team enough to help make a run that we as fans are hoping for. But seriously, he does seem to be getting it. Coach Cal's team defeated Tennessee 73-61 even after the Vols put together a few runs to cut the lead to single digits throughout the game, but it still wouldn't be enough. However, it would have been enough to squeak by Jodie Meeks' 54pts on this night. Granted, Tennessee was playing without a perfectly healthy Scotty Hopson who finished with 11pts, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 TOs, but we'll say it wouldn't have been enough, even though he showed moments of possibly taking over the game. Maybe he was just nervous playing in front of his favorite dancer, the 'Y', John Wall. Hopefully, Fresh Prince's ankle is feeling healthy enough to 'John Wall dance' his ass back to Knoxville. Enjoy this win for now as the Cats face their road demons again on Saturday against Vanderbilt in their three ring gymnasium and we will see if this team can finally get a much needed road win against a quality (ranked) opponent. That's all I got for now, GO CATS!
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