The Cards would be lucky to be on it

I’ll be changing my avatar immediately upon return home.

I’m so sorry lil’ buckets. I’m so sorry.

Jerry can’t play the 3 spot in the zone, or shoot. Swop should not be taking 3s. Samardo needs to learn to fucking play. Does PItino ever have the team practice FTs? I think not. Some luck though, these past two teams seem to making a whole lot more than they miss.

Why did Preston get the T? Did he yell something? I saw him react, but have no idea why they called that.

where Jurich has to make the rediculous “Pitino is still my guy” press conference?

I mean
SUCKED

Pitino was furious/frustrated all game long, Samardo was sullen from the pre-game intros on, our guys were cursing quite loudly—at the calls and each other, we lacked any confidence against Sagarin #87 Western Carolina, PK is our best player and wearing basically an oven mitt to protect his hand, and our big men together grab fewer rebounds than our guards.

In the post game presser, Sam4Gtr warned me Pitino might go off on me if I asked any remotely dumb question— he had apparently told senior press guy Russ Brown that he had asked a dumb question at the presser after the last game (which i did not attend because of the flu).

But…I waded in anyway. I asked if there were attitudinal issues arising -Pitino said obviously confidence was waning and that this team reminded him of the NIT team after our Final 4 team. That team-and this one— just assumed they were going to win it all again, and the all- out effort needed was not there.

I asked if a shake-up was coming— he said he’d already be playing Jennings but that TJ refused to practice hard. He said at this point, he’s going to play whoever brings it in practice—we have nothing to lose.

Finally, I asked if Jerry’s hand had been injured—and Pitino just said he didn’t know—but at that ppoint frankly he just wanted to end the f’ing presser….

Boys…get ready for a brutal season…

ok so we are not even close to being ready for tourney play. I am totally disappointed in the guys play tonight. I think they really need to look at themselves and try a little harder on listening to rick.my first reaction to the game was did they even let what rick said in practice sink in. Well no!! I am mad at the play and the way they acted in the game and at the refs. This is not going to fly here in Louisville. So point blank you guys need to get your heads off the ground and look up and start playing like you were recruited for. Play like champions. Oh and to all the haters out there leave Rick alone he is a great coach needs to get these guys in the right direction. I know he can he has done it before and will again.they just need to play like they are suppose to.

and everything about it sucked. We were 16 1/2 point favorites and were outplayed in every aspect of the game. The NIT would be a stretch based on how we are playing now.

I agree with the above comments about recruiting. We just do not have much talent on the floor. I do not want to hear any shit about the 2011 recruiting class. I want to know what we are going to do now!

Samuels needs a cattle prod stuck in his ass.

Some of you are quick to jump on coach right now. I just think it is this group of players. After last season it was easy to look at the team and say they would be alright this year. The truth though in my opinion is, Samardo needs to man the hell up real quick, he’s turned into the old Sosa, sit around and pout, and not do shit. Jerry, WTF? Swop, Kuric, Jennings, Marra, anytime you guys want to show up we will be glad to have you. RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT, thats all I have to say about that,

He needs to go get a John Wall kind of player. Energize this program, I fought and scrapped with Ky fans about these freshman they got, and I’ll be damned if I aint eating my own words right now. Opening “Pitino’s Palace” next year, better do something. One other thing, they had a week of Pitinos practice leading into this game, I figured they would be coming out ready to rip the goals down, WTF?

football is only 9 months away…

of overreaction I’ve ever read. Or I’m in significant denial. Time will tell, but our three losses this year have two things in common: (1) a decent team and (2) a depleted UofL.

Point 1— Smith, and Smith alone, playing at 100%, would have given us a win tonight. However, the man is hurt, we’re lucky he even came in and helped. Pitino reported that he’d be out another game as late as yesterday, at the press conference. If a sprained ankle/foot injury cannot throw off a shot, then I don’t know what can. Think about that.

Point 2— Knowles was far from 100%, wearing God knows what on his hand and arm, and still played like a champion.

Point 3— Siva was probably not 100% considering his latest injury, and still played like a champion on defense.

Point 4— I’m not sure how many open shots I saw untaken tonight, but hope to God Pitino gets on that and tells the players to be more selfish. Sure, assists are nice, but only when neccessary.

Point 5— Sosa usually doesn’t throw the ball out of bounds as much as he did tonight. This means either (1) the rest of the team needs to be open for a wild pass when Sosa has the ball or (2) Sosa needs to take the shot instead of passing when driving in. There’s probably a better chance of rebounding the ball in this situation.

Point 6— Samuels days are numbered if he continues to (not) rebound in the same manner. Foul Shy? Do you think Samuels might be foul shy? What’s his average on this? I can’t remember him being fouled out, ever, but it might be good for him just to discover his limit and perfect around it.

Point 7— FINALS WEEK— ever had one? Players are probably more preoccupied this week than any other (at the same time).

Point 8— Terrance Williams was exactly the same with his shooting as anyone (thinking of Smith, Swop, and Delk), if they’re on, we win. If they’re not, we lose. Go back to any losing game last year and see the results of Williams’ shots if you don’t believe that. I thought he was entirely overrated every year except for last, when he was more on than off. I’m hoping to God that Smith turns on, and I think he will, I think he’ll be even more consistent than TWill once he’s healed. You know he’s not 100% though, because Smith doesn’t miss games and Smith starts as a senior. We have seen either of those in the past two losing games.

No point, just comment, I would really like to see a faster team. I’m not saying that any player is slow, just that their entire style of playing is slow. I’ve always thought that Louisville had an advantage when they speed up their play. By that, I mean everything from going coast to coast to not running the shot clock, unless it’s the end of the game and we’re up by a significant margin.

…if you can conceive it, and believe it, you can achieve it.

…I was overcome by the moment

..he is trying to lure UK into a false ense of security before we spring the Mother of all Upsets.

Yes, it’s late, I’m buzzed, and the wife is asleep. Anyone who tells on me will really get it. Whatever it is.

just calling what I see. Samardo and Jennings are my biggest areas of concern. By the way don’t remember Samardo fouling out just think back to last year in Big East play.

When is the spring game?

I’m just focusing on the positive. :)

We are getting eaten alive at the 1, both Charlotte and Western Carolina had quick, decisive guards who completely dominated Siva and Sosa.
If we can get stops or stop the 1 we will be fine
Rebounding as well.
Rick will get it fixed, but we are looking like a 2nd round and done team.
Deal with it

…or is that the recipe for an Everlasting Gobstopper? Either way, I expect the Cards will be OK. Pitino can still coach. Better players are on the way. Unfortunately, in comparison with UK, this looks like the year of the cat.

Everyone keeps saying how Pitino’s recruiting is down and he needs to get with the times and stop recruiting players to develop and focus more on the one and dones. I’m not saying that’s not entirely true either; I would just like to point out that Terrence Williams was a 3 star recruit and became eighth pick in his draft class. Sometimes this stuff works out, sometimes it doesn’t, but I’m willing to give Pitino the benefit of the doubt since it’s worked out more often than not for him. It’s just not right now.

It was Free Throws. Every other team stat was almost dead even except assists, where Louisville suprisingly had 21 to WCU’s 12. Louisville shot 53% at the stripe and made 13 less FTs than the Catamounts, who hit 29 of 41 Free Throws, good for 70%…10 percentage points above their season average.

The inbounds turnover and Robinson’s three-pointers in the last few minutes of the 2nd half are what killed Louisville’s chances of a comeback but the game was ultimately lost at the Free Throw line.

Rick is a top 10 coach and a hall of famer. RP has earned the right to do lots of things he brought life back into a dieing program. Just last year we were all terrified that he might leave and goto countless other jobs, but he didnt. Even when things got sticky he stayed.Lets show some loyalty and support our team!!!