The biggest stage for a collegiate basketball player takes place tomorrow night. The Kansas Jayhawks and the Kentucky Wildcats. 40 minutes to decide this years best college basketball team in the middle of the "Big Easy." When you hear Kansas and Kentucky you think of a rich program that could drown you with its history. But when I hear Kansas-Kentucky, the first thing that comes to my mind is , storylines galore.
John Calipari-Bill Self Part 2.
2008 was the last time these two coaches had a team in the National Championship game. Calipari was coaching Memphis, and Self still with Kansas. Calipari's Tigers lead by 9 with two minutes remaining, only to cough it all away after struggling from the free-throw line, and ultimately leading to a Mario Chalmers game-winning three-pointer.
Thomas Robinson of Kansas.
In late December, Robinson lost his beloved grandmother. In early January he lost his grandfather. Five days after that, Robinson lost his mother at the age of 43 from a hear-attack and ever since, Robinson has been raising his 7-year-old sister. A lot to handle for a college kid trying to perform at the highest-level for his team. His Kansas teammates have rallied around him, and as hard as Robinson is playing for a championship for his school, his teammates are trying hard to win this for him.
Calipari's one-and-done crew.
That is what I call every team Calipari throws out there before every season. From Derrick Rose, to Tyreke Evans, to John Wall, Brandon Knight, Demarcus Cousins, so on and so on, Calipari compiles unbelievable talent, but eventually these kids leave for the NBA after one season. With Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Marquis Teague, Kentucky will have 3 freshman in their starting line-up, as well as potentially playing their last game in Kentucky blue.
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/kansas-kentucky-meet-power-program-final-16050617#.T3j1_3n4IYo
Good read. The game last night was not the greatest in my opinion, but It came close near the end until Kentucky pulled away. I remember watching Memphis vs Kansas when Chalmers hit that big three, I was going crazy. I personally cannot stand Calipari and the way he runs his programs, so I was 100% for Kansas last night. But I cannot ignore the pure raw talent that Kentucky has. There was a lot of NBA prospects playing last night like Taylor, Robinson, Davis, Lamb, Kidd Gilchrist and Miller, and it was bound to be a good game but Kentucky's overall strength on both sides of the floor proved to be too much for the Jay Hawks.
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