John Wall is the truth

Now that Kentucky has played a good sample size of games, I think we can call John Wall the truth. He is averaging 19 points, 7 assists a game for the #4 team in the nation. Kentucky has posted back to back wins over UNC and Uconn and Ahley Judd has to be happy. Kentucky has slipped in the nations spotlight over the past couple years and has not been the powerhouse we are accustomed to. The failed Billy Gillespie era is over and Calipari has come in and landing the top recruit in JDub has helped out tremendously. It seemed ever since Kentucky was the #1 seed and lost in the second round to UAB they have never regained their mojo. Well Kentucky basketball is back, and its great for the SEC, and college hoops.

Speaking of the SEC. Billy Donovan and the forgotten gators are making a name for themselves. They lost stud PG Nick Calethes who left as a Sophomore to go over to Greece and make a quick 6 figures. Tonight they will look to avenge a loss last year when they match up against Syracuse in a battle of unbeatens in a "neutral" Tampa.

Cuse is looking to knock off its third major opponent this off season since it has already taken down a Pac-10 foe (Cal) and ACC contender (UNC). Outside of the Florida game tonight, the last remaining major game on their out of conference schedule is Memphis. Now ladies and gentlemen this is the second straight year Jimmy B has silenced the critics and played a tough out of conference schedule. You can't bash the man for playing Cal, UNC, Florida, Memphis all before he gets thrown ND, Cincy, Uconn, Pitt, Georgetown, Marq, Nova, etc I could go on.

Cuse has been drubbing their lousy out of conference games (101-55 vs Maine) which is a good sign because they usually barely slide against lousy teams, so its encouraging to see them handle these weaker teams. I am no doubt convinced this team is good this year, but I am very weary on judging them by the tourny wins vs Cal and UNC. All it takes is a team playing extremely hot back to back to make them look a lot better than they are. Do you recall just a few weeks ago the Portland Pilots getting hot and knocking off Oregon, UCLA, and Minnesota....now they have dropped their last three including games vs Portland st. and Idaho. Yuck.

In other college hoops news Greg Monroe is continuing the streak of great Hoya Big men. Great double double two nights ago took down a feisty Butler squad who was probably a bit over hyped going into the season. Butler will stick around the top 20ish of rankings since they will probably run house in conference. Georgetown will be right there in the end I feel. They were a very young team last year and Monroe is a beast, and if he gets more assertive its gonna cause major trouble.

UCLA, Ben Howland, can things get much worse?