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Kentucky Might Be Ahead of Everyone Else

Luke Winn of SI.com looks at the preseason presumptions and the actual reality of each.Kentucky is included into the presumption that UNC was a tier above everyone else.[LEFT][I][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]
Preseason Presumption No. 2: That North Carolina was on a tier above every other team.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]Reality: The elite tier of title contenders consists of four teams: Kentucky, Ohio State, North Carolina and Syracuse. And probably in that order, even though the Orange are No. 1 in the polls, and the only one of the four that’s undefeated.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]The fact that Kentucky is on par with these teams — beating the Tar Heels narrowly in Lexington on Dec. 3, and with one, respectable loss to IU — despite having so much growth potential should make the Wildcats a slight favorite. Freshmen forwards Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Anthony Davis, both All-America candidates, have carried the team while fellow frosh Marquis Teague is still figuring out how to be an effective point guard, and the guy who was expected to be their best player in the preseason, Terrence Jones, has been either injured or shell-shocked. Jones should wake up. Teague should get better. Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist have yet to hit their peaks. Once everyone gets in sync, UK could start to pull away from the pack.[/FONT][/COLOR][/I]
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