Anatomy of a turnover

turn·o·ver (tûrn'ō'vər)-noun

1. Sports A loss of possession of the ball to the opposing team, as by a misplay or an infraction of the rules.

CBC has said that he has been looking for something that this team can hang its hat on; well I believe that they have found that "something." I'm not sure that there is a better team in the country that has exhibited the ability to turn the ball over as good at Kentucky does. They excel at the inept ability to pass the ball. The 18 balls displayed here represent the number of turnovers the Cats had in their most recent 83-69 drubbing at the hands of the Houston Cougars. In fact in UK's 5 losses they have turned the ball over an absurd 85 times, thats 17 a game! I don't care how great you shoot the ball, if you turn the ball over at that rate, you will lose. This is clearly evident in the past two games. Against UAB the Cats shot 52.8% for the game and nearly 70% in the second half, and lost. Against Houston they shot 50.0% for the game and lost. You simply have to take care of the ball.

On a positive note, it was nice to see Jodie Meeks back. However karma reared its ugly head with a Patrick Patterson injury. I wonder if we will ever field a complete healthy roster. I don't even want to fathom what this team would look like without a healthy Patrick Patterson for a substantial amount of time. His presence was sorely missed last night; not so much for his offensive production, but for REBOUNDING. We were absolutely hammered on the offensive boards last night.

Bomani Jones, of ESPN and Kentucky Sports Radio, has already called into comparisons of the 8-20 North Carolina team of 2001 - 02. While I hate to see that comparison made, can we really say that its unrealistic? Hardly. We as Cat fans have to stay supportive, as much as it pains us, we need to be "True" Blue Fans. We were True Blue Fans for the football team, and the dividends have paid off immensely. We just need to grin and bear it, and know that greener pastures lie in the not too distant future. But Hey! Cheer up...its still football season. Nashville will be rocking in a few weeks. In fact (or not), I think FSU just suspended another 25 players for cheating on their end-of-the-semester professor evaluations.