The Commonwealth is probably in a state of alert, what with the Wildcats being seeded so low, fifth, and struggling with teams of no pedigree. That national championship victory of two years ago has so faded in the minds of the fans in Kentucky, they're about to run Coach Tubby Smith out of town. Seriously, Smith is considering his options, including going to the NBA, and I wouldn't blame him given the absurd expectations in the bluegrass. Here's how it works in Kentucky: If you don't get to the Final Four at least every other year, you're a bum. The championship trophy doesn't even have dust on it and the locals have made Tubby out to be an under-achieving slacker who won only because he rode Rick Pitino's kids to a championship. All he's done is go 10-1 in NCAA tournament play. Wow.Â
Michael Wilbon
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