Eamonn Brennan took moment to put this year’s UK team in perspective while doing his weekend recap for ESPN. Here is what he had to say.
[I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]If [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/46241/christian-watford”]Christian Watford[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]’s last-second shot doesn’t fall in Assembly Hall on Dec. 10 — back when Kentucky was still figuring things out — the Cats are undefeated and we’re talking less about this sudden surge of brilliance than whether UK could make it to the NCAA tournament with an unbeaten record. This team is one shot — one 10-second defensive breakdown — away from legendary comparisons. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]Oh, well. As it is, Calipari’s team is rounding into one of the most complete — if not [/FONT][/COLOR][I]the[/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] most complete — of his career. Davis is a transcendent force anchoring a team with zero defensive holes. [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56352/michael-kidd-gilchrist”]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] is one of the best two-way players in the country. Jones can dominate when he wants. [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51543/doron-lamb”]Doron Lamb[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] is a lights-out shooter. [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41836/darius-miller”]Darius Miller[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] is an underrated offensive presence and an all-around glue guy extraordinaire. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][I]There’s a reason this team is awash in that so-called aura of invincibility. The Wildcats aren’t actually invincible, of course. But right now, they’re the closest thing going. [/I]
As UK fans, we talk about these sort of things before the season even starts. These things being, how will this year’s team rank against the greatest UK and college teams of all time and, are they invincible? These sort of questions take on a entirely different weight when the national media starts asking them. Brennan is right, if Watford’s shot doesn’t go we are talking about this team as one of the all-time greats. Perhaps it is time to start considering the possibility even still.
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