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So much garbage time....what does it do to the stats? UofL's win over Southern was thorough (final margin of 50 points!) and expected (UofL was a 26 point favorite entering the game). When a team with a new coach and players in new roles gets such a
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UK Stats Profile vs Southern Illinois (Nov 9, 2018) (Click on the link above to view my one-page stats profile) It took a while, but UK fans finally began to see glimpses of the team they expected. UK was able to pull away comfortably from Southern Illinois over the final
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UofL vs Nicholls State, Nov 8, 2018 Stats Profile (Click on link above to view one page profile) It wasn't exactly pretty, but the Cardinals pulled out a win in their season opener. With a new coach, many new players, and new roles for most returnees, there were
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UK Stats Profile vs Duke (Nov 6, 2018) (Click on the link above to view my one-page stats profile) Wow, that was really something. It has been a long time since UK fans watched a game in which their team struggled to remain competitive like in the opener against Duke.
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Coming this season from Hoops Insight: Stats Profile dashboards! I have spent some time developing a one-page stats profile dashboard that I can share with my subscribers in order to summarize some of the key stats that I like to look at when analyzing Louisville's performances. This season,
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Coming this season from Hoops Insight: Stats Profile dashboards! I have spent some time developing a one-page stats profile dashboard that I can share with my subscribers in order to summarize some of the key stats that I like to look at when analyzing Kentucky's performances. This season,
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UK has reached another level this postseason Heading into the Sweet 16, Kentucky is undefeated in the postseason. It's not just a matter of getting lucky, or playing overmatched teams; the Wildcats have legitimately stepped up their play. Over 5 games, UK has outscored opponents by +66 points
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Before UMBC's historic win over Virginia, 16 seeds were 0-135 in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to the 2016 NCAA Tournament, FiveThirtyEight.com featured an article that made the claim that 16 seeds had actually been very unlucky not to get a win (0-124 at that time), and that
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UK has feasted on poor defensive rebounding teams this year Kentucky ranks 8th in the country in offensive rebound percentage, by far their highest rank in any offensive statistic. That ranking was not earned by facing down a gauntlet of rebounding titans, however. Kentucky only faced 2 teams all season
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First, what makes a good matchup for the Wildcats? Before we get ahead of ourselves, I'll set some basic ground rules for how I'd determine what makes a good matchup for UK. I'm going to discuss teams in terms of their performance in the
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Reasons for optimism, despite a gut-wrenching loss There's no two ways to put it; UofL's loss to Virginia was maybe the most stunning and deflating end to a basketball game I've ever seen. But, as dispiriting as the 5-0 Virginina run to end the
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UK has played much better lately...and it seems to be due to better shooting UK has been turnover-prone, but it may not be all their fault This season, Kentucky ranks 222nd nationally in frequency of turnovers; they commit one on just over 19% of their possessions. That's