@HighEliteMajor It didn’t happen a few years ago though. Kentucky even in the most ideal of circumstances couldn’t pull off a perfect season with a much better roster than what KU would’ve had this year fully loaded with SDS and a weaker SEC than the Big 12 was this year. Only 5 of 14 SEC teams made the NCAA tournament that year and only Kentucky was a top 4 seed and only Arkansas was even a top 8 seed among the other 4 teams.

5 of the 6 teams Kentucky played twice in league play that year were bottom half of the SEC teams. This was the Kentucky team that held Kansas to 40 points in a game.

That was the most ideal of circumstances for a team to go undefeated and if that Kentucky team couldn’t do it, there’s nothing that can convince me any team can go undefeated in D1 men’s college basketball for an entire season and finish 40-0.

@Crimsonorblue22 If KJ is a grad transfer, he wouldn’t have to sit out and could play immediately. If he did have to sit out another year, he would lose that season of eligibility and he would only have one season to play wherever he transferred to in D1.

KJ’s transfer status largely depends on if he is graduating in May or not.

@HighEliteMajor There hasn’t been an undefeated team in over 40 years. Kentucky in 2015 is the closest we’ll see to a team going undefeated in this era of college basketball and even that team couldn’t do it. Too many things have to go right over 40 games for it to happen in this era.

@Bosthawk KJ probably doesn’t start next year and if he transfers to a mid major program, he can start for 2 years and give himself a better shot at a pro future than coming off the bench for the next 2 seasons at KU.

Q absolutely should stay, but Josh Selby should have as well. 19 year olds don’t always make rational decisions. He may be so hellbent on being OAD that he’ll do it even of it would benefit him much more to stay another year and build off of his last few games where he looked much better and consistent.

Doke needs to go because the kid has been injured in all 3 seasons so far. When durability is an issue, he needs to make money while he can because another injury next season may derail any pro future Doke has whether it’s stateside or overseas.

Dedric is in a weird place because his draft stock likely doesn’t change whether he stays or goes. He’s likely a borderline 2nd round/undrafted type player. That’ll still be his draft position next season as well.

@approxinfinity Having a healthy Doke all season allows Lawson to play his natural spot and KU to dominate in the paint as teams scheme to stop either Doke or Lawson, but not both.

I’ll agree no chance this team would’ve gone undefeated, but I could easily see KU only dropping 4 or 5 games and running away with the conference. I don’t know if they beat Arizona State regardless because that’s a game KU has historically struggled in. I also don’t know if KU beats Kentucky at Rupp this year either. KU probably has a couple of clunkers in B12 play and likely win 15 or 16 B12 games.

A healthy KU is a 1 or 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament this season and one of the title favorites because of their neutral court wins over MSU, Marquette, and Tennessee.

@BeddieKU23 I really think this year was a matter of KU being an extremely inexperienced team, especially once Doke and Vick were out of the picture. At that point, KU was down to 9 scholarship players and 7 of them were in their first year playing for KU.

We saw the lack of chemistry 4 and 5 years ago when KU also lost 10 and 9 games those seasons. It just takes time to develop that chemistry. Sometimes it clicks right away, sometimes it doesn’t.

@BeddieKU23 Moore will be back for one more year. He should graduate after next season so I’d bet Moore is back next year and then grad transfers next offseason.

The thing I’ve learned is that the specific club head is almost irrelevant to how well someone plays, as long as it feels comfortable to the user, it’s the right club head.

Getting the right flexion the shaft and the right length took almost 5 strikes off my game almost overnight a few years back. Regular flex with usually a +1" in shaft length since I’m 6’5". Lie angle is the big thing I need to get fitted for when I get my new irons.

Shafts definitely make a huge difference in play as far as distance goes.

dylans said:

KU was the only higher ranked seed to lose in the round of 32. Ouch

KU wasn’t higher ranked though. KU was higher seeded, but not higher ranked. Auburn was 14th and KU 17th in the final poll of the year. Auburn was also the Vegas favorites in that game.

14 of the 16 teams left are from the Power 5 and 1 of the non P5 teams is Gonzaga so basically15 of 16 from major conferences or traditional powers. 5 ACC, 4 SEC 3 B10, 1 B12, 1 P12, 1 AAC, and 1 WCC.

Also amazing is that Oregon is the only team in the Sweet 16 that could be considered a surprise team. All 12 top 3 seeds made and 2 of the 4 seeds made it. The 5 seed that made it was favored in its game against the 4 so not even an upset. The 12 seed is the only real surprise and that 12 seed was in the Final Four 2 years ago.

I know people love a good Cinderella story like Loyola Chicago last year, but this is how you see the highest quality basketball. Whoever wins this tournament will have earned it this year going through the best teams throughout the season to do so.