It's a Must Win for the Cats

It is rumored that John Wall will be at the game. Here is Troop 41 for the win...



I'm not really fan of the term "must win" in February, especially for a team like UK that seems to be in the tournament unless there is a collapse of biblical proportions. Unfortunately that collapse is a possibility with the Cats sitting .500 in the SEC and more games against the cream of the SEC East crop still on the horizon.

This game has become a must win for a few reasons:

1. This team needs a shot of confidence like non other. Losing by such close margins can make a team question their ability to close and hold onto a lead. Something that will become essential in March.
2. The door for winning the SEC East is closing and it's closing fast. The Cats sit behind Vanderbilt, Florida and Tennessee at the moment, all three major contenders for the crown. It won't be the end of the world to lose the division, but it sure won't help.
3. Calipari's sanity is about to be lost. He keeps reiterating that he has faith in his team and that they have more upside than anyone. That upside keeps looking more and more down with every close loss. There is only so much he can do and maybe his frustration is why he didn't call a timeout at the end of the Florida game. I doubt it, but hey who knows?
4. The seed in the tournament keeps dropping and that's not good. The Cats have been as high as a 2 seed and now they are sitting at a 5 or a six. Another loss and we are looking lower than that.
5. This team cannot be 4-5 in the SEC at this juncture in the season. Just can't happen.
6. Three losses in a row. Are you serious?
7. The Rupp streak is at stake. We are behind Duke right now for the longest home winning streak in the nation. 28 games and counting...
8. If they lose Monster Mash may actually try to harm himself or Favre4Ever.
9. It is rumored that John Wall will be the "Y" tonight. Do not disappoint the Great Wall.
10. The fan base is getting restless and they are doing stupid things like calling out individual players on Twitter and Facebook. It's a dumb move but it is happening. This win will calm the masses.

Enjoy the game tonight. My heart cannot take many more of these close losses. Cats win 72-65. I hope. I can't imagine this team missing the NCAA's this year. So I won't.