After steamrolling ETSU, the CATS will take on the Deamon Deacons of Wake Forrest on Saturday. The Deacs come in with nothing to lose after upsetting Texas this past Thursday.
Here’s how Wake Forrest fans answered the question, “Is Kentucky the least bit nervous”?
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[QUOTE]Only if someone has connections with NCAA investigators.
I can’t believe I’m actually going to post this, but after studying schedules we are the better team if Cal uses little zone and we play smart.
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[*]UK played in a very weak SEC. 2 weak losses already by UF and Vandy.
[*]They beat Miami by 2 and UNC by 2 in OT both @ home.
[*]This game will come to the end and the key will be FTs and who can make the big plays.
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[/QUOTE] Now Wake Forest Fans tell us how the game is going to play out…
[QUOTE]think we match up well inside defensively. As usual we must be able to score. I think AFA and our collection of bigs can slow down PP and Cousins. Can LD and Ish hold down the perimeter defensively? I am sure that Ari will be smothered from the perimeter after Kentucky saw what he did last night……enter CJ for 3.
We WILL win this game and shock the world. Senior experience will be the difference. Ish will school Wall[/QUOTE] [B]STOP!!!! Did he just say that “Ish will school Wall’? Oh, no he didn’t….[/B]
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Wake plays loose, UK plays tight tomorrow
Key is Bledsoe….if he’s hot….we’re sunk. If his shot is off……we’ve got a chance.
[/QUOTE]Kentucky will play the second game that will start twenty minutes after the first game ends. So I’m going to be in front of the TV and DVR running (just in case something happens) at 8PM EST just to be safe.
Here are the Four Factors of Winning…
Just by looking at the bars, you can see that Wake Forrest is definitely NOT ETSU. Kentucky comes into the game as a nine point favorite, which might as well be dead even when you put it in the context of the NCAA Tournament.
Here’s how both teams stack up to each other….
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[TD=”align: center”][B]WF
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[TD=”align: center”][B]UK
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[TD=”align: center”][B]WF
ACC
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[TD=”align: center”][B]UK
SEC
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[TD][B]Total Games[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]30[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]35[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]16[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]16[/TD]
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[TD][B]Wins[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]20[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]33[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]9[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14[/TD]
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[TD][B]Losses[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]10[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2[/TD]
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[TD][B]Pct[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.667[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.943[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.562[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.875[/TD]
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[TD][B]Field Goals Made[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]790[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]983[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]400[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]428[/TD]
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[TD][B]Field Goals Attempted[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]1805[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2048[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]951[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]939[/TD]
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[TD][B]Field Goal Percentage[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.438[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.48[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.421[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.456[/TD]
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[TD][B]Free Throws Made[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]485[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]610[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]245[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]283[/TD]
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[TD][B]Free Throws Attempted[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]736[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]899[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]366[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]417[/TD]
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[TD][B]Free Throw Percentage[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.659[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.679[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.669[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.679[/TD]
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[TD][B]3pt Field Goals Made[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]132[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]218[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]67[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]91[/TD]
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[TD][B]3pt Field Goals Attempted[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]420[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]628[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]223[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]300[/TD]
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[TD][B]3pt Field Goal Percentage[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.314[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.347[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]0.303[/TD]
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[TD][B]Points[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2197[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2794[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]1112[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]1230[/TD]
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[TD][B]Points Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]73.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]79.8[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]69.5[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]76.9[/TD]
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[TD][B]Rebounds[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]1272[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]1450[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]645[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]659[/TD]
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[TD][B]Rebounds Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]42.4[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]41.4[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]40.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]41.2[/TD]
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[TD][B]Offensive Rebounds[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]444[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]497[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]237[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]230[/TD]
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[TD][B]Offensive Rebounds Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14.8[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14.8[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14.4[/TD]
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[TD][B]Defensive Rebounds[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]828[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]953[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]408[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]429[/TD]
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[TD][B]Defensive Rebounds Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]27.6[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]27.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]25.5[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]26.8[/TD]
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[TD][B]Assists[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]357[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]527[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]179[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]203[/TD]
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[TD][B]Assists Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]11.9[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]15.1[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]11.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]12.7[/TD]
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[TD][B]Steals[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]215[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]255[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]112[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]115[/TD]
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[TD][B]Steals Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.0[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.2[/TD]
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[TD][B]Turnovers[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]460[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]507[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]242[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]223[/TD]
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[TD][B]Turnovers Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]15.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]14.5[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]15.1[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]13.9[/TD]
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[TD][B]Blocks[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]160[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]255[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]80[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]117[/TD]
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[TD][B]Blocks Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]5.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.3[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]5.0[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]7.3[/TD]
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[TD][B]Fouls[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]607[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]576[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]322[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]274[/TD]
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[TD][B]Fouls Per Game[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]20.2[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]16.5[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]20.1[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]17.1[/TD]
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[TD][B]Disqualifications[/B][/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]24[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]9[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]15[/TD]
[TD=”align: center”]2[/TD]
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[SIZE=3][B]Pregame – CATS talk to the media[/B][/SIZE]
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