UCLA vs. Kentucky: Game Thread

[TrueblueCATfan]

I don't get upset over losses anymore .....but you just don't lose at home

[Wonderstruck]

Briscoe needs a little more humility

I totally agree.

[Katmendo]

Isaiah will not be going to the NBA. The guy just can't shoot.

[Pobilly]

Double digit loss at home not a pretty sight. Get to work guys. Figure this stuff out.

[Blue Heaven]

Most points a Cal team has given up. Says a ton.

[Westtncat]

Me neither.

We all hate losing but its no biggie. The national champs always have losses well almost always.

[Wonderstruck]

I don't get upset over losses anymore .....but you just don't lose at home

I'm adamant about protecting home court as well, but these players don't understand that yet, going against experienced players that understand how important it is to win on the road.

[thughes]

UCLA is on their average of 95 points a game.

[Joneslab]

Briscoe needs a little more humility

Needs more time in the gym. His inability to shoot from out there hamstrings him.

He's better but he's not at the point where he can be effective unless he's being dominant in the paint. UCLA took that game away today.

There's no shame in a young team being humbled, but Kentucky has been really punched in the face by this team in a lot of ways. The 2012 team rose to the challenge in Rupp early. This team didn't and before this game I would have told you that we were ahead of that team.

But: no Anthony Davis.

[BobS]

I would trade all of our dunkers for their shooters all day.

[Blue Heaven]

Like how Cal decides to coach when it's over.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Oh well......move on and learn from this game......UCLA is a very good team

[Wonderstruck]

Needs more time in the gym. His inability to shoot from out there hamstrings him.

He's better but he's not at the point where he can be effective unless he's being dominant in the paint. UCLA took that game away today.

There's no shame in a young team being humbled, but Kentucky has been really punched in the face by this team in a lot of ways. The 2012 team rose to the challenge in Rupp early. This team didn't and before this game I would have told you that we were ahead of that team.

But: no Anthony Davis.

Briscoe has been in the gym. I don't know how much more gym time he can get. And look, if he's the de facto leader, he needs to handle pressure better. Jumping up and down like a child when he turns the ball over isn't the leader this team needs, and if that's who he will always be, this team will come up short in the end.

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[Katmendo]

Like how Cal decides to coach when it's over.

Yep.

[Joneslab]

For all the talk about their threes, Welsh and Leaf hurt us as bad as anyone. Also the back-up center who came in for Welsh.

Much stronger in the post than we were on the whole.