SEC: Tennessee vs Kentucky Game Thread

[TrueblueCATfan]

That game was epic...Tennessee should be that good every year

[40bill]

That game was epic...Tennessee should be that good every year

Barnes just may be the guy to get them there

[lilproUK98]

Will Cal ever learn how to keep the foot on the pedal in a big game, especially with a lead. Dumb turnovers but we stopped attacking, just tried to survive and lost...

I usually am the first one to complain about this, but that absolutely did not cost us this game. Two terrible turnovers, not getting stops, and a few questionable calls cost us that one. And PJ just had to make a 1 footer. Although I'm not confident we stop them after that.

Tennessee scored at least a point on 8 straight possessions to close the game.

[Lighthouse]

Seriously... YOU watch the replay. He doesn’t come within a foot of his arms. It was an egregious, garbage, game changing foul.

I know you have to white knight for officials on the take but come on...

I look at games different than you do, and that's a fact. I've already watched the replay and would be happy to watch it with you. Travis got beat on that play and reacted by reaching and hitting the shooters arm.

I have what you call "a white knight for officials" because I've been one. You?

[Sam K.]

I am glad the referees finally realized that a lot of what Williams does is an act. He's a great player, but he twists and flops more than anyone I've ever seen trying to get calls. That's twice that we've scored in transition because he was complaining to the crew on his way down the court.

Frank Thomas was known as the The Big Hurt. To me Williams is The Big Fake. Not only is he a big flopper, he's a big instigator. I'm glad a referee, against LSU I think, called him on it even if it was in the last second or two of the game.

Oh, and the contact he made against PJ. He went up for a shot and placed his forearm right into PJ's face. Just incidental. Sure. Just like I think in the 84 Final Four Winston Bennet's follow through that landed a heavy blow to Patrick Ewing's face was just an accident.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Barnes just may be the guy to get them there

could be....I just read that Cal in the one that talked Barnes into taking the Tennessee job

[justford]

On the positive side I thought Nick and EJ played pretty well which should help us moving forward.

[Spiritof96]

I look at games different than you do, and that's a fact. I've already watched the replay and would be happy to watch it with you. Travis got beat on that play and reacted by reaching and hitting the shooters arm.

I have what you call "a white knight for officials" because I've been one. You?

Does that experience affect your eyesight? HE DOESN’T COME CLOSE to hitting his arm. It isn’t a question of looking at the game differently, it’s a question of having eyes.

[Lighthouse]

Does that experience affect your eyesight? HE DOESN’T COME CLOSE to hitting his arm. It isn’t a question of looking at the game differently, it’s a question of having eyes.

Reacting this way is unnecessary. How would you feel if I said the same about you, which I won't. It's obvious we are not going agree and that's OK. But to clarify one thing, my experience does go a long way to say whether I know where to look and why the whistles changed mid way in the second half. We are both Kentucky Fans, and I will always call them like I see them.

[Jload]

Most frustrating loss for me at least since Wisconsin. Huge game against great team up 7 with the ball and 2:57 left. On our next 5 trips we score 3 points we lose, sound familiar to anyone. Watching Barnes our coach Cal in the last 3 minutes by using his timeouts wisely and drawing up effective plays was disheartening. Cal is a good coach but late game strategist he ain’t. You put K or Izzo or heck Barnes on our sideline those last three minutes they don’t lose that game. Really tough to see Cal winning another title here, because you always have to win one like this to take it all and I just don’t believe he is up to it

[Spiritof96]

Reacting this way is unnecessary. How would you feel if I said the same about you, which I won't. It's obvious we are not going agree and that's OK. But to clarify one thing, my experience does go a long way to say whether I know where to look and why the whistles changed mid way in the second half. We are both Kentucky Fans, and I will always call them like I see them.

It isn’t my intent to insult you, it isn’t a disagreement. You say something happened that everyone can see didn’t happen. (Except you apparently)

Your experience has zero to do with it. Were it a judgement call, it would, this is simple and binary. You are so incorrect it’s embarrassing. Look at the replay again.

Once its on youtube, I’ll put a gif of it in my sig and you can look at it every day.

[TrueblueCATfan]

On the positive side I thought Nick and EJ played pretty well which should help us moving forward.

Yes they sure did......especially EJ

[Lighthouse]

It isn’t my intent to insult you, it isn’t a disagreement. You say something happened that everyone can see didn’t happen. (Except you apparently)

Your experience has zero to do with it. Were it a judgement call, it would, this is simple and binary. You are so incorrect it’s embarrassing. Look at the replay again.

Once its on youtube, I’ll put a gif of it in my sig and you can look at it every day.

Well you did. You didn't answer my question about whether you had ever been an official. I didn't think so!

[Jeff ROCKober]

Having the best free throw shooter in the SEC and seeing no shot at crunch time makes zero sense.

That being said those two turnovers UK had at the end is hard to put that on Cal. I just wish he wouldn't take the foot off the gas, He must be reading Dean Smith books.

[KCKUKFan]

The bogus foul call on Reid Travis and the subsequent travel on the inbounds by Tyler Herro decided the game today.

Disappointing, but it might actually benefit us in NCAA tourney seeding.