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Welcome to Hoops Hindsight by me, Sean Vinsel. In this newsletter I will attempt to tell the story of some of college basketball’s most interesting recent teams by diving into advanced stats that you may not be able to find anywhere else. I’ll take on one team at
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UK will rely on newcomers next season more than ever before. Only Keion Brooks has given us a glimpse of what he can achieve in a Wildcats uniform, and that was in only 15 minutes per game. We have to close our eyes and imagine pretty hard to get a
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Louisville has only 3 players returning in 2020-21 who played meaningful roles on the 2019-20 team: David Johnson, Samuel Williamson, and Malik Williams. With all due respect to Williams, the players who likely have the most room to grow are Johnson and Williamson. The great Ken Pomeroy wrote an article
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As I write this, I don’t know if any more college basketball games will be played this season. It doesn’t seem safe to be gathering lots of people together when we’ve got a disease that spreads like wildfire, hospitalizes up to 20% of victims, and is particularly
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When the college basketball seasons turns into elimination tournaments, I like to start looking closer at matchups. Specifically, what qualities make for a bad matchup for UofL? While good and bad matchups aren't the be-all, end-all, there is some usefulness in taking lessons from the season and applying
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Kentucky suffered a complete and total collapse against Tennessee, but falling apart late has actually been common for the Cats recently. I take a look at the last 5 games and identify some of the problems plaguing the Cats. Late Game Issues Had Been Overstated...Until Recently The book on
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The Louisville Cardinals basketball season has slowly but surely been turned over to the capable hands of David Johnson. In the four games since he was elevated into the starting lineup, he has become the key to unlocking offensive brilliance from the Cardinals. I explain what's happening and
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Senior Night at Kentucky is a bit different than other places. This season, it will be a celebration of the lone year spent at the program for Nate Sestina. While he hasn't spent as much time making memories here as seniors do at other programs, he's
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Malik Williams started every game from January 9th on last season, but returned to a reserve role for most of this season until Louisville needed a spark. He's started the last 3 games, but it looks unlikely that he will play against Virginia Tech. Where does Williams make
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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