Kentucky at South Carolina Post-Game: 'Cats Dismantle Carolina
by Gamecock Man on Feb 4, 2012 10:35 PM EST
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PrintWell, this should be short and not so sweet: With a national audience looking on, Carolina was utterly humiliated by the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, losing 86-52. There are really no words to describe how ugly this game was for Carolina. The score was 52-25 at the half; you'd almost think this was some kind of exhibition between an NBA and a high school team. I honestly can't recall a recent game in any sport where we looked this bad. Maybe the 2008 football game against Florida? Regardless, this was an unequivocal embarrassment. It's not that we lost that's so upsetting. It's actually not even that we lost bad. Kentucky is an extremely talented team, and truth be told, they played one of their best games tonight. Their star freshman Anthony Davis was simply breathtaking. What's upsetting, though, is that we did very little to challenge them. We played undisciplined, sloppy ball all night, giving up numerous easy baskets, offensive rebounds, etc. The lack of inspiration with the 'Cats in town was disturbing. The team just didn't look mentally into the game, and considering our failure to adjust defensively in the first half, the coaching staff wasn't in it, either. To add insult to injury, the Kentucky fans probably outnumbered ours 3-1, making the game a 'Cats vacation party; Kentucky basketball, of course, is known for having the best road support in college sports, but our poor attendance made this situation particularly unpleasant.
I've been defending Horn lately, but it's very difficult to do that right now. The team stinks, and the fans don't care. I'm keeping the faith for right now--I hope Horn figures out a way to win a few games before the end of the season. If he doesn't, I hope Eric Hyman is ready to give this situation some serious thought, because what happened tonight was simply inexcusable.
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Unbeatable
This Kentucky team is the best UK team I have ever seen. Kentucky is much better than anyone else in the SEC. If they continue to play like they are now, they won’t lose again, which means another national championship for UK. USC was overmatched and had no chance. UK is much improved since USC played them in Lexington. USC needs to try to forget that game and get ready for the next one. We have a chance to win some games in the second half of the SEC schedule.
I def. agree that we were overmatched, but I thought we could have put up a bit more of a fight.
That said, I hope you’re right. We were going to lose this game anyways; might as well forget about it. It’s been a long time since we’ve beaten Tennessee, and I think we can if we play like we did in the second half in Gainesville. That’s what the team needs to believe right now.
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by Gamecock Man on Feb 5, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
unmotivated
When I turned this game on last night, I had no naive expectations of winning. I did, however, expect to see a Carolina team that was going to come out with some fire and force UK to really play if they wanted the win. What I saw was a team that decided in the locker room that they had no shot, so it was easier to lay down and take it.
I also hated seeing the sea of blue that transformed CLA into Rupp Lite, but I am not upset that I decided against the 75 minute drive to watch the game live. I so badly want to support all 3 of the “Big Sports” at USC, but I am currently counting the days to baseball!
Yeah, I was also upset by the lack of effort and motivation. They could have at least scrapped a little bit.
Still would have lost by 20, but at least it would have come across as a bit more dignified.
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