GOG 2009-10 #31: SEC Tournament

by JLeverenz on Mar 10, 2010 7:56 PM EST

Kentucky rolls into Nashville looking for its ~~28th~~ 26th Tournament title. I don't care what Cal says - I want them to win this thing. The bracket sets up an interesting scenario in which UK could face Tennessee in the semis and Vanderbilt in the finals forcing the Cats to beat both home state schools to take home the title.

Kentucky last won the SEC Tournament in 2004 when Gerald Fitch, Eric Daniels, Cliff Hawkins, and Chuck Hayes led the team to victory over Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Florida and Georgia are unlikely opponents this time around, but UK could see South Carolina in their first game.

Basic Information:

GOG #00 has information about the game. Follow the link if you have any questions.
The SEC Tournament bracket can be found here (opens a pdf).
GOG 30 has been graded. Click the link for full results.

A quick word about this GOG: a few of the questions involve future games in the semis and final. While we all hope/expect the Cats to advance to the final game, there remains a possibility they could be upset before that point. In the event that UK does not play in the semis or finals or both, the answers to these questions will still be graded in an appropriate way. For example, if the question is "How many points does UK score in the SECT Semifinal game" and UK doesn't advance that far, the answer would be "0".

GOG 2009 #31: SEC Tournament [Max 60 Points]

Which team wins UK's quarterfinal game: UK or the SC/Bama winner? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] UK
How many points does UK score in their quarterfinal game on Friday? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 73
How many points does UK's opponent score in their quarterfinal game on Friday? [4 pts if correct, 3 pts within one, 2 pts within two, 1 pt within three] 67
How many points does UK average in the SEC Tournament? [4 pts if within one, 3 pts within two, 2 pts within three, 1 pt within four] 74 per game. Special kudos to BigSkyCat and EagleTDL who nailed this one exactly.
How many points does UK allow on average in the SECT? [4 pts if within one, 3 pts within two, 2 pts within three, 1 pt within four] 62 per game
Which two teams will play in the finals on Sunday? [3 pts each] UK and Miss St
Who wins the SEC Tournament: Kentucky or the field? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Kentucky
Who wins SECT MVP: one of Wall/Cousins/Patterson or the field? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Wall won, so if you picked any of Wall/Cousins/Patterson you got points for this one
How many Wildcats are named to the All-tournament team? [3 pts] 3
Kentucky shot 30.3% from beyond the arc in SEC play. Do the Cats shoot better than 30.3% in the SEC tournament? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] worse: 13 for 51
The second quarterfinal game pits Ole Miss against ~~the Tennessee/LSU winner~~ Tennessee. Which team wins that game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Tennessee
The third quarterfinal game pits Mississippi St against the Florida/Auburn winner. Which team wins that game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Miss St
The last quarterfinal game pits Vanderbilt against the Georgia/Arkansas winner. Which team wins that game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Vandy
John Wall POY: will he shine in the tournament? Predict his assists in the quarterfinals/semifinals/finals. [2 pts each] 5/9/9
DeMarcus Cousins FPOY: will he out-rebound entire teams? Predict his rebounds in the quarterfinals/semifinals/finals. [2 pts each] 8/15/10
Patrick Patterson is just awesome, but you already knew that. Predict his points/defensive rebounds/dunks in Friday's game. [2 pts each] 20/3/3
How many UK players score at least one point in the tournament? [3 pts] 11 players scored
Darius Miller has really come on strong at the end of the season and that's good for the team. Predict his made 3's/offensive rebounds/blocks in the semifinals. [2 pts each] not such a great tournament for Miller, though he did have his moments. 1/0/0
I was watching the Seton Hall/Providence game Tuesday night that finished 109-106 in regulation. I can't remember the last time I saw two college teams both score in triple digits, even with overtime. Do any of the games in the SEC quarterfinals, semifinals, or finals have a combined score of 200 points or more? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] no

Deadline for entries is tip-off of UK's quarterfinal game at 1:00 PM Friday, March 14.

Mean:	18.125
Median:	17
St Dev:	5.617

RK	UserName	# of GOGs	GOG #31	TOTAL PTS	Rank by PTS	AVERAGE	Rank by AVG
1	EagleTDL	27	28	205	7	0.194	8
2	UKWildCatFanatic	28	24	257	1	0.235	4
3	BigSkyCat	31	20	247	3	0.206	7
4	JLeverenz	30	18	198	9	0.171	11
5	UKlvrJM	25	16	239	4	0.242	2
6	a2d2	31	14	248	2	0.207	6
7	floundringaround	31	13	203	8	0.170	12
8	btcoop71	23	12	220	5	0.240	3
	Acdixon	7		57	16	0.226
	bluelaw	3		16	24	0.154
	dancoo626	11		69	14	0.171
	E4	4		34	18	0.221
	GoLightning	12		88	13	0.186
	hoboat33	1		7	33	0.226
	Ken Howlett	23		216	6	0.243	1
	kentuckygirl0724	16		115	12	0.194	9
	KYCatwoman	2		3	34	0.043
	memphis wildcat	1		1	35	0.024
	Ontherocks	3		16	24	0.162
	RandomGuy0	9		48	17	0.140
	Shive	15		130	11	0.225	5
	shouto	5		29	19	0.147
	SpartanWildcat	2		14	27	0.206
	tippey	11		59	15	0.142
	vinceuk1	2		13	28	0.210
	Wild Weasel	27		187	10	0.182	10
	yearofthecat	2		20	23	0.278
	bluecrip	5		22	21	0.110
	JJohn0110	3		21	22	0.191
	UKlvrBM	1		11	30	0.297
	SevenRings	1		15	26	0.366
	Blue Shoes	1		10	31	0.244
	LyricSmith	1		12	29	0.293
	ALLBLUECAT	1		8	32	0.222
	ukchris	4		27	20	0.174

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SECT GOG

   1. UK
   2. 77
   3. 69
   4. 74.6
   5. 70.3
   6. UK and Vandy
   7. Kentucky
   8. The field
   9. 3
  10. yes
  11. Tennessee
  12. Florida/Auburn winner
  13. Vanderbilt
  14. 6/5/6
  15. 13/9/11
  16. 17/5/3
  17. 11
  18. 2/3/1
  19. no

3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.

by JLeverenz on Mar 11, 2010 9:53 AM EST reply actions

#31

1. UK
2. 82
3. 69
4. 80
5. 70
6. UK & Vandy
7. UK
8. W/C/P
9. 3
10. yes
11. UT
12. Miss St.
13. Vandy
14. 7/5/6
15. 12/10/11
16. 14/8/3
17. 11
18. 2/2/1
19. no

You can't fix "stupid"!

by UKlvrJM on Mar 11, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions

GOG XXXI

1. UK
2. 83
3. 68
4. 75
5. 65
6. Kentucky and MSU
7. UK
8. Wall/Cousins/Patterson
9. 3
10. yes
11. Tennessee
12. MSU
13. Vandy
14. 6/6/8
15. 14/12/11
16. 18/7/2
17. 12
18. 2/1/1
19. no chance

GO BIG BLUE!! GO BIG BLUE!!

by UKWildCatFanatic on Mar 11, 2010 12:22 PM EST reply actions

Tourny GOG

1. UK
2. 77
3. 70
4. 75
5. 69
6. UK/Vandy
7. UK
8. W/C/P
9. 2
10. Yes
11. UT
12. Florida
13. Vandy
14. 7/6/6
15. 12/13/11
16. 14/4/2
17. 9
18. 3/2/1
19. No

Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.

by btcoop71 on Mar 11, 2010 1:06 PM EST reply actions

Gog #31

1. UK
2. 80
3. 70
4. 78
5. 68
6. UK/Vandy
7. UK
8. One of W/C/P
9. 3
10. Yes
11. TN
12. FL/AU
13. Vandy
14. 7/6/6
15. 12/10/10
16. I concur, 15/6/2
17. 10
18. 2/2/2
19. No

Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!

by a2d2 on Mar 11, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions

SECT GOG

1) UK
2) 83
3) 68
4) 74
5) 63
6) UK & MSU
7) UK
8) JW/Cuz/PPat
9) 3
10) Yes
11) UT
12) MSU
13) Vandy
14) 8 – 9 – 8
15) 12 – 14 – 13
16) 16 – 5 – 5
17) 10
18) 3 – 3 – 2
19) No

If your wings don't sweep....

by EagleTDL on Mar 11, 2010 9:44 PM EST reply actions

SECT

1. UK
2. 79
3. 69
4. 74
5. 68
6. UK vs. Vandy
7. UK
8. One of our boys
9. 3
10. No
11. Tennessee
12. Miss. State
13. Vandy
14. 6/5/6
15. 13/12/12
16. 16/3/2
17. 9
18. 2/2/2
19. No

by BigSkyCat on Mar 11, 2010 11:05 PM EST reply actions

change...

10. Yes

by BigSkyCat on Mar 12, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions

1. UK
2. 89
3. 61
4. 75
5. 69
6. UK/Vandy
7. UK
8. Cousins
9. 2
10. Yes
11. Tenn
12. Miss St
13. Vandy
14. 6/5/8
15. 15/13/13
16. 17/4/2
17. 10
18. 3/1/1
19. No