What nobody is saying nationally.

[TomTraubertsBlues]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

 

[Blue Wildcat]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

Preach it brother!

 

[MNantz]

I hope he and they never win another game in my life time !!

 

[kevcat]

Unfortunately, I believe the committee will hold only two of those losses against him.

 

[Greasy Creak Mafia]

And he has yet to get the nose reduction that came mandatory with selling his soul to Satan. Procrastination,....and I wish he'd hurry because espn keeps his ugly mug on a continuous loop this time of year.

 

[chroix]

Has anyone done less with more?

 

[akaukswoosh]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

Does it surprise you Coach Krybaby hasn't caught some grief?

 

[katwest]

Because he is immune to criticism and any other kind of negative press, ESPN will simply not allow it.

 

[katwest]

Has anyone done less with more?

Dean Smith back in the day comes to mind.

 

[dlh331]

9 years since Duke won the ACC regular season title

 

[ALsays]

I was watching and thinking last night of the amount of minutes his best players have played this season. eventually the legs go dead and then it's to late to rest..

 

[docholiday51]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

and you won't hear them say it,but if it was any other coach it would be mentioned on an hourly basis.K's days are numbered,the game is slipping away from him.The pace at which that is happening will only increase from here and the sooner the better.

 

[BlueBomb]

Depending on the specific needs of the NBA team choosing, Reddish could give Duke the top THREE picks.

Coach K learning this OAD thing ain’t as easy as it looks.

 

[jimmybuffet123]

But he is in the Coach of the Year race and Cal isn’t??

Some still believe bias doesn’t exist against UK/Cal, smh.

 

[zannmann]

Dean Smith back in the day comes to mind.

He had a huge nose too.

 

[Testkid]

9 years since Duke won the ACC regular season title

I will take the 2 national titles in that span any day of the week

 

[docholiday51]

Dean Smith back in the day comes to mind.

To be fair Smith was a defensive genius,he held Jordan under 20 on a regular basis

 

[irishcat1965]

I have said from the beginning of the season Duke is an outstanding team with Zion. But I have also said Duke will not make the final four. I still think they won’t. K is not a great OAD coach when he doesn’t have outstanding upperclassmen.

 

[turkeywildturkey]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

I disagree. 3 of their 5 defeats came with Zion out. They shoukd be 29-2, and they kicked the **** out of us.

 

[Hopediamond]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

I wouldn’t say a mess by any stretch cause if Zions healthy they are favored. Having said that I said a few days back when Rat face was up for best coach of the season. Like wtf? If there was a coach who relied on one player and no coaching to speak of its rat face himself. Sick of the double standard.

 

[irishcat1965]

I disagree. 3 of their 5 defeats came with Zion out. They shoukd be 29-2, and they kicked the **** out of us.

They shouldn’t be 29-2 because injuries are part of the game. That’s like saying we should 27-4 because Reid was out for the UT game. And what happened in November doesn’t mean jack **** in March.

 

[jrpross_rivals]

Has anyone done less with more?

There are 2 other teams that come to mind just recently. The Giles/Tatum/Jackson team and the “juggernaut” last year with Allen, Bagley, Carter, Duval, & Trent. Both of which failed to win 30 games or make a final four.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

Depending on the specific needs of the NBA team choosing, Reddish could give Duke the top THREE picks.

Coach K learning this OAD thing ain’t as easy as it looks.

Why? What is he so good at that he could warrant the 3rd pick? He isn't even a good shooter.

 

[Elliott Tim]

Sorry to be Hot Take Harry here, but it needs to be said. Coach Rat Face has done a TERRIBLE job this year. First of all, he has constructed a team with 4 OADs and has ZERO bench. He lost ZW for a few games, but Little Brothel had a 21 pt lead on them. Let that sink in.

They were a half inch away from losing to WAKE FOREST in Cameron. They lost to Syracuse in Cameron. They got swept by UNCheat. Sure, he is still the most successful coach since Wooden, but you wouldn't know it by this season. He basically put it in cruise control when he had 3 top 5 players healthy. Now, they are a mess.

Season's not over.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

I honestly hope Puke is UKs #2 in the South as I and Im sure UK would love a shot at payback in Louisville.

 

[numberonedad]

He had a huge nose too.

I’d love to have that MF’ers nose full of quarters. I’d be rich

 

[RoyKent]

If 2012 lost Davis we would have been in the same boat Duke is now.

This is a stupid take.

I really hope the people clamoring to play Duke don’t get their wish. I want no part of them if Zion comes back.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

I have said from the beginning of the season Duke is an outstanding team with Zion. But I have also said Duke will not make the final four. I still think they won’t. K is not a great OAD coach when he doesn’t have outstanding upperclassmen.

You may be underestimating Jack White

 

[docholiday51]

You may be underestimating Jack White

He is more like Jack Frost if you consider how he shoots 3's

 

[TheOtherGreatOne]

I will take the 2 national titles in that span any day of the week

Don't forget Dan Dakish held Jordan scoreless the last half in Jordan's last college game.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

I will take the 2 national titles in that span any day of the week

I'm sure you would. Pretty easy to do with a cakewalk tourney draw like 2015, while getting the benefit of the doubt on every single call. Don't worry, duke's run is coming to an end. Their window is shrinking daily and soon it will be slammed shut. Can't wait to see all their fans and media jump ship. They're next in line to be like IUsedtobe. Get prepared.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

If 2012 lost Davis we would have been in the same boat Duke is now.

This is a stupid take.

I really hope the people clamoring to play Duke don’t get their wish. I want no part of them if Zion comes back.

Put your purse down and quit being a sissy!

 

[TomTraubertsBlues]

If 2012 lost Davis we would have been in the same boat Duke is now.

This is a stupid take.

I really hope the people clamoring to play Duke don’t get their wish. I want no part of them if Zion comes back.

You would think that. You never miss an opportunity to be negative about UK and positive about any other team.

 

[letitrainuk_rivals88012]

I will take the 2 national titles in that span any day of the week

I would bet any amount of money Cal would be getting ROASTED nationally and definitely on this board if he'd had 2 championships in that span and had the season K has had this year. Book it.

 

[RoyKent]

Put your purse down and quit being a sissy!

Why? Give me 16, 15, 14 seed crappy teams all day. Nobody really wants to play the best teams and nobody gives a crap how you get there.

People here complain nonstop about the draw, never getting any breaks while at the same time saying, “bring on Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, etc...” It’s dumb and makes no sense.

 

[RoyKent]

You would think that. You never miss an opportunity to be negative about UK and positive about any other team.

How am I being negative about UK? It’s a stupid take. Zion is the 2019 equivalent of Anthony Davis.

How do you think the 2012 would have done if Davis was out?

 

[TomTraubertsBlues]

How am I being negative about UK? It’s a stupid take. Zion is the 2019 equivalent of Anthony Davis.

How do you think the 2012 would have done if Davis was out?

When are you ever not negative? That is a serious question. You go out of your way with every post to put the worst possible spin on everything. From recruiting to play on the court. Just an awful outlook on everything.

 

[BlueBomb]

Why? What is he so good at that he could warrant the 3rd pick? He isn't even a good shooter.

He’s a 6’8” shooting guard. He’s a good shooter, just streaky as hell. We had a freshman 2-guard once that was maddeningly streaky. He later scored 70 points in one NBA game. Devin Booker.

Reddish will be a top 6-8 pick for sure. One mock I saw this morning on ESPN.com has him #4.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Why? Give me 16, 15, 14 seed crappy teams all day. Nobody really wants to play the best teams and nobody gives a crap how you get there.

People here complain nonstop about the draw, never getting any breaks while at the same time saying, “bring on Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, etc...” It’s dumb and makes no sense.

I think we are one of only a handful of teams that can beat duke. We have the horses inside to do it. The only mix it up type player they have is Zion. Throw it on the block and make him guard our bigs for 40 minutes. He will have zero help with RT and PJ. I'm not scared of them one iota.

 

[RoyKent]

I think we are one of only a handful of teams that can beat duke. We have the horses inside to do it. The only mix it up type player they have is Zion. Throw it on the block and make him guard our bigs for 40 minutes. He will have zero help with RT and PJ. I'm not scared of them one iota.

I don’t disagree. I’m not saying UK can’t beat Duke.

I’m saying if given the choice I’d rather not find out and would prefer them in a different region