Butler will be back. These other teams not in SEC are not at the same caliber as the teams we have been playing. It is going to be night and day.
I subscribe to the belief that the professional wrestling matches of the SEC are not advantageous to our team and the calls will be tighter in the NCAAT. I suspect that given the right matchup we can still make it to an Elite Eight. I know it doesn’t feel like it this morning, but we are a very good basketball team.Butler will be back. These other teams not in SEC are not at the same caliber as the teams we have been playing. It is going to be night and day.
Yeah, but we're not the one not getting calls.. we aren't tackling people and not getting calls. The other teams might be in for a wakeup call, but we should be fine.I subscribe to the belief that the professional wrestling matches of the SEC are not advantageous to our team and the calls will be tighter in the NCAAT. I suspect that given the right matchup we can still make it to an Elite Eight. I know it doesn’t feel like it this morning, but we are a very good basketball team.
Oh I agree that was my point. I think even in our diminished state, we are built to make a run.Yeah, but we're not the one not getting calls.. we aren't tackling people and not getting calls. The other teams might be in for a wakeup call, but we should be fine.
I actually think it helps this Kentucky team.I subscribe to the belief that the professional wrestling matches of the SEC are not advantageous to our team and the calls will be tighter in the NCAAT. I suspect that given the right matchup we can still make it to an Elite Eight. I know it doesn’t feel like it this morning, but we are a very good basketball team.
Agree. If we get a 3 seed like I expect, then a S16 should be expected given that we'll easily be favored in our first two games (with or without Butler).I'm willing to say (if Butler is back and reasonably healthy... which is still a big unknown), and if we do indeed still get a 3 seed, then a trip to the Sweet 16 should be expected.
Beyond that, any success we have should be considered gravy. Maybe we get lucky and have an upset occur in our bracket that gives us a favorable Sweet 16 matchup and a feasible path to the Elite 8... who knows.
But for me, a first weekend exit from the tournament will be a disappointment, even with the injuries we have.
Indeed. And the moving screens we've had to endure, plus the muggings in the lane - those all get called and we can put the offense into some kind of consistent flow.I actually think it helps this Kentucky team.
We're never overly physical on defense. And we've had to learn to play through all of the contact other teams are allowed to give on defense.
If the refs start calling it tighter in the NCAA tournament, I think that gives us more freedom/better flow on offense. We may see the offense go nuts if teams can't grab and hold every defensive possessioin.
Yup.Indeed. And the moving screens we've had to endure, plus the muggings in the lane - those all get called and we can put the offense into some kind of consistent flow.
I was just flabbergasted this year with how many times we saw replays of SEC players holding arms, jerseys, shoulders, and pretty much anything else they could grab onto to slow down our offense. And even more shocked was the fact that refs just brushed it off.
As strong as the SEC is, it is going to be VERY interesting to see how they do in a tournament where hack and grab garbage basketball isn't tolerated.
You just confirmed that the whistle will be tighter in the NCAAT while saying a tighter whistle isn’t happening? I’m not sure what I’m missing there. I agree with you that we won’t be hurt by that change because we have a greater focus on guarding with discipline. I think Auburn, Tennesee, Texas A&M etc will absolutely struggle in the tournament until they adjust. And by then it could be too late.And to whomever claims the refs will be tighter, that's not happening. The way this historically works with the SEC is that the very physical teams like Auburn, A&M, Ole Miss, Bama, UT tend to not get the calls they're used to getting, and also get called for all of their shenanigans more than they did all season in the SEC. We aren't that physical, hack and grab team. And we won't likely be playing hack and grab teams (even if we do, the refs tend to punish that crap more in the NCAAT).
I subscribe to the belief that the professional wrestling matches of the SEC are not advantageous to our team and the calls will be tighter in the NCAAT. I suspect that given the right matchup we can still make it to an Elite Eight. I know it doesn’t feel like it this morning, but we are a very good basketball team.