Honest thoughts

[BigBlueGuru]

1. Love the 31-0 start. May not ever see that again as a UK fan. Thank you to the players and coaches!!!!!!!!!!!

2. We are going to get someone in our bracket that we will think is a conspiracy against UK. I say I don't care. Bring them on.

3. Still a little confused about this season. We destroy teams like KU, UCLA. We beat very good teams in UL, UNC, Providence & Texas. Then we kind of just coast for the most part through the SEC. I guess I still struggle with if we are the clear cut heads and shoulders best team in the country or if the players have been doing just enough to get by and end the regular season.

4. Would have loved to have played the following teams pre-season to see how we faired against other top teams such as Wisconsin, Duke, Virginia & Arizona.

5. I will not find this season a failure if we lose a game in the SEC tourney or lose in the NCAA tourney even though the media will make it out to be the biggest disappointment ever.

6. I still think there is a hidden agenda behind all the talking heads and ESPN talking us up. I think they have done it to over promote and hype us so that when/if the players lose they can pounce on Cal and UK. I think it is more a hate toward Cal then UK but still think it is there.

6. To the UK Fans. Please, please, please don't go crazy if we lose a game in the SEC tourney or the NCAA tourney. Regardless of all the expectations the talking heads and media keep vomiting you have just witnessed history. As great as the UK program has been we have only done this one other time in over 100 years plus.

7. Keeping in mind we have done this all while losing one of our best players and starters (Poythress), Start 2 freshmen in Towns & Booker & start 2 Sophomores in the Harrison twins.

8. We all want to win the championship but regardless how we finish this has been a remarkable season.

 

[Waterview Catfan]

1. agree
2. agree
3. couldn't be more clearcut
4. early season games are not a good measuring stick, all teams go through changes ( injuries, turmoil, etc.)
5. agree
6. media are bandwagon fans imo.
6.wasting your breath
7. agree
8. amen

 

[billue]

when did booker start. do you mean lyles

 

[BoulderCat_rivals187983]

Your definitely wasting your breath on that 2nd #6, not so much the SECT, but the NCAAT. This place will melt down with among other things lot of conspiracy theories. I whole heartedly agree it's been remarkable season regardless of what happens from here on.

All 4 freshmen are key components of this team, but I don't think Booker has started a game. Perhaps you meant Lyles? Regardless, starting on this team doesn't mean what it does on other's.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Short of a full fledged "the refs let the other team shoot 40 FTs to our 15 and we lost by 3!" type game...I do not think many on here will be very happy to give the team and Cal (poor Cal) a pass if they lose in the NCAA Tourney.

It sucks, but it is what it is.

 

[UKErik]

1. Agree 100%.

2. Disagree 100%...the selection committee doesn't have an agenda against UK or any other school.

3. Disagree to a certain extent. Not even great teams play A+ basketball every night. When you're Kentucky, it's tough to match your opponents intensity EVERY time out. UK is an event for their opponents. Makes the 31-0 mark even more remarkable, IMO.

4. Would love to have played those teams in December, but you can't play everybody. Don't forget, UK played Texas, North Carolina, Kansas, and Louisville. All four of those teams were preseason top ten. UK is the only school in America (IIRC) that had four OOC games vs. preseason top ten teams.

5. Agree 100%

6. Agree 100%

7. Just unbelievable that UK has done this with such a young basketball team.

8. Agree 100%.

GBB!!!

 

[why_not_kentucky]

END OF THE WORLD

 

[Dutycat]

1) Agree (I'd go with 15 exclamation marks instead of 11)
2) Yes and we will eventually never play them
3) We have a 95.2 fricking BPI...not worried about it.
4) Now we get to play them in the post season.
5) Of course not, life is a gift and this season is already a blessing.
6a) My theory is that they just don't want to look stupid and they can't justify ANY other conclusion.
6b) Our fans will go stupid crazy, life is a gift and this season is already a blessing. Bless the crazy stupid fans for they will inherit the earth.
7) Yep and we have the #1 class coming in next year
8) All of the above

 

[TNCatfanforever]

Great job OP. I have had the same thoughts. Our run with Cal has been amazing. We are all spoiled. I would love to go to the final four and win it every year but in this day and age with so many great players and one and dones it is not possible. This has been one of the greatest years in the great history of UK. I want it all but also know it only takes running into a buzz saw or having an off night. Once you get past the first weekend you have to be good but as we found out last year a little luck doesnt hurt either.

 

[BigBlueGuru]

Yes sorry meant Lyles. Booker is our 6th man and he is a freshman. Incredible.

Still think we will get one of the hardest regions. Seems like we do every year. You can believe what you want but I think the facts speak for themselves. We will have either Wisconsin, Virginia or Arizona as our 2 seed and I think we will have some other team that provides a tough matchup or rivalry that provides extra stress on us like UNC, Louisville or a team like Texas.