Tonight is my first up and close personal look at the Kentucky Wildcats.
I would like to find fault. I cannot. Okay, they have a short bench, and one of the guys who comes in is Kyle Wiltjer, who, his excellent stroke notwithstanding, looks like he should be playing for Trinity’s JV, Davidson or Vermont.
I’m not going to bore you with a lot of stats. UK fans, will, of course, write and say, “Duh, yeah, the Cats are good.”
I’m sure I’d be similarly impressed with some other high seeds, given the opportunity to see them beads of sweat on the forehead close.
But, for now, I’m inclined to opine that UK does indeed look like champions . . . from the moment the Cats run on the floor in their classy white warmups.
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The name Duke came up on the scoreboard at the Yum! It was far and away the loudest boo of the day. A distant second came when Cats fans greeted the arriving UConn squad with, uh, catcalls.
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I hate hate hate that once again the NCAA has made all the courts look the same. Out with generic.
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Because of the U of L game, I didn’t see most of the second half of Murray State’s W. But my sense is they were in command after taking over near the end of the first half.
The Racers only hit 39% and were outrebounded by 8. But they hounded the Rams into 22 turnovers, while committing only 8. They held the Rams to 17 2d half points.
This is not your father’s Ohio Valley Conference team.
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Anybody at all out there ever hear of Colorado State coach Tim Miles’ alma mater? University of Mary. It’s in Bismarck, North Dakota.
That’s what I thought.
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How cool is Murray State Racer Ed Daniel’s afro?
Way cool.
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As I write this, I think Gonzaga is up big on West Virginia. But, until that one’s final, the Big East is undefeated. Thanks to some serious transgressions by the zebras, who apparently determined Syracuse had to beat UNC Asheville.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve OD’ed on Media Room junk food.
So, I’m outtahere for the moment. It may be the morning before I’m back in touch.
– Seedy K
5 Comments
Seed, UK wasn’t wearing incandesent, traffic cone unis with my grandmother’s socks were they?
c d, I concur. the generic courts are boring. a reflection of the town/state/region the regionals or finals are held in, should be reflected, graphically. in my mind’s eye, n’awlins would be quite the court… hey, mistah!! and, yeah, UK’s Mr. Davis is one special player.
BK, UK’s current unis are relatively traditional, but they’ve gone funky in the past, at the behest of Phil Knight. Shoe companies rule the sport.
Was Karl Hess calling the Syracuse game?
That would be the University of Mary Marauders to you, Seedy….though what Marauders have to do with the Blessed Virgin is beyond me.