Well, we know Kentucky will play at 3:30 on Friday, but we don't know the opponent. But we do know that it will either be South Carolina or Ole Miss. In my opinion, Kentucky can beat either one of these teams. But once again, that all depends which Kentucky team makes the trip to CATlanta. If Sunday's second half team shows up, I feel sorry for every team in this tournament. However, if Sunday's first half team makes the trip, it could be a short stay in CATlanta for Big Blue Nation.
If I had my way, I would want to play Ole Miss. Not saying Ole Miss wouldn't be just as much of a challenge as South Carolina, it's just difficult to beat a team three times in a season, and that is what the Boys In Blue would have to do against USC. Not to mention I think the loss to Ole Miss was a complete fluke, and on a neutral floor Kentucky is the better team. I would love nothing more than a chance for revenge, because I think the Ole Miss loss was the hardest to accept.
Now lets talk about the awards that were handed out to some wildcats today. First you have Terrence Jones as your SEC Freshman of the Year. A well deserving award for Jones as he was clearly one of the two best freshman in the SEC this year, the other being Brandon Knight. An argument could have been made for Knight as Freshman of the Year, but it's good to have the problem of one Cat getting it over the other. This is the second year in a row a Wildcat took SEC Freshman of the Year, with Cousins getting the honor last season.
Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones both was named to First Team ALL-SEC. Both guys were the driving force behind the Wildcats this season, and this teams success was usually based on how these two produced on the court. Both Knight and Jones have clearly had their struggles this season, with Knight coming out of his in the last couple of weeks, and Jones struggling a little down the stretch of the season. But they both played well enough to earn this award, and helped Kentucky to a three game winning streak in the SEC to close out regular season and earn the two seed in the east.
Doron Lamb (along with Knight and Jones) was elected to the SEC-All Freshman and DeAndre Liggins was named to the All defensive team. It's great to see these guys get what they deserve. I know I made a post on these awards earlier, but I was at work and didn't really get to go into depth.
That seems like a pretty good start to tournament week, and should provide plenty of confidence for the guys going into Friday.
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