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but quoting random facebook UK fans and holding them up as representatives of the entire fan base is ok?

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He had like, two examples and made a snarky comment, replying to someone who posted the Karen Sypher book. After a win.

Some people can't just enjoy victory, they have to be dickheads about it.

You don't seem any better, having literally gone to another team's board for a dozen plus examples of "stupid shit UL fans say"

What's worse? Talking shit after a loss (what a surprise), or talking shit after a win? (you aren't celebrating?)
 
He had like, two examples and made a snarky comment, replying to someone who posted the Karen Sypher book. After a win.

Some people can't just enjoy victory, they have to be dickheads about it.

You don't seem any better, having literally gone to another team's board for a dozen plus examples of "stupid shit UL fans say"

What's worse? Talking shit after a loss (what a surprise), or talking shit after a win? (you aren't celebrating?)

I hate 'shit talking' anyway. It's obnoxious on BOTH sides.
 
Something worth noting that no one is talking about:

Darius Miller is going to break the UK record for games played on monday night, which will make him basically the most experienced player in the country by my estimation, which is kind of ironic given the rest of the roster's youth. He's been to an Elite 8 and 2 final fours..
 
Wouldn't you be limiting some of Craft's effectiveness in a zone? It would have to be something different from your basic 2-3 zone.
1-3-1 or a matchup zone. Still give craft control over the ball handler and would put Sully still in the middle along with Amir underneath. I personally think the 1-3-1 zone is criminally underutilized.
 
1-3-1 or a matchup zone. Still give craft control over the ball handler and would put Sully still in the middle along with Amir underneath. I personally think the 1-3-1 zone is criminally underutilized.

Yuck, I absolutely hate the 1-3-1. Of course that could just be because Northwestern is the only team I've seen run it. They leave shooters open all game.
 
Yuck, I absolutely hate the 1-3-1. Of course that could just be because Northwestern is the only team I've seen run it. They leave shooters open all game.

Its NW, whatever they run theyre going to leave shooters open lol. As long as you2 and 3 are solid on defense it's highly effective.
 
So, I don't want to come across as a sore winner. I'm not a big tOSU fan because it's hard to like awesome schools that are great in everything (I generally think of tOSU, Texas, and Florida here, but I'd put tOSU above the other two). I do really respect Sullinger, Thomas, Buford, and Smith. They're great players and I enjoyed watching them play this year. And I grew to really admire Matta this year.

But Aaron Craft really annoys me. He uses the rules of basketball offensively. Some people call that smart. Sometimes it is. But sometimes it's just dirty. I have no idea what the rule is on a play like the one in the gif below, but in my book that should be a technical. Just downright stupid, dirty, and potentially dangerous.

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If you've got anything to complain about, it might have been the Withey travel, although I haven't seen it since the game.

Aaron Craft is a bit of a pesky rat, but he didn't do anything there. Pulling his weight to free his foot, and it knocked him on his face when he was released.
 
Just one more time........

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

Rooooock Chaaaaaaaalk.Jaaaaaaaaaayyyy Haaaaaaaawk. KKKKKKKK UUUUUUUUUUUU!

Rooooock Chaaaaaaaalk.Jaaaaaaaaaayyyy Haaaaaaaawk. KKKKKKKK UUUUUUUUUUUU!

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK KU ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK KU ROCK CHALK KU ROCK CHALK KU!!!!
 
KU vs UK. I think it's going to be a fun game to watch. Self has done an amazing job all year coaching this team and he is going to have out coach Cal in order to win this one. Because UK, I think, has the better horses in the race.

bias bullshit articles?

bashing UK fans?

going to other team's boards?

Nope right here in this here thread pa'!

Some UofL fan, GodfatherX?, posted an article about "The Rivalry" that was written by a UofL grad. The part of the article about how UofL was roughly UK's equal in basketball was cherry picked data, with selective filtering leaving out a couple of important items. I typed out a long post but decided to delete it because in the end it didn't matter. It's not like I am going to convince some UofL fans that the data was selectively filtered. Plus the article used some rhetorical tricks that I thought were blatant and pathetic.

Then there is just numerous posts by two or three UofL fans that had the same tone as "worst fan base ever" when talking about UK fans. I didn't post much in the thread because it was all mostly rival fan bashing than actual basketball talk.

But like I said it's all over now. Now we can focus on basketball again. The players, the conferences, the arguments about who is the better team/coach/program/cheater/wtf-ever and stop bashing other fan bases.
 
Scoobs, did you take that picture of Mass. street that you posted earlier or find that somewhere? Someone just posted it on facebook, just wondering if they stole it from you!
 
Naismith award goes to...Davis! Woohoo!

Also: Darius Miller has won 123 games as a wildcat, and lost only 28 (wins: 22, 35, 29, and 37. Losses: 14 in one season with Billy G, then 3, 9, and 2)

That is 151 games in 4 years. With a win % of 81.5%. Damn.
 
I'm in my hotel relaxing before dinner in a bit, then on to the Dome. Dear god I don't think Bourbon street is ready for BBN when we win.
 
If we lose tonight, I'll be crushed. But I won't view the season as a failure.

With that being said, I hope we run them off the court and win by 20.

NIT, new coach, Elite 8, Final Four, Championship game. I'd be quite happy, but I really do want to win tonight. It's so hard to get this far and I don't want to lose the opportunity now, while we are here. We are 7-3 in championship games in our history, which is damned good. I want to see it at 8-3.
 
Watching video of the 1992 Olympic team.

That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen in my life. I can't describe it as anything other than just plain stupid. They went on a 45 - 0 run against Angola. You'll never ever in your life see a sport executed to that level by one team like that again.
 
I really haven't liked many Kentucky teams (and I'm not associated with the school at all), but this Kentucky team has really been amazing to watch with their athleticism, defense, and unselfishness and I'm going to be a bit sad to see it end tonight (though I can't wait to see Davis playing in the NBA).
 
...and here we go! I've got UK by 10 but I think I'm secretly rooting for KU. It's just the underDOG in me.

EDIT: Who the fuck is out of sync and out of tune in that atrocious band. Fuck.
 
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