[Van Hagar]

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.

I agree with you on the one and done thing. Let’s not get that carried away just yet. Plus, with NIL now the kid is gonna make piles of legal cash while he’s at UK. But I do have to admit, I can see a scenario where Sheppard makes an NBA roster someday, something I NEVER would have believed watching him in high school.