NCAA Basketball (Page 27 of 30)

Kentucky could beat a few NBA teams, including mine, the Philadelphia 76ers!!  Yes, not saying much...

Not sure what to even think about college basketball anymore...the big power houses are breeding grounds for the NBA, students don't even go to class and exit the programs after freshmen year...I like when the little guy makes it far in March, its refreshing. Just saying...

always interested in keeping up with KY, our great SEC hope come March. Bama played in a spirited contest last night at Kansas City, which amounted to a road game, vs #13 Iowa State. We hung around cutting it to 5 or 6 at the half but could never catch up and get a lead. Looks like we will rely heavily on the 3 pointer, it wasn't falling last night. Several younguns for Bama worth watching, including Shannon Hale, Ricky Tarrant, and Jimmie Taylor. No fooling, once again we will not make it to the dance.

I would say that Bama played a good game at Wichita State last night, but they didn't. Leading the #11 Shockers by 10 with about 7 minutes left in the game, our youngsters went brain dead and could not solve the full court press. The officials helped them out a lot down the stretch but then we always want to blame them first. It was a road game and that is what you typically get, home cooking. This would have been a great road win for us, I lay all the blame at the feet of coach Anthony Grant, and not the players. We played superb defense versus a very talented team, all for naught. just a terrible, terrible loss. We might make the tourney this year, but nobody we face will forget how Bama blew this game by not dealing with the full court press. Bama will see that again and again this year.

And the Tide may get us! Everyone brings their "A+++" game against Kentucky and we haven't done well on the road, should be a great game. Being #1 and undefeated is great but the deeper we get in to the season the more I worry that the loss will come in the tourney. I wouldn't mind to get 1 or 2 behind now before all the hype of going all the way undefeated becomes more pressure for them. In an interview before the Missouri game Coach Cal said he sent the players a text the day after the Ole Miss double overtime game and asked "what did they think had happened to them?" and they all agreed it had become to comfortable for them they needed to get back they way they were at the beginning of the season. They started the game with the platoon system like they had done before Poythress' injury. Almost game time been out running errands haven't had a chance to check the Louisville-Duke score yet?

Indeed they do have a pro team. I didn't even know the game was at our place, their fans were yelling louder than ours and we're at home! It went much worse than I thought it would, Bama looked pretty terrible at times. We may yet make that dance, RTR.

At times we do look like a pro team I believe this is probably the best team of my lifetime watching UK basketball. Vandy gave us a good game last night. I am like you Rick except with venue I thought we played Vandy away last night and didn't realize it was at home until it came on tv! nNt sure we would have won had it been in Nashville with their screwed up gym configuration.

You're right Tres I could hear the "Go Big Blue" a couple of times! Big Blue Nation travels and add in the local fans in the area and they can end up with a pretty large contingent!

Florida has lost out 2 SEC in a row doesn't hurt my feelings one bit

Maddening watching my Aztecs let a Cinderella into the mix for a berth in the madness. Ice cold shooting reared its ugly head again, even as their stone wall defense kept a high scoring team from hitting a field shot in a TWELVE minute stretch in the final half for the MW championship. They couldn't stop a slew of treys from the outside so kudos to Wyoming. First trip in 13 years and I'm happy for them.
Regular season co-champs, they are in with a 7 or 8 seed most likely.
They lack one good shooter from being a truly great team. They reduce opponents scoring averages to MLB batting numbers while controlling the pace of the game to glacial speed. Can they go anywhere in the coming tourney? I have hopes and with a bit of luck can see an elite 8. A very deep bench can grind down teams with a few great players. Wishful thinking but possible.

Good luck to all of you that have a team in the mix. Our lady from Kentucky sits in the Wildcatbird seat. (no, we can't beat that team, and no one else can either) Put your money on Kentucky's nose 'cause they are freaking awesome! If they could I'd give them a shot to go deep in the NBA playoffs.
Rick

That's why the odds are a gazillion to one for a perfect bracket. Mine's done for too.
Rick