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Joe K

Do we have a general predictions thread in this version of the Swamp? Because here goes...when their contracts are up, both Durant and Westbrook are going to leave OKC, and the Thunder will join the Bucks, Jazz, Kings and T-Wolves in Irrelevant-town. Well the Thunder have two more years of Durant a...

Joe K

I'll be rooting hard for the Spurs, but I'm not that optimistic. I think LeBron is just too good at this stage of his career. But I do think that if Parker's ankle is okay for the Finals, San Antonio has a much better shot than OKC would have. The Spurs have home court advantage and they've been pre...

Joe K

Kawhi Leonard is playing a great floor game tonight. He's been all over the court for the Spurs. That Leonard for George Hill trade is starting to look like a heist for the Spurs.

Joe K

Or Joey Crawford was the lead ref for a game which if the team trailing the series won, would lead to an extended series. Again. I'm sure they're not allowing him anywhere near a play-off game. They respect the game. Plus, he's been outed on this. So they wouldn't dare play this card. Right? When I...

Joe K

I typically hate the "why aren't the fouls even!" school of though but that is insane. Yeah. It's tough for me to imagine that there would be that big of a discrepancy if the Thunder played UConn, let alone the Spurs. When you consider that the Spurs ran the Thunder out of the gym in the ...

Joe K

NBA officiating remains ridiculously shady. Excluding the last 3:05 of game 3, when the game was already well in hand for OKC, over the last 3+ quarters of the West Finals, the Thunder have attempted 33 free throws, and the Spurs have attempted 0 . That's absolutely absurd. And in those final 3:05 o...

Joe K

Maybe I'm fucking crazy, but the private thoughts of an 80 year old who you already knew was a racist is much lower on the totem pole of seriousness than a pill popping douchebag swerving his car around the city high as a fucking kite. At least Sterling wasn't exhibiting the behavior of someone who...

Joe K

As usual, the Western Conference playoffs figure to be much more interesting than the East. Even though Miami and Indiana both sputtered down the stretch, I'd be surprised if the East finals is anything other than Pacers-Heat. The West seems more up for grabs, with San Antonio, OKC, LA, and Houston ...

Joe K

Dunno Dave, the Lakers will not be able to bring in those kinds of recruits. Rumors aside, I'd be surprised if Calipari leaves Kentucky this offseason. His skill-set (recruiting, motivating young players, etc.) seems to fit much better with the college game than with the NBA. While he's a decent Xs...

Joe K

Would those guys have really pressured any of the incoming freshman for playing time? James Young grew up around here. Many thought he was foolish for committing early to KY given the talent that he'd be competing with (Pothyress, Harrison the shooting guard, perhaps others I don't know of) for pla...

Joe K

I find two things amazing about UK under Calipari. First, he hasn't been caught cheating. It's possible that he's running one of the more ethical big-time programs. Yes, that's damning with faint praise. But still. Surprise to me. Second, he hasn't had a problem where big-time recruits stay for mor...

Joe K

The sting of Kentucky losing is lessened by Shabazz Napier's "This is what happens when you ban us" line after the game. That's awesome. I can't think of a better way to point out the absurdity of the NCAA.

P.S. Have the Knicks hired Kevin Ollie as coach yet?

Joe K

As a Michigan fan, do you still count the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours? I didn't go to Michigan. So I don't know what you're talking about. "As a Michigan fan" isn't the same thing as "as a Michigan alum," but fair enough. Since you're not a Wolverines fan, I'm glad you got to enjo...

Joe K

That's not 5 star free throw shooting. When your favorite conference has won 1 championship in the last 25 years, taking joy in rooting against Kentucky is probably a good call. It's OK kemosabe. This Final Four is going to be vacated too one day. I gotta present for you too once I get home. As a M...

Joe K

brian wrote:That's not 5 star free throw shooting.

When your favorite conference has won 1 championship in the last 25 years, taking joy in rooting against Kentucky is probably a good call.

Joe K

Team wearing blue rumbles and stumbles its way through the regular season, gets crazy hot/lucky in the playoffs, beats a team from New England in the final. Nope, never seen that happen before. As maddeningly inconsistent and turnover prone as the Harrison twins were all season, the Eli Manning com...

Joe K

At the same time, I HATE what Cal has been doing at Kentucky (and started at Memphis). I don't think it's good for the sport to have a program that serves only as a defacto minor league for the NBA. I doubt most of those kids give two shits about Kentucky or even college hoops as a whole. They are ...

Joe K

These last 4 Kentucky games have been unbelievable. I thought the Wichita State game was one of the best college games I had ever seen, and somehow they've only gotten more exciting since than. I'm a big Shabazz Napier fan, and think Kevin Ollie is a great coach, but at this point I like Kentucky's ...

Joe K

I'm with Brian. Going into the Final Four, if Kentucky and Florida didn't both win out its was going to rightly be considered a bad showing by the conference. Seriously. Based on Brian's logic, every conference other than whatever one Mercer belongs to is overrated. If Kentucky losing to Wisconsin ...

Joe K

It's almost as if the SEC is a hilariously overrated conference or something. That doesn't make any sense. The SEC got only 3 teams into the tournament -- fewer than any other major conference. And two of those teams, Tennessee (#11) and Kentucky (#8), were seeded below where they ranked in the eff...

Joe K

I agree with Brian. A long, contested 3 is the best you can hope for in that situation if you're a defense. Maybe it would've made sense to foul if Dakari Johnson somehow touched the ball, but not otherwise. Man, these last three Kentucky games have been ridiculously entertaining. I've been down on ...

Joe K

But that Cowlishaw dude on around the horn that said "Almost graduating is as good as graduating from UK" can suck my nose. On a semi-related note, a UNC athlete got an A- on this paper: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--TO9mwbHa--/c_fit,w_636/qtqabrucmtcj6dzna1bp.jpg Bu...

Joe K

Hillary has just a touch of hypocrisy, compared to Barry. He is soaked in the hypocrisy of his progressive rhetoric vs Wall Street true masters. I think this is the #1 source of his deep unpopularity, and the factor that will brand his presidency the greatest failure since Ford (or Harding/Hoover)....

Joe K

Also, I think Julius Randle is going to be a damn good pro. If Joel Embiid's health issues can clear up, the teams who end up with top 5 picks in the NBA draft are going to be in good shape.

Joe K

Wichita State looks really good. I've watched a lot of Kentucky this year, and I really don't think they're playing that badly this game. Wichita State has just been too good. I think they have a legit shot at 40-0 if they can keep playing like this.

Joe K

I don't have a problem with the 3; Ennis had a clean look and I'm not sure if there was enough time on the clock for him to get all the way to the rim. But I really thought he should have tried to drive instead of settling for the long 2 on the prior possession. This Oregon-Wisconsin game is really ...

Joe K

Seeing Danny Manning on the sidelines got me to thinking ... Are there more former great players coaching these days? Or is it just that I'm older now and remember these guys? Just thinking of teams in this tourney: Johnny Dawkins (NPOY) Craig Neal (OK, he was far from great, but he played against ...

Joe K

Also, to make things even more awkward, the color guy for that game is Mike Gminski. The play-by-play guy initially went with the weak "sorry if you were offended apology," then added, "I sincerely apologize" two minutes later. At that point, Gminski said, "you're good now.&...

Joe K

The play-by-play guy for the Gonzaga-Oklahoma State just referred to Oklahoma's strategy of intentionally fouling Gonzaga's center Przemek Karnowksi as "Hack a Polack." That might be the most ridiculous thing I've every heard an announcer say.

Joe K

Virginia has to get the 4th #1 seed if Michigan State wins today, right? (Assuming that Florida, Wichita St. and Arizona are givens.) Even if Michigan wins, I think you could make a strong case for Virginia over Michigan. When's the last time a team won the ACC regular season title outright, won the...

Joe K

Jameis Winston is making a strong bid to be the next Ray Lewis. Escape charges for a heinous crime under dubious circumstances; then try to make everyone forget about it by Bible thumping in every post-game interview.

Joe K

Brutal pass interference call against the Browns there to give the Pats the win. Obviously, there was a decent chance they'd score anyways, but that was one gift-wrapped 1st and goal they got.

Joe K

What if it were a 4 team playoff like next year? Would Alabama get in? Probably. I think it would be FSU, Ohio State, the SEC Champ, and Alabama. If Ohio State were to lose to Michigan State, then maybe they get replaced with Oklahoma State. I actually don't think there would be much controversy pi...

Joe K

The BCS rankings are out, and Ohio State is ahead of Auburn in 6 of the 7 computer polls. Ohio State is ahead of Missouri in all 7 polls. As Michigan State is also a top-10 team, I think that the only way an SEC team will jump Ohio State if Ohio State wins next week is if a bunch of pollsters flip t...

Joe K

New AP Poll is out. FSU, OSU and then Auburn, but Auburn got two first place votes, OSU got none. Auburn is also closer to OSU than OSU is to FSU. Be interesting to see if the coaches poll is similar. Coaches Poll is out, too. OSU got four first-place votes, and Auburn didn't get any. However, Aubu...

Joe K

Definitely not. The real question is if a 1-loss Auburn or Missouri jumps Ohio State for #2 in the final BCS rankings. I doubt that happens, but there will be some talk of it, based on the strength of the SEC as compared to the Big Ten. Of course, if A&M wins tonight, then South Carolina beats A...

Joe K

NY football Giants won Super Bowl over Tom Brady's Patriots (for the second time), entering the Playoffs as a 9-7 team, as I remeber, that year. Yep. Giants were 9-7 when they won the Superbowl two years ago. The Giants' combined regular season record for their two Superbowl wins over the Patriots ...

Joe K

As of now, the Seahawks would be my pick to win the Superbowl. But the number of failed drug tests they've had in the last few years (especially on the defensive side of the ball) is getting ridiculous. Suspensions announced for two defensive backs, Walter Thurmond and Brandon Browner, within the pa...

Joe K

Julius Randle looks incredible. The Harrison twins do not. They'll need to get a lot better for UK to win a title this year.

Joe K

22 and 14 for Randle today in his second game (on only 7 FG attempts). I know the competition has been weak, but still a great start to the season. I'm looking forward to seeing #1 Kentucky vs. #2 Michigan St. on Tuesday night. That will be a good test for all the UK frosh.

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