Sometimes, a season ends and you're like "Thank you, Dr. Kevorkian." We have a lot of threads on here about which loss hurt the most. Well....which one hurt you the least? For me it was the 2002 loss to eventual champion Maryland. Team Turmoil.
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2013 Robert Morris. Just being in the NIT was lemon juice in a paper cut. Winning would have been more embarrassing than losing. I wanted it over.
A few free throws and that season would have been legendary.Of the recent ones..
The Kstate game was more so "Good God, I'm kinda glad that's over". Never had much faith in that team, and we squandered such a great opportunity.
Oddly enough, 2014. We had so many miraculous come backs and wins, that when we lost, a part of me was like "Hey, that's just basketball". What Kentucky did that year will be more memorable than a lot of titles of that decade.. think about that.
The problem with your 2002 pick is, turmoil and all, Kentucky had an outside chance of winning it all if the Cats beat Maryland.Sometimes, a season ends and you're like "Thank you, Dr. Kevorkian." We have a lot of threads on here about which loss hurt the most. Well....which one hurt you the least? For me it was the 2002 loss to eventual champion Maryland. Team Turmoil.
A few free throws and that season would have been legendary.
Of the recent ones..
The Kstate game was more so "Good God, I'm kinda glad that's over". Never had much faith in that team, and we squandered such a great opportunity.
Oddly enough, 2014. We had so many miraculous come backs and wins, that when we lost, a part of me was like "Hey, that's just basketball". What Kentucky did that year will be more memorable than a lot of titles of that decade.. think about that.
I'll go with this. Had we won, North Carolina would've smoked us like they did Indiana.Ulis Murray team. Would’ve been nice to get the second weekend, but that team had no one 3 through 5.
white dude from Indiana hit those two threes in the corner and welp, goodnight.
yep, 2014 is my 2nd favorite NCAA tourney (behind 1998).
That loss in the title game barely phased me because of what transpired vs Wichita State, Michigan, Louisville and Wisconsin.
Of the recent ones..
The Kstate game was more so "Good God, I'm kinda glad that's over". Never had much faith in that team, and we squandered such a great opportunity.
Oddly enough, 2014. We had so many miraculous come backs and wins, that when we lost, a part of me was like "Hey, that's just basketball". What Kentucky did that year will be more memorable than a lot of titles of that decade.. think about that.
Kinda felt the same way with 2011, although we still had the championship drought. Still we bounced the tournament favorite and UNC, made our first F4 in 13 years, and had a ridiculous team coming in/back.
Yeah, come to think of it that one too. Funny how both were ended by Uconn, who I personally, have no problem with. Those were fun Uconn teams if you ask me.
I have a hard time finding it within myself to hate UConn. I certainly don’t like them but they’re not in my Top 10.
I agree the game was a significant turning point as you say, but you’re the first, and only, uk fan i’ve ever heard say that game was easy to accept. no way. i still don’t like to think about it.The 92 loss to Duke was a stomach punch. But it signaled the rebirth of Kentucky basketball. And we probably would have lost to Indiana in the Final Four, anyway. They had just blown out UCLA in the West final.
I agree the game was a significant turning point as you say, but you’re the first, and only, uk fan i’ve ever heard say that game was easy to accept. no way. i still don’t like to think about it.
2013 Robert Morris. Just being in the NIT was lemon juice in a paper cut. Winning would have been more embarrassing than losing. I wanted it over.
Rob Lick, love itOhio State in 1987. UK was not good that year. They lost Winston Bennett early in the year and started Rob Lick and Richard Madison. There was no chance of making a run that season.
I hate the Elite 8 game!
Not so sure...I was more concerned with UK, than I was UNC. I felt good vs UNC. But of course, they come out and shoot 98% from three....Especially MArcus Paige.....He hit I believe like 4 straight to start the game. Ended up like 6-9.I'll go with this. Had we won, North Carolina would've smoked us like they did Indiana.