It seems that a lot of people tend to think the Kentucky Wildcats will have a short trip in the NCAA Tournament.
The trip to Boise, Idaho is probably long enough, but ESPN’s Myron Medcalf thinks the 5-seeded Cats will have a quick roundtrip flight because of 12 seeded Davidson’s three point shooting.
Davidson KO’s Kentucky in the first round
If Kentucky were playing any other 12-seed in the opening round, I would pick the Wildcats to win by 20. Right now, Kentucky is capable of dominating any team that allows John Calipari’s squad to dictate the flow of the game.
They’re not a great 3-point-shooting team, but they ruin you with their size, explosiveness and skill. They’re relentless now.
But Florida disrupted everything Kentucky attempted to do when the Gators limited their turnovers and made 41 percent of their 3-point attempts in a win on March 3, the Wildcats’ second loss of the year to the Gators.
Davidson has averaged 10 made 3-pointers in its past four games, a 4-0 stretch that includes two wins over Rhode Island and another over St. Bonaventure, a pair of NCAA tournament teams. Peyton Aldridge leads a group of seven players — from 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-11 — who’ve made at least 39 percent of their 3-pointers this season.
Yeah, Davidson’s best chance to beat Kentucky involves turning the game into a shootout and shredding this talented group from beyond the arc.
They’re capable of doing just that.
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After watching the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament, I really don’t think the Florida game is applicable anymore.
I say the Cats will use their length to disrupt Davidson’s shooting and Wenyen Gabriel will lead the Cats from the perimeter and lead them to the much awaited matchup with Arizona.
Kentucky by 11.
