Other Games Tonight
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Duke finally went a minute of play without a 3 pointer
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They are gonna be a problem
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Yeah, Duke is insane.
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I’m not sure they are gonna lose…
A game…
At all
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cragarhawk said:
I’m not sure they are gonna lose…
A game…
At all
Ehhhhh
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ACC play is a meat grinder, they will pick up some Ls there. Maybe only 2-3 but still. UNC, Virginia etc…
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They are better than the UK team that nearly went undefeated I think. But you’re right. Tougher league to play in. They may see some challenges
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cragarhawk said:
They are better than the UK team that nearly went undefeated I think. But you’re right. Tougher league to play in. They may see some challenges
Too early to tell. They look really good but just one game, and 5-7 from three right now.
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Cal in the ear of the ref… “Wtf man, I’m supposed to get the stack of the top 3 guys and another in the top 20”…
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LOL yep. Cal isn’t used to being out athleted. If Cal can figure some things out, and get Duke into more of a half court game, this game might get interesting.
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He’s the Magician. He should be okay.
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Wichita State got smoked at home by Louisiana Tech. Duke may have the most athletic team I’ve ever seen play at this level.
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Gonzaga just hit 100 with about 8:00 to go. Hashimura having his way inside tonight.
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@cragarhawk No, it was the rocket powered skate board!
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@KirkIsMyHinrich Cal should talk to Bill at halftime and get some tips/pointers.
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Well he sure needs to do something.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
Well he sure needs to do something.
Pictured below, Cal’s playbook
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@Kcmatt7 UCLA going to win by 25+, did you get that bet in?
Florida State DUMPSTERING Florida.
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Both Duke and UK have crazy talent but Duke’s is a lot farther along. UK is not a good shooting team, Duke is but it’s short bench is probably its Achilles heel; however, with Duke owning the refs the net negative effect is considerbly less.
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Zion and RJ look like the real deal. Duke looks very good.
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Duke looks scary. Their weakness is definitely their depth. Zion staying out of foul trouble and surviving the season at his size are his challenges.
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@BShark 3 point shooting is quite a strength for the Squid, isn’t it?
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KUSTEVE said:
@BShark 3 point shooting is quite a strength for the Squid, isn’t it?
Kentucky running plays in the same way KU was running plays in the exhibition. LOL.
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@BShark LOL. They’re saving their playbook because they know they have to play us later in the season…ha!
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Duke appears to have as high a ceiling as we do. Going to enjoy ripping their hearts out wherever we meet them in the tournament.
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Okay, based on an admittedly small sample size of 20 minutes, who has the bigger upside this season, Duke or UK?
Duke obviously has the raw talent, but Kentucky strikes me as more mature.
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@nwhawkfan it definitely seems to me to be Duke.
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uk sucks
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@Kcmatt7 Ya you were right. I think it may be more that Duke is really good though.
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I’ve got a lot of respect for Prohm as a person. As a coach remains to be seen but he does the right things.
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I’m not listening to the game. Has Dick Vitale’s head exploded from excitement?
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@Kcmatt7 Ya you were right. I think it may be more that Duke is really good though.
In games like this, depth is overrated. UK is less talented 1-6. Thats what matters.
But also, PJ sucks, NR sucks, and Green sucks. That’s why they are all sophomores at UK. Add in that Quickley sucks and Hagans sucks and you have a double digit loss team. Reid is their best player and he played on a bad team last season. UK can either suck at D or they can suck at O depending on the lineup. But they don’t have a group of 5 that can play on both ends.
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I guess I didn’t expect them all to suck lol.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
I guess I didn’t expect them all to suck lol.
Luckily I’m here for you lol
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I nailed the starting lineup though. Small victories.
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I would bet that the analysts switch their UK NC opinion to Duke starting tomorrow. Only took an hour lol
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ESPN has already been annoying with the Duke/ACC hype. They are going to be unbearable now.
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Kcmatt7 said:
KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@Kcmatt7 Ya you were right. I think it may be more that Duke is really good though.
In games like this, depth is overrated. UK is less talented 1-6. Thats what matters.
But also, PJ sucks, NR sucks, and Green sucks. That’s why they are all sophomores at UK. Add in that Quickley sucks and Hagans sucks and you have a double digit loss team. Reid is their best player and he played on a bad team last season. UK can either suck at D or they can suck at O depending on the lineup. But they don’t have a group of 5 that can play on both ends.
Sucks by UK standards. I’d bet PJ and Nick would develop well at KU. PJ is decent, but he’s a 6’7’’ center, so that will hurt you in some games for sure.
I’m not big on Green or Quickley, but I thought Hagans might be a dude. Herro is um…he is completely outmatched in this game. Barrett sees a target cursor on Herro every time he has the ball. Herro won’t be overmatched like this every game I don’t think anyway. He’s not great overall though.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
ESPN has already been annoying with the Duke/ACC hype. They are going to be unbearable now.
KU win buried on the back page.
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BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@Kcmatt7 Ya you were right. I think it may be more that Duke is really good though.
In games like this, depth is overrated. UK is less talented 1-6. Thats what matters.
But also, PJ sucks, NR sucks, and Green sucks. That’s why they are all sophomores at UK. Add in that Quickley sucks and Hagans sucks and you have a double digit loss team. Reid is their best player and he played on a bad team last season. UK can either suck at D or they can suck at O depending on the lineup. But they don’t have a group of 5 that can play on both ends.
Sucks by UK standards. I’d bet PJ and Nick would develop well at KU. PJ is decent, but he’s a 6’7’’ center, so that will hurt you in some games for sure.
I’m not big on Green or Quickley, but I thought Hagans might be a dude. Herro is um…he is completely outmatched in this game. Barrett sees a target cursor on Herro every time he has the ball. Herro won’t be overmatched like this every game I don’t think anyway. He’s not great overall though.
Herro will stuggle unless he can beat guys off of the dribble. The only guy who can shoot on their team. They won’t let him shoot. PJ is a 6’7 C. You’re right. He can’t block a shot. Neither can Reid. Montgomery is overmatched now that guys are his size. Only positive is KJ. And he doesn’t score well enough.
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Imagine being a Kentucky fan right now. Alcohol will be consumed in Lexington tonight.
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@Kcmatt7 I don’t see Herro being able to beat many guys off the dribble. He’s gotta work like Svi to get open on the 3 pt line.
Interesting point about their front court guys. The two that are good offensively can’t defend for shit in the post. Richards is okay on that end, but his offense is um, yeah.
@KirkIsMyHinrich So, a usual night then.
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Did Uncle Fester and Bilas pick Kentucky to win this game too?
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Just curious why this thread was started when there was already one started with the same topic before it? Less seems better to me. BTW, Ethan Happ with a triple double tonight.
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wissox said:
Just curious why this thread was started when there was already one started with the same topic before it? Less seems better to me. BTW, Ethan Happ with a triple double tonight.
Was there a thread for other games tonight? I just didn’t want to add unnecessary posts to the Classic thread.
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Lol UK is seriously bad. Like will be fighting for the NCAA tournament bad, imo.
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wissox said:
Just curious why this thread was started when there was already one started with the same topic before it? Less seems better to me. BTW, Ethan Happ with a triple double tonight.
I completely forgot about the other thread and didn’t notice it when I went to make this.
@Kcmatt7 Sam on point once again here…
Sam Vecenie Verified account @Sam_Vecenie 13m13 minutes ago
Calipari invited this start to the second half from Duke by playing super big to start the half. Front line of Washington, Montgomery, and Travis against a team that’s drive-and-kicked you, transitioned you, and out-athleted you to death? Why?
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This could be the worst UKs been beat since we did it 150 to 95.
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UK doesn’t pass well and they don’t shoot well.
