Rankings in November don't mean jack squat.
Kentucky should not have been #9. We should have been in the teens, which is where we will be after deciding to play AAU ball against a UConn team that came in with a legitimate POY candidate, a win over Izzo, and seeking a little revenge after getting beat by UK last year.
We aren't deep, got in early foul trouble, and played selfishly. Plus, even though Jones is a man-child, we are a Donut team...hole in the middle. Vargellson (That's Vargas and Harrellson) played admirably, but are not game changers. Kanter changes the landscape dramatically. Can you imagine a Kanter/Jones combo on the floor?
Uh, yeah...
The Big East is a basketball conference, just like the SEC is a football conference. Tough league for hoops, from top to bottom. It's no surprise that what happened last night happened. The good news is that we lost 5 studs last year, but were able to take a bunch of freshmen on the road and beat Portland-Oklahoma-Washington to end up in the Final of the Maui Tourney. Experience builder. I'll take it.
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