The stretch. 5 left, how do we finish?

[Rideordiewildcat]

5 games left down the stretch. 4 of them are Quad 1 games. I feel like to hold our place and feel good we need to take care of business (Ok and LSU) and steal 1. Any of those other 3 would be great. So I'm hoping at least 3-2. What do you guys think?

@Bama
@Ok
AUB
LSU
@ Mizzou

It sucks 2 of the 3 tough ones are on the road and the one that isn't is #1.

 

[kywildcat41035]

I hope we do better but I’m thinking realistically 2-3.

 

[Fox2monk]

5 games left down the stretch. 4 of them are Quad 1 games. I feel like to hold our place and feel good we need to take care of business (Ok and LSU) and steal 1. Any of those other 3 would be great. So I'm hoping at least 3-2. What do you guys think?

@Bama
@Ok
AUB
LSU
@ Mizzou

It sucks 2 of the 3 tough ones are on the road and the one that isn't is #1.

My head says 2-3 but my heart wants 3-2. I’d love to steal one at Bama or against Auburn though.@Mizzou is brutal to finish the year.

 

[_ukcat]

Wanted to vote 3-2 but had to be realistic and went with 2-3.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

2-3. We finish 9-9 and earn a top four seed.

 

[VAWildcat15]

2-3 is more likely but I voted 3-2. Trying to speak it into existence.

 

[Bkocats]

Heart says 5-0
Hoping for 3-2
More realistically 2-3

 

[BC_Wader]

My head says 2-3 but my heart wants 3-2. I’d love to steal one at Bama or against Auburn though.@Mizzou is brutal to finish the year.

Seems to be the consensus and I agree. My heart says we beat Auburn at home. Man, if we can just grab that game! Hopefully we can get Butler back for that one.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

It's 2-3, and frankly anything better than that is GRAVY.

 

[H00SIER-Cat]

If you don't say 5-0, we ain't friends.

 

[know1]

Likely 2-3, but none will be bad losses and we can still be a 3 seed if we hold serve in the SEC tourney.

 

[UKFAN4L]

Hopefully (at most) Robinson and Butler only miss one more game at ‘Bama. Get them back and go 4-0 down the stretch and gain some momentum going into SEC.
Our 8-10 guys are getting some great experience for our depth to come.
I’m liking Perry as our backup PG more than Kriisa right now. He’s fighting his ass off, but I do understand teams go at him with his size. Let’s get healthy and make a run.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I picked 2 and 3. Other than home against LSU, tough to pick the other winner on paper. Oklahoma is the next most obvious pick but they will need a big win to clinch ncaa spot.

 

[YardCat]

2-3 is realistic but with the return of some guys could shift the win total.

 

[Mike_Edwards]

Ask the same question with a healthy Robinson and Butler with the Carr we had last night. We get those three things and seeding may not matter. With the minutes our youngins have played to strengthen the bench and a healthy team I like our chances for a deep March run.

 

[Fox2monk]

2-3. We finish 9-9 and earn a top four seed.

9-9 is pretty impressive in this conference for what we dealt with. We wont have a full roster for one single game and we missed 2 of our top 5 players like 60% of them.

 

[bucsrule8872]

2-3.

Likely to beat LSU at home and hopefully OU on the road.

I will be ecstatic if we can also pull off one of the other 3.

 

[ManitouDan]

I hope we do better but I’m thinking realistically 2-3.

Hate to say it but 2-3 might be a good finish .. terrible hard schedule to go into with guys coming off injuries ….but I think we may be primed to over excel in March .. I’d take it .

 

[kywildcats8]

5-0, I think we are the best team in the nation and expect a win each and every game- love this team

 

[FanofUK]

This team could beat Bama and Auburn and lose to the rest and I still would not understand it.

 

[Sejonesy]

3-2
Bama L
Oklahoma W
Auburn W
LSU W
Mizzou L

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

My head says 2-3 but my heart wants 3-2. I’d love to steal one at Bama or against Auburn though.@Mizzou is brutal to finish the year.

Exactly where I’m at

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

The auburn game is the hardest game for me to predict. Auburn is loaded obviously, but in big time games this year, Kentucky has shown up and played.

 

[Short-Dawg-69]

Heart says 5-0
Hoping for 3-2
More realistically 2-3

Agree

 

[WeWant9]

I just want two more wins to ensure at least .500 in SEC play. Would love to try and go 1-1 vs Bama/Auburn.

 

[Tprinceuk]

2-3 which I'm actually fine with if it means we get healthy for the games that really matter, if this team is healthy minus Krissa with Carr looking like himself yesterday we can win the whole damn thing.

 

[Seth_C]

2-3 is more likely but I voted 3-2. Trying to speak it into existence.

That's where I was also. Listening to my heart and not my brain.

 

[Tampa_cat54]

2-3. We finish 9-9 and earn a top four seed.

Just so frustrating to look at.

@ Vandy
@ TX
and vs. Arkansas

Win those 3 and we're looking at 12-6 and maybe a 2 seed in the big dance.

So close. Injuries man.

 

[bowfreak]

If we are healthy for Auburn we will win that game.

If healthy after Alabama, I say 3-2.

I thought the Alabama game had the possibility for a win until Mizzou popped them again. Bama will play like their life depends on it now.

If we are playing the same rotation as we played against Vandy, 2-3.

Without Butler we will get raw dogged at Mizzou.

 

[elijahpep]

2-3 is more likely but I voted 3-2. Trying to speak it into existence.

Same here!

 

[doc4UK]

We can beat Auburn if we have Butler back . I don't expect Robinson until the tournament. Alabama and Missouri on the road are going to be the toughest to win and I expect losses at both. Hoping to keep it competitive .

LSU and Oklahoma are must wins for us.

So 3-2 is my pick.

 

[JimboBBN]

Carr being healthy gives me more optimism. I think we go 3-2

Wins against Oklahoma and LSU and a surprise win between the other three games.

 

[JumperJack]

3-2 with an upset of Auburn. Let’s go.

 

[Cats192]

I think we win 1 of Auburn/Alabama and wind up 3-2.

Alabama is coming off of 2 losses, and will be pi$$ed and want to right the ship. The flip side is, they're not very good defensively. They had stretches like this last year.

They've hit a brutal part in their schedule, and it's showing.

I think Pope is a brilliant X's and O's coach. Having seen them once, he "understands it now."

Auburn being in Rupp helps. This team gets fired up for big time opponents.

 

[crawfords corner]

Damn if we had LB and JR Id say 5-0. Seeing as they might not be back until LSU or Missouri I just cant see anything but 2-3.

@Oklahoma and LSU

 

[Cats192]

That Missouri game at the end has been on my calendar as a loss for most of the season. They keep proving how good they are. They have some HUGE wins at home.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

2-3 is the most realistic I think. I believe that even short handed, we can take LSU and Oklahoma. DOn't think we have enough for the other three.

But truthfully, I really just want 1 win. Give me that, a 4 or 5-seed (maybe we stay a 3), and I can't complain given the injuries. Anything after that is kind of gravy to me.

 

[Chief Paducah]

3-2
Bama L
Oklahoma W
Auburn W
LSU W
Mizzou L

I love your enthusiasm and I wish I shared it. Beating Auburn would be a nice cap to a pretty dang good first regular season considering everything.

 

[Ballin4nine]

If we had our full roster back, I would say 5-0. If we have the roster we had last night I wouldn't be surprised to be 1-4 or 2-3.

 

[GoNoles111]

Need to win LSU and OU. Besides that anything else would be gravy.

If we can get to 21-12 and a 4 or 5 seed fully healthy into the NCAA, I like our shot to make a run.