Kentucky has sucked away from home as well. Kansas State did decent in conference road game they played against teams that did not make the tourney. The problem is that they only had three of those, going 2-1. Kentucky went 5-3 in their conference road games against teams that did not make the tournament. Kentucky's road prowess looks better only because they played more crummy teams on the road and even then still dropped several stinkers. The SEC has FIVE teams with RPIs lower than Texas Tech and seven lower than West Virginia. That's crazy.
#8 Kentucky vs #9 ???
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this will be a good indication of just how strong the big12 is going into the tournament. i've said all along that the big12 is a bit overrated. friday night will tell a lot. k-state was competitive with everyone in-conference, home and away, save a couple games, and beat everyone sans baylor. unfortunately, uk looks a lot like baylor size-wise.
I'm really not trying to make this a personal jab but it seems like you like to spout the ESPN/media lines about all the "favorites" to win the tournament. I'm guessing you have Louisville/Michigan St./Kentucky/Duke/Florida all going far??
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Not necessarily. Kentucky has more talent on their roster than pretty much any other team, certainly more than any other Big 12 team, save arguably KU. Their biggest problem is consistent play. If they get it together to beat KSU, it just means that they played to potential, not necessarily a statement on the strength of the Big 12 in general. Just the same, if KSU comes out and wins, it's not necessarily a statement of the dominance of the Big 12. Hard to take much away from a game against UK with their inconsistency.
I agree the media acts like UK isn't even playing K-State. I think this game could go either way. UK will not like the physical style that K-State plays. This game has to be considered a toss-up. It's crazy the media is already talking about a UK/WSU matchup when the UK/K-State matchup seems intriguing.
Did you watch Kentucky play Florida in that SEC title game? They play like that and they are going to be a VERY tough out.
I thought Florida played like a team that already knew that game didn't matter. In the end when UK really needed a basket they didn't even get a shot off for like the last 2.5 minutes. They will struggle with K-State's D.
I watched bits and pieces, they looked ok. Their problem hasn't been when they're "on" this year, it's been inconsistency and what they look like when they're "off."
I was more referring to the poster making comments in more than one thread that sound exactly like something Vitale would be spouting. "Never count out an Izzo coached team", "Louisville is playing as good as anyone in the country", and "Kentucky has the talent to beat anyone in the country" to name a few. Guess I'm just cranky and sick of hearing those overused phrases.
We were supposed to lose UConn and never even had a shot according to anyone at all. I think we lead that game 31-9 or something at one point too. Kansas State wins this game.
KSU beating UK and WSU was my 'outside the box' pick this year...even though I hate them.
Playing close to home and they're a solid team for being third fiddle in their state and likely have a big chip on their shoulder. WSU won't have played a comparable team in quite a while if they get to them. Just imagine how amped ISU would be if UNI were 30-0 and the national media darling without playing a tough schedule.
Playing close to home and they're a solid team for being third fiddle in their state and likely have a big chip on their shoulder. WSU won't have played a comparable team in quite a while if they get to them. Just imagine how amped ISU would be if UNI were 30-0 and the national media darling without playing a tough schedule.
uk's height may beat k-state. baylor was the only conference team to beat state twice. reality is, cats are playing on house money now. just getting to the tournament makes the season a success for this year's outfit. so, they should be loose. and the frosh are now well-schooled.
