[King Kong]

The SEC this year is kinda shaping up like the Big East and ACC have in the past.  Even the teams that finished in the middle of those conferences,  were threats to make long tournament runs.  I can't remember the year,  but UCONN was kinda in the middle of the conference pack.  It was said they would need to win the conference tournament to make the big dance.  You talk about a team getting hot at the right time.  They won the conference tournament,  made the NCAA tournament.  Got to the final 4 and won the national championship.  

I believe the SEC will be like that this year.  Might lead the nation with the most teams making the tournament. I guess the SEC in basketball this year,  will be about like the Sec in football has been for years now. 

I'm obviously partial to UK! Based on what I've seen from them thus far,  we give ourselves a shot at being atop the Sec.  Teams like Tennessee,  Alabama,  Auburn,  really jump out to me.  As threats to win the conference.  I know I'm missing several others at the moment. 

This might be a year where a sec team has a 500 or 50/50 conference record,  makes the tournament.  If someone has a just over 500 conference record,  at the moment believe they definitely get in.  This based on overall strength of the SEC going into conference play.