Duke vs. Gonzaga

[Cleisthenes]

I would root for pancreatic cancer over Duke.

 

[akaukswoosh]

I would root for pancreatic cancer over Duke.

lolololol

 

[kywildcats8]

Hope Gonzaga blows them out- will never root for dUKe and hopefully dUKie Vitale is not calling the game- IMO, at the end of the year Gonzaga will be better because Holmgren will get better and better as the season goes and Gonzaga is already real good with him playing a minor role

 

[Cowtown Cat]

At one point, the US was rooting for Joseph Stalin.

At one point, the US elected (selected) Brandon.

 

[tls]

I know some people would love to see the Zags crush Duke, and normally I would, but if Duke loses close or upsets them, it compliments UK.

Why does UK need a compliment? The Cats are what they are regardless of anything else. Games aren’t decided by public opinion.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

Why does UK need a compliment? The Cats are what they are regardless of anything else. Games aren’t decided by public opinion.

It helps UK's RPI more if Duke wins rather than loses.

 

[numberonedad]

Doesn’t matter who wins. In my opinion this Kentucky team is not final 4 caliber. Would love to be wrong

 

[502 Wildcat]

Doesn’t matter who wins. In my opinion this Kentucky team is not final 4 caliber. Would love to be wrong

Too early to tell.

And not to mention we have played a grand total of one game with our full rotation.

 

[mcwildcats04]

It's because I don't want them to go undefeated, and there aren't many chances for that to happen. Duke will flame out, I don't really see them as strong contenders in the long haul, but I want to make sure I don't have to hear about the Zags undefeated season for the next 20 years. Same reason I wanted UCLA to take them out in the FF even if it meant they were that much closer to getting 12.

This is where I am as well. But, it's going to feel so disgusting actually pulling for Duke to win.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

Too early to tell.

And not to mention we have played a grand total of one game with our full rotation.

Actually we won't have any games with a full rotation since CJ never got to play.

 

[Sparkaces]

Duke is sunsetting and the Zag's are primed to replace them as the douche-iest team in the land. An undefeated season and a championship will just make them that much worse.

I'm not sure, they got extremely lucky getting Timme and Nembrand back this year, obviously they are not gonna get the Number 1 pick on top of that every year, especially next year because we got Sharpe in the bag! It's kinda been a flukey two years for them to have their usual guys plus a top recruit. They will still be good next year but I see a pretty big drop for them.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Hair]

I'm not sure, they got extremely lucky getting Timme and Nembrand back this year, obviously they are not gonna get the Number 1 pick on top of that every year, especially next year because we got Sharpe in the bag! It's kinda been a flukey two years for them to have their usual guys plus a top recruit. They will still be good next year but I see a pretty big drop for them.

The thing being overlooked for the Zags is that 5 of their top 8 guys are freshmen or sophomores. I think UK and Duke have proven come tournament time its tough to have to depend on that many freshmen unless they are elite guys and Holmgren is the only one of their players who by the end of season has even a remote possibility of being on the "elite" level of an Anthony Davis.

 

[TortElvisII]

We need to predict this game:

I say Gonzaga 90
Duke 77


And in old reds prediction game this year I would be in last place

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

After 2015 I never want a team to undefeated.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

I don't like the Zags, but I hate Dook. I'm not going off of what I want to happen, I actually think the Zags will beat Dook after watching them both play multiple games. I would say curb stomp them, but I don't think the refs will let that happen to the rat this year.

 

[Cleisthenes]

Having suffered watching Kentucky get royally hosed out of at least 3 National Championships by horrendous officiating, I have a natural dislike for any team that gets a wildly favorable draw and whistle year after year. Kansas and lately Gonzaga for instance... but NOTHING is on the same level as Duke in that regard. Since lots of money is wagered on sport, I don't know how it isn't a criminal investigation for how insane the whistles and tournament scheduling have been for them. Not to mention a blind eye to blatant NCAA violations that don't even get an ounce of traction. One of the main reasons why my love for the game has so seriously eroded, I hate what it became under Duke and that's without even beginning the teaching flopping discussion or "selling" the calls. Sickening.

 

[Kingslayer07]

I know some people would love to see the Zags crush Duke, and normally I would, but if Duke loses close or upsets them, it compliments UK.

Nobody outside of our fan base cares how it affects us. Its going to be a quad 1 loss all season regardless who wins.

 

[JerseyCat84_rivals57050]

We need to predict this game:

I say Gonzaga 90
Duke 77


And in old reds prediction game this year I would be in last place

Gonzaga haters heads explode and claim Duke is overrated and not a Top 5 team. No team is top 5 in their mind lol

 

[STL_Cat]

Gonzaga haters heads explode and claim Duke is overrated and not a Top 5 team. No team is top 5 in their mind lol

They should just start the rankings at #6 to appease us all.

 

[akaukswoosh]

but I don't think the refs will let that happen to the rat this year.

If you are not Gonzaga, too good, you are going to have to play the game of your life to beat them. Just look at the FTA discrepancy when we played them.

 

[TortElvisII]

Gonzaga haters heads explode and claim Duke is overrated and not a Top 5 team. No team is top 5 in their mind lol

They should just start the rankings at #6 to appease us all.

Yeah but would you guys take Brad Calipari or Kareem in 1969. There's a young man in another thread that's pretty sure that Brad would have been the best player in college basketball back then. This is shocking to me. Of course that guy knows basketball better than I do.

 

[akaukswoosh]

Nobody outside of our fan base cares how it affects us

That's why I post on a Kentucky board.

 

[JerseyCat84_rivals57050]

Yeah but would you guys take Brad Calipari or Kareem in 1969. There's a young man in another thread that's pretty sure that Brad would have been the best player in college basketball back then. This is shocking to me. Of course that guy knows basketball better than I do.

Kareem would’ve certainly merited a team vote.

 

[ala_kat2]

I think Gonzaga wins this one because of their emphatic showboating center.

 

[bigblueinsanity_rivals250340]

Old Duke Versus new Duke.

Hope they both lose somehow.

The officials are probably having anxiety attacks now worried about how they'll make a call against either team.

I think zags win. We got dukes best shot, as usual, while also playing our worst game.

Curious to see if they let Chet guard banchero. If so, that will really hinder his perimeter preference. If banchero takes him inside, it should flip that script.

Timme will be the difference. Christian laettner 2.0.

 

[Cat in ga]

Looking at Fews face last night I think he might be into a little more than liquor in Vegas. Face looks sunk in.

 

[CatInCanuckLand]

Is 10:30 PM really necessary? Not trying to be a puss, but c’mon man.

 

[Crawfords Corner]

Wont change my thought on our team

What will change that is comparing our team to itself every month. Hopefully we are looking better with each passing month.

 

[true-blue1]

I think the Zags win. Thanks for the reminder. Need to put this on the calendar.

I do too, the Zags are completely loaded!!

 

[TheOtherGreatOne]

Yeah but would you guys take Brad Calipari or Kareem in 1969. There's a young man in another thread that's pretty sure that Brad would have been the best player in college basketball back then. This is shocking to me. Of course that guy knows basketball better than I do.

Brad Calipari could not even make the Kentucky girl's team.

 

[TheOtherGreatOne]

It's because I don't want them to go undefeated, and there aren't many chances for that to happen. Duke will flame out, I don't really see them as strong contenders in the long haul, but I want to make sure I don't have to hear about the Zags undefeated season for the next 20 years. Same reason I wanted UCLA to take them out in the FF even if it meant they were that much closer to getting 12.

Arizona is the team you need to worry about going undefeated in the future. Tommy Lloyd brings that Zag offensive style with him. It is a lot easier to recruit 5 stars to Arizona than it is to Gonzaga. You run that Gonzaga offense with 5 star talent instead of 3 stars with an occasional 5 star. Lloyd also has more international contacts than any other coach. You need to watch out for Arizona going forward. Mighty Michigan and their supposed super star coach Howard got a little taste of that the other night.

 

[Gromcat_rivals]

I will root for Bundy to get away after discovering my wife’s bloody bedroom before I root for Duke. I honestly cannot understand anyone who’s able to root for that trash “global online” fan base and media created program. The only problem for me would be Tennessee, but I was wouldn’t watch.

I mean I’m a guy who will watch a Duke football game just to see them get embarrassed like the b***** they are. So there ya go.

 

[Gromcat_rivals]

Also, who cares about Gonzaga? I hated for years and I still don’t like how they play nothing and get good seeds, but it’s irrelevant now. They won’t be anything after Few and if they can take out Duke in the present YES.

It’s a no brainer.

 

[bbnkat02]

It helps UK's RPI more if Duke wins rather than loses.

I’ll gladly take a hit to the RPI to see that rat bastard’s last season have a blemish.

 

[The_Answer1313_rivals]

Even if Gonzaga wins against Duke by double digits it doesn't change my perception of the Kentucky Wildcats and our final four chances.

It probably says more about what I feel about the Zags than what I do about UK but still.

I think they are a cut above the rest.

But that doesn't mean we still can't be in a pool of 6-8 teams right below that, that can't go on to win a title. We aren't quite there right now but I'm excited so far how we've played minus the Duke game.

 

[sefleming]

dUKe is one of 4 teams i could never pull for. Unc***** nd and ucla

 

[turkeywildturkey]

If Duke beats Gonzaga Friday, as I suspect they will, or plays them very close, does that change your perception of Kentucky as a potential Final Four quality team?

The Cats were ahead of Duke fairly late, and likely win the game with a normal performance by TyTy and if Wheeler was on top of his turnovers. Duke didn't play a perfect game either obviously, and shot poorly from outside, but probably played closer to their March potential than Kentucky in the single digit win. While both teams will improve, we know Cal's teams will get much better defensively, and the guards will cut way down on turnovers, and that's not including a potential boost from uber-athletic Sharpe.

I'll be very interested to see how Duke matches up with the Zags, and from that extrapolate a little about Kentucky. If Duke wins, they'll be #1, so we'll know how the Cats match up on the court with the #1 team.

No way in hell Duke beats the Zags. Absolutely no way. Not sure it will even be close.

 

[Schwagg]

The Mighty Zags have the best program in college basketball right now while being the most enjoyable to watch with the most likeable players.

 

[yoshukai]

I would root for pancreatic cancer over Duke.

Well I had it and I can tell you, both of them suck!

 

[yoshukai]

Why does UK need a compliment? The Cats are what they are regardless of anything else. Games aren’t decided by public opinion.

Because that is what we have become? I guess.