Seedy K’s Obserations: Arkansas

There may be not sufficient kumbaya to sugarcoat what is occurring with College of Louisville Males’s Basketball.

This already is and can proceed to be a foul season.

A very dangerous season.

A traditionally dangerous season.

Your BW/LTCD needs it wasn’t so, needs he didn’t care a lot.

And positively would love to not be contractually sure to weighing in right here.

Needs he may really consider in his coronary heart of the U of L Playing cards, “It’s Solely A Recreation.”

Longs for the times when attending to expertise video games three days in a row was one among Naismithius’ nice blessings.

Sigh.

That is the life he’s chosen.

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He’s dismayed.

As practical as he was about this squad and new workers’s minimal potential for this season, he together with all who care have been blindsided.

That’s the acid actuality.

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Have been there any positives in Monday’s critically troublesome to observe and most troublesome to debate 26 level loss to Arkansas?

Sure.

Kamari Lands.

100 thirty six minutes and fifteen seconds into the season, the freshman with promise hit his first FG. A protracted deuce.

He morphed instantly into a distinct, extra confidant participant on the offensive finish.

On his subsequent contact, he drilled a triple. On his subsequent contact, he drove arduous and with willpower to the ring. He obtained fouled. He netted each charity tosses. He was U of L’s main scorer.

He was additionally, and sure consequently, extra centered on the defensive finish of the ground.

That improvement was an incremental change for the nice.

JJ Traynor, slight however fearless, continues to play aggressively.

Mike James was additionally extra go-for-it than he has been in earlier video games. However to no impact . . . but.

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The numerous flaws of the scenario, properly chronicled with out the necessity for rehashing, haven’t abated. They’ve been capitalized, put in daring font and underlined with exclamation factors added.

U of L performs one of many nation’s nice defensive groups Texas Tech on Tuesday.

Then, greater than possible Wednesday, one other ofer Hawai’i college from the opposite aspect of the bracket.

Flying dwelling from Maui 0-6 is a possible.

Then come resurgent Maryland, extremely touted Miami, a equally struggling Florida State squad in Tallahassee, and a ready-like-Bellarmine band of Hilltoppers.

That means 0-10 is believable earlier than doable respite towards Florida A&M and Lipscomb.

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Kenny Payne’s Job #1 now could be holding these youngsters collectively.

Perspective by all who care is hoped for.

— c d kaplan