Harrison Barnes says UNC wins 2012 title if Marshall was healthy

[Kentucky fan 1989]

http://www.nationofblue.com/harriso...2012-title-if-kendall-marshall-stays-healthy/

Uh-huh, the same team that lost to FSU by 33 points was better than Kentucky.

 

[uk78]

Well anything is possible. Kentucky could have beaten Wisconsin if a shot clock violation took away points from Wisconsin, they could have beaten Duke for sure with the Cousins/Wall team. I can say anything but that doesn't matter either.

 

[hotelblue]

they were softer than uk. the only reason they scored on us was because our defense wasn't where it was going to be. it's how all cal's teams trend. if it was up and down in the ff we would have scored 100 on them.

 

[CELTICAT]

Harrison Barnes sucks.

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

If frogs had wings, they wouldn't bump their ass a hoppin'.

Also, we already beat them with Marshall.

 

[jarms24]

They lost to a very inexperienced, incohesive UK team with a healthy Marshall early in the season. UK had the entire season to gel and had become a machine by the time March rolled around. Marshall should stop sniffing his farts.

 

[jedwar]

Hey Harrison

 

[Aike]

They also lost to a much worse UK team the season before.

Jay Bilas agrees, though.

 

[Nix112]

If only those two teams had played earlier in the year when Marshall was healthy. Maybe even before young Kentucky had hit its stride. Oh well, guess we'll never know who would have won that game.

 

[CatChow]

But they didn't.

Too bad, so sad.

 

[Wall2Wall]

Bill Self said that Kansas didn't lose to us in 2012. They just ran out of time. Losers always have an excuse.

 

[gossie21]

Did he say it in Swahili?

 

[Lightbringer12]

Barnes is very in the know says his PhD he earned at the UNC in one year...

 

[hotelblue]

Barnes is very in the know says his PhD he earned at the UNC in one year...

he has two phd's.

 

[Xception]

UK wins three more titles if Higgins isn't a corrupt ref

 

[UK_fan_41102]

How many championships have been won on those premises?

 

[fisherscatfan]

UNC is not even a contender that year if they actually had to pass real classes.

 

[JStaff2187]

In his slight defense, what would you expect him to say? You think one of the twins would say "oh yeah Duke was the best team that year without question."

But we all know that UNC team was soft. We were #1 nearly all season and has the POY. You can say "would have" while the rest of us say "we did".

 

[Ocornett]

http://www.nationofblue.com/harriso...2012-title-if-kendall-marshall-stays-healthy/

Uh-huh, the same team that lost to FSU by 33 points was better than Kentucky.

Well, he is an idiot just like the other trash bags at UNC.

 

[morgousky]

It's the biggest lie ever told. We already beat them with their roster healthy. We had the most dominant player in a decade.

There is absolutely no evidence to suggest they could have done it. They were soft and we were completely dominating by years end.

 

[katwest]

Says the most over rated player in UNC* history.

 

[coolioo1]

UK was a ton better by the season end. It was a well oiled machine. The team was on a mission. MKG would not let that team lose, he was that X factor. Plus, Teague was playing as well as any PG in the county by NCAA time. One can say, he was the reason why UK reached its unbelievable potential and he was the weak link for half the year.

Oh, we also had some guy named Davis, who is a top 10 if not top 5 talent in the NBA right now...hmmmm

 

[ib4ky]

"Carny" Harrison Barnes using his UNC degree in his job in the off-season!

 

[FilsonCat]

Maybe with the Rooferees officiating. Anything is possible with cheating pos refs.

 

[preacherfan]

http://www.nationofblue.com/harriso...2012-title-if-kendall-marshall-stays-healthy/

Uh-huh, the same team that lost to FSU by 33 points was better than Kentucky.

If UNC had been on probation for massive cheating, they wouldn't have even been in the discussion.

 

[JonathanW]

Well anything is possible. Kentucky could have beaten Wisconsin if a shot clock violation took away points from Wisconsin, they could have beaten Duke for sure with the Cousins/Wall team. I can say anything but that doesn't matter either.

The Wisconsin reference is a good one.
In sports, especially in a single game winner scenario, there is rarely a "this team WILL win". It is all about probabilities.
In 2015, Winconsin was a very good team, and a tough matchup for us. But if we played that game 100 times, I think we win at least 60, maybe 70 of them.
Likewise in 2012, UNC had a very good team, we need a Davis block at the buzzer to win in Rupp in December vs UNC. Clearly having Marshall would have helped their chances. Without Marshall, their chances of winning that game were 10-15%. With a healthy Marshall, I think those chances go up to 35-45%, still the underdog but much closer.
Regardless, injuries, and dealing with them, is a part of sports. Most successful teams have been on both sides of the injury bug helping/hurting them win a championship, most recently for UK (97 Derek Anderson, 03 Bogans, 15 Poythress). Probably the 12 Marshall injury helped our chances, but we still would have been the favorite w/out the injury. There are always other factors too, an opponent player having the game of his life, schedule difficulty or lack of (just look at the 10 Duke opponents), unbalanced officiating (17 UK-UNC, 15 UK-Wisc), & others.

 

[irishcat1965]

If and buts, candy and nuts......

 

[Smashcat]

They lost to a very inexperienced, incohesive UK team with a healthy Marshall early in the season. UK had the entire season to gel and had become a machine by the time March rolled around. Marshall should stop sniffing his farts.

This.

 

[Smashcat]

If UNC had been on probation for massive cheating, they wouldn't have even been in the discussion.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

One thing people forget about the December game Kentucky won on Davis' block: UNC-Cheats played a bizarrely unusual game for them, hitting 11 threes in 18 attempts. It was an experienced, cohesive team with all players healthy playing its best game against a group of freshmen and sophomores trying to jell. And they still lost.

 

[KYNC89]

Everything is 20/20 in hindsight.

 

[MKGMVP]

UNC would have won the 2011 championship if Liggins hadn't broke one off in Harrison Barnes in the final 8

 

[MKGMVP]

UK wins in 14 if WCS is healthy
UK wins in 15 if Poythress is healthy

See how it works

 

[VAWildcat15]

If only they had played Kentucky earlier in the season, we might be able to test that theory.

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

If we didn't have a biased NCAA seeding process we would win it a lot more times.
If we didn't have horrible refs one siding calling against us we would have won it this past year.
Same thing back in 2015.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

If anybody from that team should be talking ish....it sure isn't Harrison Barnes.

 

[1991greywildcat]

Harrison's opinion is just an opinion. I'm not sure if there has been a national champion in college basketball since 2012 that could beat that team..

 

[dckala2]

Harrison is probably just starin at his old warriors jersey crying somewhere.

 

[MegaBlue05]

If I had a vagina I'd be a girl.

 

[BlueElvis]

If I had a vagina I'd be a girl.

Not necessarily ...lol