Vanderbilt 72 - Kentucky 67 [Archive] - Kentucky Sports Forum

alfus21

01-20-2007, 05:25 PM

Looked like **** today! POINT BLANK!

Yeah, they did. Bad loss at home but Vandy blew out Alabama earlier in the week. Kentucky is the better team though, and to take anything positive out of this Thomas played really well today. That was about it.

Vandy is hot right now though, now with wins this season of Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Bama, and now Kentucky.

BelfryJustice

01-20-2007, 06:23 PM

Yeah, they did. Bad loss at home but Vandy blew out Alabama earlier in the week. Kentucky is the better team though, and to take anything positive out of this Thomas played really well today. That was about it.

Vandy is hot right now though, now with wins this season of Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Bama, and now Kentucky.

Very true! We all know that Tubby struggles with the hot teams and the big games!

:thatsfunn

alfus21

01-20-2007, 06:27 PM

Very true! We all know that Tubby struggles with the hot teams and the big games!

:thatsfunn

That doesn't match up with anything I said, so why quote me? And it's definitely not funny?

-STAT-

01-20-2007, 06:41 PM

UK looked horrible today. But Vandy was shooting lights out. Shot 50% from the field(24-48) and 11-23 from 3 as said earlier. I agree that UK is the better team, but they just caught Vanderbilt at a wrong time, they are on a hot streak as of late. Congrats to the dores.

Doc Holliday

01-20-2007, 06:51 PM

Vandy is Hot but the Cats were on a big win streak.

I thought Vandy just hit some big shots and the Cats didn't.

So far Vandy has played rather well against ranked foes, and people need to remember no matter what the Cats are ranked, teams "get up" for them. A win against the Cats is a very motivating prize for any school let alone one that we have dominated for years.

dawg4runner

01-20-2007, 08:13 PM

if kentucky kepts playing the way they are i look for tem to lose 10 games this year and maybe make it to the sweet 16

Old school Dawg

01-20-2007, 08:19 PM

Dude, grow up. They played bad today. Simple as that, but to say stupid crap like that is ridiculous.Im probably twice your age and stupid crap I hope is your word for being sarcastic because that is what I meant.You dont need to talk to me in such a mean spirited way alfus,,gee whiz.

Old school Dawg

01-20-2007, 08:22 PM

Dude, grow up. They played bad today. Simple as that, but to say stupid crap like that is ridiculous. Did you see the guy waving the Morehead hat at the camera as the game was ending,,,that is what made me think that.I dont think losing to Vanderbilt is anything to be ashamed of.

TidesHoss32

01-20-2007, 11:44 PM

yeah they are rolling. Didnt I hear it said that they have more wins against the top 25 than anybody in the SEC? Yeah, they did. Bad loss at home but Vandy blew out Alabama earlier in the week. Kentucky is the better team though, and to take anything positive out of this Thomas played really well today. That was about it.

Vandy is hot right now though, now with wins this season of Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Bama, and now Kentucky.

warriorpride

01-21-2007, 12:34 AM

Congrats Vandy.

PLAYBOY5

01-21-2007, 08:12 AM

And to think UK was 12 1/2 point favorites made me JUMP ALL OVER THIS ONE with Vandy!!! 1 of the hottest teams in the country right now!

BelfryJustice

01-21-2007, 09:52 AM

That doesn't match up with anything I said, so why quote me? And it's definitely not funny?

So you didn't say Vandy was hot? You might want to read your post again my friend!

:moon:

NYY10

01-21-2007, 12:48 PM

This game sucked,was hopin Ky would pull away but they let the point jump to 6 points

Homer Simpson

01-21-2007, 12:50 PM

Very true! We all know that Tubby struggles with the hot teams and the big games!

:thatsfunn

lmao I know what you mean and thats hillarious, Tubby never wins big games he's awful.

BlackcatAlum

01-21-2007, 01:23 PM

Vanderbilt has two great players in Byars, and Fostar. They both could light it up from behind the arc. Kentucky couldnt do anything to stop them either. Thomas had one of his better games but you don't want him leading the team. Bradley shot well but didn't get many looks. Congrats Commodores.

alfus21

01-21-2007, 03:26 PM

lmao I know what you mean and thats hillarious, Tubby never wins big games he's awful.

Yeah, he had an awful run 2003 and 2005 didn't he? Not to mention winning the 98' National Title that Rick couldn't win with the 97' team and even after they lost Prickett, Epps, Derrick Anderson, and Ron Mercer (4 Leading Scorers from the 1997 team)

alfus21

01-21-2007, 03:28 PM

So you didn't say Vandy was hot? You might want to read your post again my friend!

:moon:

Yeah, I said that but it's not just Tubby that struggled with Vandy this season. Bruce Pearl also did, and so did several other ranked teams and coaches. No need to put your Tubby bashing spin on it.

alfus21

01-21-2007, 03:37 PM

Joe Crawford shot 4-17 from the field yesterday and Meeks shot 1-6. (Combining for 5-23)

It's going to be hard to beat anybody when your scoring threats shoot 21%

Wyatt Earp

01-21-2007, 04:06 PM

Vandy has been a tough team to beat for a few years and probably could happen again before the year is out. Tough to win shooting 20 some % at any level.

Super_de

01-21-2007, 04:52 PM

look at it this way, uk had a bad game, vandy had a good game and uk only lost by 5.

WeedEater

01-22-2007, 11:36 AM

Yeah, he had an awful run 2003 and 2005 didn't he? Not to mention winning the 98' National Title that Rick couldn't win with the 97' team and even after they lost Prickett, Epps, Derrick Anderson, and Ron Mercer (4 Leading Scorers from the 1997 team)lol you really think it was Tubbys coaching that won it for them in 98?

alfus21

01-22-2007, 12:04 PM

lol you really think it was Tubbys coaching that won it for them in 98?

Yeah, along with the talent of course. It's easy to bash Tubby for winning with a team of Pitino's recruits, but Rick couldn't do it in 97' and the top 4 scorers of the 97' team either graduated or left early. I think he done a pretty good job losing those 4 guys, and finishing what Pitino couldn't.

WeedEater

01-22-2007, 12:15 PM

alfus21

01-22-2007, 12:23 PM

I get what your saying, but if it was his coaching then why havent we been back since then?

I didn't say anything about being back since then and neither did you. You tried to laugh me off the boards for saying he done something that Pitino couldn't after losing the 4 top scorers, and now you want to change your tune.

He's been close to being back since then, but a couple of bad breaks in the tournament have prevented that. With the exception of last season and the 2000 season I believe we've been close to getting back to that point. We've had 3 elite eight appearances since then but just haven't gotten the breaks (Bogans injury, Sparks getting fouled)

WeedEater

01-22-2007, 12:38 PM

I didn't say anything about being back since then and neither did you. You tried to laugh me off the boards for saying he done something that Pitino couldn't after losing the 4 top scorers, and now you want to change your tune.

He's been close to being back since then, but a couple of bad breaks in the tournament have prevented that. With the exception of last season and the 2000 season I believe we've been close to getting back to that point. We've had 3 elite eight appearances since then but just haven't gotten the breaks (Bogans injury, Sparks getting fouled)Pitino was there in 96 and won it, He was back in 97 which is hard enough. Arizona was a heck of a team that year, You cant say Arizona wasent good that year. Besides Pitino lost like 8 people from that 96 team and they all went in the first round of the draft and he still made it back to the championship

cardsfan

01-22-2007, 12:47 PM

I loved this game and can't wait to watch UK loose another then another etc........ Way to go Vandy!!!!!!

OffTheHook

01-22-2007, 01:14 PM

Vandy has always been a thorn in KY's side seems like.

alfus21

01-22-2007, 04:07 PM

Pitino was there in 96 and won it, He was back in 97 which is hard enough. Arizona was a heck of a team that year, You cant say Arizona wasent good that year. Besides Pitino lost like 8 people from that 96 team and they all went in the first round of the draft and he still made it back to the championship

:) Lost like 8 people? Where did you get that number. He lost 4 from the 96' team. The 3 top scorers, and the #6 leading scorer. Yeah he got back. You say it's amazing he got back.

Yet it's not amazing that Tubby got them back and actually won it after losing the top 4 scorers from the 97 team?

You're a typing contradiction. Tubby lost more scorers and still won, with what Pitino couldn't.

baseballfan

01-22-2007, 07:42 PM

I didn't say anything about being back since then and neither did you. You tried to laugh me off the boards for saying he done something that Pitino couldn't after losing the 4 top scorers, and now you want to change your tune.

He's been close to being back since then, but a couple of bad breaks in the tournament have prevented that. With the exception of last season and the 2000 season I believe we've been close to getting back to that point. We've had 3 elite eight appearances since then but just haven't gotten the breaks (Bogans injury, Sparks getting fouled)
Being close only counts with horse shoes and hand grenades. Maybe thats what pitino Also thinks with is 97 team "I just had a bad break"

alfus21

01-22-2007, 08:05 PM

Being close only counts with horse shoes and hand grenades. Maybe thats what pitino Also thinks with is 97 team "I just had a bad break"

Maybe so, but the other point I got across is that Tubby did get it done in 98'. And the other point I was trying to get across is that it's absurd to judge success by counting final fours in this day and age with so much parity in basketball(George Mason last season)

baseballfan

01-22-2007, 08:10 PM

Maybe so, but the other point I got across is that Tubby did get it done in 98'. And the other point I was trying to get across is that it's absurd to judge success by counting final fours in this day and age with so much parity in basketball(George Mason last season)
Pitino got done in 96 also

alfus21

01-22-2007, 08:11 PM

Pitino got done in 96 also

Once again, I never said he didn't. Go back, read my posts in complete sentences. Come back when you have something useful to discuss, and actually understand a little bit of what I was trying to get across.

baseballfan

01-22-2007, 08:17 PM

Can someone tell me how many final 4 or championship games pitino and tubby has have. I know of some of them but not all of them. Can someone inform me on this

WeedEater

01-23-2007, 12:40 AM

:) Lost like 8 people? Where did you get that number. He lost 4 from the 96' team. The 3 top scorers, and the #6 leading scorer. Yeah he got back. You say it's amazing he got back.

Yet it's not amazing that Tubby got them back and actually won it after losing the top 4 scorers from the 97 team?

You're a typing contradiction. Tubby lost more scorers and still won, with what Pitino couldn't.lol now thats funny

alfus21

01-23-2007, 12:50 AM

lol now thats funny

Why is that funny?

Because you said he lost 8 players off of a team or that you have nothing else to come back at me with?

WeedEater

01-23-2007, 01:37 AM

Why is that funny?

Because you said he lost 8 players off of a team or that you have nothing else to come back at me with?No because thats a Joke, that year was the most 1 team has ever had so many players go to the draft in the first round. Buddy get over it, Tubby isnt that good of a coach.

alfus21

01-23-2007, 04:07 PM

No because thats a Joke, that year was the most 1 team has ever had so many players go to the draft in the first round. Buddy get over it, Tubby isnt that good of a coach.

What year are you talking about? I just told you that the 96' team lost 4 players and of those 3 went in the 1st round. That is good, but UNC did that a couple years ago as well. The 97' team lost their 4 top scorers, and you want to know what? THREE(3) of those also went in the 1st round. Same as Pitino's 96 team. Tubby was in the exact situation in 1998. Got anymore brain busters for me?

Old school Dawg

01-23-2007, 06:57 PM

Yeah, along with the talent of course. It's easy to bash Tubby for winning with a team of Pitino's recruits, but Rick couldn't do it in 97' and the top 4 scorers of the 97' team either graduated or left early. I think he done a pretty good job losing those 4 guys, and finishing what Pitino couldn't. Amen Alfus you preach it son.Kentucky basketball was the roman empire of college basketball before rick pitino ever stepped foot on campus and he did his best job with Pelphry,woods farmer,and he brought excitement back to a team rocked with scandal.Then he let money rule over his senses and left only to disgrace his self in Boston.First thing he did was do away with red auerback,s position and it was downhill after that.So he comes back to Louisville,,Kentucky,s most hated rival and despite the fact he gets all the mcdonald all-american,s any coach would only dream of he aint done crap except for one year.His record is not comparable to tubby,s either.I think Pitino has lost it.Whatever he did to modivate good players to play hard and not so good players to play beyond their talent, he seems to have lost it.These young kids may not respond to his foul mouth,,and I have heard him he never had his mouth washed out growing up.His language is pathetic.People in Ky fell in Love with the run and gun style that caught people off guard but teams were making adjustments and he leaves.Pitino fans are not ky fans their turncoat louisville fans.

baseballfan

01-23-2007, 09:53 PM

Amen Alfus you preach it son.Kentucky basketball was the roman empire of college basketball before rick pitino ever stepped foot on campus and he did his best job with Pelphry,woods farmer,and he brought excitement back to a team rocked with scandal.Then he let money rule over his senses and left only to disgrace his self in Boston.First thing he did was do away with red auerback,s position and it was downhill after that.So he comes back to Louisville,,Kentucky,s most hated rival and despite the fact he gets all the mcdonald all-american,s any coach would only dream of he aint done crap except for one year.His record is not comparable to tubby,s either.I think Pitino has lost it.Whatever he did to modivate good players to play hard and not so good players to play beyond their talent, he seems to have lost it.These young kids may not respond to his foul mouth,,and I have heard him he never had his mouth washed out growing up.His language is pathetic.People in Ky fell in Love with the run and gun style that caught people off guard but teams were making adjustments and he leaves.Pitino fans are not ky fans their turncoat louisville fans.
I am not a louisville fan But a true KY blue fan but i got to dis agree i love pitino as a coach. I know that he hasent done much with louisville, but i still in my opinion chose pitino over tubby any day. I just love his coaching when he coached at UK

mcfan1

01-23-2007, 09:57 PM

Pitino chose Tubby.

baseballfan

01-23-2007, 10:05 PM

Pitino chose Tubby.
did he really

Old school Dawg

01-23-2007, 10:08 PM

I am not a louisville fan But a true KY blue fan but i got to dis agree i love pitino as a coach. I know that he hasent done much with louisville, but i still in my opinion chose pitino over tubby any day. I just love his coaching when he coached at UKBaseball fan there has never been more exciting basketball than we witnessed here in Kentucky when Pitino came here.Everybody loved him.Im sorry for doubting your loyalty to Kentucky.That was then and his ideas are not working or his players are not getting it.

Old school Dawg

01-23-2007, 10:10 PM

Pitino did make Tubby his first choice.He called him the assassin the south.He was at Georgia then.Funny thing is how Pitino went on and on how he was such a great recruiter.

baseballfan

01-23-2007, 10:14 PM

Baseball fan there has never been more exciting basketball than we witnessed here in Kentucky when Pitino came here.Everybody loved him.Im sorry for doubting your loyalty to Kentucky.That was then and his ideas are not working or his players are not getting it.
What i really mean was that i loved when pitino coached at KY but him at louisville i really dont care much about.