Perfection is something that every person and team strive for. Perfection is the goal but very few teams actually achieve it. In college basketball it has been nearly 40 years since a team has gone undefeated. This year however, the University of Kentucky Wildcats are in serious contention to go undefeated, 40 wins and 0 losses. As of now they stand at 36-0. Kentucky is considered by some, including myself to be the best team of all time. Whether they are or not this team is still one of the most dominant basketball teams of recent memory. And It's not just that they win games, it's how they do it. They dominate their opponents with a mix of outside shooting and post power. They have defeated their opponents handily winning on average by just over 21 points. Their defense suffocates opponents into scoring a pitiful 53 points per game. The mix of talent that this team has unmatched, as they will likely have at least 9 of their players going to the NBA in the next few years, with the majority being top 15 picks. The most remarkable thing about this team is that they could all come back next season as they are mostly freshmen and sophomores with a few juniors in the mix.  The team is anchored by their starting monstrous forwards 7 foot Willie Cauley Stein, and 6'11" freshmen Karl Anthony Towns. The other starters are the 6'6" twin guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison who at times seemingly do not miss. The starting, not so small, small forward is the 6'10" Trey Lyles. Other key players include Devin Booker, Tyler Ulis, Marcus Lee and Dakari Johnson. Although they do not start they are all projected to be first round NBA draft picks. Another notable trait of this years Kentucky team is their height. With an average height of 6'8" they are taller than every professional team except for the Portland Trail Blazers. They can also shoot the ball incredibly well. This is shown by the fact that every one of their players shoots above 40% except for the Harrison twins because they shoot long distance shots.  All of this paired with one of the best coaches in college basketball in John Calipari leads to one thing and that is winning. With success however comes pressure. No team has ever gone 40-0. Even the best teams have off nights. Because of their record they get everyone's best shot and when you are tired or lackadaisical even great teams can be beaten. This has to put enormous pressure and stress on somebody no matter how good they are. The effects of this seem to not be getting to Kentucky however, and they are cruising right along. Legendary coach Larry Brown was even quoted saying that they would be one of the top 16 teams in the NBA. Whether or not they can go 40-0 is unknown but what is sure is that their upcoming games will be very interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/23/sports/ncaabasketball/air-of-invincibility-haunts-kentucky-basketball.html?_r=0