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The New York Yankees, maybe the premier dynasty in sports, had a group of stars who led them during the late 90's and 2000's known as the "Core Four". The Kentucky Wildcats, maybe the premier dynasty in college basketball history, also have a group
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I wanted to send a quick note to my subscribers to recommend you check out the Locked on Kentucky podcast this morning. Hosts Kyle Tucker and Dan Rieffer do a great job covering UK sports every weekday, and in the latest episode they discuss my latest UK article about the
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Kentucky shut down Florida's halfcourt offense for long stretches last Saturday, with 2 long stretches holding them without a field goal. The game was still in doubt through the last minute, however, before the Cats held on to win by 6. UK has a very strong defense, and
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Just as Louisville's season looked ready to fall apart, a starting lineup shakeup looks to have turned things around for the Cardinals. The changes to the rotation go deeper than just a tweak to the starters. I look at just how thoroughly the rotation has been adjusted, and
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It's not unreasonable for Kentucky fans and media to feel like their favorite team is being disrespected by the computer ratings systems. Voters in the AP pool judge Kentucky to be the 10th best team in the country, and the consensus from "bracketologists" has the Wildcats
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For the second season in a row, UofL's coaching staff made dramatic changes to the team's starting lineup in January. Last season, they didn't take those changes far enough and failed to maximize the team's performance. This season, they haven't
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Mike Tyson is famous for having said "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth". This season, the Kentucky Wildcats' best plan has been to get punched in the mouth. Four times the Wildcats have gone into halftime trailing in SEC play, and every
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Louisville is without a doubt one of the elite teams in college basketball this season. They have taken up near-permanent residence in the top 10 in both the AP Poll and KenPom rankings. They were a 2 seed in the NCAA's first release of the rankings. However,
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UK learned a new trick this season, hitting nearly 79% of their free throws after never hitting more than 74% under John Calipari. This has been particularly impactful for UK because they tend to draw a lot of free throws. This got me thinking, what are the stat categories where
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Sometimes you get Great UK, and sometimes you get Just OK UK...and like the AT&T commercials say, Just OK is not OK. The Wildcats have stepped in some big games, but been puzzlingly mediocre in others...sometimes in the same week. Within a seven day span they
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Before Louisville takes on Virginia, I wanted to share a few quick thoughts on how the Cards match up with their recent tormentor. These Cavaliers aren’t at the same level as recent teams, but do have some strengths that can cause UofL problems. Without further ado, here’s what
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I was putting together some thoughts on the Tennessee matchup, and thought I should just email it out rather that send a bunch of tweets. Without further ado, here are some things I thought were notable about the Tennessee Volunteers: On Offense Tennessee is a pretty poor shooting team especially