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After 1 game, this UK season looked headed for disaster; after 31, it looks headed for a possible Final Four berth. While it wasn't evident in the opening loss to Duke, this Kentucky team turned out to be quite good at pulling out victories in close games. In
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UofL opened the ACC Tournament in strong fashion with a blowout win over Notre Dame. While the Cards put away the Irish later in the game during the regular season, this one was almost never in doubt as UofL led by double-digits for most of the last 30 minutes. As
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If UofL's regular season had ended on February 10th, they would have completed 3/4 of their season. At that point they were 17-7, and per BartTorvik.com, they rated as the 15th best team in the country. They would have likely been a top-4 seed in the
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2 games in a row with foul trouble for PJ.... In each of the last 2 games, PJ Washington has sat for significant amounts of the first half after collecting 2 fouls. Each time UK has trailed at halftime, and only against Ole Miss were they able to come back
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The Louisville Cardinals were riding high a few weeks ago, headed for a possible top 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and bracing for the toughest stretch of their schedule. Today, they are trying to regain their focus after a series of discouraging performances that have fans and media uncertain
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I was looking over the data from UK/Tennessee, and thinking about the coaching staff's decision to sit PJ Washington for a large part of the first half with 2 fouls. I believe they made the right decision based on the information available to them, and wanted to
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PJ Washington has blossomed into an SEC Player of the Year candidate and potential NBA lottery pick in his sophomore season. On a team filled with prep All-Americans, Washington has stood out as a consistent source of production. More than any other Wildcat, Washington has proven to be indispensable to
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UK Stats Profile through Feb 19th What does UK do now? Reid Travis' veteran presence in the post will be just an idea for the next few games. After the grad transfer sprained his knee, his Wildcat teammates did not inspire confidence against Missouri. The Cats were on their
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A Rough Stretch for the Cards... Losing 3 out of 4 (and nearly 4 out of 4) has dampened the enthusiasm of Cardinal fans who had been eagerly anticipating a top-4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. UofL Stats Profile vs Clemson, Feb 16th UofL Stats Profile vs Syracuse, Feb 20th
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Kentucky's loss to LSU was a difficult one for fans, given that is was dramatic and probably unjust. Some key factors that led to this loss happened well before the final buzzer, however. In this edition of Hoops Insight I'll reveal those factors and whether I
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UofL's loss to Duke was stunning to watch in real time. Quite frankly, it was difficult for me to refocus and come up with something to write this week. I do think it's worth UofL fans attempting to find some perspective about this loss and moving
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Things started clicking for UK this season shortly after Ashton Hagans was installed as the starting point guard on Dec 8 against Seton Hall. While UK lost that game, they've only lost one other since and they've risen to contend for a possible #1 seed in