re: Kentucky-75 LSU-70 | FINAL

I hope we have a good crowd Wednesday night.

That's respectable.....

As others have already posted and nbow this team has tremendous heart and plays hard. LSU did everything needed to win except rebound, which is more of a case of lack of depth and size than boxing out or effort. I though JOB3 may have had one of his best games of his career considering the circumstances. Like also to point out the Tigers shot 12-15 from the FT line for 80%. What is encouraging is that two of our better players had off nights in Coleman and Carmouche. I personally enjoy watching this team play and I am not disappointed in the loss and see improvement which is all you can ask for at this point.

Now thats how you lose. Really proud of the guys today. We were totally out-classed down low, and their points in the paint were just too much to overcome, but we almost did. Played with heart, on the road. Can't reall ask for more, for the talent we have.

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I felt like we really could've pulled this one out. When we were down by 1 I thought we had it.

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Man, I wish JOB3 had seen Hickey open at the end there when he got that rebound and had kicked it out for him for the 3 instead of reflexively putting it back. I would think that would be something they talk about in that situation.

Hard to fault JOB3 today though. He played with a consistent energy and fire that I've seldom seen him bring here. He did still jack a couple of fallaways...I sure wish he could get past those. He hasn't made one of those in a long time.

Fall-aways? I remember only one that could even be considered a fall-away and that being debatable.

The one three he made, which I'm still did not quite like him taking as he's a 22% 3-pt shooter (but he made it so I'll let it pass) and one mid-range were straight up jump shots. There was maybe one I'll might give you as a fall-away but he missed two others and 1-20 ain't gonna cut it. He needs to 86 those from his repetoire. He's too much better when he's agressive.

Still needs to limit the turnovers. He had 4 this game and 5 each of the two games before.

But I like that he's rebounding more now. Hickey's our best player but JOB3 is so key to any success as he's our only real inside presence.

I love the ADP story but he's getting a bit more exposed by teams and his PT is getting limited accordingly. And he's really struggling to hold on to rebounds.