mcpapa

As I’ve said before. The greatest risk of another underachieving season can be summed up in one word. Apathy.

I’m reminded of both the title and the final line of a classic song by The Who. Some of you will know before I finish typing this post. (We) Won’t Get Fooled Again ”Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.”

What’s up with the story about Cal “hiding” a $100K NIL deal from Reeves?

Looking forward to Duke-Houston. And Purdue-Gonzaga.

You were closer than usual.

Same here. Brothers from another mother.

Nah. This stuff is outsourced. No local copy desk.

Listening to Matt Jones this morning. From an unnamed non power 5 assistant coach. Kentucky is the easiest team in the country to scout. You can do it in an hour. They may still beat you because they have so much talent. But they run the same stuff all the time.

Congratulations to Lyon! It’s always a feel-good story when a little county school cuts down the nets (cue Phil Collins singing Against the Odds in the background).

This is the matchup a whole bunch of us were hoping for when the bracket was released.

GC loses only two seniors from this squad, twelve and a half points per game between them.

I’ve said it eleventy billion times. Basketball is about guard play.

In my best Dandy Don voice. Turn out the lights…

Back in my glory days (Woodmen of the World Rec League) my mantra was simple. A shooter shoots.

A&M is holding up their end.

Tough one to swallow for the Camels. Congrats to HC and Noah in particular, and to CC on a fine (and possibly overachieving) campaign.

I don’t want this to devolve into a “this guy stinks” discussion. They’re both excellent players. But who’s readier for SEC basketball from the jump? Who has the higher ceiling? Perry or Noah?

The one with the spoonful of mashed potatoes all over his face?

Somebody hit the mail on the head in another thread. The SEC is indeed by and large a bunch of average teams beating up on each other.

Not lottery picks, at any rate.

I believe it will be Cal for one (maybe) last hurrah. He needs to hit the portal hard for some battle-hardened upperclassmen and show some flexibility with regard to ingame management. But if I’m a UK fan, I go after Billy D. I know Cal has “NBA connections”. But it’s hard to believe that Donovan doesn’t.

Per another longtime BGPer. Last 126 games: Pitino 110-16 .873 Rupp 104-22 .825 Hall 92-34 .730 Smith 91-35 .722 Sutton 87-39 .690 Cal 80-46 .635

Per Matt Jones this morning. Without Reeves, UK loses this game by 20.

In the immortal words of Roger Daltrey. I call that a bargain. The best I ever had.

If I was a UK fan, this would be my frustration. You could fill an NBA all-star roster with Cal recruits. These guys are tearing up the Association. But his teams are woefully underperforming in the NCAA postseason. They’re the Dallas Cowboys of college basketball.