One week after an exhilarating win over No. 1 Purdue, Kentucky basketball came crashing back to earth with an 84-70 exhibition loss to Georgetown that was as ugly as the score indicates. After the game, a clearly frustrated Mark Pope didn't mince words.
“Really really disappointing night for me… on this sacred hallowed court,” Pope began his radio appearance. “This is a really really important night for us to get better… So many teams play us with this exact same gameplan.”
It wasn't the shooting, it was the 'dysfunctionality'
While many fans will point to the team's abysmal shooting, a combined 33.