Even with poor defense, if we took care of the ball, like we used to we will win almost all of our games

I have UCONN winning it all. Though they'll have multiple chances to lose. Illinois and Iowa State could both beat them. Auburn would need to have a day, but it's possible.

Kentucky loses to UCONN in the Final 4. We have all the bad juju from the last 2 seasons. But I really like the way the bracket fell for us. I think we should win our 1st 2 games convincingly. Then, we run better than Marquette. I also don't think Kolek can be 100% from an Oblique injury after just a couple weeks. Houston will be a war. But we have more NBA guys. I think our offense finds a way to win out.

UNC comes out of the West. I don't think they'll have too bad of path. I think Arizona and Alabama lose 2nd round. They'll get the winner of Nevada and Baylor in the Elite 8. I think Baylor just doesn't play enough defense.

Creighton comes out of the midwest. I think they see Oregon 2nd round. Then they're a more complete and better shooting team than UTK. Their 7 footer will be able to slow down Edey. He has enough offensive ability to score or get Edey in foul toruble. Creighton has better shot makers.

Can Rivals PLEASE get rid of that “general chit-chat” icon? That drives me nutz! 😂

It seems it's mostly based on Sheppard and Dillingham. Two top 5 picks in the backcourt....yadda yadda ya. I feel like most people outside of our fanbase only see how good they've been offensively. BBN knows the liability they (and basically the whole team) have been on the defensive end. Not to mention how foul prone/at times crazy with the ball, that Dillingham is. The funny thing is, when we zero in on defense, we have had some really good defensive games this year. So it has to be about effort and intensity. I've hoped that Cal will finally work on the zone some this week. He wants to put a couple seven footers in to protect the rim when guards beat us.........he actally said, what else can we do? ZONE. Clog the lane to ward off drives to the basket when it's needed. He act's like it isnt even an option. I think we all agree that some form of improvements on defense must happen if we want to go as far as we want to. But several people picking UK to advance deep does make me a little nervous. But hey, I'm for anything that will put more pressure on Calipari to produce.

Hard to believe it's been 10 years. Pretty sure the one that beat Louisville came after midnight.

I can envision a scenario where a potential starting five returns next season. And yes, I know that we have freshmen that may start. I'm just talking about current players.

Wagner at the point.
Sheppard at the two.
Thiero at the three.
Biz Z and Bradshaw at the four.
Ugo and Big Z at the five.

Only Reed is universally on NBA draft boards. And ONLY because he's a legacy Kentucky boy, might he consider returning. No, I don't think he will.

My point is that it's somewhat possible that we have several returning players...for a change.

Post your favorite player name in the tourney……

My submission, Washington State 6’8” Senior Forward

Spike Sowells visits today, kicking off a very big visit season with practice gearing up.

The 2026 class ranking has been expanded from 100 players to a full Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2026

Ten highest debuts: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-ten-highest-ranked-debuts-in-the-rivals250

Adam Gorney goes position-by-position: https://n.rivals.com/news/tuesdays-with-gorney-new-2026-rivals250-released

really helps Kentucky. It will keep them out of UCONN's region who will get the one-seed. He's got them against Purdue tonight, but that stuff changes by the hour. Lunardi has them in the Midwest tonight as the four seed with Purdue, Marquette, and Baylor in that order. Nobody else in front of them plays tomorrow. Illinois could jump them if they win the Big 10. He currently has UK at No. 14. If they fall to 15 that is better than moving up to 13 and getting UCONN. My guess it's either in the Midwest with Purdue then the West with North Carolina.

Saint Louis guard Sincere Parker... The 6-3 junior averaged nearly 16 PPG in only 20 minutes per game, while shooting 42.6% from three.

Just to warn you, be prepared to be pissed off.

Your welcome.

Just gonna state the obvious.

Cal's and his podcast... his prized podcast guest picks UK to the final championship game - and of course UCONN gets the nod in the final.

Cal still thinking his talking = results. Thinks his first years at UK are still what he is accomplishing, and his current results are better than what they really are. The man is LOADED with excuses, am sure he will default to them.

Love the team - not so much the coach (and he loves to now say that anyone wanting winning results are "not real fans"). Want them to win despite the coaching.

Put up or PLEASE finally shut-up.

We are lucky as Hell, and all one sees here is how idiotic/stubborn/weak ass coaches we have. Guess the AD is terrible too; he hired them.

Both have weaknesses, but support them I will as long as they represent my University.

Man this board feels pessimistic going into the Big Dance. We need to change our internal energy and get hype. This is our time to shine and go all the way. I'm behind this team and coaching staff. Now let go out and kick some major A$$...

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I'm not a Will Wade fan but this article is, at least, entertaining. He'll have another top job soon enough.

"Now the school is all in. At home games, Wade enters the court before tipoff to Johnny Cash’s version of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down.”"



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It has been clear for a long time now our best lineup is Shepard, Dillingham, Reeves, Z, and either Thiero or Edwards. Other coaches and experts alike all agree on this, so it’s not some fan delusion. They create a ton of space with their motion and create mismatches all over the floor on every possession.

Looking at the last game that was going to require triple digits to win, Cal basically didn’t play that lineup at all. So we can talk refs, defense, or any other factor, but what possible explanation is there for Cal refusing to play his best 5?

I believe Cal’s coaching has gone full agenda driven and not winning driven. He has done the one thing he swore he’d never do, “make promises”, and will stick by those even if it runs us into the ground. There is simply no other explanation for his lineup choices.

He has a McLaren on his bench ready to go at a moments notice, but he’s going to keep driving the Prius to get fuel savings rather than win the race. 100% agenda driven coaching.

@Jeff Drummond - Do you know when spring practice is getting started? I know UK usually starts later than most in the SEC due to being the furthest north, but I don’t recall seeing a date posted recently. Thanks

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Lunardi made his bracket picks a couple days before the selection show. He had everything right with the top four seeds (16 teams) except one. Interestingly enough, he had UK and Auburn swapped. He had Auburn on the three line and UK on the four line. Everything else matched. I didn't compare anything past the top 16 teams.

I know, I know. A blind monkey could do what he does. And so forth.

So just sharing.

What meaningful plays, from any team or game, can you think of that would've altered memorable game finishes if they had replay then?

That’s a pretty good sign.

We’ll see. But the Cats are tested.