For the past couple of weeks, we have had different people give their opinion on just how good the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team is. They are wonderfully talented, and seem to be in control of their own destiny heading into the Final Four this Saturday after only losing 2 games this season. Anthony Davis seems to be the surefire #1 pick in this years draft, while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Terrance Jones could also find themselves as lottery picks, or at least 1st round picks. Marquis Teague continues to carry-on the great tradition of John Calipari freshman point guards. But let me clear on something, they are not good enough to beat an NBA team. ANY NBA team.
For as terrible as the the Bobcats have been all season, they would destroy the Wildcats, 10 out of 10 times. The games would not be remotely close, and nobody should think otherwise. Yes, the Bobcats have won only 7 games out of the 48 they have played in this year, but that shouldn’t be your gauge. They are more ta...
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