Chiggers
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Re: Here is the REALwildcats
quote: Originally posted by kywalkers
Kentucky has the titles, tradition, consistent success, iconic coaches and the passionate fan base to make it No. 1 on the list of greatest programs.
And really, there shouldn’t be much debate about No. 1. The Wildcats have a lengthy tradition to match North Carolina, Kansas and Indiana. Like Duke, they’re among the perennial title contenders. And if any school comes close to dominating the hoops landscape like UCLA did, it’s Kentucky, which won four NCAA titles and an NIT trophy between 1946 and 1958.
No matter how one measures success, Kentucky’s résumé has it.
Kentucky is No. 1 in wins win percentage (75 percent), NCAA tournament appearances (50).
The Wildcats are 2nd in NCAA championships (7) and regular-season conference titles (49).
Kentucky is tied for 4th most Final Four appearances (13) and is sixth in NCAA tourney win percentage (.6897), though they do have the most victories in the Big Dance (100).
The ‘Cats have missed an NCAA tournament ONCE since 1991. Only Arizona and Kansas have longer current streaks.
They’ve also won the NIT twice. They were 3rd, 1st and 2nd in a 4-year span in the 40s when the NIT was perhaps the nation’s premier tournament.
Only UCLA and North Carolina have produced more NBA players.
Kentucky’s been dominant the last 15 years, including 9 seasons with at least 25 wins. Just Duke and Kansas have more.
The ‘Cats have had 15 players named consensus All-American 20 times (the most) and have been atop the AP poll 80 weeks (behind UCLA, Carolina and Duke). Oddly enough, no player has ever been AP player of the year, or won the Wooden or Naismith awards.
Perhaps the biggest testament to Kentucky’s overall dominance? They’re always a contender. Always.
And you what makes it even more comical? Treberta is Crowing about a Decade where Kentucky and villinova are relatively EQUAL, and we were so dissapointed in that Decade, we complained so much one Coach left, and we Strait up Fired another. LMAO
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