Just watched the UL, UK game on DVR...

[MrSplitshot]

Louisville has the better team this year, no doubt about in my mind about it. They have athletes and they have experience. Kentucky has athletes, but no experience.

Everyone keeps saying that Kentucky will be a tough out in March. I, for one, don't really see it yet. We'll see.

The 3-ball kept Kentucky in it, as well as some bonehead mistakes by Louisville. I actually thought the game was called pretty evenly, except for the no-call on Dieng late that was a blown call at a pretty critical moment. But, that's the breaks. Kentucky flat out lost at the free throw line. Make your free throws, and we're talking about a Kentucky upset here.

The game was as good as I could have expected, as a Kentucky fan. I think we played close to the best game we've got right now. That's just the cards we're playing with this year...and that's cool. Can't be all-World all the time. As Kentucky fans, I think we should look back at the BS we endured prior to the Calipari era (Billy DrunkAss G, Tubby the Later Years) and be thankful as can be that we are where we are...coming off an Elite 8, a Final 4, and a National Championship. Not every batch of superstar youngsters is going to be "special" and this year is evidence of that. It's something everyone will have to get used to with the Calipari system at Kentucky. Noel is highly overrated, Cauley Stein needs time and experience, and Harrow is not the PG that Cal is accustomed to having control the floor. Goodwin is awesome, but reminds me of a young Liggins...trying to shoulder too much at the beginning...and Poythress has every ounce of potential to be a beast, but so far is a recluse.

I, for one, knew this was coming.

Oh, and mhall....buddy....amigo....pal-O-mine....are you talking about the call on Siva where he hacked Goodwin on the 3-point shot? (I can't remember if that was foul #4 on him or not.) If so, that one was a foul.

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[mhall]

Nope not that one the fourth foul call where he wiffed on the replay. They showed it twice.

Guys foul on the elbow all the time and I ain't trying to say different but that fourth call was bull, but as you say thats basketball. I for one wasn't even gonna mention it until alot, ''Not you and several on here and elsewhere'' started up with the home cooking garbage and all Louisville does is foul crap.

Gawd that junk gets old....Nice comments though..

[GeoFisher]

Nope not that one the fourth foul call where he wiffed on the replay. They showed it twice.

Guys foul on the elbow all the time and I ain't trying to say different but that fourth call was bull, but as you say thats basketball. I for one wasn't even gonna mention it until alot, ''Not you and several on here and elsewhere'' started up with the home cooking garbage and all Louisville does is foul crap.

Gawd that junk gets old....Nice comments though..

Now Mark.....I'm not a UK fan or a UL fan...I just love great basketball. Looking at this game objectively, I came away in disgust for the way Slick Rick teaches defense. YOU KNOW the whole objective was to apply pressure defense and see just what you could get away with....hopefully it would lead to enough of a lead to win the game.

THAT garbage they played to go up by 17 was just that.....GARBAGE. No basketball quality what so ever. When they started calling the fouls, UK pulled within a few points, and almost pulled out an upset.

UL's foul trouble nearly cost them the game. Would they have even been in foul trouble without slick ricks method of defense......more importantly, would UL have even been in the game?

Again....I could care two shits about either team. The game was one of the sloppiest games I've seen in a while. I hate the foul fest types of games.

Later,

Geo

[jcb]

The game was one of the sloppiest games I've seen in a while. I hate the foul fest types of games.

It really wasn't the fouls so much as just general crappy play by both teams. No offensive cohesion, horrible defensive rebounding and tons of mental mistakes. If those two teams play like that in Conference, it's going to be a long year for both of them.

[mhall]

Opinions are just that you have yours and I have mine. Hard nosed defense makes kids try hard and they make mistakes. You accussing Pitino of telling players to go out and tackle people is ********. I am not a Pitino fan but I don't think he does that at all. I think he tells them to cover them like glue and try your best NOT to foul. Kids do that and obviously foul.

If you really think a coach tells his players to ''Go see what you can get by with''...well I I can't see it. If they foul out he and the team looses the game. Your savior Crean does the same thing and always has. His defense is one of the smash mouth in the country and he is known for it. It's one of the reason's they have gotten back to the limelight, that and recuited talent.

Very few on this site will ever give Louisville their due and thats fine I've grown use to it, it is what it is. They could beat the Bulls by 25 and you guys would shoot holes in it.