The Cats look to get revenge against the Commodores.
Good morning, BBN!
Well, the roller coaster of a season continued Saturday night as the Cats let a road win at Texas slip through their hands.
Despite missing Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky fought hard and found themselves up by four with about four minutes left in the game.
While missing those two is crucial, it really comes down to execution at that point in the game, and they just couldn’t do that down the stretch.
There is no time to waste; the Commodores are in town, and the last time the UK played them, it didn’t turn out great. It was one of the worst first-half performances we’ve seen out of this team all year.
They rallied back in the 2nd half, but it was just too much of a deficit to overcome, a common theme with this group.
Every game without a true PG will be challenging, so seeing how this team responds will be interesting. However, we know Coach Pope gave them some fantastic extra prep for this game:
Mark Pope says Kentucky watched tape of the first 30 seconds on the USA-Canada hockey game on Saturday, highlighting toughness.
Team USA set the tone with three fights in the opening 9 seconds.
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— Tristan Pharis (@TristanUda) February 17, 2025
Tweet of the Day:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has parted ways with his representation and will serve as his own agent, per @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/j2U3nJsdGG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 19, 2025
Interesting move from SGA, as he’s primed for a Super Max this offseason.
Headlines:
Big Blue Preview: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt – UK Athletics
Would you consider this a must-win for the Cats?
Duncan Shines In 3-Meter & Relays Add Points for the Wildcats – UK Athletics
Awesome!
Men’s Golf Closes Strong, Ties for Eighth In Spring Opener – UK Athletics
Men’s and Women’s Golf both get off to good starts.
Young really showed strong flashes to end the season.
Not a fan of automatic bids at all, especially teams that don’t win their conference.
MLB’s Manfred: Blame system, not Dodgers for payroll disparity – ESPN
What a joke.
Wow, the NFL actually did something right!
A huge player that hasn’t been signed yet… will be interesting to see where he lands.
Guerin credits Trump for USA-Canada final’s ‘political flair’ – ESPN
No matter what side you’re on, it was pretty cool to see pride for the USA.
The stars wouldn’t do it, but it would still be very cool to see.
Kyrie Irving wants to play for Australia at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics – ESPN
Cool!