Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Day After the Worst Loss Ever

Fortunately, I was at work last night, so outside of highlights, I really have nothing to base the game on.

Looking at stats though, when a team shoots 55% from the field compared to 34%, it's generally going to be a very long game. Three of your best players who had double figures combine for 42 points while Vanderbilt has four players in double figures with 64.

Other production notes: Derrick Jasper plays 29 minutes with only 2 POINTS. AJ Stewart plays 21 minutes and only scores 3. Perry Stevenson, the comeback player for Kentucky, only plays 12 minutes before fouling out.

Bottom line is, Vanderbilt is one of the most inconsistent teams in the league. While they can get white hot and scorch Kentucky like they did last night, they are also capable of laying an egg like they did in Rupp. Of course, even watching the highlights, some of the calls looked pretty questionable, which is what you will get on the road. Kentucky will head to the Bayou tomorrow to face an LSU team that deposed of its head coach last week, so whatever adjustments need made will be done by then.

One positive out of the whole loss is that the program to the north of us may be headed for a date with the NCAA for recruiting infractions. If Indiana was smart, they would call a press conference today to announce Sampson's firing, but it won't happen until the season is over.

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