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Free throw shooting "dooms" the Cards against Duke UofL shot 15-26 (58%) on free throws against Duke. If they'd shot 20-26 (77%) they would have won the game. However, UofL averages 68.5% on the season...meaning that, even if they'd shot their average,
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A brief note...I will be releasing scouting reports on UK's NCAA opponents as they advance, beginning with their 2nd round opponents (assuming a 1st round win). So, I may be sending 2 newsletters per week as long as UK is still alive in the tournament. Keep an
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For my subscribers, I wanted to send out a quick primer on some of the stats I like to reference. I realize that not everybody is used to some of the stats and terminology, so I'll send this out and post it on my site, hoopsinsight.com. Also,
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What lineups has Kentucky played the most? Louisville has 5 lineups who have have played 75 or more possessions together this season: * Fox/Monk/Briscoe/Gabriel/Adebayo (405 poss) * Fox/Monk/Briscoe/Willis/Adebayo (323 poss) * Hawkins/Monk/Briscoe/Willis/Adeayo (116 poss) * Fox/Monk/Hawkins/Willis/Adebayo (100 poss)
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For my subscribers, I wanted to send out a quick primer on some of the stats I like to reference. I realize that not everybody is used to some of the stats and terminology, so I'll send this out and post it on my site, hoopsinsight.com. Also,
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What lineups has Louisville played the most? Louisville has 5 lineups who have have played 75 or more possessions together this season: * Snider/Mitchell/Adel/Johnson/Mathiang (325 poss) * Snider/Mitchell/Adel/Spalding/Mathiang (163 poss) * Snider/Mitchell/Adel/Spalding/Mahmoud (153 poss) * Snider/Mitchell/Adel/Johnson/Mahmoud (146 poss)
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For my subscribers, I wanted to send out a quick primer on some of the stats I like to reference. I realize that not everybody is used to some of the stats and terminology, so I'll send this out and post it on my site, hoopsinsight.com. Also,
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UK's performance this year has largely been dictated by their 3 standout freshmen: De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk, and Bam Adebayo. UK's performance has been pretty consistent with these three in the game, but they've been more volatile when one of these three
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Another really weird game for UofL...is this a trend? In my last UofL newsletter, I wrote about why the Virginia Tech game was an extremely weird one. In that game, UofL had their best offensive game of the year but their worst defensive game of the year. The good
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One of the weirder games you'll see UofL play In a previous newsletter, I predicted Virginia Tech would be a great matchup for UofL because they fit a pattern: teams relying on great shooting, but who were suspect at rebounding. UofL tends to limit teams shooting, and the
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A Season of Ups and Downs Kentucky's season so far can basically be broken into 3 segments: * The first 15 games, through Arkansas on Jan 7th, was their best stretch * The next 9 games (Vanderbilt Jan 10 through LSU Feb 7) was their worst stretch * The last 4
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Some key UofL stats against varying number of opponent starters. Note that UofL's +/- per possession is much lower against 5 starters, but pretty consistent against 4 or fewer. UofL has a tougher time on offense vs starters, but not on defense The chart above shows some key