[Cactus Jack]

Alabama lost to Ole Miss  by 10 at home. Since when do we, as UK BB fans,  apologize for home losses to football schools. I know when...since Calipari left here. Gotta think the ol' ball coach told his roommate, Ellen, "see, they couldn't duplicate what we did to Alabama last season."

You can outscore a team or two in the NCAAT but you're not going to win a title with bad defense. Offense wins games  but defense... oh well, you know how it goes. I think in the KenPom era, Kansas is the only team to win a title with a defensive efficiency rating outside the top ten, and they were something like 17.  Kentucky is currently #86. Forget it , UK fans, we're not winning a title this season. But, I will say this. They are an entertaining offensive team. And all I really care about is being entertained. Titles are nice, but as long as they are fun to watch, I am fine with it. Last year's team with Reed and Company was entertaining, for the most part.

I started a thread on what we'd consider as a success this year. I think the team so far has basically exceeded everyone's expectations. I think you can say that we're a really good team without thinking that we're going to win a National Championship. Plenty of teams can even make a Final Four with subpar offensive or defensive numbers.

If we have four to five years of top offenses and defenses that struggle and burn us in March, then it's a different conversation, but we're a long way from that.

Nelson had 19 on us in the first half and finished with 25 if I'm not mistaken. There were a number of times in the past where Nelson would have finished this one with 30+.