[Cactus Jack]

Some Big Blue fans are saying we could end up being a bubble team at maybe 19-12. I don't see the bubble thing but, I guess, if we lose 6 or 7 of the last 9 it's possible.

Some fans on social media starting to ask about Pope's buyout. LOL

We probably win four or more games the rest of the way, but even if we don't, I don't see how you can keep a team with this many quality wins and the Kentucky brand out of the field.

Worst case, we're a 12 or 13 seed playing in the First Four, but I think we're in the tournament with 2-3 more wins, which is very doable.

If nothing else, I could see us getting some very favorable whistles at home against a South Carolina, LSU, or Vanderbilt. Same for the SEC Tournament opener against whoever else is in the bottom half of the league now that the double bye looks like a pipe dream.

Definitely have some favorable games coming up, that doesn't mean anything but they're at least favorable & winnable. 

Have 9 games left, with 5 at home. Outside of the Tennessee & Auburn, I think (or at least hope) they can win against South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and LSU. Games in this conference we knew would be tough but road games have been considerably tougher but I can see us going into Texas & Oklahoma and getting victories. It all just boils down to getting healthy, and figuring out what works defensively (if anything at this point) and playing with some toughness and physicality.

Defensively, we are what we are at this point in the season. The best man defenses employ zone principles and the best zone defenses employ man principles; but nothing is going to work when we have so many guys who struggle to stay in front of their man.

Not saying we can't make some adjustments and throw out a few curves that help us win a game that we've kept close, but at this point in the season, our best defense is going to be the trainers getting everyone healthy and our offense being so high scoring and efficient that opponents can't keep pace.