OT: A Maximum of 10 games to go...What will be Kentucky's record?

[MdWIldcat55]

Seems like a good place to pause for bold predictions.

Kentucky can go anywhere from 10-0 to 0-3 over the next four weeks.

10-0 would mean beating Tennessee (1-0), sweeping the SEC Tournament (3-0), winning the NCAA National Championship (6-0).

0-3 would mean losing to Tennessee, losing first round of SEC Tournament, losing first round of NCAA Tournament.

Log predictions here and we'll see if anyone nails it.

I'm going with 7-2. Its a beautiful day. Spring in the air. The team is healthy and lethal when on. Why not be an optimist?

 

[BlueBomb]

I'm going with 6-2.

Lose at UT. Win the SECT. Lose in the E8.
7-2 wouldn't surprise me. But neither would 4-3.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Three losses.

1. Lose to UT
2. Lose in one of the SEC rounds
3. Lose in the Sweet Sixteen

I hope I am horribly wrong about the last one specifically, however.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I'll say 3 and 3.

Win one game in sec and win 2 in ncaa.

I am afraid we run into a strong 1 seed in sweet 16 and play well but lose a close one.

Sec is tougher than ncaa field this year to me depending on matchups. I just feel we face a bama or auburn in game 2 that are mad at UK and we lose a close one.

 

[CatOfDaVille]

I'm optimistic so I'll go with 6-2.

Beat UT (1-0)
Lose in the finals of SECT (2-1)
Lose in the Elite 8 (3-1)

 

[Tampa_cat54]

Technically we could have a maximum of 11 games if we play on Thursday in the SECT, but screw it.

10-0.

Cats by 90

 

[Mdnerd]

4-3 is my prediction. 2 sec and 2 ncaa wins.

 

[JFCats22]

Lost at UT
Go 2-1 in SECT
Go 2-1 in NCAAT

4-3 (unfortunately)

 

[Montana81]

I think 11 might be the maximum. It’s still possible for us to get the 5 seed in the sec tourney i think. I actually think that’s most likely at this point. We’re currently in a 4 way tie for 2nd but we have to tie breaker. But if we lose at Tennessee, which is most likely, we’d either need Alabama to lose at home to Arkansas or Auburn to lose at home to Georgia to stay in the top 4 i think. Neither of those are very likely.

I’m gonna guess we lose @tennessee and have to play on thursday but then we win the sec tourney.

I think we lose in the S16. So 6-2 the rest of the way for a final record of 28-10

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Could be 11.

 

[kats23]

I’m going to say 3-3
Lose Saturday to UT, win one in the SEC tourney and win 2 games in the NCAA before bowing out in the Sweet 16

 

[SemperFiCat]

Loss to Tenn
1-1 SECT
1-1 NCAAT

 

[know1]

3-3 or 4-3.

So that means 25-11 or 26-11.

 

[thedahc]

Technically we could have a maximum of 11 games if we play on Thursday in the SECT, but screw it.

10-0.

Cats by 90

My guy!

 

[Smashcat]

 

[UKWildcats1987]

3-3 or 4-3.

So that means 25-11 or 26-11.

That one calipari family member poster will call that a good season. He said last year was a good season.

 

[StubbornPenny]

Three losses.

1. Lose to UT
2. Lose in one of the SEC rounds
3. Lose in the Sweet Sixteen

I hope I am horribly wrong about the last one specifically, however.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Prove me wrong guys!

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Cal still coaching?

4-3 as our ceiling. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[jbne222]

4-3

Lose to UT, 1-1 in SEC tourney, 3-1 in NCAA tourney

 

[AGEE11]

10-1

Lose @UT, win the SECT and the NCAAT

 

[jbne222]

Here’s a question: would you rather lose in the Sweet 16 but get Year 2 of Reed and Z, or make the elite 8 but lose almost everybody

 

[VAWildcat15]

3-3/4-3. Or 5-3, I think that’s possible depending on our seed in SECT. I still don’t really trust in the team (Cal most specifically) to do anything that actually matters.

There’s nothing that could surprise me though. Not an 0-3 finish, not a national championship. We have all the pieces we need to win big.

 

[know1]

Here’s a question: would you rather lose in the Sweet 16 but get Year 2 of Reed and Z, or make the elite 8 but lose almost everybody

Neither of those matter much to me at all. They are both about the same thing.

 

[ukjenning44]

Win at TN
1-1 SECT
1-1 NCAAT

3-2

This roster could’ve won the SEC Regular season, SECT, and cruise to the FF with 90% of NCAA coaches out there.

 

[MegaBlue05]

I will try to be optimistic.
6-3

Lose at UT
Make finals of SECT after playing on Thursday
Lose in Elite 8 in a heartbreaker

 

[CASblue]

Three losses.

1. Lose to UT
2. Lose in one of the SEC rounds
3. Lose in the Sweet Sixteen

I hope I am horribly wrong about the last one specifically, however.

Right there...

 

[Montana81]

Win at TN
1-1 SECT
1-1 NCAAT

3-2

This roster could’ve won the SEC Regular season, SECT, and cruise to the FF with 90% of NCAA coaches out there.

I don’t agree with that last part necessarily. Most coaches aren’t used to trying to win with freshman. Most coaches needs guys to stay a few years to develop and learn in their system.

But we have underperformed this year imo. 4 losses at home isn’t something that happened even in Cal’s bad seasons until last year. I don’t think our NIT team had 4 home losses.

We’ve lost 4 or more homes games 3 times under Calipari. 2021, 2023, 2024. Gross.

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

4-3

Lose at TN
Win 2 in SECT, then lose
Advance to Sweet 16, lose

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I will try to be optimistic.
6-3

Lose at UT
Make finals of SECT after playing on Thursday
Lose in Elite 8 in a heartbreaker

Classic UK losing n elite 8.

 

[phyrekat]

That one calipari family member poster will call that a good season. He said last year was a good season.

Which one? There are several.

 

[Jamal Mercer]

3-3

One win in SEC, sweet 16 loss

 

[UKBB4Ever]

I’m saying and hoping 10-0
But we could lose in the FF so 8-1 or 9-1

We have the best team. We have the best coach.

10-0!!

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Which one? There are several.

Speak of the devil and he will appear...in this thread.

 

[lpkilla7]

4-3

 

[MegaBlue05]

Classic UK losing n elite 8.

It’s the round that torments us.

In my lifetime we’ve lost in the Elite 8 in 83, 86, 92, 95, 99, 03, 05, 10, 17 and 19. All of them were absolutely heartbreaking in their own way.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Here’s a question: would you rather lose in the Sweet 16 but get Year 2 of Reed and Z, or make the elite 8 but lose almost everybody

 

[KyThunder55]

UT. 0-1
SEC. 2-1
NCAA. 4-1
6-3

 

[dlh331]

I don’t agree with that last part necessarily. Most coaches aren’t used to trying to win with freshman. Most coaches needs guys to stay a few years to develop and learn in their system.

But we have underperformed this year imo. 4 losses at home isn’t something that happened even in Cal’s bad seasons until last year. I don’t think our NIT team had 4 home losses.

We’ve lost 4 or more homes games 3 times under Calipari. 2021, 2023, 2024. Gross.

Under Cal, we have also won 54 straight at home, 42 straight, and 28 straight with an overall 91% winning percentage.

But it is best to just focus on the negative.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Under Cal, we have also won 54 straight at home, 42 straight, and 28 straight with an overall 91% winning percentage.

But it is best to just focus on the negative.

What UK has done in the last four years matters most because it demonstrates real trends and trajectories. Cal hasn't had UK at an elite level since the Maxey team.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

What UK has done in the last four years matters most because it demonstrates real trends and trajectories. Cal hasn't had UK at an elite level since the Maxey team.

Covid took Cals soul.