Kentucky was overwhelmed by the physicality of Ohio State. Plus, a poor shooting night. Better get used to the physical play. The SEC play is getting ready to start.
I don't know bout that. I think Kentucky went into this game thinking, were good as auburn, and Auburn just waxed them with menchie Johnson in line up. We just shot ball terribly tonight. Reminds me of final four in Seattle vs Georgetown. I mean when u miss layups at rim. I don't know what rebound battle was but that shows if u got out worked physically. Spelling...... Sorry
@@michaeltb6276 yeah they did but I think the halftime adjustments messed their offense off a lot. I honestly think you took my comment wrong. I just think we have shown to be challenged against physical teams.
Yessir. I agree. I seen it from the jump, they didn't come to play with any energy and definitely wasn't the same team that beat Duke and Gonzaga. If they don't get better defensively and offensively in a hurry they could drop their first 4 SEC games. This team has potential, they can be really good, but they have to realize that every single game these teams are going to play their hearts out to beat them just because of the jersey they wear. I'm a little concerned, but I'm optimistic that they get back together before SEC play. Which is next week
Absolutely. Lamont never looked to drive, Jaxson was just sort of standing around hoping someone would kick it to him for a spot up three, Carr, gets low then doesn't look to score, dribbles it to long in the paint and gets stripped. Just sloppy play all around by the whole team. I do not understand the bad outside shooting.
@@michaeltb6276 I never said that, I said if they don't pull it together they will. Have you not seen the schedule? They literally have to play like four straight games against top tier competition. The SEC is so stacked this season it's unbelievable. Amari Williams has to play tougher, and they have to start playing Alot better on defense than they have. This team should be way better than 61st in the country for defense. When they were just a couple weeks ago top 30, the defense has took a major drop off the last few games.
Hey there, professional arm chair hall of fame coach here. Since coach made it a priority for the bigs to back the ball down to the rim the past half dozen games the four others have been just standing around the perimeter watching, not shooting. The bigs aren't passing out for 3's and the offence looks stale and physical defenses are pushing UK around. The bigs need to "show" they will pass out, not just hold onto the ball and throw up a fifty fifty heavily challenged shot. If the bigs would pass out when double teamed it will give the shooters more opportunities and will ease up the interior defense and hence make it easier to score inside. Without the ball movement UK showed early in the season they won't last long in the SEC. GO BLUE!
I agree some of the post-ups from the bigs need to result in them passing the ball back out, if only to change the pace if nothing else. The rest of the team needs to go open spots and be ready for those passes.
Auburn beat Ohio State by 38 points last week.. As good as Lamont Butler was against Louisville his play today was completely opposite on the bad side. The whole UK team was absolutely awful today with way to many wild shots, fumbled passes and missed layups. Kentucky does not have any kind of go to scorer. Otega Oweh tries but shoots way to many wild shots. Looks like the secret to beating Kentucky is just smother them with physical man to man defense.
You are correct sir we do not have a guy that when things are going bad that can go get a bucket to stop the bleeding and keep them in the game and not let it get out of hand Go Big Blue!!!!!!!!! Just a horrible game couldn't make layups
I have been waiting for it. You guys have been slacking ass for the past 5-6 games and it was only a matter of time til we got our teeth kicked in. Better get the shit together before SEC.
Running the offense through the bigs is not working. We DON'T have point centers. Amari is a NON-THREAT from the top of the key. He doesn't drive to the basket, he is a non-threat to shoot from there, and our best rebounder is 25 feet from the basket. It makes NO SENSE to have him hold the ball out there instead of him being down low. We kept getting shots in the last 10 seconds of the shot clock. Jaxson is an enigma. He can be great or absolutely awful. He just didn't bring any aggression to the game, and our rebounding was the worst we've had all season. Dropped FIFTEEN spots in Kenpom. Ouch
@ that’s interesting. He doesn’t put his hands up on defense.. go watch the tape. I was at the Louisville game where he gave up 15 points uncontested (hands down, playing scared) and he gave up 12 points with his hands down tonight. This a a common issue that a lot of people are talking about. He’s not playing physical. I don’t remember asking your opinion, so you can go away.
@@coreyreynolds8386 Nope, we haven't had a better help defender inside the paint in YEARS, and actual analytics with detailed numbers completely refute your point, and he was a three time DPOY in a row, but I am sure you know more than three years worth of compiled data. And when you spout sewage on the internet, you are literally asking for others opinions. Seriously, go away.
The 2nd half comebacks were great, but they also reinforced a bad habit from the first half of games. Because of the comebacks, we never solved what causes the slow starts. Maybe this is good because now we have to find an answer.
Just like another commenter said, I knew they were in trouble from the start. When offensive plays break down, the players look lost. It’s like many of them don’t know how to create their own shots. They have got to do better from the free throw line. Absolutely ridiculous. Ohio State had several players out with injuries & this is what we get. The team is not their ranking. Us Kentucky fans need to be ready for some misery once SEC play starts.
Everyone has said I'm just negative, but I wanted to see what we looked like when we started playing some real talent before I got too excited. I'm not excited yet.
Bradshaw played out of his mind against his old team. Thornton had a career night. Congrats to them. Williams shouldn’t shoot. Just dunk the ball. Robinson is lazy. Doesn’t go after 50/50 balls. OSU had 4 guys go after every rebound. KY stands around the perimeter. We got a lot of rebounds tonight because we could make a basket. Carr, Williams, and Garrison only had 3 total fouls? Fight for rebounds and blocks. Own the paint!!!
You can tell Otega and this team really cares. Especially Pope. They will be fine and will bounce back. May be out of the top 5 after this game but I don’t think we are quite a top 5 team right now. Def top 15
17 made field goals in 40 minutes? Yeah, let's keep using that strategy. It worked like a charm. This team is unbelievably inconsistent and slow. The lack of athleticism is on both sides of the ball is a problem. Williams might be the softest 7 footer with his physique EVER.
Bad game, but man they have their work cut out for them if their gonna compete to be one of the top SEC teams. Because the way they played tonight they wouldn't beat nobody in the SEC. I still have faith in this team but Amari Williams has to be better, and the team as a whole has to be more aggressive on defense and play with more energy. Maybe finals, Christmas coming up and them going on a trip got them out of rhythm. Ohio State had more to play for tonight, an sucks because I really wanted this game as a fan, but hey id trade the duke game all day an twice on Sunday. Regardless hopefully this team is able to stay connected and can atleast finish above.500 in league play and play their best in the post season when it matters most.
The bloom is off the rose, hopes dashed, Kentucky just got pushed around no energy lots of standing around, coach had no answer. Was so hopeful after years in the wilderness with Cal. But still hopeful for the season, we have had so many disappointments over the past ten years hard not to be discouraged. But have to hold on for now, this game was a preview of how the SEC teams will try and push the team around they had better be ready this team has never faced the SEC night after night. It’s a war not a game better get ready after to night’s performance.
This game made me sick at my stomach 2 watch if mark pope doesn't show some fire and show these players this isn't TOLERATED like all the great HC including Rick pitino who himself played under then why the hell is he here
@@mickcarter3613 I agree, I'm just not sure he has it in him. He better bring some heat and let em know that their effort is unacceptable, or he'll be looking for another job in a few years. I don't want to see that, but he can't just always be their friend. He's got to get in their ass's. There's no excuse for the lack of energy and effort.
@@clintonray1032 I agree 💯 %.it's why I made this comment pope himself talks about pitino an how he pushed players too greatness and if it takes a ass chewing then you GOTTA DO IT this isn't BYU & nobody knows that better than pope himself because this isn't ACCEPTABLE
We played like s**t, they played hungry and motivated. Interested to see what kind of bounce back we have. I believe in these guys to show heart and resilience and still have one hell of a season. For me, a successful season (this year) is make the tournament and get to the 2nd weekend. That would be an improvement over our past 5 years and that would be awesome. Maybe a good kick in the face was a good thing. Time will tell. Go Cats!!!
We gotta be ready against physicality...Clemson and now OSU. First halves are bad for us, we gotta get that sorted out. This team has a lot of fight though, and the SEC is gonna be rough if we don't get things sorted. Go Cats
I have been saying this for a month or more. We DON'T have point centers. Amari is a NON-THREAT from the top of the key. He doesn't drive to the basket, he is a non-threat to shoot from there, and our best rebounder is 25 feet from the basket. It makes NO SENSE!
I’ve heard some analysts claim that this Cats team is lacking a “go to” guy to get a needed bucket or make a play when needed. I agree with that critique, and also, if this team isn’t playing their absolute A game night in and night out, they will lose. And it’s to hard to play that kinda game every single night. They will be lucky to go .500 in SEC play. I’m hoping for the best! Go Cats!
They where ready for vacation. They didn't have the energy for Ohio State they came out strong. This will be a learning game for sure and I'm glad it happened now....I'm happy they took a beating. Go big blue
Team enjoyed New York City too much, and distracted by Madison Square Garden and exuberant physicality of OSU defense. Opponent SEC coaches are taking notes of the Achilles heel of the UK veterans who were individual stars on their old teams.
I think it’s a pretty good team that just got threw together in a couple weeks’ they e we I’ll grow from the loss and get more comfortable with each other as the year goes. BBN forever. GO BIG BLUE.
Growing pains. We're going to have them, still refreshing to not hear that same old tired crap about being built for March. He said that they would work on what needs fixed. Give them a chance!! Do you want them to just automatically walk on water??? Some people will never be happy. These are not all freshmen. I want to see them succeed, it just doesn't always come in the box that you are looking for. Some of you folks make UT fans look sane.
They gotta win games like this. Ky is a way better team and a lot of the problem is they couldn’t buy a basket last night. Hopefully KY got this bad shooting game out of their system and shoots like they can, in order from this happening again
Number 1 this is a bad 3 point shooting team,2 they lack physical toughness,3 the first half deficits ,Gonna have to fix that or we gonna have a 10 loss season
How do you figure we are a bad 3pt shooing team? Brea, Butler, Robinson, Oweh, Carr, Noah, Chandler, Travis, and Garrison have a nice stroke to their shots...maybe you didn't see the first 5 games of the season
@donaldbartsch8223 you named 3 guys that barely play, one guy that's only shot 2 three pointers all year in Garrison, and one guy that's shooting barely 30% in Robinson.
@@donaldbartsch8223they sure have taken a nose dive since then! Idk what this crap offense is anymore. Amari dribble down and miss a 3 foot shot or get fouled and miss every FT. Idk why he insists on letting the least efficient player handle the ball on almost every single half court set.
This is the "sky is falling" after one loss completely forgetting we beat Duke and Gonzaga. Bad loss for sure, but this team is a good shooting team with a terrible shooting night, they have been physical PLENTY, especially against Duke and Gonzaga, and yes the slow starts are a perpetual issue that must be addressed. TOnight, they came out timid with almost ZERO aggression on offense. Missed TWENTY lay ups. I doubt we have another game where we miss TWENTY lay ups AND 18 threes.
@@Syrin23Arkansas beat number 7 Duke last season but ended up being the most disappointing season in the Musselman era. So it is possible that the sky is falling.
Very unprofessional performance. Apparently the guys wasted all their energy Christmas shopping in New York City with that NIL, and were exhausted by gametime.
Maybe Pope needs to focus less on threes and dive more into why this team tends to have to mount second-half comebacks to win against power conference teams. I know that people think we’re on a bad streak of shooting, aside from the Louisville game, but what if it’s not a bad streak, and this team just can’t shoot as well as we thought? Ohio State defends the three really well, but we could finish around the basket tonight.
I am concerned that this team is trying too hard to get looks from threes. When they are fronting you outside that closely, you HAVE to take it to the basket instead of forcing a contested shot, or letting the shot clock get down to single figures.
Every team has a game plan against us. Be physical. We can't defend, and this whole we have to take 30 3's is ridiculous when they are not running an offense that gets shooters open. And what is an offense called when one guy dribbles and four guys stand and watch? Where is the in and out passing to open up shooters? Only 2 people have to defend the offense they are running right now... The SEC is going to be rough for these guys if they keep this kind of play going.....Hard to watch, Love the cats, but not the effort.
I think we should just go to a full court press. No matter who we play. Just press the crap out of them. We have the depth to make it work. I like Williams, but the energy that Garrison plays with should move him into the starting lineup. Atleast he goes in and almost always tries to dunk it. We need the team as a whole to really focus on offensive rebounding. Everyone knows the play if it's going to a shooter then their teammates are often out of position for rebounds. Williams looks rushed...otega is great at driving and he is actually a good shooter, but he hesitates as he's shooting. Just shoot it with confidence. They will start going in. Just have to become a rhythm shooter and not think; just shoot. Amari needs someone to help him with his free throws. Shooting with one hand is never a good thing. On defense; guys we really need our bigs to pay attention to the ball. There has been numerous times that we didn't even jump. Just stood there as they scored. You don't have to block every shot just put a body on them. Make them pay for coming in there. With the bigs and shooters we have; we should run alot of pick and roll. Pope's offense is very versatile and we could really accel with the pick and pop game. It's time for " Camp Pope"...we missed probably 10 times right at the rim...that's just the luck of it. That's 20 pts right there. I think Jaxson should come off the bench. Perry is not quite ready. I think he will be great in the future, but with Kerr out we need Jaxson as pg2. I think it will also be good for Williams to come off the bench. I believe he will do well just coming in and playing. I really enjoy this team. Right now with this time off it's time to really lock in...the sec is brutal and we have a few things to correct. This team will be a well oiled machine by March. 6 or 7 losses won't kill us. Actually just the opposite. A 6 loss team is still a 3 seed in the tournament. I really hope we go to a press. Mad love for my cats. BBN STAND UP!!!
Must play every game with hair on fire or except the lose. They were definitely flat tonight. My daughter who goes to Ohio State was not happy... trust me. She bleeds BLUE like her dad. This team can do better.
Hate to say it but if you look at the teams we beat they weren’t any competition except Gonzaga who really isn’t even that good and will go down in ranking once conference play starts and duke whos led by a overrated freshman. We lack athleticism and a go to guy.
It is December. December is for learning so learn. If this one doesn't hurt then they won't get better from it and this season will be a flop and they may not make the tournament.
I"ve already gotten to the point where I get a little bit of throw up in the back of my throat when I hear Pope talk. The level of innane positivity is mindnumbing. I mean soft doesn't begin to cover what we've got here............How about a dash or two of Bobby Knight in the mix? Perhaps harden up a tad and play some GD defense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about some full court press?....you know, like back in the porcini, I mean Pitino days? Is that generation that GD soft where they can't PUSH IT, perhaps get winded in playing some REAL DEFENSE? Thankfully, I have not, and will NOT watch a full game. Nope. Not wastin' my valuable time watchin' kids loaf around and shoot threes, LMMFAO! Basketball is a complete failure now. Abject mediocrity across the board...................go get it SHEEPle ; ) It is ALL yours, lol. Put me down as a STRONG Pass.
Not a good team.... We have NO consistency in our shooting, and defense adjustments was totally off. Just not a great defensive team. * can't stop the teams on defense
Not a bad team from just getting Everyone out the portal like Pope had to do but if double digit threes aren’t happening then it’s a loss unless it’s a bad team. Maybe in a few years Pope will have a good team
We don't have any real dogs on this team. We had Adou Thiero last. He was that real dog that took the fight to teams. We look soft against real physical teams. We better get tough real quick because SEC play is coming quick. Go Cats.
No defense no rebounding no offense it’s embarrassing auburn beat these guys by 40 something. This team hasn’t played a whole game yet . Their effort sucks
To be fair ohio state shot over 60% and we're missing Bradshaw and other players in previous games. Now we just really didn't play with our normal effort tonight
This team is struggling to shoot from 3 and they aren't even getting many good looks. Can't keep running offense through the bigs at the top when it ain't working
It's ok man. Take a Valium. The sky is falling. It's one bad game. Now I agree Williams needs to toughen up. I swear he was 3 time defensive player of the year. He just needs to try and dunk everything instead of doing fade a ways
Get that shit together cats come on that was a horrible performance I won’t be watching to much if they gonna lay down for team we should beat OS I was so mad seeing BRADSHAW IN A OHIO STATE THEY BETTER NOT LET ARKANSAS COME IN KENTUCKY AND BEAT US
It's just funny that y'all get on coach cals press conference and brag about the Kentucky score and how bad coach cal is..let's see who has a better record at the end of the year
Trying too find some JUICE Trying 2 find some ENERGY is A BS excuse!! These players R talented athletes who play for the most story program in all of college BB and if's they've must B kicked in the A$$ 2 play like they want 2 win then why R they here I've played sports and defense is 99% EFFORT if playing for UK and having that fight burning down inside the want too win isn't enough 2 play for then this team may as well stay home put the guy's who wants it out there cause this halfass effort won't get it done specially for BBN
Look at how watered down the pro leagues are. You have football and basketball players making 3 times more than they are worth, and they're supposed to be the future??? The professional leagues now don't compare to the teams of the past that made less money, and stayed somewhere for years to get there.
@@richardlindsey5341 I've been saying this, now it's worse than ever. I say keep NIL, cause Pandora's box has already been opened, but at the same time make hoops a 2 yr minimum enrollment. Unless they are a generational talent where they feel they could go straight from high school, otherwise 2 year min.
Just wanna say how fake of Uk fans most of you whining and trolling from other schools on this comment section. Makes me wonder if yaw the type your family is having troubles you just belittle them and give up on them!! Been a ky fan for 30+ years!! Seek the good endured the bad but never as negative as some on here!! If you think you can do better with short time to get a roster together let’s see it!! And too much positivity….. the example why this world is the way is today!! Negativity sells positivity is mocked definitely when it doesn’t go the way others want. I guess they get the point of being positive at all! Let me help you….. it’s to get thru the tough times. I have coached 4 16 years and the kids today are different. People negative like some of you fans that are coaches as well at times destroys kids! Yes they are making money. But they are still humans and have bad days no different then any of us. They felt the loss they looked embarrassed just like the fans but worse because they feel they let us down and this is the 1st year of many I can see they even care this early! Pope will do his best as well as these players and I will support them thru it all because I’m a real BIG BLUE FAN!! If you haven’t coached or played you have no idea how hard of a job it is definitely at a major level and still trying to pass finals and be great in school and deal with all the pressures that come with it!! Yes ugly game but a learning lesson so let’s see how they learn from this and grow!! BBN till I die!!
Kentucky was overwhelmed by the physicality of Ohio State. Plus, a poor shooting night. Better get used to the physical play. The SEC play is getting ready to start.
Clemson did the same thing with the physicality. Yes, I agree when they go against Auburn or Tennessee it's going to be rough.
Feel like we’ve been saying this same thing for damn near a decade
I don't know bout that. I think Kentucky went into this game thinking, were good as auburn, and Auburn just waxed them with menchie Johnson in line up. We just shot ball terribly tonight. Reminds me of final four in Seattle vs Georgetown. I mean when u miss layups at rim. I don't know what rebound battle was but that shows if u got out worked physically. Spelling...... Sorry
@@zackclark2265 And Gonzaga didn't?
@@michaeltb6276 yeah they did but I think the halftime adjustments messed their offense off a lot. I honestly think you took my comment wrong. I just think we have shown to be challenged against physical teams.
Knew we were in trouble from the very start. Just no energy. Walking around. Weren’t attacking. 🤷🏻♂️
Yessir. I agree. I seen it from the jump, they didn't come to play with any energy and definitely wasn't the same team that beat Duke and Gonzaga. If they don't get better defensively and offensively in a hurry they could drop their first 4 SEC games. This team has potential, they can be really good, but they have to realize that every single game these teams are going to play their hearts out to beat them just because of the jersey they wear. I'm a little concerned, but I'm optimistic that they get back together before SEC play. Which is next week
If our guards don't fire a shot when open or create drives and dish.going to be long season
Absolutely. Lamont never looked to drive, Jaxson was just sort of standing around hoping someone would kick it to him for a spot up three, Carr, gets low then doesn't look to score, dribbles it to long in the paint and gets stripped. Just sloppy play all around by the whole team. I do not understand the bad outside shooting.
@@Wetrockstah2116 They aren't "dropping" their first four SEC games. The Chicken Littles in this fanbase are incredible.
@@michaeltb6276 I never said that, I said if they don't pull it together they will. Have you not seen the schedule? They literally have to play like four straight games against top tier competition. The SEC is so stacked this season it's unbelievable. Amari Williams has to play tougher, and they have to start playing Alot better on defense than they have. This team should be way better than 61st in the country for defense. When they were just a couple weeks ago top 30, the defense has took a major drop off the last few games.
Hey there, professional arm chair hall of fame coach here. Since coach made it a priority for the bigs to back the ball down to the rim the past half dozen games the four others have been just standing around the perimeter watching, not shooting. The bigs aren't passing out for 3's and the offence looks stale and physical defenses are pushing UK around. The bigs need to "show" they will pass out, not just hold onto the ball and throw up a fifty fifty heavily challenged shot. If the bigs would pass out when double teamed it will give the shooters more opportunities and will ease up the interior defense and hence make it easier to score inside. Without the ball movement UK showed early in the season they won't last long in the SEC. GO BLUE!
Are you the coach. No so quit being negative.
I think that’s a fair critique. I believe in Pope to come up with some adjustments
@@mikewills8952 analysis and opinion are just that. This is a forum for doing both, and poles are meaningless. Speak on Cat fans.
We have to play our game. Start early and we will win. Felt like the Clemson game. Go CATS!!! Better to lose now and be the best in March.
I agree some of the post-ups from the bigs need to result in them passing the ball back out, if only to change the pace if nothing else. The rest of the team needs to go open spots and be ready for those passes.
Just saying…they better correct the issues we seen tonight or SEC is gonna chew us up and spit us out. Definitely a frustrating performance.
The guys acted like they didn't want to be there... no energy
@frankfurder3742 I agree no energy at all looked like they thought they just had to show up and Ohio State was gonna lay down
Class act! What a great year you're having! Learn from this and keeping working hard--we're behind you all the way!
Wow a 20pt loss to way below average Ohio St. Team. Just imagine how bad its gonna be for Kentucky when sec play begins.
Get it together CATS, that shit was ugly.
Lmao 🤣😂🤣
@@ripwatts373 yall really want every coach to fail at kentucky first u hate on cal then pope then the next coach probaly
Auburn beat Ohio State by 38 points last week.. As good as Lamont Butler was against Louisville his play today was completely opposite on the bad side. The whole UK team was absolutely awful today with way to many wild shots, fumbled passes and missed layups. Kentucky does not have any kind of go to scorer. Otega Oweh tries but shoots way to many wild shots. Looks like the secret to beating Kentucky is just smother them with physical man to man defense.
Lmao 🤣😂🤣
You are correct sir we do not have a guy that when things are going bad that can go get a bucket to stop the bleeding and keep them in the game and not let it get out of hand Go Big Blue!!!!!!!!! Just a horrible game couldn't make layups
Bullshit. That "secret" can be undone with more passing and cutting.
I have been waiting for it. You guys have been slacking ass for the past 5-6 games and it was only a matter of time til we got our teeth kicked in. Better get the shit together before SEC.
Lmao 🤣😂🤣
9 minutes without scoring a basket.
Are you serious?
Twice right?
Teaching moment and learning moment. They just hit their shots and we missed shots that was very uncharacteristic. Sucks but we'll be fine.
Coach and guys you still did good!! You guys are awesome and Coach Pope your amazing!!
Running the offense through the bigs is not working. We DON'T have point centers. Amari is a NON-THREAT from the top of the key. He doesn't drive to the basket, he is a non-threat to shoot from there, and our best rebounder is 25 feet from the basket. It makes NO SENSE to have him hold the ball out there instead of him being down low. We kept getting shots in the last 10 seconds of the shot clock. Jaxson is an enigma. He can be great or absolutely awful. He just didn't bring any aggression to the game, and our rebounding was the worst we've had all season. Dropped FIFTEEN spots in Kenpom. Ouch
Looked bad from jump. Didn’t press the ball up court. Williams was bested by Bradshaw, not even close
I expected Williams to have a field day today cause Bradshaw is soft as butter with the leg strength of a baby deer. That was disappointing.
@@AAOR-xb5zfAmari is the same and doesn’t defend.
@@coreyreynolds8386 Amari was literally ranked the top defender in the country two weeks ago. Go away
@ that’s interesting. He doesn’t put his hands up on defense.. go watch the tape. I was at the Louisville game where he gave up 15 points uncontested (hands down, playing scared) and he gave up 12 points with his hands down tonight. This a a common issue that a lot of people are talking about. He’s not playing physical. I don’t remember asking your opinion, so you can go away.
@@coreyreynolds8386 Nope, we haven't had a better help defender inside the paint in YEARS, and actual analytics with detailed numbers completely refute your point, and he was a three time DPOY in a row, but I am sure you know more than three years worth of compiled data. And when you spout sewage on the internet, you are literally asking for others opinions. Seriously, go away.
The 2nd half comebacks were great, but they also reinforced a bad habit from the first half of games. Because of the comebacks, we never solved what causes the slow starts. Maybe this is good because now we have to find an answer.
Or maybe this is not good.
@@rynob356Time will tell...
Just like another commenter said, I knew they were in trouble from the start. When offensive plays break down, the players look lost. It’s like many of them don’t know how to create their own shots. They have got to do better from the free throw line. Absolutely ridiculous. Ohio State had several players out with injuries & this is what we get. The team is not their ranking. Us Kentucky fans need to be ready for some misery once SEC play starts.
Sometimes you just can’t make a shot.
Everyone has said I'm just negative, but I wanted to see what we looked like when we started playing some real talent before I got too excited. I'm not excited yet.
jackson robinson and amari williams doesn't need to start, they're very inconsistent.
Bradshaw played out of his mind against his old team. Thornton had a career night. Congrats to them. Williams shouldn’t shoot. Just dunk the ball. Robinson is lazy. Doesn’t go after 50/50 balls. OSU had 4 guys go after every rebound. KY stands around the perimeter. We got a lot of rebounds tonight because we could make a basket. Carr, Williams, and Garrison only had 3 total fouls? Fight for rebounds and blocks. Own the paint!!!
If they think Bradshaw good wait till they meet bream from auburn ....he's a beast
Ya got hear it from him now 😅
Yeah, the lack of aggression is concerning. Jaxson takes himself out of games far too often
UK’s mind was on Christmas Vacation apparently. Lethargic, no energy effort
I was embarrassed to be a wildcat fan yesterday
You can tell Otega and this team really cares. Especially Pope. They will be fine and will bounce back. May be out of the top 5 after this game but I don’t think we are quite a top 5 team right now. Def top 15
Sorry to say our bigs need to get tougher.stop dribbling in paint .shoot dunk it or pass out
17 made field goals in 40 minutes? Yeah, let's keep using that strategy. It worked like a charm. This team is unbelievably inconsistent and slow. The lack of athleticism is on both sides of the ball is a problem. Williams might be the softest 7 footer with his physique EVER.
It happens. Learn and move on.
Bad game, but man they have their work cut out for them if their gonna compete to be one of the top SEC teams. Because the way they played tonight they wouldn't beat nobody in the SEC. I still have faith in this team but Amari Williams has to be better, and the team as a whole has to be more aggressive on defense and play with more energy. Maybe finals, Christmas coming up and them going on a trip got them out of rhythm. Ohio State had more to play for tonight, an sucks because I really wanted this game as a fan, but hey id trade the duke game all day an twice on Sunday. Regardless hopefully this team is able to stay connected and can atleast finish above.500 in league play and play their best in the post season when it matters most.
Too much sightseeing and entertainment and not enough basketball preparation!
Yeah, but how was Hamilton?
6:30 Coach's reaction to Oweh..... that's 💯
The bloom is off the rose, hopes dashed, Kentucky just got pushed around no energy lots of standing around, coach had no answer. Was so hopeful after years in the wilderness with Cal. But still hopeful for the season, we have had so many disappointments over the past ten years hard not to be discouraged. But have to hold on for now, this game was a preview of how the SEC teams will try and push the team around they had better be ready this team has never faced the SEC night after night. It’s a war not a game better get ready after to night’s performance.
Wilderness with cap?😂
Cal spoiled yall. Yall been good year and year out except for one bad season under cal.
@@br581 lots of disappointment with Cal. 2 really bad seasons, but out in the wilderness??? Idk what this bonehead is talkin about
@@br581you must not have watched much over the last 5 seasons. Making the tournament not good enough here at UK
@ oh I know😂
Y’all think you gotta win a natty every year or it’s failure😂😂😂
@br581 not gonna lie. Pretty close to it.
This game made me sick at my stomach 2 watch if mark pope doesn't show some fire and show these players this isn't TOLERATED like all the great HC including Rick pitino who himself played under then why the hell is he here
I really think Pope is to nice.
@clintonray1032 I see it also but there's a time for love for kindness and a time 2 put yo foot down
@@mickcarter3613 I agree, I'm just not sure he has it in him. He better bring some heat and let em know that their effort is unacceptable, or he'll be looking for another job in a few years. I don't want to see that, but he can't just always be their friend. He's got to get in their ass's. There's no excuse for the lack of energy and effort.
@@clintonray1032 I agree 💯 %.it's why I made this comment pope himself talks about pitino an how he pushed players too greatness and if it takes a ass chewing then you GOTTA DO IT this isn't BYU & nobody knows that better than pope himself because this isn't ACCEPTABLE
We played like s**t, they played hungry and motivated. Interested to see what kind of bounce back we have. I believe in these guys to show heart and resilience and still have one hell of a season.
For me, a successful season (this year) is make the tournament and get to the 2nd weekend. That would be an improvement over our past 5 years and that would be awesome.
Maybe a good kick in the face was a good thing. Time will tell.
Go Cats!!!
We gotta be ready against physicality...Clemson and now OSU. First halves are bad for us, we gotta get that sorted out.
This team has a lot of fight though, and the SEC is gonna be rough if we don't get things sorted. Go Cats
Every team will play Kentucky physical. I knew this watching a few games. The SEC is next. It's going to be a long season.
Go watch Arkansas
Gotta run more ball screen offense, going through the bigs on the perimeter is starting to get too predictable
I have been saying this for a month or more. We DON'T have point centers. Amari is a NON-THREAT from the top of the key. He doesn't drive to the basket, he is a non-threat to shoot from there, and our best rebounder is 25 feet from the basket. It makes NO SENSE!
@JayTheGreat. yeah why have shooters if you don't get them open looks
This is not a good sign,we have a lot f work to do. It's a long season.
...not that long
Bummer that we lost
Ohio state wanted it more and we’re physical. This team hates physicality, and gave very lil effort. They didn’t want it bad enough
I’ve heard some analysts claim that this Cats team is lacking a “go to” guy to get a needed bucket or make a play when needed. I agree with that critique, and also, if this team isn’t playing their absolute A game night in and night out, they will lose. And it’s to hard to play that kinda game every single night. They will be lucky to go .500 in SEC play. I’m hoping for the best! Go Cats!
Kentucky is going to be in bad trouble moving forward.
Great day to be an OSU fan. Tennessee played football as bad as we played basketball. Their game mattered more
We're playing in the Mecca but couldn't find the energy??? We soft or what?
Maybe the moment was too big? Coming from small schools with no opportunities like this?
@@Syrin23 perhaps
They where ready for vacation. They didn't have the energy for Ohio State they came out strong.
This will be a learning game for sure and I'm glad it happened now....I'm happy they took a beating.
Go big blue
That was atrocious ✌🏽
That was embarrassing
Team enjoyed New York City too much, and distracted by Madison Square Garden and exuberant physicality of OSU defense. Opponent SEC coaches are taking notes of the Achilles heel of the UK veterans who were individual stars on their old teams.
I am so disappointed with this game
I think it’s a pretty good team that just got threw together in a couple weeks’ they e we I’ll grow from the loss and get more comfortable with each other as the year goes. BBN forever. GO BIG BLUE.
Growing pains. We're going to have them, still refreshing to not hear that same old tired crap about being built for March. He said that they would work on what needs fixed. Give them a chance!! Do you want them to just automatically walk on water??? Some people will never be happy. These are not all freshmen. I want to see them succeed, it just doesn't always come in the box that you are looking for. Some of you folks make UT fans look sane.
This team will lose 7-8 SEC games
This roster is what it is. Its full of mid major level players, and they likely aren't going to finish top 4 in the SEC.
SEC is a murderous row!!! Good luck Cats🫡
Goin to be along week and a half with these players reading these awful messages from fans. SMH. Honestly our media isn’t doin any better.
They gotta win games like this. Ky is a way better team and a lot of the problem is they couldn’t buy a basket last night. Hopefully KY got this bad shooting game out of their system and shoots like they can, in order from this happening again
Number 1 this is a bad 3 point shooting team,2 they lack physical toughness,3 the first half deficits ,Gonna have to fix that or we gonna have a 10 loss season
How do you figure we are a bad 3pt shooing team? Brea, Butler, Robinson, Oweh, Carr, Noah, Chandler, Travis, and Garrison have a nice stroke to their shots...maybe you didn't see the first 5 games of the season
@donaldbartsch8223 you named 3 guys that barely play, one guy that's only shot 2 three pointers all year in Garrison, and one guy that's shooting barely 30% in Robinson.
@@donaldbartsch8223they sure have taken a nose dive since then! Idk what this crap offense is anymore. Amari dribble down and miss a 3 foot shot or get fouled and miss every FT. Idk why he insists on letting the least efficient player handle the ball on almost every single half court set.
This is the "sky is falling" after one loss completely forgetting we beat Duke and Gonzaga. Bad loss for sure, but this team is a good shooting team with a terrible shooting night, they have been physical PLENTY, especially against Duke and Gonzaga, and yes the slow starts are a perpetual issue that must be addressed. TOnight, they came out timid with almost ZERO aggression on offense. Missed TWENTY lay ups. I doubt we have another game where we miss TWENTY lay ups AND 18 threes.
@@Syrin23Arkansas beat number 7 Duke last season but ended up being the most disappointing season in the Musselman era. So it is possible that the sky is falling.
Very unprofessional performance. Apparently the guys wasted all their energy Christmas shopping in New York City with that NIL, and were exhausted by gametime.
OVERTURN THE TRANSFER PORTAL AND LETS GET BACK TO THE TIME WHEN BB PLAYERS STAYED 4 YRS AND KENTUCKY WOULD DOMINATE
Maybe Pope needs to focus less on threes and dive more into why this team tends to have to mount second-half comebacks to win against power conference teams. I know that people think we’re on a bad streak of shooting, aside from the Louisville game, but what if it’s not a bad streak, and this team just can’t shoot as well as we thought? Ohio State defends the three really well, but we could finish around the basket tonight.
I am concerned that this team is trying too hard to get looks from threes. When they are fronting you outside that closely, you HAVE to take it to the basket instead of forcing a contested shot, or letting the shot clock get down to single figures.
We did not finish around the basket. Missed 16 layups. That's 32 points left off the scoreboard.
Kentucky didn’t put out the defensive effort to win. Too many layups for Ohio state. Got beat off the dribble every time.
Every team has a game plan against us. Be physical. We can't defend, and this whole we have to take 30 3's is ridiculous when they are not running an offense that gets shooters open. And what is an offense called when one guy dribbles and four guys stand and watch? Where is the in and out passing to open up shooters? Only 2 people have to defend the offense they are running right now... The SEC is going to be rough for these guys if they keep this kind of play going.....Hard to watch, Love the cats, but not the effort.
That was horrible dude
OSU owns the SEC😂😂
we'll never get to the height calipari had this program, arkansas might beat us by 40, whoooo pig.
😂😂😂
The honeymoon is over.....let's see how the fanbase is towards these guys after a few more L's
Another poor performance from the bench w the exception of Brea. Not getting enough from Almonore. Defense was weak and we couldn’t match OSU energy.
We couldn't stay in front of anybody. Not a good night...
I think we should just go to a full court press. No matter who we play. Just press the crap out of them. We have the depth to make it work. I like Williams, but the energy that Garrison plays with should move him into the starting lineup. Atleast he goes in and almost always tries to dunk it. We need the team as a whole to really focus on offensive rebounding. Everyone knows the play if it's going to a shooter then their teammates are often out of position for rebounds. Williams looks rushed...otega is great at driving and he is actually a good shooter, but he hesitates as he's shooting. Just shoot it with confidence. They will start going in. Just have to become a rhythm shooter and not think; just shoot. Amari needs someone to help him with his free throws. Shooting with one hand is never a good thing. On defense; guys we really need our bigs to pay attention to the ball. There has been numerous times that we didn't even jump. Just stood there as they scored. You don't have to block every shot just put a body on them. Make them pay for coming in there. With the bigs and shooters we have; we should run alot of pick and roll. Pope's offense is very versatile and we could really accel with the pick and pop game. It's time for " Camp Pope"...we missed probably 10 times right at the rim...that's just the luck of it. That's 20 pts right there. I think Jaxson should come off the bench. Perry is not quite ready. I think he will be great in the future, but with Kerr out we need Jaxson as pg2. I think it will also be good for Williams to come off the bench. I believe he will do well just coming in and playing. I really enjoy this team. Right now with this time off it's time to really lock in...the sec is brutal and we have a few things to correct. This team will be a well oiled machine by March. 6 or 7 losses won't kill us. Actually just the opposite. A 6 loss team is still a 3 seed in the tournament. I really hope we go to a press. Mad love for my cats. BBN STAND UP!!!
Must play every game with hair on fire or except the lose. They were definitely flat tonight. My daughter who goes to Ohio State was not happy... trust me. She bleeds BLUE like her dad. This team can do better.
Hate to say it but if you look at the teams we beat they weren’t any competition except Gonzaga who really isn’t even that good and will go down in ranking once conference play starts and duke whos led by a overrated freshman. We lack athleticism and a go to guy.
It is December. December is for learning so learn. If this one doesn't hurt then they won't get better from it and this season will be a flop and they may not make the tournament.
It’s going to be a long season. The jig is up on how to play us.
I"ve already gotten to the point where I get a little bit of throw up in the back of my throat when I hear Pope talk. The level of innane positivity is mindnumbing. I mean soft doesn't begin to cover what we've got here............How about a dash or two of Bobby Knight in the mix? Perhaps harden up a tad and play some GD defense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about some full court press?....you know, like back in the porcini, I mean Pitino days? Is that generation that GD soft where they can't PUSH IT, perhaps get winded in playing some REAL DEFENSE? Thankfully, I have not, and will NOT watch a full game. Nope. Not wastin' my valuable time watchin' kids loaf around and shoot threes, LMMFAO! Basketball is a complete failure now. Abject mediocrity across the board...................go get it SHEEPle ; ) It is ALL yours, lol. Put me down as a STRONG Pass.
Not a good team....
We have NO consistency in our shooting, and defense adjustments was totally off.
Just not a great defensive team.
* can't stop the teams on defense
If we shoot ball that bad, we won't beat milk weed st. we better get right or couple teams in sec will beat our breaks off.
Not a bad team from just getting Everyone out the portal like Pope had to do but if double digit threes aren’t happening then it’s a loss unless it’s a bad team. Maybe in a few years Pope will have a good team
3s weren't really falling against Louisville, Gonzaga, or Duke. Oh I forgot we won all those games. Still averaged 90 without hitting the 3
@ UK made double digit 3s in Duke and UofL game, Gonzaga went cold like UK did tonight or UK would have lost that one as well
Acting like they never played basketball before you should know if something isn’t right you fix it right then and there. Get physical 👍
We don't have any real dogs on this team. We had Adou Thiero last. He was that real dog that took the fight to teams. We look soft against real physical teams. We better get tough real quick because SEC play is coming quick. Go Cats.
love ya coach but this shit wont fly.
How does williams get out scored by bradshaw 😂😂😂😂 bradshaw is a twig compared to amari, atleast i thought
No defense no rebounding no offense it’s embarrassing auburn beat these guys by 40 something. This team hasn’t played a whole game yet . Their effort sucks
To be fair ohio state shot over 60% and we're missing Bradshaw and other players in previous games. Now we just really didn't play with our normal effort tonight
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@@donaldbartsch8223to be fair OH state is trash and shouldn’t hit 60% FG against anyone, much less the supposed top 5 ranked UK team.
@ oh ok
@ true
Worst performance of the season. Ky will lose a lot of games in the SEC
All this be distant Memory when KENTUCKY beats Florida !
UK 75
UF 73
florida is gonna 50 piece uk
This mark pope soft style of ball is going to get the team destroyed in sec conference all threes no defense
This team is struggling to shoot from 3 and they aren't even getting many good looks. Can't keep running offense through the bigs at the top when it ain't working
It's ok man. Take a Valium. The sky is falling. It's one bad game. Now I agree Williams needs to toughen up. I swear he was 3 time defensive player of the year. He just needs to try and dunk everything instead of doing fade a ways
Get that shit together cats come on that was a horrible performance I won’t be watching to much if they gonna lay down for team we should beat OS I was so mad seeing BRADSHAW IN A OHIO STATE THEY BETTER NOT LET ARKANSAS COME IN KENTUCKY AND BEAT US
Williams is really just not that good
Did y'all see the Arkansas score today lol
They played NCAT at home, moot point
Ya'll played Ohio State, that lost to Auburn by 38.
It's just funny that y'all get on coach cals press conference and brag about the Kentucky score and how bad coach cal is..let's see who has a better record at the end of the year
@@dwillbball Indeed...let's do.
@@dwillbball don't group us all together, I have never done that, we wish them well.
17 wins 14 losses Absolutely no defense or offense. Cmon Pope, we have to get the defense straightened out. Omg....it was Ohio State!!!!!!!!
Trying too find some JUICE Trying 2 find some ENERGY is A BS excuse!! These players R talented athletes who play for the most story program in all of college BB and if's they've must B kicked in the A$$ 2 play like they want 2 win then why R they here I've played sports and defense is 99% EFFORT if playing for UK and having that fight burning down inside the want too win isn't enough 2 play for then this team may as well stay home put the guy's who wants it out there cause this halfass effort won't get it done specially for BBN
Youre playing for KENTUCKY and playing a game in MSG. Find the "energy". Maybe NIL making dudes soft
On the NIL, ya think? College sports as we knew it is over.
Look at how watered down the pro leagues are. You have football and basketball players making 3 times more than they are worth, and they're supposed to be the future???
The professional leagues now don't compare to the teams of the past that made less money, and stayed somewhere for years to get there.
@@richardlindsey5341 I've been saying this, now it's worse than ever. I say keep NIL, cause Pandora's box has already been opened, but at the same time make hoops a 2 yr minimum enrollment. Unless they are a generational talent where they feel they could go straight from high school, otherwise 2 year min.
Kentucky....we miss Cal.
No TF we don’t
Even brought out the vulgarity to make his point...lol.
That's a Fing Joke
2 for 2 with low class mouths...lol. Predictable.
@@lil2.74says the guy trolling on a UK podcast
Just wanna say how fake of Uk fans most of you whining and trolling from other schools on this comment section. Makes me wonder if yaw the type your family is having troubles you just belittle them and give up on them!! Been a ky fan for 30+ years!! Seek the good endured the bad but never as negative as some on here!! If you think you can do better with short time to get a roster together let’s see it!! And too much positivity….. the example why this world is the way is today!! Negativity sells positivity is mocked definitely when it doesn’t go the way others want. I guess they get the point of being positive at all! Let me help you….. it’s to get thru the tough times. I have coached 4 16 years and the kids today are different. People negative like some of you fans that are coaches as well at times destroys kids! Yes they are making money. But they are still humans and have bad days no different then any of us. They felt the loss they looked embarrassed just like the fans but worse because they feel they let us down and this is the 1st year of many I can see they even care this early! Pope will do his best as well as these players and I will support them thru it all because I’m a real BIG BLUE FAN!! If you haven’t coached or played you have no idea how hard of a job it is definitely at a major level and still trying to pass finals and be great in school and deal with all the pressures that come with it!! Yes ugly game but a learning lesson so let’s see how they learn from this and grow!! BBN till I die!!
He sounds like Bill Walton to much pot
L!!!
Fraud
Not surprised.. Typical UK basketball! Wait till tournament time..They won't make it far! Remember, Auburn just beat Ohio by 40 points
It's KENTUCKY IT'S EVERYBODY SUPER BOWL WE'LL BE JUST FINE
Ohio st lucky night !!! Get back at it big blue 💙🤍💪😺🏀🔥🔥🔥. Lets go cats
UK Super Soft