Kentucky and Vanderbilt Set to Ignite Hardwood Clash with Explosive Scoring Showdown Tonight

Kentucky is 14-6 for the season and is 5-2 in SEC play. Overall, I wouldn’t call this much of a surprise. The team has been above average pretty much my entire life, but over the past few seasons, they seem to have struggled with fielding a team that is capable of actually winning a championship. Last season, the team was at about the same level, but they made it all the way to the Sweet 16. I’d have to assume that the squad would be pretty happy getting back to that point, but they do have returning players who could use that experience and leverage it for this season. For this year, the Wildcats have lost on the road to a good Louisville team. They then lost to Michigan State on a neutral court. They followed that up with a loss to North Carolina at home, and then Gonzaga on a neutral court in back-to-back games. They again lost in a back-to-back as they dropped a game against Alabama, and at home to Missouri. There really doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to why Kentucky is struggling at times, but they are losing to good teams. Only one of the six losses has been to a non-ranked team. They have beaten a couple good teams – Tennessee and St. John’s are the only two ranked teams – but they aren’t ever really blowing opponents out.