Go Big Blue

[wadesworld]

As if we need any other reason to root for Kentucky Saturday night, I had not heard Towns's story until today.  I have been impressed from the little bit I've seen him talk in post game interviews and such, but he is obviously a very well raised kid who is mature beyond his years.  I also did not know he would've been a senior in high school this year but graduated high school in 3 years.  Worth the read:

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12595135/kentucky-wildcats-karl-anthony-towns-big-man-big-game-big-heart

Also, if you haven't seen his Gatorade speech or his commitment to UK they're worth a watch too.  Impressive kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XA0gqnT1bM

http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/karl-anthony-towns-delivers-emotional-gatorade-athlete-year-speech-video/

[MUeng]

His offensive game is ridiculously good for a frosh. Maybe not as powerful as okafor. Would be a fun matchup to watch

[Jay Bee]

I also did not know he would've been a senior in high school this year but graduated high school in 3 years. 

He old tho. Older did Okafor and most (all?) of his NCAA lottery-projected counterparts.

Would watch him in the gym with Sports U... thought he wasn't living up to his potential most of the time. Only 8 3FGA this year - good.

Amazing year for him.

[wadesworld]

He old tho. Older did Okafor and most (all?) of his NCAA lottery-projected counterparts.

Would watch him in the gym with Sports U... thought he wasn't living up to his potential most of the time. Only 8 3FGA this year - good.

Amazing year for him.

Interesting.  So he was a year older than his class originally and then reclassified to be just an old kid for his grade, but not like a full year ahead of his grade?

[Jay Bee]

Interesting.  So he was a year older than his class originally and then reclassified to be just an old kid for his grade, but not like a full year ahead of his grade?

YUS!

[Milwarriorkee]

I have decided to ensure a badgers loss by betting a grand on them to win straight up.

[ATL MU Warrior]

I have decided to ensure a badgers loss by betting a grand on them to win straight up.

Thank you for your efforts.

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

I have decided to ensure a badgers loss by betting a grand on them to win straight up.

Now that's dedication. Wow.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I have decided to ensure a badgers loss by betting a grand on them to win straight up.

I went $500 with the points.  Seems like easy money to me.  At least in my situation I can make money and they can still lose.   

[Goose]

I gave two Badger buddies the Badgers +10. Bucky gets flat out drilled on Saturday. This might end being MU/Kansas FF replay.

[wadesworld]

I gave two Badger buddies the Badgers +10. Bucky gets flat out drilled on Saturday. This might end being MU/Kansas FF replay.

Crean ain't on Wisco's sideline, ai'na?

[MarquetteDano]

I gave two Badger buddies the Badgers +10. Bucky gets flat out drilled on Saturday. This might end being MU/Kansas FF replay.

I would be surprised if the Badgers lose by more than ten points.  If the Wildcats were an offensive juggernaut then I would agree but they win on the defensive side of the ball.  The Badgers are an extremely efficient offense.  They will score at least 60 points.  I don't see Kentucky putting up 70+ points.

I say Kentucky by four.

[Goose]

I say Bucky won't score 55 points. UK is on a mission and my gut says they take no prisoners.

[esotericmindguy]

I gave two Badger buddies the Badgers +10. Bucky gets flat out drilled on Saturday. This might end being MU/Kansas FF replay.

10 is aggressive, but I agree. Kentucky received their wakeup call last weekend. This one will be all kentucky.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Crean ain't on Wisco's sideline, ai'na?

Coach K is....after his 30 point loss in the finals

[MarquetteDano]

I say Bucky won't score 55 points. UK is on a mission and my gut says they take no prisoners.

Would love it if you are right.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I say Bucky won't score 55 points. UK is on a mission and my gut says they take no prisoners.

I went with the field before the tournament started and I'm not backing down now.  Thought the SEC was fairly weak this year and they almost got snipped several times.  I hope you are right, but I think Wisconsin plays them very tough, might straight out win, but will cover. 

[wadesworld]

Coach K is....after his 30 point loss in the finals

Coach K also has 10 other Final Four appearances (this year makes 11 other appearances), including 4 National Championships and 3 National Championship losses.  Crean has 1 Final Four appearance and it was the worst loss in the history of the Final Four.

Just getting facts straight, not hating on Crean or backing K, ai'na?

Lemme guess, crapshoot?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Coach K also has 10 other Final Four appearances (this year makes 11 other appearances), including 4 National Championships and 3 National Championship losses.  Crean has 1 Final Four appearance and it was the worst loss in the history of the Final Four.

Just getting facts straight, not hating on Crean or backing K, ai'na?

Lemme guess, crapshoot?

Exactly, so a coach that accomplished can get drilled in a Final Four then any coach can get drilled.  That's the point.  No one is immune to it.  No one.  Coach K also has two losses as a 2 seed in the second round.  It can happen to anyone.

[wadesworld]

Exactly, so a coach that accomplished can get drilled in a Final Four then any coach can get drilled.  That's the point.  No one is immune to it.  No one.  Coach K also has two losses as a 2 seed in the second round.  It can happen to anyone.

Coach K was about as accomplished as Crean was at that point. Let's not try to rewrite history as if that happened after his 4 Titles.

Lemme know when Crean heads back to even 1 other FF.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Coach K was about as accomplished as Crean was at that point. Let's not try to rewrite history as if that happened after his 4 Titles.

Lemme know when Crean heads back to even 1 other FF.

What?  Now you're just completely talking out of your arse.

Coach K lost as a 2 seed and a 3 seed in their first games in the last 3 years.  Are you saying Coach K wasn't accomplished in the last 3 years?

When Coach K got drilled in the Final Four, he had already been to two Final Fours before that Final Four in which they got annihilated.

Again....any coach and his team can lose or get drilled at any time.  Coach K has shown that on many occasions...if someone as accomplished as he is can do it repeatedly, so can anyone else.

Bob Knight's last 6 years in the tournament at IU went 2-6 with average losses of more than 20 points each.  I could go on, but I believe the point has been made in crystal clear fashion.

[77ncaachamps]

Interesting.  So he was a year older than his class originally and then reclassified to be just an old kid for his grade, but not like a full year ahead of his grade?

Like Diener's dad did for him in Kinder, right?

[wadesworld]

What?  Now you're just completely talking out of your arse.

Coach K lost as a 2 seed and a 3 seed in their first games in the last 3 years.  Are you saying Coach K wasn't accomplished in the last 3 years?

When Coach K got drilled in the Final Four, he had already been to two Final Fours before that Final Four in which they got annihilated.

Again....any coach and his team can lose or get drilled at any time.  Coach K has shown that on many occasions...if someone as accomplished as he is can do it repeatedly, so can anyone else.

Bob Knight's last 6 years in the tournament at IU went 2-6 with average losses of more than 20 points each.  I could go on, but I believe the point has been made in crystal clear fashion.

Coach K was far, far from the "accomplished" coach he is today when they lost by 30.  He also lost to arguably the best team in the history of NCAA basketball.  Coach K learned from that and has since won 4 National Titles (becoming "accomplished").  Coach Crean road a top 3 player of this generation who couldn't be recruited by high major schools because he didn't have the grades and a kid who was kicked off his former team so he decided he wanted to move home to a Final Four and took the worst loss in the history of the FF to a team that didn't even win the Title.  And Crean's best season since is a Sweet 16.  Don't worry, I'm not saying a guy who wasn't sleeping with someone else's wife is sleeping with someone else's wife, you don't need to "correct" anything.  I'm stating facts.  It's a complete apples to oranges comparison, but to you it's all a crapshoot and K is just lucky while Crean is just unlucky.  I get it.  We all do.  You've stated as such a billion times over.

[SWARM!]

I gave two Badger buddies the Badgers +10. Bucky gets flat out drilled on Saturday. This might end being MU/Kansas FF replay.

You're dreamin'.  Wisconsin wins a nail biter.

[Jay Bee]

Kentucky wins convincingly before falling to Duke.