UCLA

[justinhub2003]

Kentucky maybe not a final four team but sure they are not a bad team. UCLA seemed to be a hot and cold shooting team they will win their share of game and pull some more upsets in the PAC 12.

Ucla always seems to give UK problems because they shoot so welll. The pac12 is trash this year and ucla only gets Arizona and Arizona State one time each this year. They don’t have a ton of opportunities for huge resume boosting wins. We just need them to hold steady and beat all the bad teams in the pac12 and steal at least one from the 2 games against the Arizona teams.

I think ucla is decent, and can be good but their lack of toughness, defense and protection of the ball is concerning. It’s means they can lose to or beat anyone

 

[Defense first]

Ucla always seems to give UK problems because they shoot so welll. The pac12 is trash this year and ucla only gets Arizona and Arizona State one time each this year. They don’t have a ton of opportunities for huge resume boosting wins. We just need them to hold steady and beat all the bad teams in the pac12 and steal at least one from the 2 games against the Arizona teams.

I think ucla is decent, and can be good but their lack of toughness, defense and protection of the ball is concerning. It’s means they can lose to or beat anyone

No doubt they don't protect the ball well and they don't show a lot of toughness, but with the media only worried about the 3 guys that got into trouble and the amount of youth they have, they will only get better. To say that uc going in there house and pounding then means there not a good team is crazy. They were up in Michigan game late then got beat. That's what happens when you have such a young team. As far as Kentucky goes, that win alone might push them to be tournament bound. UCLA is good, just haven't put it all together yet. Great win by the bearcats. Any time regardless of opponent you get a win in another teams house, especially a storied program with legit talent and possibly 3nba players, huge win by the cats

 

[justinhub2003]

No doubt they don't protect the ball well and they don't show a lot of toughness, but with the media only worried about the 3 guys that got into trouble and the amount of youth they have, they will only get better. To say that uc going in there house and pounding then means there not a good team is crazy. They were up in Michigan game late then got beat. That's what happens when you have such a young team. As far as Kentucky goes, that win alone might push them to be tournament bound. UCLA is good, just haven't put it all together yet. Great win by the bearcats. Any time regardless of opponent you get a win in another teams house, especially a storied program with legit talent and possibly 3nba players, huge win by the cats

I mean ucla is young but they ain’t super young. They play 3 freshman but only 2 play a ton of minutes. They have 2 Sr, 1 jr and 2 Soph and one of those sophomores Is a 3rd year player.

And the 2 freshman that play are 5 star players.

Like I said, they are decent but far from consistent. We have a better offense then them according to kenpom and their defense is #73... I just think they lack identity

 

[Defense first]

I mean ucla is young but they ain’t super young. They play 3 freshman but only 2 play a ton of minutes. They have 2 Sr, 1 jr and 2 Soph and one of those sophomores Is a 3rd year player.

And the 2 freshman that play are 5 star players.

Like I said, they are decent but far from consistent. We have a better offense then them according to kenpom and their defense is #73... I just think they lack identity

They definitely lack identity, but they have talent, that can't be over looked. They are young because if who played last year and who they are counting on to help with Welsh and holiday. If they can take care of the ball, they will be dangerous no matter who there playing. Add in the big win over Kentucky and the conclusion of the players being suspended and now there confidence should b trending upwards. Even look at our Cincinnati squad, it takes understanding and time to figure out how to beat top notch teams. They now hopefully have that understanding. UCLA was a good win, it became pretty damn good since it was at there house. The talent they have will determine a lot, but figuring out there identity will push them higher, will not be surprised to see them in the NCAA tournament at all

 

[Jon Rycek]

Ucla always seems to give UK problems because they shoot so welll. The pac12 is trash this year and ucla only gets Arizona and Arizona State one time each this year. They don’t have a ton of opportunities for huge resume boosting wins. We just need them to hold steady and beat all the bad teams in the pac12 and steal at least one from the 2 games against the Arizona teams.

I think ucla is decent, and can be good but their lack of toughness, defense and protection of the ball is concerning. It’s means they can lose to or beat anyone

They weren't tough last year either lol.

 

[justinhub2003]

They weren't tough last year either lol.

They had TJ leaf and Lonzo ball.

 

[waterhead]

I am very happy UCLA beat KY but that single game is not going to mean as much as some might be hoping. It does lend just a little more credibility to our non con resume...but it's small potatoes in the grand scheme.

I think UCLA is only going to get better from here on out when/if they get some important players back. We won't get full credit for beating them at less than full strength but the committee can't take too much away from us there either. It will be a nice column 1 win with a small asterisk IMO.

 

[Defense first]

I am very happy UCLA beat KY but that single game is not going to mean as much as some might be hoping. It does lend just a little more credibility to our non con resume...but it's small potatoes in the grand scheme.

I think UCLA is only going to get better from here on out when/if they get some important players back. We won't get full credit for beating them at less than full strength but the committee can't take too much away from us there either. It will be a nice column 1 win with a small asterisk IMO.

Who we're ucla missing, or who they getting back? Those 2 freshman are gone until next year

 

[waterhead]

Who we're ucla missing, or who they getting back? Those 2 freshman are gone until next year

Oh sorry. I hadn't heard the news. I thought it was still up in the air as to if they would play or not but I hadn't been following the story.

If they don't play then we will get full credit for wherever they end up in RPI.

 

[cincyguy13]

Hey jUstin. Cincy 13, can you guys stop calling UCLA not that good now lol. Or does this just mean UK isn't that good. Idk where we go from here haha

So this win makes them a great team? Lol. No I still don’t think they are a great team or should we put them in the final 4 right now? How good do you think uk is? Honestly, right now do you think they are great? I don’t. I think most everyone who watches basketball would tell you this isn’t the typical top 5 uk team. It’s dtill a good win. It helps uc and makes them look better. I’m all for that. You seem to think I don’t want good things for the team. I am disappointed with how they’ve played this year considering the expectations. That’s it. I still want good things to happen for them

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

Lets just sweep through the league schedule and win the league tourney crown and we should be alright.
The fact of the matter is this team is a work in progress. My hope is we keep trending up and are playing our best basketball at the end of the season. Let our opponents worry about playing us.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

So this win makes them a great team? Lol. No I still don’t think they are a great team or should we put them in the final 4 right now? How good do you think uk is? Honestly, right now do you think they are great? I don’t. I think most everyone who watches basketball would tell you this isn’t the typical top 5 uk team. It’s dtill a good win. It helps uc and makes them look better. I’m all for that. You seem to think I don’t want good things for the team. I am disappointed with how they’ve played this year considering the expectations. That’s it. I still want good things to happen for them

You keep saying stuff like this. It's very strange to me. I really don't get what you expect.

 

[cincyguy13]

You keep saying stuff like this. It's very strange to me. I really don't get what you expect.

a top 5 team. A team that doesn't get killed and look completely over-matched at xavier and a team that doesn't have 20 turnovers and lose to a Florida team that wasn't playing good. Is that crazy? I get that teams lose games but they didn't look like a great team to me in those games. When a team is supposed to be the best team we have had in 15 years, I expect a lot. I guess I should expect less now days.

 

[Defense first]

a top 5 team. A team that doesn't get killed and look completely over-matched at xavier and a team that doesn't have 20 turnovers and lose to a Florida team that wasn't playing good. Is that crazy? I get that teams lose games but they didn't look like a great team to me in those games. When a team is supposed to be the best team we have had in 15 years, I expect a lot. I guess I should expect less now days.

One point guard that hasn't played much and another who set out a year and jumped into high major ball. Roles are starting to become more defined. Pg play is a must. They went through there growing pains in the ooc, time for them to get better. UC is very good, Xavier is also. They jumped on us for our first real test. We battled back, to little to late. Not like they suck and we got beat. To make turnovers against Florida. If not thirty, we won that game. Plus 7 days at the least between. These cats are going to get better as year goes. High potential team. Haven't reached ceiling.i have high expectations also, don't ever think they should lose a game, but it happened and were better because of it. Go bearcats

 

[jacobkdoyle]

a top 5 team. A team that doesn't get killed and look completely over-matched at xavier and a team that doesn't have 20 turnovers and lose to a Florida team that wasn't playing good. Is that crazy? I get that teams lose games but they didn't look like a great team to me in those games. When a team is supposed to be the best team we have had in 15 years, I expect a lot. I guess I should expect less now days.

Doesn't sound like it.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

One point guard that hasn't played much and another who set out a year and jumped into high major ball. Roles are starting to become more defined. Pg play is a must. They went through there growing pains in the ooc, time for them to get better. UC is very good, Xavier is also. They jumped on us for our first real test. We battled back, to little to late. Not like they suck and we got beat. To make turnovers against Florida. If not thirty, we won that game. Plus 7 days at the least between. These cats are going to get better as year goes. High potential team. Haven't reached ceiling.i have high expectations also, don't ever think they should lose a game, but it happened and were better because of it. Go bearcats

But when are roles going to be defined? PG's are like quarterbacks, if you have 2 you have none.

One PG is a third of the way through his junior year, the other is a junior also who sat out last year but played against the first team and travelled with the team to most games. These aren't freshman.

 

[cincyguy13]

One point guard that hasn't played much and another who set out a year and jumped into high major ball. Roles are starting to become more defined. Pg play is a must. They went through there growing pains in the ooc, time for them to get better. UC is very good, Xavier is also. They jumped on us for our first real test. We battled back, to little to late. Not like they suck and we got beat. To make turnovers against Florida. If not thirty, we won that game. Plus 7 days at the least between. These cats are going to get better as year goes. High potential team. Haven't reached ceiling.i have high expectations also, don't ever think they should lose a game, but it happened and were better because of it. Go bearcats

I’ve said numberous Times, it isn’t the end of the world and the season is not over. This team can still have a great year. I can’t say it any more clearly than that. I am strickly grading from what I’ve seen and admittly there isn’t much to go on with our schedule. 2 bad performances and 2 good. That’s average. And I expected more. That’s my bad

 

[cincyguy13]

Doesn't sound like it.

Ok, good talk

 

[GarradJ21]

I guess there's different ways to feel even if you lose. I understand the frustration of looking over matched. I mean I was watching Xavier last night and was thinking if they lose this game to Marquette, big deal, Xavier looked really good, they are a good team you can just tell by watching them, and Marquette was draining 3s and looking extremely good their selves. So I can agree, if we truly want to be considered elite and feel better about our team even if we lose a game, we can't look like the team we were against Florida and Xaiver. All we can do is trust the process. Things will be alright we just need to keep grinding. We are still in line for an amazing year. Just need to hope we continue to see improvement. I think Cane really can get us over the hump.

 

[cincyguy13]

Doesn't sound like it.

Doesn’t sound like it because I actualy have some questions about the team and how they have performed instead of saying the everything is great? Ok