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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-18-2021, 03:13 PM:

The Kentucky Wildcats had another nail-biter in Nashville Wednesday night, but luckily, they pulled out an 82-78 win over Vanderbilt after almost blowing a 17-point lead.

A big reason they didn’t? Jacob Toppin.

Toppin has been flirting with a breakout game as of late, and he finally had it against the Dores. He finished with 16 points on 5/9 shooting with four rebounds, two assists, and one block. He also shot 1/2 from three and was 5/5 from the free-throw line.

“What I said to the team after – a real team, a team – really doesn’t know who is going to have that big game. And whoever it is, everybody is ecstatic for. And they were ecstatic for him (Toppin) in that locker room,” head coach John Calipari said after the game.

“And that’s what I’m saying, we’re becoming a team. Instead of doing what I want to do, what does the team need me to do. And Jacob went in, looked good, we were able to put him on the point guard, which meant we could switch him to the big guy. And for Jacob, this is found money, this is money he found in the couch. Nice bit of change he picked up.”

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Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 02-18-2021, 03:29 PM:

He's a really good player, but he wouldn't have gotten the playing time if Isiah Jackson hadn't been in foul trouble. Cal has a problem with leaving good players on the bench. Askew should be on the bench he stinks. I guess cal doesn't want to break his heart.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 02-18-2021, 09:15 PM:

You reckin Hickman will give a crap about breaking his heart next year? I don't think so. [Wink]