MBB OGT: #6 FLORIDA at #10 Kentucky -- January 4, 2025 -- 11 AM [ESPN]

If Brea shoots his average percentage from 3 they lose at home. He shot 77% from 3 which is ungodly. We should have put Hough or Alexis on him. Even if he got layups instead of threes on 4 of those shots, that would have been four fewer points.

Carr is the same. Normally a 30% 3-point shooter. He shot 40% today including that dagger near the end. Tip your hat to Kentucky. They have abandoned that one-and-done fiasco of Calipari and have made a great adjustment to the traditional program-building model.

 

well then, forget it...why try. let's hang up the shoes and go fishing.

 

What happened to Sam Alexis?

Feels like we could used an athletic small forward on defense in this game.

 

The challenge will be playing with the dfensive effort we need and not falling back into just an offensive mindset like we had last year. It is tough, though, to bring that defensive intensity all game, especilly when they have a guy burying highly contested 3s in your face all game long. It's like, what is the point in putting out all that effort if they are just going to knock down shots anyway.

 

They did take over but missed a lot of FTs. Martin was killing them offensively and WC was 6/10 from 3. We HAVE TO HIT THE FTs!!!!

 

I'm afraid he is not an SEC caliber big. Just gets pushed around in the post. Can't shoot from the outside, and doesn't do all the other things we get from Haugh. I think we need to run more offensive plays for Haugh, especially 3s from the top of the key where he is money, so that teams have to respect him out there, instead of him just moving the ball around and screening for guards.

 

I didn't expect to win today. This is a hard first game. The next two games will tell the story. Go 2-1 and we will be right back on track.

 

At least three of those shots by Brea, he had someone in his face. You also kind of have to bite on the fakes as well. I'd rather make him drive and eat layups than threes.

 

also they had 25 assists and only 6 turnovers

 

And they turned all of our turnovers into points.

 

Tuesday is going to be a battle. The SEC is so crazy.

 

Haugh needs to start. the only big that has an inside outside game on offense.

 

We have the offense to out point even great teams. Nearly did so today at Rupp.
But “yes” to fishing.

 

True, and always a yes to fishing. I’m in southern Brazil now and plan to do some soon.

 

too soft.

 

Why was such a high quality matchup an 11am start??

 

awesome! Post some pics.
I went sword fishing yesterday for 10 hours. So, no fishing today for me.

 

I’d guess just one, unfortunately.

 

Tired probably, hard to get the ball over the rim. But, he seems to have very good endurance, never see him breathing hard.

 

This! Hard for anyone to win in Rupp