Louisville 89 Kentucky 75

[BlackcatAlum]

Final... Now lets hear it all you BCG haters.:rolleyes:

Bradley- 27pts
Crawford- 19pts
Harris- 8pts
Meeks- 7pts
Jasper- 6pts
Patterson- 6pts
Stevenson- 2pts

[hey]

Louisville is a better team.. I have to say Kentucky never gave up... I think Billy G seen things today that will help for the upcoming SEC games... Go cats.....

[Russell Is Football]

To many **** turnovers!!!!! What is up with Patrick Patterson being in the back court against the press. I know he is a great player, but a premier ball handler he is not. He has great hands and handles the ball nice around with in 12 ft , but to be back there against a great Pitino press is not the best of Ideals.

[RavenBoy]

Joe Crawford is the worst player in UK history. How many TO's did he have tonight and forced shots??

[Brooks4Prez]

Joe Crawford is the worst player in UK history. How many TO's did he have tonight and forced shots??

A little hard to believe that. I mean, he basically started the rally in the first half by driving to the basket and being agressive.

[RavenBoy]

A little hard to believe that. I mean, he basically started the rally in the first half by driving to the basket and being agressive.
Ohh whatever, He is the biggest Joke Ive ever seen.

[RavenBoy]

A little hard to believe that. I mean, he basically started the rally in the first half by driving to the basket and being agressive.
Yea he did drive but he missed them all but 2 shots. Hes Horrible, Put Porter in.

[Brooks4Prez]

Raven Boy, don't get me wrong, I'm not a very big fan of Joe Crawford to say the least, I just think he does a lot of things well offensively. But you are right, at times, he's just a turnover waiting to happen.

[vundy33]

We Suck Again!!

[vundy33]

Ohh whatever, He is the biggest Joke Ive ever seen.

You're the joke if you think he's the worst player in UK history...

[bluegrassballa]

actually thought that UK could and would win this game. but how wrong I was. I had a bet with my dad. i had UK and he had U of L. Thats how confident I was. but, my mood changed at the end of the game. Oh well. This just aint our year. Maybe we will do better next year.

[Cards09]

Ive given up

[warriorpride]

What a year in Kentucky sports a year when we beat Louisville in footballand than lose to them in basketball. But yea Kentucky tried to force too many shots and he turnovers didnt help any. I still stay by my decision Billy G WORST COACH IN UK HISTORY.

[MVP2]

:( :( :(.....

[vundy33]

What a year in Kentucky sports a year when we beat Louisville in footballand than lose to them in basketball. But yea Kentucky tried to force too many shots and he turnovers didnt help any. I still stay by my decision Billy G WORST COACH IN UK HISTORY.

Man you are crazy...how is he the worst coach in history after like what...12 or 13 games?

[EKY Sportster]

I still stay by my decision Billy G WORST COACH IN UK HISTORY.

I'm not ready to go that far yet. If he is the worst, then Tubby was right next to him. But I don't think anyone would not agree that Billy G should be doing better with what we do have. I mean, we shouldn't be losing to teams like San Diego, UAB or Gardner-Webb. We aren't the most talented team, but we are much better than those teams.

Whatever is up with Billy G, we should know by next year if he is for real or not.

[Panther Thunder]

I'm not ready to go that far yet. If he is the worst, then Tubby was right next to him. But I don't think anyone would not agree that Billy G should be doing better with what we do have. I mean, we shouldn't be losing to teams like San Diego, UAB or Gardner-Webb. We aren't the most talented team, but we are much better than those teams.

Whatever is up with Billy G, we should know by next year if he is for real or not.
I think what my dad told me and anyone that knows him knows he could care less about UK basketball, but he said that UK may not be a good team, but they have a lot more talent than a lot of teams (2 All-Americans in HS). And they have enough talent to where they should beat teams like SD, GW, and UAB. So, if you have the talent to beat the team I think coaching plays a big role in the Wins and Losses to sub-par teams. One thing about Tubby he rarely ever lost to teams that were inferior to UK in talent because even if he wasn't bringing in the top players every year he could coach his guys to win against teams they should beat and teams that were just as good or better than UK.

[-STAT-]

What a year in Kentucky sports a year when we beat Louisville in footballand than lose to them in basketball. But yea Kentucky tried to force too many shots and he turnovers didnt help any. I still stay by my decision Billy G WORST COACH IN UK HISTORY.



Just a typical UK fan, no offense but since we are losing he is now the worst coach ever! I mean goodness gracious 13 games into his tenure at UK and hes been personified as the worst coach. People just need to realize that he doesn't have any of his players at UK yet other the Patterson and look how he has turned out this season. Just imagine how it will be when he gets his own recruit in. Of course it is tough to lose to the big rival, tougher than any loss to me even Gardner-Webb surprising as that sounds, but things will change for the good, people just need to stay patient and wait it out.

[Overrated]

Give him time.. What was UK's record on Rick Pitinos first season? like 15-14 or something....Be patient.

[Scotty doesn't know]

Patterson's worst game so far. Yes it is a growing experience but he is basically our team. I am not faulting a freshmen for a loss especially when he has the whole team on his shoulders. But it is true, when Patterson is not making good decisions and is not playing normally, we will fall by the waistside. We are a very easy team to scout and shut down, it is simple, shut down Patterson and you leave us to shoot nothing but jumpers. So Louisiville rattled Patterson early and he was never able to recover to have a decent game. Mix that with a confused defense and you have todays game.
If our other players are not playing with a good mind and when our best shooter is having a horrible day (Meeks) we will not win.

[PLAYBOY5]

It is all just a debacle right now, and we haven't even began SEC play yet! Meeks is becoming like Crawford and I don't know if it is his leg bothering him or what, but it looks like he is playing scared. I knew UL would pull this out because one thing Pitino always was very good at was taking the opponents best scoring threat away and the Cards did that with Patterson!

[EKY Sportster]

Patterson's worst game so far. Yes it is a growing experience but he is basically our team. I am not faulting a freshmen for a loss especially when he has the whole team on his shoulders. But it is true, when Patterson is not making good decisions and is not playing normally, we will fall by the waistside. We are a very easy team to scout and shut down, it is simple, shut down Patterson and you leave us to shoot nothing but jumpers. So Louisiville rattled Patterson early and he was never able to recover to have a decent game. Mix that with a confused defense and you have todays game.
If our other players are not playing with a good mind and when our best shooter is having a horrible day (Meeks) we will not win.

You're right! Let us hope that it just gets better!! lol

[TidesHoss32]

Well, if UK picked a year to be down, this may be it. The SEC isnt nearly as strong as its been in recent years, so this UK team should fit right into the frenzy of conference play. Still, the upcoming Vandy game looks to be a loss, and even as bad as the conference is this year, I dont see UK winning 5 or 6 (SEC) games..

[Mr.Kimball]

Is it now a requirement that you have to be covered from head to toe with tatoos to play basketball? How about one time seeing a player on the basketball court that didn't look like they were a member of the Miami Ink staff. It's not just Kentucky, it's every body. :(

[bobcatfan22]

Billy g better get doing something or uk isn't going to have him sticking around too much longer

[4_real]

all of u who are hating bcg i pitty u in 2 or 3 years when uk is the creme of the crop.cant wait to see how many of u that call urselves fans are back on the bandwagon.especially cards09

[vundy33]

Is it now a requirement that you have to be covered from head to toe with tatoos to play basketball? How about one time seeing a player on the basketball court that didn't look like they were a member of the Miami Ink staff. It's not just Kentucky, it's every body. :(

What's the problem with tatoos? Why do you care what a player looks like? Sounds like stereotyping to me...

[alfus21]

I've kept quiet for a while now, but can most fans honestly say that this team is improving? Louisville is an awful basketball team this year and they had their way with us.

I know Tubby left some duds for Billy G. to coach, but there's no disputing that we are still more talented than the likes of Gardner Webb and San Diego so that leaves what as the reason for the losses? We had more talent than those teams and still lost.

There may be a reason that Billy G. hasn't signed his contract as of yet. He may not be wanting to come back or may not be welcome back. Any coach that is too stubborn to EVER play a zone defense when offenses continue to backdoor him and his defense all day is sad. This team is not that great, but they arent' worse than Gardner "Spud" Webb U. or San Diego, and that should worry many people as to how well this man can actually coach.

Yes, he can recruit but much like many say Tubby did, Billy G. never has done anything with his own recruits.

[oneandonly]

well i dont hate billy g. im just dissapointed and the question that keeps popping into my mind is- would we have lost these games (webb, houston, san diego) if tubby was still here? but oh well im still going to be a uk fan no matter what!

[BlueStripes]

The UK team looks like crap, they have way to many turnovers! And when UK forces a turnover from the other team they cant convert! You cant beat anyone when you do that.

[BCF4L]

Billy G shouldn't be expected to teach this team how to rebound and how to shoot the ball. If they couldn't do that then they don't need to be on the team, period. Perry Stevenson is the worst big man I have seen in quite some time. Just like the announcer said during the game yesterday, "what was Ramel thinking when he tried throwing the ball to Stevenson. He should have noticed who it was he was passing to and took the shot himself." If announcers can see it, then why can't UK fans? Tubby couldn't have coached this team to a better record. Tubby couldn't coach past teams past the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament. I guess big bad UAB, and Marquette were too much for Tubby. I wish Tubby would retire from basketball that way you guys would pull him out of your ***.

[Mr.Kimball]

What's the problem with tatoos? Why do you care what a player looks like? Sounds like stereotyping to me...
Really could care less what it sounds like to you.

I just personaly dont like them . If you like them, knock yourself out.:)

[ComfortEagle]

Naw, we're gonna stop this now or it will result in alternative action.

Back on topic.

[ComfortEagle]

In the words of Rick Pitino to BCG,

"You're doing the right things. Stay with what you believe in, and in the end, you'll have success."

[ComfortEagle]

"He's going in there with some injured players," he said. "They're talented. They've got talent. He's lost to some people fans don't think you should lose to, but he's a first-year coach. He can coach, he can recruit, he's a good person, he's a hard worker. It's silly to judge a person when he first comes in. You're not hiring a miracle worker. You're hiring someone that's going to get it done over the long haul. I'm very confident that Kentucky will be a powerhouse once again, and it will be sooner than later because (Gillispie) has the right stuff."

-Rick Pitino, talking about BCG

[canewarning93]

Billy G is starting to make me wonder with his decision making. He is taking proving a point a little far. Play the good players if they are available as much as you can. The cats are really not meeting expectations of Big Blue fans this year, there is no intensity in their play.

[canewarning93]

One thing about Tubby he rarely ever lost to teams that were inferior to UK in talent because even if he wasn't bringing in the top players every year he could coach his guys to win against teams they should beat and teams that were just as good or better than UK.
I completely agree 100%

[JOBAKKA]

If I was Pitino and I was at Louisville I would love BCG also. The part about being a good person now thats just funny I don't care what anyone say's. Ask Rob Bromley or any one else that has to deal with him on a regular basis. He is not to popular with those folks,

[ComfortEagle]

Billy G is starting to make me wonder with his decision making. He is taking proving a point a little far. Play the good players if they are available as much as you can. The cats are really not meeting expectations of Big Blue fans this year, there is no intensity in their play.

Is it BCG's fault if they don't play with intensity?

[alfus21]

Is it BCG's fault if they don't play with intensity?

Not 100% his fault, but to an extent yes it is. It's his job to fire up his players which are more talented than the likes of Gardner Webb and San Diego. But even with the players not playing with intensity, a halfway decent gameplan could beat those teams.

[BlackcatAlum]

Here is a quote from Derrick Jasper after the game, "a few players aren't listening to coach". Jasper didn't give out names but this is pretty apparent after watching UK games this season.

[RavenBoy]

Billy G is starting to make me wonder with his decision making. He is taking proving a point a little far. Play the good players if they are available as much as you can. The cats are really not meeting expectations of Big Blue fans this year, there is no intensity in their play.No thats just you. You might be a UK Fan but if you were a Basketball Fan, you would know to play the players that deserve to play.

[RavenBoy]

I just dont see why anyone cant see it. This isnt the 90's were UK gets the top players. We have one good player, Patterson. All of our other players couldnt even make the UNC or Memphis team.

[Hoopla]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If a team is doing well, it's because we have good players and if a team is performing poorly, it's because the coach isn't any good. Get over it. BCG is trying to coach a team that isn't his. He has to have a starting point. After all, Tubby won a National Title with Pitino's team and then didn't do anything after that. Sure UK had winning seasons, but never anything worth writing home about. People need to stop and think before trying to burn BCG at the stake. He is a good coach that is trying to incorporate his style and philosophy to someone elses team. You so called UK fans that keep bashing BCG should wonder what might happen if you get your wish for BCG to be gone from UK. Who in their right mind would take the job and come to a place that has so much love and support for their coach? We might get someone that is washed up as a coach or a never will be because great coaches in college basketball, like BCG, will not want to come to a school that has a fan base that second guesses everything they do and is calling for their job at every turn they make. You big cry babies need to just stop bashing BCG and UK and start cheering for DUKE, because you would fit right in there. :served:

[Brooks4Prez]

Give him time.. What was UK's record on Rick Pitinos first season? like 15-14 or something....Be patient.

Can't really compare those two situations, I mean Pitino was handed a team with a lot worse talent than Billy G has. But I do agree that it's way too early to try and judge Gilispie as a coach.

[oneandonly]

Can't really compare those two situations, I mean Pitino was handed a team with a lot worse talent than Billy G has. But I do agree that it's way too early to try and judge Gilispie as a coach.




it was 15-15 im pretty sure, and i agree about the talent thing, but i mean you cant expect to have a GREAT team the first year a new coach comes.

[vundy33]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If a team is doing well, it's because we have good players and if a team is performing poorly, it's because the coach isn't any good. Get over it. BCG is trying to coach a team that isn't his. He has to have a starting point. After all, Tubby won a National Title with Pitino's team and then didn't do anything after that. Sure UK had winning seasons, but never anything worth writing home about. People need to stop and think before trying to burn BCG at the stake. He is a good coach that is trying to incorporate his style and philosophy to someone elses team. You so called UK fans that keep bashing BCG should wonder what might happen if you get your wish for BCG to be gone from UK. Who in their right mind would take the job and come to a place that has so much love and support for their coach? We might get someone that is washed up as a coach or a never will be because great coaches in college basketball, like BCG, will not want to come to a school that has a fan base that second guesses everything they do and is calling for their job at every turn they make. You big cry babies need to just stop bashing BCG and UK and start cheering for DUKE, because you would fit right in there. :served:

Great post man...

[Brooks4Prez]

it was 15-15 im pretty sure, and i agree about the talent thing, but i mean you cant expect to have a GREAT team the first year a new coach comes.

Very true. I just hope that Gilispie doesn't give up on his way of doing things just because of a lot of outside pressure.

[More Cowbell]

Patterson's worst game so far. Yes it is a growing experience but he is basically our team. I am not faulting a freshmen for a loss especially when he has the whole team on his shoulders. But it is true, when Patterson is not making good decisions and is not playing normally, we will fall by the waistside. We are a very easy team to scout and shut down, it is simple, shut down Patterson and you leave us to shoot nothing but jumpers. So Louisiville rattled Patterson early and he was never able to recover to have a decent game. Mix that with a confused defense and you have todays game.
If our other players are not playing with a good mind and when our best shooter is having a horrible day (Meeks) we will not win.

Good post. It is readily apparent that Patterson is the most indispensable player on the team. When he is out (Houston game) or has an off-night (Louisville), UK has very little chance to win.

[Jimmy Dugan]

why did patterson shoot 2 3's in the first half?? I know time on the shot clock was winding down, but there was at least 3-4 seconds left each time

[rallo316]

Bradley needs to play some d**n defense he is flatfooted.

[Tailback44]

kentucky is terrible

[HazzBeen]

Well I have talked to someone pretty close to the team and he said that Billy G. is probably the most negative person he has ever seen. Anybody knows that you can't play for someone you do not like and I don't think the players like him. He nevers praises them, only criticizes them. I don't care what anyone says, Tubby was a better coach than this guy. He has basically the same team as Tubby did last year (take Patterson for Morris) and he has made them into one of the worst UK teams of all time. I don't care if it is his 1st year or 50th year, if we were on probation and lost all of our scholarships. No UK team should be beaten by Gardner Webb and San Diego! This is all my opinion and some will not like it but the part about him being negative is the truth.

[ComfortEagle]

Well I have talked to someone pretty close to the team and he said that Billy G. is probably the most negative person he has ever seen. Anybody knows that you can't play for someone you do not like and I don't think the players like him. He nevers praises them, only criticizes them. I don't care what anyone says, Tubby was a better coach than this guy. He has basically the same team as Tubby did last year (take Patterson for Morris) and he has made them into one of the worst UK teams of all time. I don't care if it is his 1st year or 50th year, if we were on probation and lost all of our scholarships. No UK team should be beaten by Gardner Webb and San Diego! This is all my opinion and some will not like it but the part about him being negative is the truth.

BCG is negative because he is trying to make a point. I really think that there are some players on this team that have an attitude and don't listen to coach. But BCG will go as far as losing players and losing games to make a point...we've seen that already this year.

I don't think BCG will be satisfied or any less negative until he gets his players that listen to him and play his way.

[BlackcatFootball]

UK looked very impressive IMO in the first half. Second Half the fouls and Free Throws just got out of hand. We Will be around .500 at seasons end.