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    Happy for Villanova and for some Justice

    I remember how crushed I was by Laettner's shot back in '92. It still bothers me to see it! So I can sympathize with how quickly elation (Woods making that shot to put Kentucky up by 1) can by crushed by reality. That's every bit as true for the fans as it is for the players and their coaching...
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    It wasn't a dream

    How I wish I'd watched. I looked up the score just now and did a fist pump!
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    Something lacking that other UK NCAA champs had?

    You know, I always forget about this one. It's the Duke game that comes to mind for me that year (because it felt so good). But you're right. There was a lot of luck, not to mention tenacity, in getting past that Stanford team in overtime. I may have to pop that DVD in the player and give it...
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    Really !!!

    Great posts, reignof cats. I think you've pretty much nailed the "perfect storm" of Kentucky's weaknesses against Wisconsin's strengths that led to Saturday night's loss. We can blame the refs all we want (and, IMO, it's just bad form to do so ... especially considering that Wisconsin got some...
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    Three most painful losses in my lifetime

    For me, the top three are: 1. 1992 Duke 2. 1993 Michigan 3. 1997 Arizona
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    Some need to step away from the ledge

    Good attitude. I guess our emotions run a bit higher during the tournament because the regular season is a progression, the tournament the pinnacle. So, to take that analogy a bit further, losing during the regular season feels like tripping, but we stay up and keep going. Losing during the SEC...
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    Maybe we should start watching team film?

    Yup, still here. I lurk a lot, but haven't posted much. The tournament always brings out the lurkers, LOL! (That and the fact that I can actually watch the Cats play on TV. Doesn't happen very often during the regular season.)
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    Maybe we should start watching team film?

    True, we are all being armchair coaches. There are thousands of posts to demonstrate this. Very easy to do, especially in hindsight. But this was one of those things that stick out to me. I know the coaches watch video and plan accordingly. And I'm not suggesting that the players need to spend a...
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    Some need to step away from the ledge

    I definitely agree with the original poster on this. However, our emotions always run away after a loss like this, and it takes a while to rein them back in and regain perspective. To me this loss feels similar to the 1993 loss to Michigan. Everything seemed to be going our way in that...
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    I'll be driving through Lexington today

    Support is a better way of putting it, and I'm all for that. I just don't think anyone is feeling very celebratory right now.
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    I'll be driving through Lexington today

    Celebrating what?
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    Maybe we should start watching team film?

    I admit Cal's approach, especially when his team is playing at this level, has puzzled me. How do you prepare how to play a team if you're not familiar with their strengths and weaknesses? I realize that's a big part of the coaching staff's job, but I would think reviewing video might be...
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    Andrew at the press conference...

    Yup, I agree with this 100 percent. I'm glad I didn't listen to the post-game press conference, and I'm disappointed that Andrew said this. Of course it was the heat of the moment, after a tough loss. Thousands of other student-athletes go through the same thing, year after year ... but most...
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    No Poythress...

    Yup, you have to wonder what a monster this team would have been with him in. Still, they compensated and were mostly great this year. I wonder if the psychological pressure of an unbeaten season took its toll. Teams learn from losses, even though nobody likes them (for obvious reasons). And...
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    Somehow, I'm not as upset as I thought I'd be if we lost

    I agree with both of you. But the games that gut me are the ones like the 1992 East Regional. I still get emotional over that one, because it was so tightly fought ... and then the shot. With a game like tonight, I end up feeling more dejected than upset. We can complain about the officiating...
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