UK would not want to play UVA with a Final Four berth on the line. Diakite and Key would neutralize PJ Washington.
Jerome and Guy have a huge experience edge over Hagans and Herro too.
The best case scenario for UK to get to a Final 4 is if Tennessee is their #1. UT is prone to get upset early...
You're being ignorant...SC ended up in the Final 4 that year so Duke lost to a Final 4 team.
Cal lost to freakin KSU in the Sweet 16 last year and IU a few years before that in the 2nd round.
On a neutral court I mean when the situation isn't tilted in favor of Louisville with Duke coming off another emotional road game with UVA just 3 days ago.
If Duke plays the dirty birds again in the ACC Tournament, they"ll win by 20+.
The only teams I can even see keeping it within single digits vs Duke is UT, Gonzaga and UVA. This Blue Devil team is just built to win a title period.
BBN is just hoping and praying at this point that some calamity befalls Duke and they don't win the championship this year.
For Duke, being a #1 Seed is very important since the Blue Devils rarely ever outperform their seed in the NCAAT for whatever reason.
Duke has been to 7 Final 4s and won...
I did, graduated from there 8 years ago.
BBN is scared that K might get his 6th this year and I don't blame them. It would take an act of God to knock this team off come March.
Zion is the same player as Cuz? LOL! Zion has the game of a SF but the body of a PF. Zion would cook Cousins on drives if he tried to guard him at the top of the key or on the perimeter. Cousins just isn't fast and nimble enough to guard Zion in college.
You can't put a 5 on Zion. Who's...
Zion is going to be the 1st overall pick as well and he's going to be NPOY unlike KAT who wasn't even 1st Team All-American in college.
It's clear Zion is better in college, its silly to argue otherwise.
Wall and Cousins were better in college than Zion is? You do realize Zion has the highest PER ever recorded in CBB history and leads the nation in Box Score Plus/Minus and Win Shares Per 40 Minutes right?
Zion would dominate TJones. Barrett and Reddish have the length to completely nullify...
Booker was a slightly more consistent shooter but Reddish is on a different level defensively.
KAT wasn't even a 1st Team All-American and you're comparing him to the best college player since Anthony Davis and soon to be National Player of the Year? COME ONNN MANNNNN! :smiley:
You don't see a team starting 4 freshmen 1st Round picks to keep improving as the season goes along?
Well I guess you better call those NBA GMs and scouts up and let them know about your findings that those Duke players aren't going to keep getting better!!! [roll][roll][roll]
This Duke team is better than both of those UK teams don't kid yourself.
Wall>Tre
Barrett>Bledsoe
Reddish>Miller or Liggins
Zion>>Pat Pat
Cousins>>Bolden
Tre>A Harrison
Barrett>Harrison
Reddish>Booker
Zion>KAT
WCS>Bolden
Remember, Duke didn't have Cam and Tre for that Syracuse game so you can basically throw that out. That's like judging UK on a game where Hagans and Herro don't play.