First my prediction: Michigan State,s vaunted physical, physical defense is going to be called fouls Saturday because of the name on the jerseys of the team they're playing. The same defense that got them to the Final Four will have Duke on the line all night, and foul out, at least, two state players. MSU loses by double figures. That's my prediction.
You want a good bet (in my opinion). According to Chick McGee on BobandTom this morning, Wisconsin is a 5 1/2 point underdog. That is a huge amount of points, a huge amount. I actually think Wisconsin is the better team, but really, I see it as a 50-50 game, maybe with Bucky having a slight edge. Certainly I wouldn't be shocked if Kentucky spurted out to a double digit win, but really, I wouldn't be any less shocked if Wisconsin won by ten. I just think that's a really good bet.
How may million dollars do you think Sam Decker put on his NBA contract with that regional performance. I would guess, at least, a few million dollars. I think he is gonna be a great pro.
If Kentucky loses, all the hyperbole of the greatest team ever (or even the greatest team in the one-and-done era) will be exposed as just that, ridiculous exaggeration. If they lose to Wisconsin, I will argue that their undefeated season is really a testament of what a joke the SEC basketball conference has become. If they lose, there's no real difference between them and Wichita State last year,
Also, all that talk about greatest team ever.... ridiculous. People who are old enough to remember, and that means you have to be at least 50. I know it's terrible to ever, ever say anything good about IU on this board... but.... but.... does Kentucky even have a player that could have started for that "76 IU team? May was player of the year and an # 2 draft choice. Benson was an All-American and # 1 draft choice. Buckner was considered one of the greatest high school players of his generation and was a # 7 draft choice. I know Kentucky is loaded with athletes (if not too many real players), but are any of them a better athlete than Bobby Wilderson, an #11 draft choice? Do they have a better shooter than Tom Abernathy? I doubt it. So even if Kentucky wins it all, that greatest ever stuff is silly. They couldn't have given that IU team or the MSU Magic Johnson team a game. And they would have no hope against the UCLA Lew Alcindor teams.
You want a good bet (in my opinion). According to Chick McGee on BobandTom this morning, Wisconsin is a 5 1/2 point underdog. That is a huge amount of points, a huge amount. I actually think Wisconsin is the better team, but really, I see it as a 50-50 game, maybe with Bucky having a slight edge. Certainly I wouldn't be shocked if Kentucky spurted out to a double digit win, but really, I wouldn't be any less shocked if Wisconsin won by ten. I just think that's a really good bet.
How may million dollars do you think Sam Decker put on his NBA contract with that regional performance. I would guess, at least, a few million dollars. I think he is gonna be a great pro.
If Kentucky loses, all the hyperbole of the greatest team ever (or even the greatest team in the one-and-done era) will be exposed as just that, ridiculous exaggeration. If they lose to Wisconsin, I will argue that their undefeated season is really a testament of what a joke the SEC basketball conference has become. If they lose, there's no real difference between them and Wichita State last year,
Also, all that talk about greatest team ever.... ridiculous. People who are old enough to remember, and that means you have to be at least 50. I know it's terrible to ever, ever say anything good about IU on this board... but.... but.... does Kentucky even have a player that could have started for that "76 IU team? May was player of the year and an # 2 draft choice. Benson was an All-American and # 1 draft choice. Buckner was considered one of the greatest high school players of his generation and was a # 7 draft choice. I know Kentucky is loaded with athletes (if not too many real players), but are any of them a better athlete than Bobby Wilderson, an #11 draft choice? Do they have a better shooter than Tom Abernathy? I doubt it. So even if Kentucky wins it all, that greatest ever stuff is silly. They couldn't have given that IU team or the MSU Magic Johnson team a game. And they would have no hope against the UCLA Lew Alcindor teams.
