Kentucky
John Calipari explains Kentucky's failed last play vs. Gonzaga
Was that lob play really what John Calipari really wanted Kentucky to run down two to Gonzaga with 13 seconds left? In his postgame press conference following the 89-85 loss to the Bulldogs, Calipari explained that if the lob to the basket wasn’t there, he wanted the ball to go to Antonio Reeves at the top of the key. With Reeves tangled up in the lane, Reed Sheppard threw it towards the basket, where Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg snatched it before Adou Thiero could.
“The plan was, Antonio, if that lob wasn’t there and obviously it wasn’t, was to go to the top of the key,” Calipari told reporters. “But that didn’t lose us the game. The 18 offensive rebounds, 50 points in the paint. We thought we could guard them one on one, we probably needed to trap more.”
During his postgame conversation with Tom Leach, Calipari said the play was one Kentucky has run in the past with some success. He also doubled down on how his team had shot itself in the foot long before the failed lob.
“It’s a play that we’ve run in the past years where the top options are the lob or the pop-out and it was Antonio. They stole the lob. They stayed back but that didn’t cost us. I’m still disappointed with how we started the game. Come on. We’re better than that.”
“I told them after, we lost the game in the first half”
That play is just one example of how poor Kentucky’s execution was today. Gonzaga came out of the gates hot, building an 11-4 lead in the first three minutes. The Bulldogs led by ten at halftime, but the Cats whittled that margin to three in the first three and a half minutes of the second half. Calipari said he was proud of his team for responding, but reiterated that poor starts continue to cost them.
“The kids kept fighting. They just kept fighting. They never stopped and so — but it’s just tough. I mean, we’ve lost three games kind of like that where we have a chance and I told them after, we lost the game in the first half. That’s where we lost the game. And then we came back and fought and made it close but the first half was what cost us.”
With under a month left in the regular season, how does Kentucky fix its slow starts?
“You know, we keep on them about their intensity to start a game and the fight you have to have, especially at home. It was just disappointing that we got beat to so many balls. Just disappointing. I think we’re better than that.”
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How many unlawful camping citations were issued in Lexington in the first week of the ‘Safer Kentucky Act’ being in effect?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – It has been 11 days since House Bill 5, a law better known as the Safer Kentucky Act, went into effect.
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We are looking at how many citations were issued for unlawful camping in lexington in its first week.
The lexington police department says six citations for illegal camping were issued over the first four days of the law going into effect.
Those citations followed 33 calls to lexington police.
There were no “warnings” issued in the four days.
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) – A central Kentucky city has been named as one of the best places for families to live.
Fortune recently ranked Georgetown 40th on its list of the 50 best places for families.
Fortune analyzed more than 2,000 cities across the country. The publication says the ones that made it to the top scored high on things like health care, education, affordability, and resources for seniors.
Fortune cited Georgetown’s location in Kentucky’s prosperous Golden Triangle, quality educational options, and job opportunities at Toyota Georgetown as among the reasons for the city’s high ranking.
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Last season, Kentucky’s team was full of five-star talent, and many of those players didn’t live up to the five-star hype in Lexington. One of those players was Aaron Bradshaw. Last season, Bradshaw averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 28.6% from three. Bradshaw missed the beginning of the season due to a foot injury, but he wasn’t great once healthy outside of a few games.
Despite not having the best freshman season, when watching Bradshaw on the floor, it was very clear that he possesses a ton of upside. When John Calipari left for Arkansas, Bradshaw decided to transfer to Ohio State, where he will look to have a big season.
Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello of ESPN had this to say about Bradshaw being a breakout candidate this season, “Don’t give up on your Bradshaw stocks just yet, despite him barely playing down the stretch of Kentucky’s season. A former McDonald’s All-American and the No. 6 prospect in the 2023 class, Bradshaw was hampered by a foot injury last offseason and delayed his debut until December. He did show flashes of his enormous potential: 17 points and 11 boards against Penn, 12 points against North Carolina.”
When watching Bradshaw last season, it was clear that if he puts on a little bit of muscle and plays stronger down low, he could be an elite big man in college hoops. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if Bradshaw had a massive season for the Buckeyes and gets drafted in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.
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