I'll take what we have thank you

[JBJL8]

Wow. Just spent 10 minutes watching the Louisville/Kentucky game.

Kentucky is a bunch of classless, cocky, reflection of their coach players.

Watched Cousins place a forearm shiver on a player from Louisville and not get kicked out of the game.

Watched Calimari attempt to coach Bledsoe as Bledsoe continued yelling over Cal's shoulder at the U of L player. Wondered at the time if a Duke player were to do that if we would EVER see them on the court again.

I will take the group of players we have over that bunch any day. Respectful, work hard, support each other...and most importantly...rarely if ever will you see a Duke player have the outward display of ridiculous emotion that just makes you cringe as a fan. I saw at least 4 scenarios in the first 10 minutes of the Kentucky game that just made me go..."Wow..that is just ridiculous."

Thanks to Coach K and staff for putting together squads over the years that were easy to support and more importantly...players that were taught how to play the game respectfully. It still does mean something.

[RoyalBlue08]

I think you are being too hard on Cal. He held Beldsoe out for like 3 mins of game action after he completely ignored his coach and tried to start a fight with the other team.

[moonpie23]

i'd love to see rick walk outta there with a win...

louisville looked lost for the first 15 min, now they actually look like they are getting a handle on it...

[moonpie23]

i agree totally....cousins should not be in this game...

[DevilHorns]

i'd love to see rick walk outta there with a win...

louisville looked lost for the first 15 min, now they actually look like they are getting a handle on it...

definitely rooting for louisville!

uk needs to get exposed and go on a 5 game losing streak.

[dyedwab]

I've leaned negative on Kentucky for years...

...but since hiring Calipari, I wish they lose every game forever...

[jimsumner]

Cousins has a serious chance to become my least favorite player in quite some time.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Any chance Louisville can come back in the last 12 minutes and win this game? Probably not, but it would be nice!

Heck! It's only a 4 point game now!

[SupaDave]

Not to mention - Louisville has fought back admirably...

[diveonthefloor]

Calislimy is a classless snake oil salesman.

The NCAA violation timebomb is ticking. Wonder when it will blow up in his face?

[wolfpackdevil]

Im sorry, but I dont know why everybody seems to hate Demarcus Cousins.

He is one of the hardest working big men in college basketball right now. If you saw any of the game today, you saw a FRESHMAN score 18 points and have 18 rebounds. Rebounds do not get handed out in envelopes; You have to work for them.

Now he did throw an elbow at the beginning of the game. But this isn't an exhibition game. This was one of the biggest rivalry games of the year. And he showed his passion for Kentucky.

I'll take him in a second for my team.

[Newton_14]

I think you are being too hard on Cal. He held Beldsoe out for like 3 mins of game action after he completely ignored his coach and tried to start a fight with the other team.

The fact that Bledsoe had so little respect for his coach that he continued to yell right over top of him said more about Cal than it did about Bledsoe in my opinion. As another poster alluded to, picture this scene:

It's Duke vs UNC in Cameron and Mason Plumlee gets the start. 8 seconds into the game Mason is called for a wrestling foul against Deon Thompson and starts jawing at Deon. K takes him out and gets in Mason's face to calm him down but Mason ignores K and continues to jaw at Deon right over K's head. It would not be a pretty sight.

That little scene today along with several other things showed clearly what kind of camp Cal runs. I tend to put what we witnessed today on the shoulders of Cal moreso than the players. Cousins may be a head case but the right coach could help him there.

I don't think Wall is a bad kid either and is deserving of most of the praise he gets from the media. The guy is just a special talent with tremendous ability. That kind of player only comes along ever so often. I hate he chose Kentucky but outside of that I find him a joy to watch play. I was sort of hoping Wall would have a great showing in a loss, but maybe another day..

[studdlee10]

Im sorry, but I dont know why everybody seems to hate Demarcus Cousins.

He is one of the hardest working big men in college basketball right now. If you saw any of the game today, you saw a FRESHMAN score 18 points and have 18 rebounds. Rebounds do not get handed out in envelopes; You have to work for them.

Now he did throw an elbow at the beginning of the game. But this isn't an exhibition game. This was one of the biggest rivalry games of the year. And he showed his passion for Kentucky.

I'll take him in a second for my team.

I have to disagree. I will take guys like Mason and Miles every day of the week and take my chances. As talented of a player as Cousins is, he is a total punk on the court. Cousins was constantly complaining about calls and loafed up and down the court. He cost his teams points and fouls numerous times. This might not matter against a mediocre 'Ville team (they got killed by Nevada) who only has one inside threat, but he is going to be a liability against guys like Cole Aldrich and Dexter Pittman down the road. Cousins' lack of respect was also on display today. He yelled...at his OWN coaches and teammates on a number of occasions. The announcers passed this off as over-exuberance and emotion, but I call it lack of respect and an inability to control oneself. Not even Rasheed Wallace was this bad in college. Cousins' combination of talent and attitude is Derrick Coleman all over again.

[Wildcat]

lay off those guys some. Number one, we don't recruit players who aren't disciplined and coach K'able; so to compare their players to ours is not a the best analogy or comparison. We are fortunate because, 'for the most part' we land kids who are smart, high character, raised in good homes, and have little to know problems with attitude or discipline problems. Unfortunately, that's not every players or teams/programs reality. Let's remember these are 18,19 and 20 year old kids. Give them a little room to be the young men they are, as long as they aren't doing anything detestable, horrific, heinous or too disrespectful.

[wolfpackdevil]

lay off those guys some. Number one, we don't recruit players who aren't disciplined and coach K'able; so to compare their players to ours is not a the best analogy or comparison. We are fortunate because, 'for the most part' we land kids who are smart, high character, raised in good homes, and have little to know problems with attitude or discipline problems. Unfortunately, that's not every players or teams/programs reality. Let's remember these are 18,19 and 20 year old kids. Give them a little room to be the young men they are, as long as they aren't doing anything detestable, horrific, heinous or too disrespectful.

Thank you. you are so right. Not all 17 and 18 year old kids are "gods" like some of the guys Duke brings in. These guys are still growing as young men, so give them a little room to grow up instead of pummling them into the ground.

[roywhite]

Thank you. you are so right. Not all 17 and 18 year old kids are "gods" like some of the guys Duke brings in. These guys are still growing as young men, so give them a little room to grow up instead of pummling them into the ground.

Sorry, I don't see this as a support site for UK players and coaches. I don't like the way Calipari does things, for example running off the guys on scholarship so he could mold his roster when he came onboard at Kentucky.

I haven't liked Cousins since I saw him play poorly, loaf, and act out on the court in a postseason USA/International junior competition last spring.

Give the guys a break for inappropriate behavior, if you want to. But I'll form my own opinions.

[KYtotheCore]

I logged on to see if someone had started a thread about the UK/Louisville game, and as I suspected they had. I read some displeasure with performance, some ill-wishers of UK, as well as some people other than UK fans (thank you wolfpackdevil!), and even though IMO it was a UGLY game, I seem to remember Hansbrough bleeding from his nose a season or two ago. If that stirs you as a duke fan, why? Just curious, why all the threads about a team/coach/player that everyone "hates" so much? The opposite of love isn't hate - it's apathy. To hate someone/something means they captivate you on some level. So why do the Duke fans express such interest? Do they not see it as fair that two other teams in this country have equal enthusiasm for beating each other? Perhaps it's because you guys get more than once a year to face UNC? Duke fans can hope for a sweep or redemption if the first game doesn't pan out. The state of KY only gets one shot/year. Of course our intensity as a fan base are like ancient Rome. It's for keeps for an entire YEAR. Patterson said on the local news tonight that Delk (Louisville) said "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best". Bledsoe's comment was we'll worry about that when we meet them" and I guess Delk didn't like it.

[KYtotheCore]

Just wondering - why all of the interest in UK's program/coach/players? I truly don't uderstand this. I see all of this rhetoric about KY as a program, as a fan base, etc. . . all over a team that, by all observations, is hated by the majority of the Duke fan base. I guess it puzzles me because the opposite of love isn't hate - it's apathy. To hate something or someone is admitting it has you captivated to even a minute degree; it captivates you. On another note, IMO the UK/Louisville game was UUUGGGGLLLLLYYYY. The UK fans are a little dismayed because we all feel that it should have been no less than a 25 pt. victory considering the discrepency in talent, but I guess every day can't be Christmas. We'll certainly take it though!

On another note, the local news interviewed Bledsoe tonight, and asked him what occurred at the very beginning of the game between him and Delk. He said that Delk said to him "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best." Bledsoe said Delk got puffed up when he responded "I know, but we won't be meeting them until later in the season". You Duke fans are SO LUCKY! You get to play your rivalry twice a year. We get a one and done. You LUCKY RASCALS! That's probably why our rivalry is so heated. Playing each other once a year certainly exacerbates an ancient- Roman lust for victory we have here. By the way, did Hansbrough's nose ever heal up?

[dukemsu]

I have to disagree. I will take guys like Mason and Miles every day of the week and take my chances. As talented of a player as Cousins is, he is a total punk on the court. Cousins was constantly complaining about calls and loafed up and down the court. He cost his teams points and fouls numerous times. This might not matter against a mediocre 'Ville team (they got killed by Nevada) who only has one inside threat, but he is going to be a liability against guys like Cole Aldrich and Dexter Pittman down the road. Cousins' lack of respect was also on display today. He yelled...at his OWN coaches and teammates on a number of occasions. The announcers passed this off as over-exuberance and emotion, but I call it lack of respect and an inability to control oneself. Not even Rasheed Wallace was this bad in college. Cousins' combination of talent and attitude is Derrick Coleman all over again.

I was struggling to find an accurate comparison for Cousins. Derrick Coleman is just about perfect. Well done.

dukemsu

[brevity]

Oh good, another Kentucky thread.

Just curious, why all the threads about a team/coach/player that everyone "hates" so much? The opposite of love isn't hate - it's apathy.

When it comes to Kentucky, I'm mostly wary. The sleeping giant is awake, and all that. It's worthy of some discussion.

But I agree -- the overly defensive tone of all of these Kentucky threads make many DBR posters sound insecure. Sure, you'll take Duke players over those spoiled and apparently corrupt Wildcats. Tell us something we don't know.

This might not matter against a mediocre 'Ville team (they got killed by Nevada) who only has one inside threat, but he is going to be a liability against guys like Cole Aldrich and Dexter Pittman down the road.

East Coast bias strikes again. Louisville lost to UNLV, not Nevada. Also, the game was in Las Vegas and the Cardinals lost by 5.

Now, you could argue that they got killed by Charlotte...