In Reply to: I know transitive property doesn't apply in MBB.. but UK is 2-0 posted by BruinLove42 on March 24, 2025 at 10:59:09
Like I said, there’s no guarantee we would have beaten Kentucky either, but I think we were bound to struggle more against a veteran team. Tennessee did finish a couple of games ahead of Kentucky in conference play. Kentucky, much like us, is a team built on transfers.
Since we struggle offensively, facing elite defensive teams is always a challenge. Tennessee is ranked #3 in the country defensively, while Kentucky is around #45, which seems like a better matchup for us. Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way—we beat Michigan State, a great defensive team, but lost to Purdue, which is ranked just slightly below Kentucky in defensive efficiency.
My point is, I just wish we had taken care of business against some of those lower teams so we could have earned a better draw. Who knows how it would have played out?