The Big Game

[mhall]

I was saying whichever Harrison is guarding Russ will be on the bench in 10 minutes. The bold prediction part was a joke, both Harrisons tend to be a little more than foul prone. Harrells only problem is that he cant score other than on a dunk or layup, and neither can WCS but WCS balls on the defensive end. Im gonna say if Harrell reaches double figures theyll all be on dunks and layups, but i dont see him scoring 10

He has improved a little with a 8 to 10 footer but they don't fall with a high percentage but it's much better than last year. What makes him so dangerous is his ability to be around the rim and above it and draws alot of fouls. Stein is a beast around the halo and is a great shot blocker but if he gets caught up in trying to block Harrell on every poss down low he might get in foul trouble. Then Harrell has to make the FT's which is a WHOLE Nother matter in itself, lol...
Louisville has to guard Young from the perimeter to, very important.

[mhall]

Hey Steven here's one for ya....How is it going to be called? Will Calipari do his please call all their fouls campaign prior to the game, will the crowd influence the whistle?
Just asking??
I myself think this one gets called EXTREMELY close and I start screamig...''LET'EM PLAY REF'' less than five minutes in...

[zx150]

Hey Steven here's one for ya....How is it going to be called? Will Calipari do his please call all their fouls campaign prior to the game, will the crowd influence the whistle?
Just asking??
I myself think this one gets called EXTREMELY close and I start screamig...''LET'EM PLAY REF'' less than five minutes in...

Yes it will be called very close. If it is called fairly then advantage The CARDS. As my Dad always told me speeds kills weather in sports or in a car. Be careful young man.

UofL's bench is much deeper than the kat's.

[Bonefish]

Keys for Ky are they must pound the ball into the blocks and not inside the paint because the ball gets stripped. The guards must drive and lob to score, pass or get fouled. Ky needs to stay out of foul trouble and control the tempo.

Keys for U of L are to control tempo, run, run, and run and have some pressure offense inside.

[MrSplitshot]

Louisville by 8.

I've established a college basketball drinking game where every time a foul gets called, you have to take a drink.

Since I'll be passed out with 15:00 left to go in the 1st Half, somebody make sure and post who wins here.

No shortage of fouls in this one, but I feel like UL will out-shoot UK from behind the arc and seal the deal with the long ball.

[Fishin is life]

UL goin down. I couldnt let this thread die so easy lol

[zx150]

Vegas is worse than us a pickum; really. Just goes to show no one knows

[Tim_T]

I will take the Cards 77-72. Game is close throughout with lots of momentum swings, but experience wins down the stretch. Since Cal has been at UK, this is the hardest of these games to pick IMO. I am going to make one prediction that many may not agree with.

Regardless of who wins this game, I think the Cards go farther in the NCAA Tournament. The main reason I say this, is strictly experience, or rather NCAA Tourney experience. There is not a player on UK who has ever faced the pressure of playing in a single NCAA Tournament game and that is huge, because post season pressure is unlike what they face during the season. Louisville has a ton of tourney experience. Heck, Blackshear and Behannan have played in Final Fours every year they have been at Louisville and have a record of 10-1 in tournament games. Add in Russ, Hancock and even Tim Henderson and you have a battle tested team.

[zx150]

I will take the Cards 77-72. Game is close throughout with lots of momentum swings, but experience wins down the stretch. Since Cal has been at UK, this is the hardest of these games to pick IMO. I am going to make one prediction that many may not agree with.

Regardless of who wins this game, I think the Cards go farther in the NCAA Tournament. The main reason I say this, is strictly experience, or rather NCAA Tourney experience. There is not a player on UK who has ever faced the pressure of playing in a single NCAA Tournament game and that is huge, because post season pressure is unlike what they face during the season. Louisville has a ton of tourney experience. Heck, Blackshear and Behannan have played in Final Fours every year they have been at Louisville and have a record of 10-1 in tournament games. Add in Russ, Hancock and even Tim Henderson and you have a battle tested team.

We need a like button.

[elnutsmalljaws]

C-a-t-s, cats! Cats! Cats!

[MrSplitshot]

And the CATS win...even though we can't hit a free throw to save our asses. I was pleased with the energy from my Wildcats today at home, though there were still plenty of mistakes to languish. We pulled it out. I get frustrated with our inability to pass the ball when we drive into traffic, but it is what it is at this point. I think Kentucky needed this one worse than Louisville did.

Let me say that I love the fight that Smith and Jones brought from the red side of the floor. Those guys are just ballers. Louisville really needs an inside presence and they would be a serious force. Even still, I think they have the experience to make a deep tourney run.

Fun game...

[kentuckykingfisher]

I'm surprised my cats won the way they did. They showed some real toughness today against a pretty good uofl squad. The inside presence was just to much for the cards to handle.uk really wanted the game more and uofl big men didn't show up. I expect both teams could make some noise come march. Or I atleast hope so.