"I picked Louisville to win it all over KU in the Battle of Kentucky.............It's probably my only legitimate chance to win any of the pools I'm in."
First of all, it's UK, not KU, and don't ever forget it if you happen to visit the Bluegrass State. LOL!
I wouldn't have thought it possible to see a UL/UK matchup in the final game with the injury to Ellis Myles. U of L's weakness is rebounding, and Myles was the only hope at that point. However, if you have a chance to see Louisville play from here on out, watch a 6-7 junior named Luke Whitehead. This guy has star potential, and it never came out until the C-USA tournament this year. I think he's got 4-5 straight double doubles. Absolutely on fire. All this by a guy averaging under 20m per game untile the last 5 games, and with the last 5 huge games, only averaging under 9 points a game and 5 rebounds.
As he goes, at this point, so go the Cardinals. Gaines will be there, but Whitehead is the key, at this point.
I don't think you'll see your final matchup, and if you do, I think UK will win it all. Kentucky is a different team than they were when the lost to UL. And, in all my 40 years of watching UK basketball, I don't think I've ever seen a better team, as a whole. |
