The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents the University of Kentucky. Kentucky is the most successful NCAA Division I basketball program in history in terms of both all-time wins and all-time winning percentage.
Kentucky: Post game press conference| Highlights| Sb nation
Post game press conference:
The Wildcats lost the battle on the perimeter. Kentucky’s guards offered very little offensively throughout the game: TyTy Washington Jr. shot 2-for-10, Kellan Grady was 1-for-9 (although the one make nearly gave Kentucky the win in regulation) and the Peacocks’ decision to go zone at key times prevented Sahvir Wheeler from getting downhill and creating plays for himself and teammates.
The offense too often turned to throwing the ball to Oscar Tshiebwe and hoping for the best — and while Tshiebwe was the best player in the country this season, he’s not at his best trying to create his own offense in the low post.
Highlights:
Kentucky was unique. It had the most dominant force in the sport with Tshiebwe, the likely Wooden Award winner, in the paint. At its best, Kentucky was an offensive-rebounding monster that could turn those second chances into key opportunities for the SEC’s most efficient offense.
I think the rest of the region is full of flawed teams, so Baylor’s shot at making a return trip to the Final Four — the Bears registered 139 points per 100 possessions in Thursday’s win over Norfolk State — have just increased. By a lot, I think.
Sb Nation:
With the portal and the extra year of eligibility due to COVID, it’s almost impossible to tell what teams are going to look like in a month, let alone seven months.
But Washington is a likely lottery pick and Tshiebwe will get drafted if he leaves this season, so let’s assume both leave. Davion Mintz and Grady are seniors, so they’re gone, too.
As a team, Kentucky shot 4-for-15 from 3. Meanwhile, Saint Peter’s made nine 3-pointers and shot 53% from behind the arc. Doug Edert and Daryl Banks III played with a ton of confidence and were able to get shots off against Kentucky’s defense.
