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Did the real UK finally show up against UNC Greensboro? At halftime of their last game, Kentucky trailed 40-37 against UNC Greensboro. This was not some mid-major patsy like some of UK's other early-season opponents; this was a solid team who had nearly upset Gonzaga in last year&
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When facing a brutal stretch of non-conference games like UofL just did, teams in a transition year are usually looking to accomplish two things: get some key wins on an NCAA tournament resume, and establish a clear identity to rely on during the season. Louisville can clearly check the first
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UK made their opponents thankful during Thanksgiving week Over the last several years, Kentucky has tended to play stretches of 3 games within 7 days around the Thanksgiving holiday. These tend to be games against pretty poor mid-to-low major teams, and UK tends to go 3-0 in these stretches. The
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2 strong opponents, 2 tough losses The Cards came up short in both of their matchups in New York last week, losing to both Tennssee and Marquette. Both opponents seem likely to make the NCAA tournament, so losses are not necessarily surprising; UofL was highly competitive in both games. These
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As always, I'll start by posting the one-page stats profiles from the latest game: UK vs VMI, Nov 18, 2018 In this newsletter, I'll also be sharing the one-pager for the season to date: UK Season Stats Profile through Nov 18 Through 4 games, what is
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As always, I'll start by posting the latest stats profile one pagers for UofL: vs Vermont Nov 16, 2018 In this newsletter I'll also be sharing the one pager for the season to date: UofL Stats Profile through Nov 19 As always, these stats profiles exclude
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The Cats get back on track in a blowout After scuffling a bit through their first 2 games of the season, Kentucky put together a more complete performance in beating North Dakota by 38 points. The final margin presents a problem, as both teams likely recognized at some point that
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So much garbage time....what does it do to the stats? UofL's win over Southern was thorough (final margin of 50 points!) and expected (UofL was a 26 point favorite entering the game). When a team with a new coach and players in new roles gets such a
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UK Stats Profile vs Southern Illinois (Nov 9, 2018) (Click on the link above to view my one-page stats profile) It took a while, but UK fans finally began to see glimpses of the team they expected. UK was able to pull away comfortably from Southern Illinois over the final
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UofL vs Nicholls State, Nov 8, 2018 Stats Profile (Click on link above to view one page profile) It wasn't exactly pretty, but the Cardinals pulled out a win in their season opener. With a new coach, many new players, and new roles for most returnees, there were
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UK Stats Profile vs Duke (Nov 6, 2018) (Click on the link above to view my one-page stats profile) Wow, that was really something. It has been a long time since UK fans watched a game in which their team struggled to remain competitive like in the opener against Duke.
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Coming this season from Hoops Insight: Stats Profile dashboards! I have spent some time developing a one-page stats profile dashboard that I can share with my subscribers in order to summarize some of the key stats that I like to look at when analyzing Louisville's performances. This season,