SYRACUSE, N.Y. — So much for that.
So much for the “smart vs. dumb” angle and the miniature societal clash that came with it.
So much for the Big Red’s big upset bid. Cornell has played well all season, but not against speed, size or strength comparable to UK’s — and yes, that includes Cornell’s near-shocker against [...]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Here at the Carrier Dome, the only arena I’ve been all year where the top-row seats (pictured) rival those of Rupp Arena.
The media setup here is odd. I guess it has to be to fit all the media in here (a lot of national media in addition to the local media covering [...]
NEW ORLEANS — All in about a ten-hour span Saturday, a bunch of Kentucky kids across a handful of venues proved the state of the Commonwealth’s pastime may be better than ever.
Both UK men’s and women’s teams won NCAA Tournament games, a mountain team (Shelby Valley) won the Kentucky state high school [...]
NEW ORLEANS — Through one round of the NCAA Tournament, no team dominated its first opponent like UK did.
It’s also possible that in the second round, no team will face a more eye-to-eye matchup than the Cats.
All year, two things have undeniably played into UK’s favor: speed and size. Scout all you can and watch [...]
NEW ORLEANS — With as much ease as it disposed of East Tennessee State, UK seemed to do everything in its power Thursday to rid itself of the one wound critics have salted all year: inexperience.
At this point, how can anyone call a team inexperienced if it’s gone through just about every situation a team [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After watching John Wall play for three or four games, nothing he does surprises you any more. His speed continues to stun and his athleticism still never quite makes sense. But when he makes a play no other player on the floor (or anywhere else) can make, the element [...]
How UK got here:
29-2 regular season, 14-2 SEC. East No. 1 seed.
Beat Alabama on Friday in quarterfinal, 73-67.
Beat Tennessee on Saturday in semifinal, 74-45.
How Mississippi State got here:
21-10 regular season, 9-7 SEC. West No. 1 seed.
Beat Florida on Friday in quarterfinal, 75-69.
Beat Vanderbilt on Saturday in semifinal, 62-52.
Stats breakdown of how UK and Mississippi State [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — DeMarcus Cousins called it “good, clean, competitive basketball.” Daniel Orton called it “competitive spirit.” Whatever “it” was, it made Cats-Vols III feel at times like it would boil over into World War III.
And “it” made UK play its best game of the year.
Of all the unexpected turns in Saturday’s de facto SEC [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When John Wall takes over, the results are staggering. If everything unfolds just right, UK can’t help but win despite its best efforts in out-bricking the opponent and winning the battle of futility on the glass.
Both of those scenarios played out as picture-imperfectly as possible Friday afternoon for UK. But because Wall [...]
Now that the weather’s turning, I can use the excuse of spring cleaning to get rid of some things I don’t ever want to see again.
I need to get rid of one particular document burning a hole in my hard drive: my preseason top 25, as published in October.
My picks weren’t awful. I aced the [...]
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