SI.com’s David Gardner listed some opening night impressions and he thought Kentucky’s youth showed more than usual.
He based his observation on the 20 turnovers that John Calipari was irritated about.
John Calipari was openly frustrated after the game at the amount of turnovers his team amassed (20). Last year, the Wildcats were the 23rd best team in the country at avoiding turnovers, coughing up the ball just 10.5 times a night. More disappointing for Cal was the fact that Tyler Ulis and Jamal Murray, his guards, were responsible for half of those. Aside from some carelessness with the basketball, though, Murray looked like an elite college player in his debut. He led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Kentucky defeated Albany, 78–65.
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I would rather Kentucky have a lot of growing to do after game 1.
Duke is Tuesday though.
