There is an argument to be made this is the most intriguing final four since 1991. We have 4 future HOF coaches, and an undefeated season on the line. A rematch from last years final four, and a rematch from earlier in the year. Let's get to the games...

(7)Michigan St Spartans vs (1)Duke Blue Devils(-5.5) 6:09 ET

January
February
IZZO
April

Seriously though. How the **** does Izzo keep doing this? This team wasn't supposed to be good. In fact this team straight up sucked at the beginning of the year. For **** sake, they lost to Texas ****ing Southern at home back in December!?

Izzo's reaction...



Dude is a straight up magician when it comes to March. Virginia's style has baffled almost every coach it has come across. Izzo changes his whole usual game plan in two days http://www.freep.com/story/sports/co...ment/25207491/ and boom.

Right here is where I feel like I should say some stuff about the players, and how I think they will do. But I've watched MSU a few times, and I still don't know what players are good, and how they managed this.

IZZOed




But he has his work cut out for him coming up...

Duke

**** Duke

Oh Calipari has been ruining basketball by recruiting all these one and dones? K is GOAT. Pains me to say that, but dude is. I know Wooden has more titles, but the tourney is so much tougher these days. K has straight up been GOATing for 25 years even though the game is so much more different than it was 25 years ago. K has embraced the one and dones as much as anyone. Duke actually has as many McDonalds All-Americans as UK. Okafor will be a top 2 pick. Dude might be the best post player as a freshman we have ever seen. Defense has been questionable, but been alright in the tourney. So maybe a perfect NBA player that doesn't give a **** on defense regular season but brings it postseason? Winslow will also be a legit NBA player.

I can only talk positively so much about Duke. So here is a GIF of a Mercer player dancing after beating Duke.



Wisconsin Buzzcuts vs Kentucky Wildcats (-5) 8:49 EST



An instant classic last year. I just rewatched it in anticipation, a few observations

A Jarrod Polson to Dominique Hawkins assist

Wisky perfect from the free throw line until they miss a shot under a minute

Around the 2:20 left mark "Aaron Harrison who has hit back to back game winning 3s has yet to attempt a 3 tonight"

FRANK was an alpha against Zona last year, but a beta against UK. FRANK alphaed against Zona this year as well. Matchups are going to be so essential this year. WCS can only guard one of Dekker or FRANK. This would be a great game for UK to have Poythress to put on Dekker, but alas. But UK will probably put Lyles or WCS or Dekker. If WCS is on Dekker, then Towns is on FRANK. If Towns fouls FRANK twice early **** can change. But if you put WCS on FRANK, I guess Lyles guards Dekker?

****. All that matters is Aaron Harrison is GOAT under 3 minutes



Bo Ryan is the Grinch?



Kentucky

38-0

Crazy collection of talent

First undefeated team from a major conference since 1976

Ranked #1 since the beginning of the season

Leading scorer has 11 PPG



I am going to be a nervous ****ing wreck

Let us gogogo

Very good Final Four matchups, especially with these established coaches. Feel like Duke and UK will both win convincingly though

That's a fantastic Izzo gif.

My goodness, Harrison was so clutch last year. Can't happen again, right?

DUKEWTFYCTSDDMF

frank the tank poy

I'm on the road to In-the-Annapolis right now.

Let's do this ****.

Just for ****s and grins, I ran the Kenpom numbers on all the possible scenarios, and they are thus:

SEMIS:
65% UK beats Wisconsin.
70% Duke beats MSU.

FINALS:
If it's UK/Duke (46% chance), UK wins 69%.
If it's UK/MSU (20% chance), UK wins 84%.
If it's Wisconsin/Duke (25% chance), Wisconsin wins 55%.
If it's Wisconsin/MSU (11% chance), Wisconsin wins 74%.

OVERALL PROBABILITY OF WINNING IT ALL:
UK 47%
Duke 25%
Wisconsin 22%
MSU 6%

Using my "One Time!!" on Wisconsin.

kinda just want a duke kentucky final

Hope Kentucky wins by 40

The nervousness is starting to set in now.

COME ON DOOOOOOOOOOOOOK

Well, I'm at the stadium. Tom Crean is here. He parked way far away in the $10 parking with me. I was just standing around in my UK sweatshirt, and he walked right up to me out of nowhere and shook my hand like he was a long-time friend.

It was pretty weird.

why would crean just waltz up to a rando in a UK sweatshirt?

unless...

holy ****, mayo is john calipari

Not sure if the SEC qualifies as a major conference. They are the 6th best conference in a lot of people's minds. The SEC's only non-uk tourney win was a 3 point win by the SEC's only other ranked team Arkansas over Wofford (kenpom's 86th ranked team). Other than that, the first post was very solid.

BTW, a 2 game parlay UK & Duke at about even money seems like the way to bet this.

In4final4. Will be the 2nd bball game I've seen in two years. First one being MSU's last game.

Hope Duke loses by 794 points.

Big stage
Big...uhh forgot this part
Big 10.

ATM shorted me $20. This is the worst stadium ever.

Lol not even the slightest bit surprising either

legggooooooooooo

Kentucky bitch turrible

Kentucky gonna lose by 1000 if the singing was a preview