Duquesne Coach Says Cats "One of the Most Talented Teams I've Seen"

[Joneslab]

Pretty high praise here.

https://www.seccountry.com/kentucky/kentucky-basketball-duquesne-coach-says-cats-one-of-the-most-talented-teams-ive-seen

[TrueblueCATfan]

WOW...nice compliment

[Owllycat]

This is what I like seeing in sports, complimenting other teams on how well they did.

[Matt Dillon]

I saw on Twitter, this morning, where someone asked coach Ferry what he got from playing UK at Rupp. He replied "an ass whuppin".

[J.Jennings]

I guess he never saw the UK team from 2 years ago that came up short of going undefeated lol lol lol lol..... This team is awesome but it's still unbelievable our team a few years ago did not run the table and win it all, maybe one of the biggest upsets and let downs ever. That Wisconsin loss will haunt us for years, kind of like Duke and Laettner except worse, we were supposed to win.....

[Joneslab]

I guess he never saw the UK team from 2 years ago that came up short of going undefeated lol lol lol lol..... This team is awesome but it's still unbelievable our team a few years ago did not run the table and win it all, maybe one of the biggest upsets and let downs ever. That Wisconsin loss will haunt us for years, kind of like Duke and Laettner except worse, we were supposed to win.....

I'm not sure what any of that has to do with what the coach said. He may not have seen that team much. Obviously he didn't coach against them.

This team talent-wise I would put right up there with any Cal has had except the one two years ago. I think it has one glaring weakness that 2012 didn't have (shooting), but if you just look at the roster it's as good as any Cal has had except the Superteam.

In some ways I like this team a little better than '09-'10 even though that's the team it reminds me most of. I don't think that team had anybody like Briscoe, but OTOH it doesn't have a Cousins type. (Though I love Bam.)

The shooting is a concern because at some point they're going to go 2-20 from outside and you can be beaten by even average teams when that happens.

[DA#23]

at some point they're going to go 2-20 from outside and you can be beaten by even average teams when that happens.

When your coach lets that happen. Still aggravated that he let us continue to launch and subsequently clank 20 3pt attempts in the tournament, as though that would magically fix our defensive breakdowns. Remember friggin' Joe Mazula? I do. People in WV seem to have forgotten him, but I remember him schooling Bledsoe on multiple drives.

Most of all though I remember us praying a three would go in and forgetting about the 3 first round big men on the roster.

That team became scared perhaps secondary to shooting woes, but Calipari was smoked by Huggins in that game.

I'm not discounting 3 point shooting, and it may very well be more important to this team than it should have been to that one, but my goodness there are other ways we can score.

[justafan]

When your coach lets that happen. Still aggravated that he let us continue to launch and subsequently clank 20 3pt attempts in the tournament, as though that would magically fix our defensive breakdowns. Remember friggin' Joe Mazula? I do. People in WV seem to have forgotten him, but I remember him schooling Bledsoe on multiple drives.

That, IMO, was the single biggest coaching failures of Cal's tenure here. Was it Mazula WV had under the basket for the 1-3-1 and somehow Cal couldn't get Cousins involved? Really?

His excuse of "well, we'll start hitting 3s eventually". Yes, all those 3s in the summer were greeeeeaaaaaatttttt.....

As you can tell, that game is a sore point with me.

[Joneslab]

I'm not discounting 3 point shooting, and it may very well be more important to this team than it should have been to that one, but my goodness there are other ways we can score.

I think in college it's so easy to just pack it in and make teams shoot from the outside. That worries me about this team and I just assume it's coming at some point.

But one thing they do better than '09-'10 is they move it up and down the court faster. Never thought I'd say that. These guys are killers in transition.

I'm also hoping that they'll improve from three as the year goes on. '09-'10 actually regressed from outside. Last year started our very slow and then came on. I think a guy like Fox could have a much better percentage at the end of the year than it looks like he's going to have now. Briscoe unfortunately will likely continue to struggle, but I love all other facets of his game.

[J.Jennings]

I'm not sure what any of that has to do with what the coach said. He may not have seen that team much. Obviously he didn't coach against them.

This team talent-wise I would put right up there with any Cal has had except the one two years ago. I think it has one glaring weakness that 2012 didn't have (shooting), but if you just look at the roster it's as good as any Cal has had except the Superteam.

In some ways I like this team a little better than '09-'10 even though that's the team it reminds me most of. I don't think that team had anybody like Briscoe, but OTOH it doesn't have a Cousins type. (Though I love Bam.)

The shooting is a concern because at some point they're going to go 2-20 from outside and you can be beaten by even average teams when that happens.

Reading the headline of the thread painfully reminded of the loss to Wisconsin with perhaps the best super team ever that came up short of winning a NCAA title. This team is very good, don't get me wrong. Still, two years ago we probably run this current team out of the gym, just being honest.

Long story short when it's all said and done, Cal may be remembered for the ones he lost and let slip away. Jodie Meeks would have been a huge plus for that Wall team but even then, we just had a horrible game at the wrong time and that was the best team in college basketball that year, just came up short, same with the Towns team.

Oh well, I like this team we have here this year and believe they will be the team to beat if Duke can't get healthy.....

[Joneslab]

That team two years ago probably runs most college teams of the modern era out of the gym on most nights. No shame in that.

I've always felt like Tubby Smith's 2003 team would hammer the '98 team. And yet '03 was beaten in the Elite Eight while '98 won a title.

In college basketball it's all about what happens on those six given nights.

[J.Jennings]

That team two years ago probably runs most college teams of the modern era out of the gym on most nights. No shame in that.

I've always felt like Tubby Smith's 2003 team would hammer the '98 team. And yet '03 was beaten in the Elite Eight while '98 won a title.

In college basketball it's all about what happens on those six given nights.

No doubt, it is what it is. Only thing on my mind at this point is deciding if I want to go back to stub hub and purchase two tickets for $150-$200 a piece for the game tomorrow at Rupp lol lol lol.

[Dwight Schrute]

I actually think this team can be as good as the '15 team. It doesn't have the depth, but it's better offensively, and can be as good defensively. That 15 team was overpowering on defense, but watching it play offense was painful, and by the end I wasn't sure that depth was necessary.

[Ware Gigot]

I actually think this team can be as good as the '15 team. It doesn't have the depth, but it's better offensively, and can be as good defensively. That 15 team was overpowering on defense, but watching it play offense was painful, and by the end I wasn't sure that depth was necessary.

I think we should have pressed more with that team. Let the defense turn into offense and just wear down the other team. Though we didnt win 40-0 that year I still cannot complain too much. What a team that was. Oddly I still think that Wall-Cousins team was better. Maybe my fond memories come from the stark contrast of no more BCG.

[Blue Heaven]

With Cal giving Mulder more of Hawks minutes, maybe he is trying to avoid that WVU disaster. Nipping it in the bud early. Darnell Dodson had a rep as a shooter. Mulder, IMO, is a mucb better shooter and CAN be a force on defense. He is an athletic freak. Dodson could only shoot and was a terrible defender.