Checking in on UK's recent performance, plus Vandy thoughts
Kentucky has been moving up seed lines in mock brackets lately. What's fueling this performance? Plus, notes on Vandy Round 3.
Over the last 5 games, Kentucky’s results are the equal of almost anyone in college basketball. At BartTorvik.com, you can view team analytics for any date range you want…and over their past 5 games UK grades out as the 2nd-best team in college basketball.
5 games is a pretty small sample size, but it’s not nothing. The offense has been among the top 20 in the country for most of SEC play now, but UK’s defense rating among the best in the country is a very new thing. For premium subscribers, I’ll look a little deeper to see where the defensive improvement has come from and what that might mean going forward.
Plus, UK gets a 3rd matchup with Vanderbilt after each team nabbed a win at the other’s home court. Injuries are once again a major theme in this matchup, but what’s likely to make the difference?
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