KENTUCKY-OLE MISS GAME THREAD

[TrueblueCATfan]

Gutty road win......Now lets get ready for the Gators....hope Travis is back

[Joneslab]

Tough win. Any time you can beat a team that shoots like that from the foul line on their home floor and hits a couple of 25-footers in crunch time, you've accomplished something. UK's had quite a few teams that would've dropped that one.

Still think Hagans is the barometer for this team.

Good Hagans = possible Final Four.

Bad Hagans = possible second round loss.

[Joneslab]

Also, and it pains me to say this, but Tyler Herro is an NBA player.

And I mean he's an NBA player now. There's no doubt he's a first rounder. He might even go higher than Johnson.

I just don't see any way we keep him for a second year unless he for some reason wants the lottery. Star.

[Joneslab]

Also also, how in the world did that shot not go in for Wake Forest?

I can't believe that thing didn't fall. That could've really helped Kentucky's seed if that would've gone down. Plus it's always a good night when Duke loses.

[Dwight Schrute]

Amazing how Cal finds these guys who are rated lower than the other guys in the class but are able to come in and outperform them.

Tyler Herro is the best player on our team the way Shai Gilgeous Alexander was last year, how Tyler Ullis was the year before, etc. The downside is he probably counts on them being multi-year guys, then they come in and excel.

[Joneslab]

PJ is the best on the team but Herro is right there.

Best thing about Herro is that he does so many things. Rebounds. Chases loose balls. Not a bad defender. One of the better transition scorers Kentucky has had. Not a great passer but he's never had to pass so that's a part of his game he could learn. And has a ton of things in his offensive game that shakes him loose to get shots: step-backs, jab steps, crossovers, straight line drives, left hand high off the glass, chest to chest stuff. Just a preternaturally skilled offensive player.

If I've got a pick in the high teens/low twenties I wouldn't pass him up. I think he could be a player on the line of Devin Booker.

[Dwight Schrute]

You're right, PJ is the best. However the broader point about Cal finding lower rated guys that recruiting gurus miss stands.

[Lighthouse]

I thought Richards was an important contributor last night. He only had 6 pts, 4 revounds and 1 blk, and at times he made some dumb plays, especially fouls, but he had a couple rebound/put backs that came at a great time. He's learning and getting extra PT which will pay off when Travis gets back.

[Joneslab]

I thought Richards was an important contributor last night. He only had 6 pts, 4 revounds and 1 blk, and at times he made some dumb plays, especially fouls, but he had a couple rebound/put backs that came at a great time. He's learning and getting extra PT which will pay off when Travis gets back.

I thought he did pretty well too. I actually thought he was fairly solid against Tennessee.

If Richards works on a few things--gets stronger, gets more confident, stops fouling so much, doesn't let one mistake get to his head, etc.--he could be a player.

The problem with Nick is that his lows are so unfathomably low that when he screws up, it leaves you sitting there shaking your head at the TV screen.

[Lighthouse]

I thought he did pretty well too. I actually thought he was fairly solid against Tennessee.

If Richards works on a few things--gets stronger, gets more confident, stops fouling so much, doesn't let one mistake get to his head, etc.--he could be a player.

The problem with Nick is that his lows are so unfathomably low that when he screws up, it leaves you sitting there shaking your head at the TV screen.

And he had a couple of those "Head scratchers," last night. EJ is the one we need to get it together.

[Lighthouse]

I don't know about the rest of you, but that one official that Cal was chewing on, made me nervous. Not sure if he was Anderson or Howard, but when a Coach goes off like Cal did, you have to do something and he did nothing. Case in point, later when Cal was upset with Shows, he issued a warning and Cal calmed down. An official is not there to make friends, they are there to officiate a game. Allowing a coach to go off like Cal did and doing nothing, certainly doesn't gain them respect.

[Joneslab]

And he had a couple of those "Head scratchers," last night. EJ is the one we need to get it together.

EJ does one thing at a super-high level and that's chase tough rebounds.

Does very little else well. But he's such a good rebounder that he can help you in March, when there's a lot of missed shots.

I don't think Montgomery should shoot anymore unless he's in the shadow of the rim. I'm not sure how many jumpers he's made this year but it can't be more than 4 or 5. For him to be an NBA player he needs to be a Tayshaun-like player, but he's a long way away from that.

But if he can get in there and play with that energy, he could be a big part of our run in March. I've always felt that your average fan doesn't give enough credit to how important offensive rebounding is in the game of basketball.

[KCKUKFan]

EJ reminds me of a freshman Willie Cauley Stein. Flashes of good stuff, but times where he looks completely lost.

[J.Jennings]

Tough game last night but we won and that is all that matters, be glad when Reid is back in the lineup..

Anyone notice T. Prince sitting a few rows back from the Kentucky bench last night checking out the Cats?

Last night was a good night for me as a basketball fan, Kentucky won and Boston thumped Golden State at Golden State. For all the years i have supported Cousins and his antics, last night my opinion changed of him, he is a cry baby, he has never won nothing and thinks the basketball world revolves around him, sad.. Baynes took a solid charge on Cousins and he flipped out pointing at him on ground then shoved Tatum, he has some mental issues in my opinion, no other way aroundit. No wonder no one wants to sign him longterm and build a team around him, funny how the Kings are in playoff contention with Fox and Wcs now that Cousins is gone...