[Old School Hound]

I agree!!!  I actually had so much fun watching that game last night!!!  And it has been a while since I had fun like that, watching a UK basketball game!!

There's just a different vibe around the UK team this year. Cal and the coaches seem to be really engaged and excited about coaching this bunch. A couple of the new hires seem to have really paid dividends. One is the Welch guy. And, of course, they just have much better players. I don't care who the coach is, if the players are just average, then the team is gonna be mediocre. There's a lot of talent on this roster, last night. and much of this talent really fits what Cal likes to do. 

The Cats had a 3.25 :1  assist to turnover ratio last night against Miami. They have four guys who have a combined assist to TO ratio of 3.3 :1 on the season. That's insane.   AS A TEAM,  they are at about 2.5 : 1 on the season. Only had 3 turnovers at halftime last night, even with that phrenetic pace at which they playing.  Kentucky is averaging 94 points a game on the season, one of the tops in the nation. Sheppard was something like +35 in the +/- differential last night. If I'm not mistaken, I think he is #1 in the country(or close to it)  in +/-  on the season.  As Cal kept saying in his post-game presser, lots of good stuff!  Fun style of play, too.

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Btw, I heard Jack Pilgrim say that, with the way Sheppard is playing, he could very well be a one and done after this season. I think Jack sniffed some glue after the big win last night. I totally disagree with his take there. Reed will be around for a good while.