Luke Winn updates his Power rankings for ESPN and Kentucky stays at #2. Here is what Luke had to say about UK (and a very interesting chart of nearly every block Anthony Davis has made this year.
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[I][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]I imagine that extended reels of Anthony Davis’ blocks are not shown in Kentucky opponents’ scouting sessions for fear that a flinching epidemic might spread among their shooters. There is, however, a considerable amount of entertainment value in watching an 81-clip* edit of Davis’ blocks, as I did for the purposes of the chart below. I had been curious about the extent of his blocking range, how often they come as the help or primary defender, and how often the Wildcats take possession of the ball afterward. Now we have the answers:[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT]
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For the rest of Luke’s Power Rankings, click [URL=”http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/luke_winn/01/19/power.rankings/index.html”]here[/URL].
