jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:41 pm
Duke's great. So are we. A KU/Duke final would be amazing, and I'd guess Duke would be favored by 2.5. I wouldn't hate our chances.
A couple of days ago you said, "Something will have gone quite haywire if we see them before the Final Four. This is a two-team season".
I happen to agree that as of today KU and Duke are probably the 2 best teams but I wouldn't pretend I know that there are no other teams the rest of the season that definitely won't be superior to either team.
Thing is, you, I, and most other people, realize "haywire" happens basically every season.
I'll remind you and everyone else that last season preseason Duke was #1 in the AP and USA and KU was #4 in the AP and #3 in the USA Today.
"Haywire" or not, we saw them before the Final Four.
Other preseason top 4 teams (there were 5 because of the 2 separate polls) MSU lost their 2nd game in the tournament, UK lost in the Sweet 16, and Arizona lost their first game in the tournament.
Preseason #6 Nova won the NC.
2017 season - Duke, Kentucky, KU, and Nova were pre-season 1,2,3,and 4 in the AP and USA Today and NONE of those 4 teams made it to the Final Four.
Preseason #6 UNC won the NC
2016 season - UNC and Kentucky were preseason 1 and 2 and then Maryland was #3 and you had either KU or Duke #4 and #5. Would it have been wrong if UNC and Kentucky fans felt it was a "two-team season" after their first games? I ask because Kentucky didn't make it past the first weekend in the tournament. UNC was the only one of those 5 teams that made it to the Final Four.
Of course you and/or anyone else could then throw 2015 in my face and say look how 3 of the top 4 preseason teams made the Final Four and the 4th lost in the Elite 8 but moving on.....
2014 season - Duke was a top 4 preseason. Lost their 1st game in the tournament and the only top 4 preseason to make the Final Four was 8 seed Kentucky.
2013 season - Louisville was the only top 4 preseason to play in the Final Four and #3 Kentucky didn't even make the NCAA Tournament.
2012 season - 3 of the top 4 preseason teams did well in the tournament (UNC, Kentucky, and Ohio State) but UConn found a way to lose their first game in the tourney.
2011 season - That may have been the most "haywire" season. We had a 3, 4, 8, and 11 seed in the Final Four.
None of the 5 teams that were preseason top 4 (different polls had either OSU or Pitt not in their top 4) made it to the Final Four and none of those 5 teams made it past the Sweet 16. MSU lost in the 1st round and two other teams lost in the 2nd round.
2010 season - Debacle. How did preseason #1 KU fare? That's right! We freaking lost to UNI.
While MSU made it to the Final 4 and Kentucky the Elite 8, Texas lost in the 1st round and UNC didn't even make the freaking tournament.
Point of all of that, like I said, Haywire happens each and every season. At least every season - not named the 2015 season.
Now watch, KU will play Duke for the NC, Duke is a 2.5 point favorite, and we beat them.
Let's hope so!