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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
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The 2019 version of the Louisville Cardinals seems to be an immense upgrade on the 2018 version, much in the way that an automaker redesigns a car. However, Louisville didn't have the benefit of many months of research & design; rather, they seem to have pulled off this
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Sometimes, trying to get meaningful insights from a few performances by college kids is a fruitless exercise. But sometimes, you can spot trends early if you're willing to look hard enough. In this Hoops Insight newsletter, I want to look back at a few things I wrote earlier
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It was difficult to know what to expect from the Louisville Cardinals before this season, and the sample of 18 games hasn't made it much easier. In non-conference, they had no double digit wins over top 100 teams; in ACC play, they are 4-1 with 4 double digit
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Kentucky got a big road win against Auburn, notching the first road SEC win over a top-15 ranked team in John Calipari's tenure at UK. In the win, UK shot 6-15 on threes and posted an effective field goal percentage of 60%, the highest of the season for
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Against Pittsburgh and North Carolina, Louisville experimented with a new starting lineup that had barely played together. In those two games, this lineup proved to be quite volatile, while the rest of UofL's lineups managed to provide some stability. Before I get into this, here are the stats
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After thorough victories over UNC and Louisville to close out non-conference play, the hope was that Kentucky had found a consistent formula and would be in great shape to contend in a very tough SEC conference schedule. While the Wildcats have started out a respectable 2-1, each game has had
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I want to focus most of this newsletter on Nick Richards, and how Kentucky might be able to find a consistent productive role for him. Before that, however, I want to offer some quick thoughts on the UK-UofL game. Obviously, UK played a great game and was in control nearly
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The 2018 Dream Game: what to expect from this new chapter? Before the season, UK seemed a clear favorite in this battle of the a Bluegrass State. The Wildcats were ranked #2 nationally in the preseason, and UofL looked to have a transitional year with a new coach and a
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UofL's performance against Robert Morris was eerily in line with how the team has played without Christen Cunningham on the court all season. Before I get into the details, here's the stats profile for the Robert Morris game, and the season to date: UofL Stats Profile
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UK has a strong plus/minus group who is barely playing, and their most played lineup is probably underachieving. Before I take a deeper look into some lineups and their plus/minus impact, here's the stats profile for the UNC game: UK Stats Profile vs UNC, Dec 22
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In this newsletter, I'll offer up an interesting tidbit about how Ashton Hagans and Reid Travis seem to have a very strong chemistry together, and how that might be affecting UK's offensive balance. First, here are the stats profiles for the Utah game, as well as