Exactly....Even the high scoring teams like NCarolina and Florida have few and far between 100 pt outings,

 

Carolina has had 7 or 8 i think this year

One thing I've learned over the years is that you manipulate numbers to say what you want them to. For the sake of arguement, let's break down some more numbers.

 

In games decided by five points or less, Rick Pitino was 21-23 while at UK. Tubby Smith is 45-34.

 

Does that make Tubby a better late game coach than Pitino? Does it mean too many teams are playing UK closer than they should?

 

I think you can make arguements for both, when looking at JUST the numbers.

Here's a numer 0 that's how many Final Fours, since 1998, that UK has been to the Final Four....

 

We should ask Fletch to do the research...but I would like to see how many weeks UK was unranked from 1992 - 1998, and then look at how many weeks they've been unranked in the last 3 seasons.... :sssh:

I would like to see how many weeks UK was unranked from 1992 - 1998, and then look at how many weeks they've been unranked in the last 3 seasons.... :sssh:

That's a good point. But does that mean UK isn't as good as they've been or does that mean the rest of college basketball has gotten better? You can spin it either way, just like the others.

Rick Pitino

1991-92: Never unranked; lowest ranking #19

1992-93: Never unranked; lowest ranking #5

1993-94: Never unranked; lowest ranking #11

1994-95: Never unranked; lowest ranking #8

1995-96: Never unranked; lowest ranking #5

1996-97: Never unranked; lowest ranking #8

 

Tubby Smith

1997-98: Never unranked; low #9, high #4

1998-99: Never unranked; low #18, high #3

1999-00: 2 weeks unranked; highest ranking #11

2000-01: 11 weeks unranked; highest ranking #9

2001-02: Never unranked; low #16, high #4

2002-03: Never unranked; low #20, high #1

2003-04: Never unranked; low #10, high #2

2004-05: Never unranked; low #10, high #3

2005-06: 10 weeks unranked; high #7

That's a good point. But does that mean UK isn't as good as they've been or does that mean the rest of college basketball has gotten better? You can spin it either way, just like the others.

 

You know this, but the biggest complaint Kentucky fans have it about style. This is a program born and bred on fast-paced basketball, from Adolph Rupp to Rick Pitino. Joe Hall and Eddie Sutton periodically had it, just like Tubby Smith, but not consistently. That's why they don't rate as high as Rupp/Pitino. This doesn't mean Tubby Smith can't coach; just that change is necessary because this basketball program isn't interesting to watch.

Carolina has had 7 or 8 i think this year

 

You are correct...they have 7, Florida has 1 vs Western Ky...4 of NCs was vs Sacret Heart, Gardner Webb, Florida Atlantic, Penn...I'll give them credit for the Tennessee, Wake Forest and Miami games...

 

The point is 100 pt games are not very easy to come by...If Florida only has 1, that should tell you something...

Now we're going to cont. with the Coach Hall's Era.

1972-73, Miss.St.100-73ot. Alabama 111-95, Austin Peay 106-100ot.

1973-74,Dartmouth 102-77,Miss.St.108-69.

1974-75,Kansas 100-63,Notre Dame 113-96,LSU 115-80,Miss.St.112-79,Auburn 119-76,Ole Miss 108-89,Vandy 109-84,Miss.St.118-80.

1975-76,None

1976-77,TCU 103-53,Notre Dame 102-78,Ole Miss 100-73,Vandy 113-73,Florida 104-78.

1977-78,SMU 110-86,Portland State 114-88,St.Johns 102-72,Iona 104-65,Auburn 101-77,Auburn 104-81.

1978-79,LaSalle 109-77,West Texas 121-67,Alabama 101-100.

1979-80,South Carolona 126-81,Vandy 106-90.

1980-81,Maine 100-54,Florida 102-48,Auburn 102-74.

1981-82,Jacksonville 107-91.

1982-83,None.

1983-84,None.

1984-85,None.

Will do Coach Rupp'sEra later.

Understand that Rupp's 40+years will take some time.

1903-1949, None.

The first 100 point game by a Kentucky team was during Coach Rupp Era,it was the 1950-51 season a 104-68 vistory over Tulane.

1951-52,Ole Miss 116-58,Tulane 103-54,Miss.St.110-66.

1952-53,No Schedule

1953-54,Wake Forest 101-69,Georgia Tech 105-53,Georgia 106-55,Georgia 100-68,Vandy 100-64,Auburn 109-79.

1954-55,Temple 101-69,Tennessee 104-61.

1955-56,Saint Louis 101-80,Georgia Tech 104-51,LSU 107-65,Georgia 143-66,

Tennessee,101-77.

1956-57,Miami,Fla.114-75,Houston 111-76,Loyola,Chicago 115-65,Auburn 103-85.

1957-58,None

1958-59,Georgia 108-55.

1959-60,Northern Colorado 106-73.

1960-61,None.

1961-62,Notre Dame 100-53.

1962-63,Vandy 106-82.

1963-64,Texas Tech 107-91,North Carolina 100-80,Baylor 101-65,Wisconsin 108-85,Notre Dame 101-81,LSU 103-84,Tulane 105-63,Georiga 103-83,Ole Miss 102-59,Vandy 104-73.

1964-65,Iowa State 100-74,Syracuse 110-77,West Virginia 102-78,Dartmouth 107-67,Tulane 102-72,Georiga 102-82, Ole Miss 102-65.

1965-66,Notre Dame 103-69,LSU 111-85,Auburn 115-78,Vandy 105-90,Ole Miss 108-65,Tulane 103-74.

1966-67,Virginia 104-84,Northwestern 118-116,LSU 102-72,LSU 105-84,Miss.State 103-74,Georiga 101-76,Alabama 110-78.

1967-68,Xavier 111-76,Georiga 104-73,LSU 121-95,LSU 109-96,Miss.State 107-81,Georgia 106-87,Marquette 107-89.

1968-69,Xavier 115-77,Pennsylvania 102-78,Michigan 112-104,Notre Dame 110-90,LSU 108-96,Vandy 103-89,Auburn 105-93,Ole Miss 104-68,LSU 103-89,Alabama 108-79.

1969-70,West Virginia 106-87,Kansas 115-85,Indiana 109-92,Notre Dame 102-100,Miss.State 111-76,LSU 109-96,Ole Miss 120-85,Florida 110-66,Georgia 116-86,LSU 121-105,Auburn 102-81,Notre Dame 109-99, Jacksonville 100-106.

1970-71,Northwestern 115-100,Michigan 104-93,West Virginia 106-100,DePaul 106-85,Ole Miss 103-95,Florida 101-75,Vandy 102-92,Auburn 114-76,

Ole Miss 121-86,Miss.State 102-83,Georiga 107-95,LSU 110-73,Alabama 101-74,Vandy 119-90,Auburn 102-83.

1971-72,Miss.State 104-76,Vandy 106-80,Auburn 102-67.

 

Note: During the 1970-71 season they hit the century mark 15 of the 28 games they played .And also hit the century mark nine out of ten games during one stretch of the season. I think that's cool.