UK Hoops will take on Notre Dame in just a few hours and I’m asking all UK Basketball fans to pay attention to this game. I know it’s not the Men’s team, but that’s exactly why you need to watch.
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but the former “Lady Cats”, have undergone a transformation. A team that used to live in the bottom of the SEC cellar, is now ranked in the top ten nationally and picked to come in second in the SEC.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]We’ve talked about this transformation extensively on T[URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/big-blue-breakdown-episode-13-landon-slone-interview-jim-collins-good-great-3152/”]he Big Blue Breakdown[/URL], and it’s something that fans should be excited about. Coach Mitchell has found a way to be different among the elite women’s basketball programs in the SEC.
In a game where forwards and centers determined how far you would go in the tournament, Coach Mitchell has changed the rules, and changed the perception of UK Women’s basketball in the process.
So how did he do it? He did something different than everyone else..
Recruiting! Style of Play! They’re one in the same, and it all starts here!
Here’s an excerpt from Kentucky.com that helps explain why and how…
[QUOTE=Kentucky.com][COLOR=#000000]They’re players that might not get as highly recruited because they’re too small to be a forward, or too big to be a guard by standard definitions.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]Mitchell used to be a traditionalist, too.[/COLOR]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]He’d aim to sign a great post player or a great power forward or a perfect point guard. But in three seasons of not always signing those players, his views have evolved.[/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]”I just wanted people who wanted to come to Kentucky and we’d figure the rest out,” he explained. “We’d figure out what position you play, what we’re going to do. That’s sort of what happened with a couple of those classes and now we’ve created a style out of those types of players and now we’re looking for those types of kids that can swing and play different positions.”[/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]It’s a versatility that has made Kentucky a better defensive team, a better transition team and a team that has more options and versatility, the players say.[/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]”The options are pretty endless,” sophomore A’dia Mathies said. “Almost all of us play at different spots throughout the game.” [/COLOR][/LEFT]
[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]It makes UK difficult to scout and difficult to match up with at times, said Mathies, who already has played all five positions in just two games this season.[/COLOR][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]You can [URL=”http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/20/1533903/uks-matthews-develops-style-to.html”]read the entire article here…[/URL][/COLOR][/LEFT]
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[B]Now.. Why can’t the Football team figure it out? [/B]
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