I am not sure if you guys have seen this but UK could have another juggernaut this year. I know it was an exhibition game BUT they hung 156 points in a win over Asbury yesterday. The score reflects that UK was playing the YMCA 6th grade girls team.
116 point in the paint, 19 blocked shots and only 6-19 from the 3. No question that they had a huge height advantage and used to the hilt. The tallest player for Asbury is a 6'-7" freshman, they also have another 6'-7" sophomore and a 6'-6" freshman and the rest are a lot shorter than that...why even schedule a team, like (Asbury enrollment is 1,800 total) that and the run up the score on them? Very unsportsmanlike in my opinion.
Probably trying to eclipse the 150-95 pasting KU put on them in 1989.
@Statmachine UK's guards had 4 blocks. Willis had 3 blocks. I mean it was a joke. They played a high school team.
To add to that, they can't hit a 3. They shot 32% from 3 at home with basically nobody guarding them. I'll go ahead and take MSU by 4 in the Garden next week. Game will probably be something like 55-51 and be SUPER boring.
I'm going to be very interested to see us play them this year. A 3 posts lineup vs the 4 guard lineup. They don't even have Murray to stretch the floor this season. Even when they went 36-1 they had a guard that could hit a 3. They will be a 6-7 loss team. Maybe more.
@JayHawkFanToo I think of this team more like the 2013-2014 UK team with Julius Randal. six 5-star recruits (5 in the top 10). They were able to put it together for a nice tourney run, but that season was by far a disappointment for them. 24-11 regular season. I just think it is pretty hard to win with nothing but freshmen talent. And none of them seeming like they are going to be Anthony Davis special.
2012 this is not. And thank goodness for that.