Kaleb (and others) missing shots under the rim is a frequent event lately.  He apparently lacks the explosiveness to just bull through and dunk it, and gets tangled up in double teams and misses (albeit contested) bunnies.  BIG officials are "letting them play" and not calling ticky tack fouls when he's doubled either.

Kyle Young can be deadly at the rim however.

I agree.  This year there was at least the potential for the defender to turn and track the incoming pass, even though they did faceguard at times. Hopefully they won't slip back to 2018 levels( not Coombs fault) which was abysmal. 

re Jackson Carman.......Thanks Jeaux, Thanks LSU!

Here's hoping you're a bit premature, but I get it.  When the BasketBucks are competitive, I watch a whole lot of other Big 10 Teams also, but quit doing that during this swoon.....  too painful to watch arenas full of  happy fans right now.

....and little Phil Sheridan.

Welp.

Waited all week for _that_ ?  I was still an optimist until that effort.  Yikes. I know they’re young but effort doesn’t have a Birthday. 

Imagine PennState losing to Rutgers in football......Heads would explode. 

Two from Arthur:

He's taking the knife from the cheese!  Do you think he wants some cheese?

and

"Arthur, forget the moose!"

I know right?  It's like fourth quarter of a Michigan State game there!

Future Slob!

Kmp10 thanks for the perspective on Coop: TTUN's current streak is in fact worse than the worst of Cooper. 

It still felt like dying though.....

Nah , SEC crews are invested in OSU losing. 

Liking the fact that the game at PSU is at noon.  I think that gives us a puncher's chance at sweeping them.  Gonna take a team effort(not just the upperclassmen) and contributions from Ahrens and Gaffney, among others.  Ahrens' defense is not there yet, but if he hits his first shot, look out.

.....and at least for 1 game I was right!  Go Coach Holtmann, Go Bucks!

The scheme change between 2018 and 2019 was the big difference.  The personnel changed little.  Coaching improvement led to the dramatic reversal of fortunes for the back 7.  I am still very optimistic with coach Coombs(likely) on the way and continuity with Mattison et al.

And once again, fuck Clemson.

As Sparty found out at Purdue, the Big Ten is brutal this year. Road games are losses unless the away team is extremely "on" and fortunate.  We are currently not "on" or fortunate(freaking appendicitis!).  But this team should find its stroke and finish strong.  People casting Holtmann aside now, are definitely premature.  We went through this just 12 months ago.

I hear you.  Bucks were absolutely, crushingly jobbed.  Still very raw. 

True words. ^^

John Calipari had some positive things to say about the Bucks...

https://www.kentucky.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sidelines-with-john-clay/article238633603.html

you serious Clark?

Logged in just to upvote this!

"chip the blitzer" has a nice ring to it......

Lol, I knew there was something about that helmet!

No grasping at straws needed.  I would posit that the nearly twenty years of misery that tOSU has bestowed upon TTUN is due to having our asses handed to us throughout the 1990s, the subsequent coaching change, and as Justin Fields said, "we just take it more serious."

For TTUN to reverse this two decade domination would require a similar course, and Booger would have to be replaced as he's becoming your Cooper.