Kernel staff writers make their predictions for Tuesday’s UK vs. Florida game. Leave your own in the poll at the bottom. David Schuh: UK 77, UF 68 Florida is a very good team. They have a big frontcourt, quick guards, and athleticism across the board. They shoot just over 26 three-pointers per game, and will [...]
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By: David Schuh | dschuh@kykernel.com NBA veterans Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups gave John Wall some advice as he tries to lead a struggling team. Rajon Rondo’s return from a wrist injury has sparked the Celtics to back-to-back wins. Patrick Patterson had 12 points and 7 rebounds in only 23 minutes in Houston’s win over [...]
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Florida will shoot 3-pointers on Tuesday. A lot. I know it, you know it, John Calipari knows it. “Now, you just know that they’re going to take 30,” Calipari said. Maybe not 30. Florida averages 26 threes per game and has eclipsed 30 four times, none since Dec. 17. But they’re going to be in [...]
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Florida guard Bradley Beal said over the weekend that he and his team wouldn’t be intimidated coming into Rupp Arena, wouldn’t be daunted by facing No. 1 UK. “We have the swag where we’re going to compete hard and try to get the win,” Beal said, according to The Gainesville Sun. “We’re not going in [...]
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UK (23-1, 9-0 SEC) will face Florida (19-4, 7-1 SEC) and its threatening 3-point shooters on Tuesday. The Gators as a whole shoot 40.2 percent from behind the arc, led by junior guard Kenny Boynton, who averages 17.6 points per game and 43.8 percent from long range. “You just know that they’re going to take [...]
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UPDATE: UK is not selling these posters. They can be found on eBay, though. Posters of Anthony Davis will be placed on every seat in Rupp Arena before Tuesday’s game against Florida, head coach John Calipari tweeted Monday. The posters bill Davis as a “national defensive player of the year candidate” and feature the 6-10 [...]
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It’s Monday, which means awards and rankings are released. UK, as has become usual, received its share. Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were named to a midseason 20-player watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given to the national player of the year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Davis is averaging 13.9 points and [...]
Continue reading …South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn is particularly suited to break down the UK-Florida game on Tuesday. That’s because those were the last two opponents he’s seen, which came in the span of two days over the weekend. The Gamecocks lost to Florida by eight on Thursday and lost to UK by 34 on Saturday. [...]
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Anthony Davis had flirted — again — with a triple-double, and now he and head coach John Calipari were at the podium discussing Davis’ chase for it. “Do you care about that?” Calipari asked, turning to Davis. Davis shook his head no. Calipari cut in. “Yes he does.” That’s probably more accurate. Davis said his [...]
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I didn’t want to write about how amazingly awesome UK was, how they’re the clear No. 1 team in America. I wanted to wait to see how UK handles its upcoming seven-game stretch that includes all the top teams in the SEC. But after that game against South Carolina, how could I write anything different? [...]
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