Do you remember a time when someone just completely outdid you? They just show you up to the point you are embarrassed, then came that chance you were waiting for when you knew you could get you revenge. All you want is to take their face and rub it in the ground. You get the revenge, but it is still just a bit of a letdown because you didn’t really destroy them. Thats how this game felt to me. It was awesome to win, but the second half was so awful it still turned out to be a bummer.

One thing you always want to see is a team that wants a win, or better yet in conference they want revenge. This picture below made me excited for this game. Terrence Jones wanted a reminder of what Trey Thompkins did to them last game:

Why couldn’t there be more of that killer instinct? Kentucky had Georgia down 15 at half and easily had shown that this was no competition, yet they managed to give us all a scare and let the Bulldogs come back. Terrence Jones did not even seem as motivated as I’d thought he would be with only 7 points, however did play pretty good defense on Thompkins with the help of Harrellson. Kentucky was shooting out of this world in the first half with 51% from the field and 50% from three.

Halftime seemed to ice the Cats as in the second half  they shot 31% and a whopping 0% from 3-point line. Kentucky was just happy to be up 15 instead of showing the world that the first game was a fluke and that the talent level is far different. Now people are still just thinking that Florida is still the team to beat in the SEC, when we know the talent is in Lexington.

The free throw line continues to hurt the Cats. For the game Kentucky shot 64%. Had Georgia got the game closer earlier in the second half, this could have been the dropping point for the Cats. Luckily, the defense did not all go in the the second half as Georgia had issues hitting their own shots. The difference between the two is Kentucky missed a ton of open jumpers.

I personally wanted Kentucky to win by about twenty, and if the kept the same pace as in the first half that could of easily been done. Nobody could get to the rim for the easy basket, and the shots wouldn’t fall. If Georgia would have shot better than 37% in the second half, Kentucky would of lost this game. Okay, I’m done venting. It is a Saturday night and I’m sick so I’m watching Comedy Central all night, so lets see some comments on what you would of like to have seen happen in this game. Leggoo

Kentucky, being Kentucky, is not known to let a team get the best of them twice in a season. So I was hoping the veracious team we’ve seen a few times this year, that has showed up against teams like Louisville, come out strong and for revenge. This means they would have to pass, assist and control the paint.

Judging by the other 23,000 people in attendance, I wasn’t the only one that was excited to see this rematch, Rupp had one of the loudest crowds I’ve  heard all year. While we got the win, as for revenge, I’m not sure we felt quite as vindicated as we had hoped as the cats let Georgia cut our once 17 point lead down to a two possession game in the second half.

The first half went well, Kentucky shot 52% and lead by 15. They were 50% from 3-point range, only 4 turnovers, and were playing like they meant business. They passed well, found the open shot, followed their shots to the basket for  rebounds, and most importantly played defense. They held Georgia to just 37% shooting and 0-4 from the 3-point line.

By the 16:05 mark of the  second half, I was ready for the cats to run away with the game. They were still playing great defense and besting the Bulldogs by a 15 point margin. Unfortunately things started to unravel and we saw the spark fizzle out of our cats.

We saw less passing, more missed shots and a Georgia team that wasn’t ready to give up. Fortunately, Georgia’s Trey Tompkins, who had 25 points in the win over Kentucky a few weeks ago, just couldn’t find his game. He didn’t stop going to the basket, but completed on only 2-10 and had 9 points. This seemed to be Kentucky’s only saving grace as Georgia would rally and come within 6 points with3:03 left to play. Kentucky was able to hold on , but it was too close for my comfort and ego.

Overall it was a good game. Lamb had 19 points and showed how essential he truly is to the team. Miller had another double digit game, showing his newfound confidence is not going anywhere.

Kentucky has 4 very important games coming up in the next two weeks and desperately needs to work on playing with a cohesive goal. When they play selfishly we see an unfortunate train wreck. Mississippi should be a push over on the road, but Florida is never an easy win. Kentucky cannot come flat at Florida like they did at Alabama, or we’ll see another upset. Kentucky will have to make this their main focus and worry about Vandy and Tennessee later. This is the point in the season where we see a conference leader emerge, let’s hope that leader is BLUE AND WHITE!!!

Yeah, uh, yeah, Did it, done it, run it, sayin “How you want it?” Leave it, when you finished let me dress it up and made it seem sweet, Like a beach in Martinique, Goodie back up on they feet, Set it straight for the nine-eight, license plate with the triple A, Callin all them cars, because the club be goin left and right, Throwin blows like them pros, runnin lows up in the night…  If I had to endure one more day without providing you with the most biased gambling advice on the web today, it would have not been pretty TGR!  I am serious, when I get depressed I am known to eat my way into a very dark place.  When the Cowboys hired Wade Phillips, I spent  an entire afternoon at Dairy Queen scarfing down double cheeseburgers and Dilly bars until I was sick.  Thankfully, game day is finally here and I won’t have to submit to questioning from the Winchester Police Department after I smash out a window with an Oreo Blizzard an employee of DQ jacked up.  Instead of me admitting any further embarrassing moments, let’s get to last weekend’s pick…

Kentucky -7 1/2 vs. South Carolina – Over/Under: 143

The TGR Pick: Kentucky 77 – South Carolina 71

Final: Kentucky 67 – South Carolina 58

That is what is called a ‘goose egg’ for the TGR Pick folks.  We did not have any faith in the Cats to cover the 7+ points on the road and they, thankfully, proved us to be idiots.  Our choice of the ‘over’ proved to be a very  bad choice as well with both team’s struggling to score   for long periods in the game. Unlike the Cat’s, the TGR Pick’s SEC record dips and we drop to 20-12-1 on the season.  Let’s collect ourselves and move on to today’s action in Rupp Arena…

Kentucky -11 ½ vs. Georgia – Over/Under: 140

The TGR Pick: Kentucky 79 – Georgia 69

Not many places in America can give the home team over 10 points, but then again not many places are Rupp Arena.  We are once again taking the opponent to cover the 11.5 points.  Take the Dawgs and the ‘Over’ today in Rupp. Go Cats!