I thought we were done, but then last night happened.

The Kentucky Wildcats completely obliterated West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament last night, and somehow, some way, we're back to square one. This time, instead of wondering if the Wildcats could beat the NBA's 76ers, the question is whether or not Kentucky could beat the Knicks.

This is stupid, so letâ€™s end this debate once and for all.

The Knicks in College

First of all, the Knicks were all incredible in college, which is not surprising considering thatâ€™s generally a prerequisite for being in the NBA. Take a look at the stats the Knicks put up in their last year of college (or abroad).

Player FG% Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl Langston Galloway 44.4 17.7 4.3 1.6 0.5 1.1 Jason Smith 57.9 16.8 10.1 1.9 1.6 0.5 Cleanthony Early 48.4 16.4 5.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 Shane Larkin 47.9 14.5 3.8 4.6 0.1 2 Tim Hardaway 48.3 14.5 4.7 2.4 0.4 0.7 Louis Amundson 52.8 14.3 8.6 1.1 1.3 1.1 Jose Calderon* 52.8 12.4 2.6 3 0 1.4 Andrea Bargiani* 48.3 12 5.6 0.6 1.3 1.4 Quincy Acy 57.7 12 7.4 1 1.8 0.9 Cole Aldrich 56.2 11.3 9.8 0.9 3.5 0.8 Alexey Shved* 48.7 10.6 2.6 3 0.2 0.6 Samuel Dalenbert 56.5 8.3 5.7 0.3 2.1 0.5 Lance Thomas 43.9 4.8 4.9 0.9 0.2 0.6

*Player did not play in NCAA, numbers taken from last year of European play.

Similarly, we can look at Kentuckyâ€™s first-round prospects and their stats.

Name FG% Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl Karl-Anthony-Towns 55.2 9.7 6.7 1.1 2.3 0.4 Trey Lyles 49.3 8.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 0.5 Willie Cauley-Stein 57.7 9.2 6.5 1 1.7 1.2 Devin Booker 46.5 10.1 2 1.2 0 0.5

As you can see, a number of the New York Knicks put up more impressive numbers than Kentuckyâ€™s projected first-rounders. Part of that is obviously the fact that Kentucky has four first-round picks on one team, and they need to share touches. But there isnâ€™t a single player on Kentucky who has dominated statically the way guys on the Knicks roster once did.

In terms of a defensive presence, Karl-Anthony Towns has been fantastic, and many point to him being a key to matching up against an NBA team. Itâ€™s worth noting, though, that Cole Aldrich had 5.2 blocks per 40 minutes compared to Townsâ€™ 4.5 (Aldrich played at Kansas, a major Big 12 school, for what it's worth).

The Age Curve

The average age of Kentuckyâ€™s roster is 20.4 years, compared to the Knicksâ€™ 27.25. There's a huge age curve in the NBA, and it has been shown time and time again that players get better up until the age of 26 or 27. Looking at an age curve from WakimAnalytics.com, we see that players, on average, get an extra 60% worth of performance around age 27 compared to age 20. Thatâ€™s a huge difference, and thatâ€™s strictly looking at NBA performance. Players have had an extra year of practice, game time, and experience in their rookie year in the NBA compared to their last year of college. This point canâ€™t be emphasized enough, so Iâ€™ll repeat it again: Kentuckyâ€™s roster has an average age of 20.4 years, and 20-year-olds are not very good at basketball.

Semi-Professional Athletes

Another fact people seem to forget when discussing this topic is that Kentucky basketball players are not professionals. They're limited to 20 hours of practice per week, while NBA playersâ€™ lives are consumed with basketball. The conditioning alone of Kentuckyâ€™s players wouldnâ€™t be enough to keep up with New York for a full NBA game. The game planning, offensive and defensive sets, and just about any sort of preparation would give New York a huge advantage.

Size

One of the biggest reasons Kentucky dominates the NCAA is because of size. They're one of the biggest college basketball teams in the nation, and that works greatly to their advantage.

But, hey, guess what? They arenâ€™t bigger than the New York Knicks.

Look at the Kentucky first rounders height.

Kentucky First Rounders Height Willie Cauley-Stein 7'0'' Karl-Anthony Towns 6'11'' Trey Lyles 6'10'' Devin Booker 6'6'' Andrew Harrison 6'6''

The Knicks' starters provide a very good matchup in terms of size, much better than most NCAA teams do.

Knicks Starters Height Andrea Bargnani 7'0'' Lance Thomas 6'8'' Lou Amundson 6'9'' Alexey Shved 6'6'' Langston Galloway 6'2''

The Kentucky Wildcats have a very slight advantage here, but overall, the size of the two squads is very similar. To put that into perspective, look at West Virginiaâ€™s startersâ€™ height from last night.

West Virginia Starters Height Devin Williams 6'9'' Jonathan Holton 6'7'' Daxter Miles Jr. 6'3'' Gary Browne 6'1'' Juwan Staten 6'1''

On average, each Kentucky starter was 4.8'' taller than his West Virginian matchup. That's an enormous advantage that the Wildcats no longer have versus an NBA team.

Odds of a Kentucky Win

Las Vegas sports books do this for a living, and theyâ€™re almost always right. If the Knicks and Kentucky played on a neutral court, New York would be favored at 13.5 points.

NERD NOTES: If the Knicks & Kentucky played on a neutral floor with college rules, NYK would be a 13.5 point favorite. (via @Westgate_LV) â€” Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) March 27, 2015

Thankfully, BettingTalk has looked how often underdogs win when the spread is 13.5 points or higher, and the result is 0.0% when rounded to one decimal point. Thatâ€™s not to say Kentucky would never win, it just means they will win less than 0.05% of the time. If the line were to be set at 13 points, Kentucky would be expected to win 1.3% of the time. Percentages for different lines can be seen here.

So to answer the question, the obvious answer is yes -- anything can happen in sports -- but the chances of it happening are very close to zero. In fact, they're less than 0.05%.

And the chances of Kentucky beating the Knicks in a seven-game series are even smaller. Even if we gave them the benefit of the doubt and set the line at 13 points (theyâ€™d have a 1.3% probability at winning each individual game), the probability of them winning a seven games series is smaller than 0.0000001%, or less than one in a million. In an 82-game season, where each game is played against the Knicks, theyâ€™d win just over one game, on average.

This entire debate needs to end now.