[vundy33]

Well boys, we can't win em all. Out of the entire SEC, Vandy has been the only team to actually challenge us in our two games with them. The semi vs Florida took alot out of us today, but this was just a supurb and clutch effort from Vandy. Kentucky played good enough to win the entire game, but Vandy just kept battling back.

With MKG fouled out in the last 4 mins, Vandy went to zone, and that meant we had two shooters in in Lamb and Miller instead of a shooter, Lamb, and a slasher, MKG. We needed MKG slashing on Vandy's zone, so he could either pass out to the open 3, find TJ/AD for a short jumpshot or dunk, or take it to the rim himself...

If anything, this loss hurts so much less than a normal loss would for a few reasons.

1. Out of all SEC teams, Vandy is the only team capable of beating us, and they almost did twice. I'm glad that if we had to lose, it was to Vandy instead of another SEC team.
2. It's frankly just a slice of humble pie...we nearly won this game when it is literally meaningless. We already have the #1 overall locked up. Kentucky's tough, resilient play yesterday against Florida and today against Vandy when the games are pretty much meaningless speaks for itself.

In the end, their zone and a MKG -less Kentucky lineup was the game-winning factor. If MKG hadn't fouled out, I have NO doubt we'd had just won. But, he DID foul out, and it is what it is. Congrats to Vandy, I'd rather them win the conference championship over the nasty Gaytors. They earned it.

This tournament and this loss will do nothing but MOTIVATE our boys going into the NCAA Tournament, and with the way our fans travel and the same team focus comeback ability we've had ALL season and displayed on many occasions, OUR boys and BIG BLUE NATION are ready for the RACE FOR #8!

Let's go get it boys! UK#8, throw those GO33LES UP BBN!