Nothing Lucky About the Run of Kentucky

Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist shoots over Baylor players/AP Images

Kentucky is moving forward and may take home the title.

By Trevor Hass

A few brave souls picked defending champion UConn over Kentucky in the third round. The Huskies didn’t even get to that game, and Kentucky beat down on Iowa State instead.

Another small percentage of the population picked Indiana over Kentucky. The Hoosiers did it once, why couldn’t they do it again? Indiana gave up 102 points as the Wildcats ran all over the Hoosiers.

A miniscule amount of those who filled out a bracket picked Baylor over Kentucky. It wasn’t even close. The Wildcats put the game away in the first half. They were up 20 heading into the break and never looked back.

The vast, vast majority of people picked Kentucky to make the Final Four, and that is exactly what happened.

There’s no beating around the bush here. The Wildcats are hands down the best team in college basketball and have five to seven players that will play in the NBA.

In fact, freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has already declared for the draft. Nowadays many freshmen go pro too early such as Duke’s Austin Rivers and Iowa State’s Royce White, however there’s no denying that MKG is ready. Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points against Baylor on 7-10 shooting and dominated inside and out.

Another player who will likely go pro is Anthony Davis. Wildcats fans had a scary moment when Davis took a tumble in the second half and injured his knee. It had potential to be a devastating blow, but Davis was back within minutes and didn’t miss a beat. He finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and one trimmed but still noticeably grotesque unibrow.

Davis out-blocked 322 Division 1 teams this year and shattered the Kentucky single season record. He has 169 on the season and also shoots 63% from the floor.
The Wildcat offense is unquestionably better than the potentially implemented offense of the New York Jets with backup quarterback Tim Tebow. Kentucky also likes to run and they do so early and often, destroying opponents with their size, athleticism, and outright superiority.

It will be shocking if the Wildcats don’t win the tournament. Crazier things have happened, but if all goes as planned, they will go down as one of the best teams in NCAA history.