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[KingLlama]

Re: GYER27-0

-Buzz Williams probably kicking himself. If he'd held on one more year at Marquette, that Texas job would probably be his(home state, etc.) Jumped the gun and ended up in Blacksburg, where he has ZERO talent on that roster. Guy could probably still jump at OSU once Travis gets run in a year or two.

-We are practically begging our parents to move to our town, especially mine, since my mom's condition won't get any better. But with kids, it would just be so convenient to have grandparents in town. I grew up with all my grandparents living four hours away, and we saw them only 2-3 times a year. I don't want that for my kids.

-Book I'm about to finish..."How Lucky You Can Be" by Buster Olney about that basketball coach Don Meyer(Jerry Meyer's dad). Great read.

-Really feel like I missed the boat on "Parks and Rec". Never saw an episode, but the reviews of the finale(and so many Wildcat friends who liked it) make me think I would've been a fan. Glad Esquire Network shows plenty of reruns.

 

[wcc31]

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- Parks&Rec is one of my 5-6 favorite sitcoms of all-time. It's just a great show with terrific characters and writing. There's no edge to it. It's as PG as it gets. But it's just good.

I got turned off by the plot device used in the final season, so I haven't watched, but I probably will at some point- at least the finale.

- Wisconsin's perimeter D is pretty bad. I think we could hurt them off the bounce.

- Villanova would be an interesting team to have to face. They have a million good wins but no great ones. Thoughts?

- Cal's response to Delaney's ******** was perfect. If freshman ineligibility is so important to the Big 10, then by all means, make them ineligible in your league then.

- UK's covered their last 3...

- Prepare for the "UK's big wins weren't that impressive" talk as UNC struggles, Louisville implodes, Texas texases and Kansas- well, Kansas is a pretty solid 2-seed.

- It's official- Roy Williams IS Tubby Smith.
This post was edited on 2/25 9:46 AM by wcc31

 

[bigblueballs21]

Re: GYER27-0

Villanova has shooters all over the court, which would be a little concerning. Made 13 threes last night I think. But I wouldn't be shocked if they're bounced before we would ever see them.

 

[anthonys735]

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Originally posted by wcc31:
- Parks&Rec is one of my 5-6 favorite sitcoms of all-time. It's just a great show with terrific characters and writing. There's no edge to it. It's as PG as it gets. But it's just good.

I got turned off by the plot device used in the final season, so I haven't watched, but I probably will at some point- at least the finale.

I just caught up except final episode. Started out AWFUL but moved forward pretty good. Andy, Tom and April carried most of the season.Some good guests and it was great Chris and Ann were completely written out.

However, they destroyed Ron this season.

Those mid seasons were awesome. Really great series.

 

[Anon1640710541]

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"If any league wants to do that, I would recommend they do it. The Big 10 or the Big 12 or whoever. If they think freshmen should be ineligible and they feel strongly and truly believe it is the best thing, then make your league have ineligible freshmen."

Indeed.


Some of these commissioners/media types/coaches are so gd stupid, and I *love* the way Cal toys with them.


"actually, i think its a GREAT idea. can you imagine how good we'd be if i had anthony davis back for 2 more seasons?"

 

[Century Cat]

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Bryan the Intern. I don't think I've ever commented on him before, because he's so awful, it kind of speaks for itself. And, sometimes his stuff is so bad that I wonder if it's really all just a joke.

But today, this pissed me off: "it brought some panic in the UK fanbase that a title run was not going to happen", talking about the 1996 SECCG loss to MSU.


No, no it didn't. I don't remember anyone panicking. What I do remember is that anyone with any sense at all thinking "haha, oh well, no big deal - it's probably exactly what we need before the NCAAT - let's go."


Then he goes on to ask those who remember the game to share their thoughts, which shows that he's just making the whole thing up and doesn't know what he's talking about.


Good grief, he's awful.

This post was edited on 2/25 9:52 AM by Century Cat

 

[wcc31]

Re: GYER27-0

People panicked as much in '96 as we did losing to Vandy in '12. BTI is a moron.

 

[Anon1640710541]

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Serious question --> how old was he in 1996? 4? Maybe??


Nonetheless, from that day forward, every win over the Bulldogs I consider payback for the loss above.

Yeah, I'm sure you'll never forget the pain of that loss when you were 2 years old. Awful.

 

[joeyrupption]

Re: GYER27-0

Originally posted by wcc31:
- Parks&Rec is one of my 5-6 favorite sitcoms of all-time. It's just a great show with terrific characters and writing. There's no edge to it. It's as PG as it gets. But it's just good.

I'm also a huge fan.

You may enjoy this series of podcasts that feature two of the writers/producers and Adam Scott.

They ended up calling it "Farts and Procreation" and there are four episodes.

Episode 4

Sadly, the funniest writer/producer of the show, Harris Wittels, just OD'd earlier this week. He coined "Humblebrag" and authored some great wordplay.

AND his band put out hits like "She Got Titties."

 

[_Chase_]

Re: GYER27-0

I'll tell you what I remember thinking in 96 after we lost. "Man, now we're really going to destroy some teams in the tournament."

And I'm pretty sure some variation of that is what every single Kentucky fan thought...except apparently BTI.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

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Was at that game in 96 in NOLA. Afterwards we walked across the street to a hotel bar to watch the Selection Show. Fans and players' parents were there. Nobody was panicking. In fact, the overall vibe was that it would get them refocused.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

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A "Bryan the Intern" parody account is probably long overdue. The problem is that it would difficult to distinguish it from reality.

 

[SAECATFAN]

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That Mississippi State team wasn't exactly a bouquet of dicks, either.

 

[KingLlama]

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Was just looking at that 96 season last night. Had forgotten that there was a late-January OOC game against TCU. I loved those old January out-of-conference games against teams like Syracuse, Houston, NC State, etc., but TCU? That was random.

 

[IsRichieGonnaStart]

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Next year we'll probably play at Kansas late in January/February as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

 

[Ribsandwhitebread]

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So this kid from KSU who stormed the court and bumped a player writes an apology, and KU fans blast it for not being good enough. Grief, people. Was it over the top, sure, would anyone blame Jamari Traylor for shoving that kid on his ***- probably not. But you've got an 18 year old kid who made a mistake that resulted in no real harm, he owned it and apologized. Move on.

 

[wcc31]

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I was kind of surprised by how weak the bump/shove actually was. They were acting like the dude clocked Traylor in the back of the head. Obviously, you shouldn't touch the players at all and it was a bad situation, but chill out.

 

[anthonys735]

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Originally posted by wcc31:
People panicked as much in '96 as we did losing to Vandy in '12. BTI is a moron.

Pretty much. Pitino basically had to sabotage the game to lose and Cal/ the team had about as much interest in the Vandy game as our hungover asses did.

 

[BBdK]

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Speaking of SECT/postseason ---> 2 weeks.

Hard to believe...college basketball season goes by at warp speed.

 

[SAECATFAN]

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Originally posted by B.B.d.K.:
Speaking of SECT/postseason ---> 2 weeks.

Hard to believe...college basketball season goes by at warp speed.

I was way out in front of this.

Hope you guys keep the flip flops back home, btw. Atlanta was already a stretch for a mid-March flip flop breakout, but Nashville is completely out of reach. Thanks.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

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-In the Jan 26 poll, unc was ranked #13. They are now ranked #15 after losing 4 of 6 games over 3 weeks, and losing a 5th last night. Unreal how they have held up in the polls despite a complete collapse.

-Screw the KSU kid. Don't run into opposing players at full speed, numnuts. Looked intentional to me, just thankful Traylor was so much bigger it didn't matter.

If UK loses to MSU and some punkass student clocked Trey Lyles, I'd be calling for that kids head, even if it did no damage. And what if some 200 pound lardass decides to run over Tyler Ulis?

 

[drxman1]

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So when is anything gonna happen to UNC for all the academic fraud? I mean, it's been kind of a while.

SO READY FOR NASHVEGAS!!!!

 

[wcc31]

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- The holidays have a lot to do with it. Pre-conference flies by. Things slow a tad in Jan/early Feb.

- It was intentional and the kid was being an idiot, but it wasn't a punch or clothesline. He bumped him.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

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Originally posted by anthonys735:

Originally posted by wcc31:
People panicked as much in '96 as we did losing to Vandy in '12. BTI is a moron.

Pretty much. Pitino basically had to sabotage the game to lose and Cal/ the team had about as much interest in the Vandy game as our hungover asses did.

I was definitely as happy as you can be about a loss in the 2012 tournament. Cal clearly DNGAF, but the team wasn't even disinterested, they just flat ran out of steam. We were up like 7 with 5 to go, then completely collapsed as nothing would fall, and Vandy was beating us all over the court. 3 games in 3 days, with Florida running us hard on Saturday took its toll on the 6.5 players we used. We went 0-14 to end the game. That's legs.

Anyway, yeah, no one was concerned after that game. I remember being upset after the MSU game in 96, but certainly not panicked.

 

[Ribsandwhitebread]

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My wife opted out of the SECT trip so its just me and 5-6 college buddies. Dont think any wives are going, which obviously changes the dynamic. Staying at the ALOFT about a mile from Bridgestone- which is probably a meh hotel but it was cheap with SPG points so whatever. No tickets yet, may not go to a single game.

 

[wcc31]

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There's just no real motivation to being a 1-loss champ over a 2-loss champ. I still wonder what would have happened if that Watford shot didn't go down...

 

[BBdK]

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Aloft is fine, we stayed there last SECT when it was just opening, and still under renovations. It's essentially brand new inside.


Aloft is probably my favorite value hotel out there. We love the one in Chicago, too...really cool open-air bar at that one.

That chain is basically a budget 'W' line of hotels...but with bigger rooms. Same design/vibe.

10K points is a steal, especially for Nashville SECT when even the Hampton Inn is like $700 per night or some ********.

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This post was edited on 2/25 11:23 AM by B.B.d.K.

 

[SAECATFAN]

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Looking back that Sweet 16 IU game was probably the most ridiculous I've ever behaved in front of people. I mean, we had our closest friends over (thankfully), but I felt THE RAGE from tip to the horn. I loudly MF'd someone, our guys or IU, every single trip down the floor.

Go coach the Knicks, CS'r...

Shew... that was intense.




This post was edited on 2/25 11:23 AM by SAECATFAN

 

[anthonys735]

Re: GYER27-0

With Dennis. If it was a Louisville LDawg trucking one of our guys, death penalty wouldn't be off the table.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Re: GYER27-0

If a KU player went into the stands and "bumped' a student intentionally, they'd be dealing with a multi-game suspension or worse.

So I really DGAF about how hard of a hammer drops on a dumbass student who does the opposite. I mean, he shouldn't go to jail or be expelled, but I wouldn't care if he's banned from all future athletic events. Screw him. Best I can tell, nothing has happened to him besides getting some internet hate, so whatever.

 

[Ribsandwhitebread]

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Eh- i was mostly referring to KU fans who are obviously bitter about a loss, continuing with their narrative that the apology isnt apologetic enough. He doesnt owe them anything. He apologized to the player and the program. They can suspend him from athletic events and whatever- thats fine. But he still doesnt owe bitter KU fans any additional tear felt apology.

 

[BBdK]

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What about our boy Daniel Orton being cut from his Professional team in Philippines for calling Manny Pacquiao's basketball career "a joke" (which it is)

That's weak as hell, but still funny. I can't stand that kid...don't know if I've ever felt "less" of a connection to a UK player in my lifetime. I've got absolutely nothing for him.



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This post was edited on 2/25 11:38 AM by B.B.d.K.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

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Originally posted by CClarkUK:
Eh- i was mostly referring to KU fans who are obviously bitter about a loss, continuing with their narrative that the apology isnt apologetic enough. He doesnt owe them anything. He apologized to the player and the program. They can suspend him from athletic events and whatever- thats fine. But he still doesnt owe bitter KU fans any additional tear felt apology.

Oh yeah, screw KU fans. I just think we need to do something about player safety. Way more important than some bullish about freshman ineligibilty.

 

[SAECATFAN]

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A pretty good read about our fair Commonwealth.

http://www.eater.com/2015/2/25/8104381/kentucky-wine

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Re: GYER27-0

I'm still amazed that him storming off to the locker room in the middle of a game (was it in the SEC Tourney?) didn't get more play in the media.

 

[SAECATFAN]

Re: GYER27-0

Originally posted by drxman1:

So when is anything gonna happen to UNC for all the academic fraud? I mean, it's been kind of a while.

Not sure if you're joking or not, but nothing is going to happen to UNC. Should probably just accept that (again, assuming you aren't joking).

 

[wcc31]

Re: GYER27-0

Originally posted by SAECATFAN:

Looking back that Sweet 16 IU game was probably the most ridiculous I've ever behaved in front of people. I mean, we had our closest friends over (thankfully), but I felt THE RAGE from tip to the horn. I loudly MF'd someone, our guys or IU, every single trip down the floor.

Go coach the Knicks, CS'r...

Shew... that was intense.




This post was edited on 2/25 11:23 AM by SAECATFAN

Had to apologize to my buddy's IU grad wife for saying the entire state of Indiana was a bunch of *****s...among other in-game commentary.

 

[UKStoleMyFish]

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Originally posted by wcc31:

We're not unbeatable but the more I watch these teams- UVa, Wisky, Duke, Zona- the more confident I get.

Was thinking the same thing earlier today. Could we lose before the Tournament? Yes. Could we lose in the Tournament? Yes. But there's no elite team out there besides us. There's no '91 UNLV, '92 Duke, '96 UK, '99 Duke, '09 UNC or '12 UK to worry about. Every other top 10-ish team is flawed. We won't lose unless we **** the bed & our opponent plays out of its mind. It could happen, but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

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Wisconsin doesn't scare me nearly as much as they do a lot of people. We are just a bad matchup for Kaminsky, in particular. I think WCS would cause him a world of issues. Villanova worries me more, honestly.

 

[SAECATFAN]

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I've started to get that 96/12 feeling recently myself.

Just a touch.