If this team can't get up for playing in front of nearly one thousand sunburned and hungover Cats fan's; in the obscurity of a ballroom; with the bright lights of CBS College Sports Channel; and in front of broadcasting legend Rich Zsovec... we have some serious issues. I know I dreamed of this exact scenario shooting hoops out on my gravel backyard pad. I knew how to use the pothole near the right side of the free throw line to my advantage, and I am sure John Wall has already adapted his game accordingly. The great one's know how to use these things to their advantage. You can expect to see Wall lead his man to any imperfections there may be in the court for a twisted ankle, as well as an easy scoring opportunity.
If there is need for any extra motivation, I say look no further than Stanford Alumnus Mark Madsen. Madsen is the antithesis of the University of Kentucky Basketball. He doesn't know how to celebrate winning moments, evidenced by his dancing during the Lakers championship parade. There was also his... shall we say... "special" performance after beating Rhode Island on a last second play to go to the Final Four in 1998. Cats fans know how that one ended, and we can't allow any retribution tonight. He got by on hustle, grit, smarts, and his Mormon ideals. That just isn't how we do it at Kentucky. We out gun people with superior everything. If Madsen were a gun, he would be taken to a robbery somewhere in Knoxville.
Calipari has the team locked in a banquet room showing clips of Mark Madsen and Casey Jacobsen right now. The team, as anybody else, won't know the difference between these two and whoever Stanford might actually have. I say we end up winning 85-69 if Patterson can't play, and 145-33 if Patterson can go.
No it's not!
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