From: morgan@engr.uky.edu (Wes Morgan)
Subject: Kentucky hammers LSU @Lexington, 105-67
Organization: University of Kentucky Engineering Computing Center
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:57:15 GMT


Geez, even I wasn't expecting this!

UK steamrollered the Tigers in Rupp Arena last night.  I'll assume that
many of you picked up the highlights on ESPN/CNN, so I'll jump right to
the observations:

	- Anything Kentucky tried worked.  LSU's inexperience killed
	  them from the start.  They couldn't handle the press, and
	  UK scored a gazillion points from 29 Tiger turnovers.

	- LSU never found a groove, thanks to UK's defensive pressure.
	  On one possession, an LSU player passed the ball to a team-
	  mate who was waiting at the scorer's table to check in.....

	- UK ran a rather smooth halfcourt offense.  Lots of crisp
	  passing, and some *excellent* kickouts to the perimeter
	  from Mashburn and Rhodes.  I'm not used to seeing 2-3 passes
	  *from the paint* on a Kentucky posession; it's rather nice....

	- Tony Delk (UK) is starting to look decent in the point guard
	  slot.  He picked up 15 minutes and supplied 14 points and 2
	  assists, while committing only 1 foul.  Lest you think that
	  he's only a shooter, most of his shots were the result of the
	  aforementioned kickouts from the paint; a collapsing defense
	  will *NOT* work against UK if they keep this up.........

	- Chris Harrison also spent a bit of time at the point in the
	  closing minutes of the game.  He picked up 2 assists, but 
	  missed all 4 of his shots (2 from 3-point land); he's got to
	  settle down a bit in his shooting motion.

	- Geert Hammink (LSU) is turning into a decent center after a
	  rather lame past.  He's got a nice touch on his jumper, and
	  he contributed 10 boards and 19 points to LSU's cause.  He'll
	  never be a Name Player (tm), but he'll be a good backup center
	  for some NBA team.  He might be a "project" player for a good 
	  NBA coach.

	- Aminu Timberlake saw some PT in both halves.  I don't know
	  what's been keeping him on the bench, but his nerves were
	  apparent.  Hopefully he'll see some more time in later games....

	- UK's picking/screening are working better every game.  Pitino
	  had said that the team's familiarity with the offense was im-
	  proving, and the Cats provided some proof.  Nice solid picks
	  and excellent penetration off the screen......

	- Dale Brown (LSU coach) picked up his first technical for some-
	  thing said after the buzzer ended the first half.  He stopped
	  Pitino at halfcourt (both coaches have to be present to confer
	  with the refs) and apparently told senior offical John Clougherty, 
          "You're a great ref, but those other two guys are gutless."  He
	  was assessed with a technical at the start of the second half.
	  His second technical looked a bit lame; I didn't hear what he
	  said, but he didn't *look* particularly animated.  Brown later
	  commented, "They had it planned at halftime.  He was rabbit-
	  eared.  The thing about it is that they don't have to answer to
	  anybody.  They don't have to come out here and talk to you [the
	  media].  They're not accountable."  He's got a point......

	- UK played a fairly clean ball game; no one fouled out.  Of course,
	  emptying your bench tends to keep people out of foul trouble, and
	  Pitino played everyone early and often.  Todd Svoboda (a walk-on
	  Engineering student from Northern Kentucky University) played the
	  final 3 minutes and scored 3 points, much to the delight of the
	  Rupp Arena crowd, who had been chanting "We want Todd" for several
	  minutes before he entered the game.

Miscellany:

	- This was the first back-to-back 100-point games for UK since the 
	  1974-75 season. (UK beat South Carolina 108-82 last Saturday) 

	- Dale Brown's ejection was his first in 39 years of coaching.
	  (although his actions in last year's LSU-Tenn game should have 
	  resulted in an ejection, IMHO)

	- Four UK players received GPAs above 3.0 last semester: Travis
	  Ford, Jamal Mashburn, Chris Harrison, and Todd Svoboda.  24
	  UK football players receive GPAs above 3.0 as well....

	- UK's 31 assists were one shy of the school record.

	

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