Louisville just got majorly screwed by the refs at the end of their game with Syracuse.

Ruh Roh...trouble brewing in Chapel Hill?

Just a small blip.

I know UVA has been on a good streak lately but I'm not sure I'd call them contenders yet.

They're still 3rd favorites on most of the betting sites and UNC is around -450.

Caleb Love & taking the most absolute loser ball shots possible with the game on the line, cannot think of a more iconic duo

Saw Cal draw like 11k the other night. Madsen was a great hire.

Good to know Caleb is still doing Caleb things.

Arizona is so talented but I have zero faith in their abilities in a tough spot against a good team.

Tommy Lloyd's Arizona = Ryan Day's Ohio State

having to ref a game that Norm Stewart & Billy Tubbs were the head coaches would have sucked. They are amongst the biggest ref whiners in basketball history.

Unacceptable.

Big one in Coral Gables today. Hopefully we see a more focused squad.

i think they just said UK lost 3 straight at home for the first time since '66

time to get rid of that coach, no?

I dunno, I hear he’s overpaid. I bet the buyout is ugly.

Good thing UK can probably afford it.

Nice win for Tim’s squad.

I don't know if Cal is ever getting fired. But if March doesn't go well...I mean Tubby Smith was never technically fired...he just decided to leave UK to go to Minnesota...

But yeah fanbase is absolutely fed up. Also UK is 16-7 and still has @Auburn @Tenn and Bama. You lose those three and there isn't much margin of error for the rest of the games...

We are in that weird part of the season that has come every year the past couple years where you don't know whether Kentucky misses the tournament altogether or goes on a run and makes a final four.

FIRE TAD BOYLE NOW

who cares if u finish a little over .500 every season? If u can't make the NCAA tournament, who f**king cares????

So John Calipari chose C that resulted in a loss

Mark Few was asked this same question against UK. Few chose A. Few won.

UK is a FF or bust kind of school. One of the few. Considering Cal hasn't made the FF since 2015, I think he has to go. His championship was a long 13 seasons ago. If he was the coach of UNC with the same results, I'd probably be out at this point. Even his last elite eight was 2019, and that's not looking likely this season. Granted, he had a good squad during the COVID year cancellation.

For Cal's run at Memphis to UK throughout the period of 2005 to 2015, his specialty was landing the top high school guys and dominating with them. Most schools with established guys plus incoming recruits simply didn't have the combined talent to match it, especially those that also lost guys to the NBA. I think that advantage is basically gone.

The top high school players aren't as dominant as they used to be, relative to the current player pool. And the transfer portal plus NIL has basically eliminated Cal's advantage of building his team with the top available guys. The main schools UK is competing against can now fill their roster in a similar fashion, except those top available guys are multi-year transfers with both skill and experience. Plus, those schools can still land top incoming freshman too. And the portal gives such a big advantage as it's real-time. Portal guys know the exact roster situation before committing. Whereas incoming freshman, and coaches recruiting, can only make educated guesses.

Additionally, the lower level schools in the tourney are simply better than they used to be, even 5 to 10 years ago. The double digit seeds are no longer at such a disadvantage compared to the top schools. This requires more coaching than out-talenting.

UK is one of the few schools that should expect a change, even for a coach with Cal's type of historical success, when it doesn't seem to be working anymore.

^^^^^

good poast

yeah I didn't really expect that win until there was like 1 sec left. It's hard to win on the road when you go 4-18 from 3. I haven't watched UK play this year but I'm assuming that was one of their worst games. Maybe Gonzaga is back near the bubble now!

It is funny/predictable how much the national announcers always love guys like Ryan Nembhard - short upperclassmen who are good passers and try hard but aren't athletic or good at scoring. I like him too but he's gotta be the most overrated player in the country.

I don't think any team is anything particularly special this year. UNC might end up with a #1 seed and they would do it having less offensive fire power of any #1 seed UNC team I can ever recall. The defense is pretty amazing though.

That said there's not a single fanbase of any top seed that wants Kentucky in their bracket. Every time I watch them I walk away thinking they're really freaking good. I mean Sheppard is only a 6th man and is like a top 15 draft pick as a FR. This team is loaded with talent. I'd be pissed if Cal wasted it too if I was a UK fan.

Somehow this year's UConn team feels like they have a lower ceiling than last year's team but they've been way more consistent.

Still amazing that last year's UConn team that I believe went undefeated AGAINST THE SPREAD in the Non-Con and won every NCAAT game by double digits finished 3 games back in the Big East.

In my rage last night about Colorado's performance, I forgot to give a shout out to UNLV who won at THE PIT despite playing 5 on 8. They've now swept New Mexico, won at Boise St. and have beaten Creighton. And if it weren't for ref riggage they would have a win vs. Utah St. as well.

They started off terrible but have turned it around quite well. If they can keep winning I think they should get an at large bid, even if they fail to win the Mountain West. Ofc my opinion in this matter is a little biased.