Kentucky moved past the Louisville loss tonight on the court, but the emotions from Tuesday night’s letdown still seem to linger. After the Cats’ 99-53 victory over Eastern Illinois, Mark Pope told reporters that he wished he were further ahead with this team — just four games into the season. The answer came after a question about how he pulled Otega Oweh aside during practice to have a private conversation.
“For all of our guys, this is just a learning curve. I wish that I was — I’ll be really bluntly honest with you guys — I wish I was farther ahead right now.