I'll be honest, I'm exhausted from a long weekend in Dayton, OH of all places, so this post is going to be short. Good news first: Vanderbilt pounded the hell out of the Hogs in Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon to firm up their stranglehold on 2nd in the East (and really, the whole league). I didn't watch the game, so you'll have to rely on the guys at VSL, Anchor of Gold, and Eric at Dore Posts for actual reviews, and, you know, content.
Bad news: I watched Kentucky suck it up in Knoxville. Make no mistake, the Cats had no business winning that game. The Vols capitalized on stupid turnovers, shredded Kentucky's transition "defense" and somehow managed to avoid fouling out anyone who was actually important (read: not Kenny Hall). Kentucky missed 20 three pointers. 20. You don't miss 20 threes and win, you just don't. No one played all that well except for Patrick Patterson and Wall in some spots. Darius Miller tried to take the game over in the last five minutes and almost pulled it off until he saw a shiny penny on the baseline with about a minute to do and turned the ball over. That pretty much lost the game, but I really don't blame Darius. Without him, we wouldn't have even been in that position.
The Cats shot like shit and that's why they lost. Big picture? Nothing really changes. Assuming Kentucky wins out and makes it to the SECT finals (which they should), the #1 seed is still firmly in place. Lose to Georgia this week in Athens, well, things change a little. Then they really have to do well in the SECT to keep that seed. Lucky for Kentucky, Kansas lost, too, as did former projected 1 seed Purdue. Syracuse killed Villanova, though, so they probably improved their position. All is not lost, Cats fans. I think Kentucky rebounds nicely from the L and keeps up their dominating fashion to close out the season.
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