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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
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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'
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UK has lost 3 games in a row...how bad is it? Kentucky's consecutive losses against Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M have spun a web of uncertainty around their NCAA tournament aspirations. Huge comeback wins against West Virginia and Vanderbilt revived memories of the 1998 NCAA
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UK has lost 3 games in a row...how bad is it? Kentucky's consecutive losses against Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M have spun a web of uncertainty around their NCAA tournament aspirations. Huge comeback wins against West Virginia and Vanderbilt revived memories of the 1998 NCAA
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On the road, UK is committing fouls and not forcing turnovers UK has played 6 true road games this season, and is 3-3 in those games. None of the wins have been by double digits, and two of the wins have come against LSU and Vanderbilt, who are two
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Basketball teammates can have a huge impact on each other A college basketball team is like one big chemistry experiment. The coach mixes together a number of players, all of whom have distinct skills, athletic ability, motivations, and emotions. No individual player exists in a vacuum; their performance is inextricably
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UK has flat-out struggled in the last 6 games Since January 6th, UK is 3-3. This isn't a case of some fluke losses along with blowout wins; UK has scored exactly the same amount of points in those 6 games as their opponents. Many of UK&
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First, some housekeeping...I'll be on vacation next week, so my next edition won't be out until the week of Jan 15th. UK may only have 3 guards, but they are all pretty good Given that the Wildcats had no scholarship guards who had played a
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Before I get into this newsletter, some housekeeping....I will be on vacation all next week, so my next newsletter will be in 2 weeks. UofL needs to play smaller lineups, immediately 14 games into the season, I'm quite confident in saying that Louisville is simply better off
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This is my recap of the 2017 UK vs UofL game. To read my preview editions, click on the links below: Part 1: The Season So Far Part 2: Strengths and Weaknesses Part 3: How Each Team Can Win, and my prediction UK won big...how did that happen? UK&
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This is part 2 of my 3 part preview of the 2017 UK vs UofL game: Part 1: The Season So Far Part 2: Strengths and Weaknesses Part 3 (Friday): How Each Team Can Win, and my prediction The 2017 Dream Game: how do the teams match up, and how