Kentucky vs. Duke: Champions Classic Game Thread

Just a couple of sweet young dudes.IT’S TIME, Y’ALL.

So much has happened in the 229 days since your Kentucky Wildcats last played a meaningful basketball game.

Ardent reports of John Calipari as ex-master recruiter were doused in the flammable blobfish tears of Pat Forde, Pete Thamel, Bobby Knight, along with those of other querulous dillweeds, and set aflame.

In April, Cal & Co. snatched EJ Montgomery from Coach K’s long Count Chocula clutches, and landed commitments from 2 of the top 3 ‘19 PGs (Ashton Hagans and Tyrese Maxey), one of whom (Hagans) reclassified to 2018.

Then came the Bahamas trip, during which the ‘Cats were nothing short of dominant. Dominant enough that the dominance was a…