Huge win for seeding if we don’t drop the rope

[Dontworryboutit23]

Maybe. Would be better off losing to LSU in that scenario. Need every Q1 win we can get.

1. Bama is the win I want the most, they need a big win in rupp, after the last 3 losses
2. Arkansas, vandy, and lsu are all games Kentucky should take care of if they show up and play with the effort they did tonight
3. Miss state is a game where I think that game will be state playing for their tournament life. Kentucky is better but I can see a scar like game happening
4. Tennessee is like tonight, a see what happens game

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

It's funny, I think thats what we're looking at. two more regular season losses, and 2 wins in the SECT.

10 losses isn't great but the SEC is very strong this year. I took a look back at the KP rankings for the SEC im Cal's first 6 or 7 years... the conference was largely shit. Aside from Kentucky, there'd be like 1-2 teams in the top25.. next team down might be 50's, and thats it. SEC now has 3 in the top10, 4 in the top50 and another few in the top100. That's going to help us.

Agree, as long as they avoid UConn, Kentucky can beat any one seed and go blow for blow with them, if they match the effort tonight

 

[HenryMuto]

Too bad we lost to Florida and Gonzaga but especially Florida would been 9-3 in the SEC right now

 

[KyLegacy]

This was extremely good win. Auburn is top 10 in offense and Defense, crowd was rowdy, and they just came off a beat down of USC. Proud of the Cats. Hope the feed off this W and keep going.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Too bad we lost to Florida and Gonzaga but especially Florida would been 9-3 in the SEC right now

If robs 3 is one inch to the left, they beat A&M as well

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Agree, as long as they avoid UConn, Kentucky can beat any one seed and go blow for blow with them, if they match the effort tonight

Oh I think we're heading torwards Uconns subregion.. either as a 4-seed or a 5-seed.

Never too early to start thinking about this haha. I think this year, the 1-seeds are REALLY pulling away from the pack, with the 2-4-seeds all seeming to stumble over themselves. I think I'd almost rather be a 6 seed than a 4/5-seed.

I think this is a year you'll see Uconn, Purdue and Houston all march to an Elite8 at least, but probably further. Uconn and Houston are just that good, Purdue is the NCAA story line after losing to a 16 (just like UVA). I'd rather try and get through a team like Kansas, UNC or Marquette to make an Elite 8.

 

[catlogic15]

Next week is huge. 2 golden opportunities to show how much you have grown. Both games are ones Kentucky can win if they play with same intensity as tonight

Oh bullshit. If we’re any chance going forward to have a chance we have to kick ass every damn game

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Oh I think we're heading torwards Uconns subregion.. either as a 4-seed or a 5-seed.

Never too early to start thinking about this haha. I think this year, the 1-seeds are REALLY pulling away from the pack, with the 2-4-seeds all seeming to stumble over themselves. I think I'd almost rather be a 6 seed than a 4/5-seed.

I think this is a year you'll see Uconn, Purdue and Houston all march to an Elite8 at least, but probably further. Uconn and Houston are just that good, Purdue is the NCAA story line after losing to a 16 (just like UVA). I'd rather try and get through a team like Kansas, UNC or Marquette to make an Elite 8.

I know they have edey, but give me Purdue, they are more likely to be upset and I still don’t trust those guards at all, or please send us out west and give us Arizona

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Oh bullshit. If we’re any chance going forward to have a chance we have to kick ass every damn game

Kentucky doesn’t have the luxury to overlook anybody and think they are better. They have to play with the same effort and intensity tonight, and fight. They can easily lose both games next week, and they can also win both

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I know they have edey, but give me Purdue, they are more likely to be upset and I still don’t trust those guards at all, or please send us out west and give us Arizona

I just think the NCAA will push them through as best they can. Easier draws, some calls their way.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

This was extremely good win. Auburn is top 10 in offense and Defense, crowd was rowdy, and they just came off a beat down of USC. Proud of the Cats. Hope the feed off this W and keep going.

No more bad losses and we get at least a 4 seed IMO.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I just think the NCAA will push them through as best they can. Easier draws, some calls their way.

They are 100 percent either going on a miracle Virginia run like in 2019, or losing in the round of 32. I agree the ncaa will help them out. I just prefer them because UConn look like the damn terminator right now. They are scary good. Purdue’s guards are just to Jekyll and Hyde, and they will force touches to edey

 

[UK67KU59]

Great win for seeding. Unfortunately for Auburn I think they probably lose Williams for the year and limp to the finish, reducing the quantitative quality of the win by seasons end. We’ll see how they can play without Williams.

This win gives me hope that we can sneak in to a 3 seed if we win out.

 

[G-PIP]

They defend like they did tonight and we should beat LSU and have a shot against Bama.

With Mitchell I think UK can certainly beat AL. Not a "should win" situation, but not an upset at all. AL probably has the best team offense in the Country due solely to the fact that Oats is adamant that his team take the best shots mathematically. Other coaches understand it too, but he constantly instills adherence to it from his players. Look at AL's shot charts.

But UK can score, and AL doesn't have powerful Bigs. So, defend the 3pt. line really well and I think UK can get it done.

 

[$Z71$]

Great win for seeding. Unfortunately for Auburn I think they probably lose Williams for the year and limp to the finish, reducing the quantitative quality of the win by seasons end. We’ll see how they can play without Williams.

This win gives me hope that we can sneak in to a 3 seed if we win out.

If we win out we are a 2 seed with a decent possibility of a 1 seed depending on what other teams do. We'd be 27-7 with 7-8 quad 1 wins at that point. Not many teams will have less than 7 losses. Purdue, Houston and UCONN will be it.

Running the table would be a HUGE feat. We have a ton of tough games still. We are capable though, just have to execute.

 

[FiveStarCat]

Remember.. Not every loss means you played horrible, and not every win means you played perfect.

If Auburn hits just two more 3s, which is reasonable to think, this game could have been won by them. That's the difference between a win and a loss, just 2 of those threes to go in and another fg here or there.. And we lose, despite playing the exact same game.

This could happen against LSU.. We could play very well, but if LSU happens to be on, we can go down.

Ok… so apply this to our losses too? Not sure I understand your point.

Plus it was pretty obvious the refs were calling some ticky tac BS to keep the game close. They likely swallow their whistle on a couple of those calls if Auburn was within 4-5 instead of 9-10

 

[FiveStarCat]

We only have 3 Q1 wins. The 11 seeds last year all had at least 4.

I’m not saying Alabama is a must win to make the tournament. But it’s the kind of loss that could push us down to the 8/9 line or worse, considering we also have to go to UT.

If you are ok with that, then ok. I’d like to win them all. Win them all, and maybe we could climb all the way to 3.

We were a solid 7 seed before tonight. Probably a high 6 seed, bordering 5 now. In no world does a loss to a rolling Bama team put us in 8/9 line or worse territory

 

[runt#69]

Big picture stuff

Looking at the big picture, I'd say they'll use the Quad system to justify giving Kentucky a seed in the 4 or 5 range at the highest, 8 or 9 at the lowest. 4 or 5 if we win a whole lot more to finish off the season, comparing other teams Quad 1 wins will allow them to keep Kentucky from sniffing any one of the top 3 seed lines. 8 or 9 if Kentucky backslides and loses some more.

I'm prepared for a worst case scenario, screw the NCAAT selection committee anyways ( as I say every year) and give us whatever the hell seed they want, using whatever the hell justification they want. Right now, it would appear that we can go ahead and say we deserve what we get, at any rate, this year.

That said, I'd love to see us then do this :

"blitz" our way to a second place finish in the SEC regular season, and even win a SECT title, get that lovely 4 seed as our reward, then get placed in the East region opposite .... UCONN as the #1 seed. (sound familiar, sound about right ?!??? sure it does !)

Then we even make it to the second weekend of the tournament. UCONN will be there waiting. And then maybe, just maybe ..... this team (and coach) will shock the entire freaking world (including myself) .....
..... and just go right on to bring #9 on back to Lexington !

This will be after beating UNC a second time this year in the elite eight rematch game, then beat the Vols in the Final Four ( I think that'll be the third time we will have played them, having lost twice already) and meeting up with Kansas in the title game. Wouldn't it be poetic beating them in a rematch and sending Self, HDick and the rest of the Kansas fans into an apoplectic shock....

Screw the NCAA, the selection committee, the rest of the SEC, the national media, screw them all.

Just win.

 

[Aike]

We were a solid 7 seed before tonight. Probably a high 6 seed, bordering 5 now. In no world does a loss to a rolling Bama team put us in 8/9 line or worse territory

I think you’re wrong, and neither of us knows for sure. You only know that we weren’t a top 4 seed going in. The rest is just a guess for all of us.

But I know that if we don’t get more Q1 wins, we are leaving ourselves at the mercy of the committee. Strange things happen.

 

[UK67KU59]

If we win out we are a 2 seed with a decent possibility of a 1 seed depending on what other teams do. We'd be 27-7 with 7-8 quad 1 wins at that point. Not many teams will have less than 7 losses. Purdue, Houston and UCONN will be it.

Running the table would be a HUGE feat. We have a ton of tough games still. We are capable though, just have to execute.

Lots of variables, but I don’t think we can climb from not being included in the top 16 teams today, all the way to a 1 seed by selection Sunday. And I think a 2 is a stretch. When I say win out I mean regular season. Some quad 1 SEC tourney wins could be enough to jump us to a 2 potentially 🤷‍♂️. If we win out we will be near .500 in quad 1 games with 7 losses before the SEC tourney. I think there will definitely be 4 teams with stronger resumes, and likely 8-10 teams.

 

[FiveStarCat]

I think you’re wrong, and neither of us knows for sure. You only know that we weren’t a top 4 seed going in. The rest id just a guess for all of us.

But I know that if we don’t get more Q1 wins, we are leaving ourselves at the mercy of the committee. Strange things happen.

Bracketmatrix is about as solid as it gets and had us as the second 7 seed before tonight. Auburn as a 3 seed. You’re right we don’t know what the committee will do but sure seems like we are a solid 6 after tonight and opportunity to be a 5 this time next week

 

[$Z71$]

Lots of variables, but I don’t think we can climb from not being included in the top 16 teams today, all the way to a 1 seed by selection Sunday. And I think a 2 is a stretch. When I say win out I mean regular season. Some quad 1 SEC tourney wins could be enough to jump us to a 2 potentially 🤷‍♂️. If we win out we will be near .500 in quad 1 games with 7 losses before the SEC tourney. I think there will definitely be 4 teams with stronger resumes, and likely 8-10 teams.

Beating Alabama, Tennessee and probably 2 of Alabama Tennessee or Auburn in SEC tournament would do absolutely leaps for our resume. At that point we added 5 quad 1 wins since the "reveal' as well as won 11 straight games. That will take you from a 5-6 seed to a 2 easily. 3 of the teams in the reveal lost today. They will continue to do so as well. So if somehow we did take care of business we won't get below a 2 seed. A 27-7 Kentucky on an 11 game winning streak isn't getting lower than that. Odds of it happening are slim but if it did as you purposed we wouldn't be hoping for a 3 at that point.

 

[Aike]

Bracketmatrix is about as solid as it gets and had us as the second 7 seed before tonight. Auburn as a 3 seed. You’re right we don’t know what the committee will do but sure seems like we are a solid 6 after tonight and opportunity to be a 5 this time next week

I’m saying if we’re a 6 and we lose to Bama then also lose at UT, we are sitting with 4 Q1 wins heading into the SEC Tournament. I think that gets us sniffing the 8 line.

Beat Bama and we are probably a 5, with a chance to drop to 6 losing at UT.

But as always it’s dependent on other teams as well. Then we have the caveat of SEC title game doesn’t matter.

Really need wins. All I’m saying.

 

[Aike]

Beating Alabama, Tennessee and probably 2 of Alabama Tennessee or Auburn in SEC tournament would do absolutely leaps for our resume. At that point we added 5 quad 1 wins since the "reveal' as well as won 11 straight games. That will take you from a 5-6 seed to a 2 easily. 3 of the teams in the reveal lost today. They will continue to do so as well. So if somehow we did take care of business we won't get below a 2 seed. A 27-7 Kentucky on an 11 game winning streak isn't getting lower than that. Odds of it happening are slim but if it did as you purposed we would be hoping for a 3 at that point.

I agree that if we were to win out, we should reach the 2 line. 1 line would be an outside possibility.

 

[$Z71$]

I agree that if we were to win out, we should reach the 2 line. 1 line would be an outside possibility.

Yep, it's simple math.