Allright, so the Cats are 4-2 now. After a tough going in Maui, the Kentucky Basketball team pulled out a win against the College of Charleston Cougars Tuesday night 77-61.
Kentucky held the Cougars to 37% from the field in the 1st half, which allowed them to go on a run that College of Charleston could not overcome.
Junior Randolph Morris scored 17 for the Cats, while Joe Crawford threw in 15, and Perry Stevenson contributed with 14.
Which brings me to my question...
What lineup would you like to see for the Cats this year? Does Perry Stevenson have to be in the game? Are there other areas that you think need to be addressed?
Let us know what you think!
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Outside the Huddle
I have never been more excited at the prospect of a place opening in a long time. Right here in victorian square is going to be the best sports grille and pizzeria in town. Brooklyn sports grille will be open this Saturday dec 2nd what a great place to eat and watch the games.
I have never been more excited at the prospect of a place opening in a long time. Right here in victorian square is going to be the best sports grille and pizzeria in town. Brooklyn sports grille will be open this Saturday dec 2nd what a great place to eat and watch the games.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Weekend Recap:
The basketball team returns to form as Ramel Bradley contributes with 21 pts, 5 assists, and only 2 turnovers.
The football team eeeks out a close one 42-40 over Louisiana Monroe. Let's just be glad that they got this one out of their system before Tennessee and the bowl game.
The basketball team takes on DePaul tonight at 9pm in the start of the Maui Tournament.
Here are my questions to you all:
1. What did you think about the basketball game Friday? Did this reassure you after the Miami of OH game?
2. What did you think about the football game on Saturday?
3. What do you think about the upcoming game against Tennessee?
4. What do you think the Cats chances are of winning the Maui Tourney?
The basketball team returns to form as Ramel Bradley contributes with 21 pts, 5 assists, and only 2 turnovers.
The football team eeeks out a close one 42-40 over Louisiana Monroe. Let's just be glad that they got this one out of their system before Tennessee and the bowl game.
The basketball team takes on DePaul tonight at 9pm in the start of the Maui Tournament.
Here are my questions to you all:
1. What did you think about the basketball game Friday? Did this reassure you after the Miami of OH game?
2. What did you think about the football game on Saturday?
3. What do you think about the upcoming game against Tennessee?
4. What do you think the Cats chances are of winning the Maui Tourney?
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Cats 57 Miami University 46. UK is 1-0 (that's the important thing).
Sure, it wasn't the prettiest thing in the whole entire world, but that doesn't matter on paper. It matters when we analyze it, but years down the line when we look back at it, a win is a win is a win.
On our post game show, Jim Tirey, Ryan Lemond, and I, went in to depth about the game (by the way you can listen to us an hour before the game and an hour after the game). Here's what we came up with:
1. Stevenson is amazing. He had 7 blocks! Tubby has no choice but to play Stevenson because of his defense. Woo only had 8 minutes in this game because of the way Stevenson played.
2. Morris needs to be worked into the game more. He only had 7 shots the whole game. Stevenson maybe had 1 shot the whole first half. Where's the inside game? When Morris touches the ball at least once a possession, the offense runs much more smoothly.
3. Cut back on the turnovers
4. What happened to the uptempo game?
5. Jodie Meeks is going to be amazing.
Personally, I tend to side on the belief that this was the first real game. The freshmen were probably a little nervous. Rupp Arena has a different feeling from exhibition to regular season game... Wait until they've played a little bit before we jump all over them. Like I said before, a win is a win is a win.
Sure, it wasn't the prettiest thing in the whole entire world, but that doesn't matter on paper. It matters when we analyze it, but years down the line when we look back at it, a win is a win is a win.
On our post game show, Jim Tirey, Ryan Lemond, and I, went in to depth about the game (by the way you can listen to us an hour before the game and an hour after the game). Here's what we came up with:
1. Stevenson is amazing. He had 7 blocks! Tubby has no choice but to play Stevenson because of his defense. Woo only had 8 minutes in this game because of the way Stevenson played.
2. Morris needs to be worked into the game more. He only had 7 shots the whole game. Stevenson maybe had 1 shot the whole first half. Where's the inside game? When Morris touches the ball at least once a possession, the offense runs much more smoothly.
3. Cut back on the turnovers
4. What happened to the uptempo game?
5. Jodie Meeks is going to be amazing.
Personally, I tend to side on the belief that this was the first real game. The freshmen were probably a little nervous. Rupp Arena has a different feeling from exhibition to regular season game... Wait until they've played a little bit before we jump all over them. Like I said before, a win is a win is a win.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Outside the Huddle
OK OK--- THROUGH MANY MANY DAYS OF BEGGING BY JOHN I WILL NOW POST MY FIRST BLOGGING EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL FUSS ABOUT THE BCS STANDINGS. AFTER ALL IN ANY SYSTEM YOU CAN PLAY THE WHAT IFS. ARGUABLY, IF THE WORLD SERIES WAS PLAYED AGAIN THE OUTCOME COULD BE "AND I SAY COULD BE" DIFFERENT. NCAA BASKETBALL IS EXCITING BECAUSE ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT A TEAM OF LESSER NOTABILITY CAN AND DOES WIN. NOW HOW IS THAT BEING SURE THE BEST TEAM IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. SEEMS TO ME IT IS THE BEST TEAM AT THE TIME. I THINK PROBABLY BECAUSE OF MY PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE AND THE COUTLESS HOURS YOU SPEND ON STATISTICAL PROBABILITY I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BCS. BASED ON ALL NUMBERS ABOUT WHO PLAYED WHO AND THE WON LOSS COLUMN THE STATISTICS ARE A BETTER GUAGE OF WHO REALLY DESERVES THE CHANCE TO PLAY FOR THE TITLE THAN ANY PLAYOFF SYSTEM COULD MUSTER. AFTER ALL THE FIGURES NEVER LIE BUT LIERS ALWAYS FIGURE. GOOD DAY
OK OK--- THROUGH MANY MANY DAYS OF BEGGING BY JOHN I WILL NOW POST MY FIRST BLOGGING EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL FUSS ABOUT THE BCS STANDINGS. AFTER ALL IN ANY SYSTEM YOU CAN PLAY THE WHAT IFS. ARGUABLY, IF THE WORLD SERIES WAS PLAYED AGAIN THE OUTCOME COULD BE "AND I SAY COULD BE" DIFFERENT. NCAA BASKETBALL IS EXCITING BECAUSE ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT A TEAM OF LESSER NOTABILITY CAN AND DOES WIN. NOW HOW IS THAT BEING SURE THE BEST TEAM IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. SEEMS TO ME IT IS THE BEST TEAM AT THE TIME. I THINK PROBABLY BECAUSE OF MY PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE AND THE COUTLESS HOURS YOU SPEND ON STATISTICAL PROBABILITY I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BCS. BASED ON ALL NUMBERS ABOUT WHO PLAYED WHO AND THE WON LOSS COLUMN THE STATISTICS ARE A BETTER GUAGE OF WHO REALLY DESERVES THE CHANCE TO PLAY FOR THE TITLE THAN ANY PLAYOFF SYSTEM COULD MUSTER. AFTER ALL THE FIGURES NEVER LIE BUT LIERS ALWAYS FIGURE. GOOD DAY
The UK men's basketball season officially starts today... THE WAIT IS OVER.
No more, last year they lost 10 games...
No more, there was no chemistry...
No more...
No more...
Before the season starts, and after you've seen them play a couple of exhibition games. I'm curious where you think the Cats will end up this season. Give me a prediction of their W-L, where they'll finish in the SEC tournament, and where they'll finish in the NCAA tournament.
As far as Miami of OH goes, how do you think they'll do tonight?
Their tallest starter is 6-9, but they have some bruisers that are 200+ lbs.
The starting lineup is looking to be:
Morris
Stevenson
Perry
Crawford
Bradley
By the way, I know it's getting way overblown by the media, but do you think what Bobby Knight did was wrong?
No more, last year they lost 10 games...
No more, there was no chemistry...
No more...
No more...
Before the season starts, and after you've seen them play a couple of exhibition games. I'm curious where you think the Cats will end up this season. Give me a prediction of their W-L, where they'll finish in the SEC tournament, and where they'll finish in the NCAA tournament.
As far as Miami of OH goes, how do you think they'll do tonight?
Their tallest starter is 6-9, but they have some bruisers that are 200+ lbs.
The starting lineup is looking to be:
Morris
Stevenson
Perry
Crawford
Bradley
By the way, I know it's getting way overblown by the media, but do you think what Bobby Knight did was wrong?
Monday, November 13, 2006
UK has officially turned themselves around; they are in a bowl for the first time since 1999. Even better, is that the team is starting to come together even more late in the season. Rafael Little is back, Keenan Burton had his best game ever, Alfonso Smith, Tony Dixon, and Dicky Lyons Jr remain solid in their positions... And of course, there's Andre Woodson. The player that was involved in a quarterback "controversy" in the beginning of the season. What happened to Curtis Pulley in all of this?
Anyway, what bowl do you think UK will end up in?
What have you been most pleased with this season?
Do you think UK can win out?
By the way, how about the NFL? What a crazy weekend.
Anyway, what bowl do you think UK will end up in?
What have you been most pleased with this season?
Do you think UK can win out?
By the way, how about the NFL? What a crazy weekend.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Tomorrow, Louisville will play Rutgers in one of the biggest games ever for both teams. Rutgers has typically never been this high in the rankings and Louisville has the chance to play for the BCS championship.
Do you think Louisville should play for the championship if they win out?
If you don't think they should, who should take their place?
What would fix the BCS rankings? (I know it's the big question every year)
Do you think Louisville should play for the championship if they win out?
If you don't think they should, who should take their place?
What would fix the BCS rankings? (I know it's the big question every year)
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Pre-season's over...
Whatever happened before doesn't mean anything now. The only thing the Cats can do is focus on Miami of Ohio coming up next Wednesday.
Here's what I took from last night's game:
Stevenson is going to be a force to be reckoned with. The Big Blue Network said he had 8 blocks, the official box score said 5. Anyway you cut it, he's a defensive presence early. He is going to play and play soon. I could potentially see him breaking the starting lineup (depending on how Sheray Thomas plays when he comes back).
Meeks is another guy who will play soon. He's proven himself as a scorer (which is something UK needs after the loss of Rondo). He's also shown that he's one of the quickest guys on the floor at all times.
Morris... What can you say about him? He's one of the keys to the season. He HAS to stay out of foul trouble and he has to be in the game.
I'm still waiting for Crawford to break out.
Perry did some really good things and some bad things last night. He did a great job guarding someone a lot quicker than he was, but he shouldn't be trying to shoot when he beats someone off the dribble. He's typicially someone who works better when he gets an open look.
Bradley is unquestionably the leader of the team. I know that Perry is the "senior leader" but this team is going to live and breathe on the shoulders of Ramel Bradley. He still had a solid game (despite the turnovers). This team will go as far as he can carry them.
Woo and Carter will lose playing time due to Stevenson and the return of Sheray Thomas. Look for them to go in to pick up fouls (along with Coury) and to give Morris a rest.
Porter and Jasper will be solid contributors to the Cats this year, but not to the level of Meeks and Stevenson.
I think this will be a better team than most people think...
Whatever happened before doesn't mean anything now. The only thing the Cats can do is focus on Miami of Ohio coming up next Wednesday.
Here's what I took from last night's game:
Stevenson is going to be a force to be reckoned with. The Big Blue Network said he had 8 blocks, the official box score said 5. Anyway you cut it, he's a defensive presence early. He is going to play and play soon. I could potentially see him breaking the starting lineup (depending on how Sheray Thomas plays when he comes back).
Meeks is another guy who will play soon. He's proven himself as a scorer (which is something UK needs after the loss of Rondo). He's also shown that he's one of the quickest guys on the floor at all times.
Morris... What can you say about him? He's one of the keys to the season. He HAS to stay out of foul trouble and he has to be in the game.
I'm still waiting for Crawford to break out.
Perry did some really good things and some bad things last night. He did a great job guarding someone a lot quicker than he was, but he shouldn't be trying to shoot when he beats someone off the dribble. He's typicially someone who works better when he gets an open look.
Bradley is unquestionably the leader of the team. I know that Perry is the "senior leader" but this team is going to live and breathe on the shoulders of Ramel Bradley. He still had a solid game (despite the turnovers). This team will go as far as he can carry them.
Woo and Carter will lose playing time due to Stevenson and the return of Sheray Thomas. Look for them to go in to pick up fouls (along with Coury) and to give Morris a rest.
Porter and Jasper will be solid contributors to the Cats this year, but not to the level of Meeks and Stevenson.
I think this will be a better team than most people think...
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Did you ever think this would happen? Only one day ago UK took a huge step to becoming bowl elgible. In fact, they could even get to 7-5 this year with a win over Vandy and Louisiana-Monroe. What would happen if the Cats went 8-4 with a huge last game win over Tennessee? Would Kentucky fans tear down the school?
There are a few scenarios that I can take from this season...
1. Rich Brooks comes back to continue the rebuilding of Kentucky's football program. He has built the foundation, it's time for him to build the rest of the house.
2. Rich Brooks hands over the reigns to another coach and retires.
3. Rich Brooks hands over the reigns to another coach and becomes the AD of Oregon (brought up in our UK Football Pregame show).
Whichever way you slice it, Rich Brooks is not going anywhere for a while nor do I blame UK for keeping him.
The question I have to ask though, is does this take any of the spotlight away from the basketball team? In Kentucky, basketball is king. However, with the way Louisville and Kentucky are playing, will the focus remain on football for longer than usual?
There are a few scenarios that I can take from this season...
1. Rich Brooks comes back to continue the rebuilding of Kentucky's football program. He has built the foundation, it's time for him to build the rest of the house.
2. Rich Brooks hands over the reigns to another coach and retires.
3. Rich Brooks hands over the reigns to another coach and becomes the AD of Oregon (brought up in our UK Football Pregame show).
Whichever way you slice it, Rich Brooks is not going anywhere for a while nor do I blame UK for keeping him.
The question I have to ask though, is does this take any of the spotlight away from the basketball team? In Kentucky, basketball is king. However, with the way Louisville and Kentucky are playing, will the focus remain on football for longer than usual?
Saturday, November 04, 2006
The goalposts came down...
The fans cheered...
One of the biggest wins EVER at UK...
That's right, I'll say it. This had to be one of the biggest wins ever at UK. The Kentucky Football team finally beat someone that they weren't supposed to beat. I know I said it earlier in the week, but this was THE MOST IMPORTANT game of the season for UK. The game that really counts now will be Louisiana-Monroe (unless UK beats Vandy next week at home).
(I also called that this was a winnable game by the way)
What does this mean for the UK Football Team and it's coaching staff?
Do you think the goalposts should have come down?
I'll have more on this tomorrow...
The fans cheered...
One of the biggest wins EVER at UK...
That's right, I'll say it. This had to be one of the biggest wins ever at UK. The Kentucky Football team finally beat someone that they weren't supposed to beat. I know I said it earlier in the week, but this was THE MOST IMPORTANT game of the season for UK. The game that really counts now will be Louisiana-Monroe (unless UK beats Vandy next week at home).
(I also called that this was a winnable game by the way)
What does this mean for the UK Football Team and it's coaching staff?
Do you think the goalposts should have come down?
I'll have more on this tomorrow...
Friday, November 03, 2006
Hey everyone,
So for those of you that were lucky enough to go to the UK game last night, I was suprised at the lack of people in the seats. But, that's not the real story. Yes, I understand it's Lindsey Wilson, but those freshmen looked pretty good. He played 3 of them (Meeks, Jasper, and Stevenson) for over 20 minutes and played Porter for 17. Meeks even had 28 minutes! It wasn't Meeks point scoring ability that impressed me the most (although he did go 3-4 from 3 point land), but it was Stevenson's defense.
Everyone went in talking about Meeks and Jasper and overlooked the tall and lanky Stevenson. We know Meeks is good. We know that he'll play a lot right away. Stevenson is someone that has that ability as well; he looked like he could jump twice before anyone else could jump once.
Tubby definitely used this game to get a good look at his freshmen, and if he's like me, he liked what he saw. Lindsey Wilson may not be an SEC team, but they're still ranked 8th in the NAIA.
So what are we looking at now:
Morris: 4/5
??????: 4/5 (Maybe Stevenson or Thomas when he gets back)
Perry: 3
Crawford: 2
Bradley: 1
Meeks: 1st sub
For his starting role, Woo only played 10 minutes. The only player that got less minutes than him was Mark Coury.
What did you guys think of this game?
Rob-I will do my best to post more blogs. I had hoped that more people would join in, but if you guys have something you want to talk about, post it in a comment and I'll move it to the main topic.
So for those of you that were lucky enough to go to the UK game last night, I was suprised at the lack of people in the seats. But, that's not the real story. Yes, I understand it's Lindsey Wilson, but those freshmen looked pretty good. He played 3 of them (Meeks, Jasper, and Stevenson) for over 20 minutes and played Porter for 17. Meeks even had 28 minutes! It wasn't Meeks point scoring ability that impressed me the most (although he did go 3-4 from 3 point land), but it was Stevenson's defense.
Everyone went in talking about Meeks and Jasper and overlooked the tall and lanky Stevenson. We know Meeks is good. We know that he'll play a lot right away. Stevenson is someone that has that ability as well; he looked like he could jump twice before anyone else could jump once.
Tubby definitely used this game to get a good look at his freshmen, and if he's like me, he liked what he saw. Lindsey Wilson may not be an SEC team, but they're still ranked 8th in the NAIA.
So what are we looking at now:
Morris: 4/5
??????: 4/5 (Maybe Stevenson or Thomas when he gets back)
Perry: 3
Crawford: 2
Bradley: 1
Meeks: 1st sub
For his starting role, Woo only played 10 minutes. The only player that got less minutes than him was Mark Coury.
What did you guys think of this game?
Rob-I will do my best to post more blogs. I had hoped that more people would join in, but if you guys have something you want to talk about, post it in a comment and I'll move it to the main topic.
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