Kentucky vs. Pikeville Recap

Last night we got our first real look of the Cats against actual competition.  We learned alot about this group. Brandon Knight is the obvious star and leader of the team. After the group struggled in the first half, Brandon took over and ended the half with 19 points.

The announcers made a lot about UK's poor free throws, however I feel this was not the area of weakness in the team.  They did start badly at the line, but finished 44-56, in which is pretty impressive in my mind.  The real area of concern was rebounding and an inside presence. Eloy Vargas finished with 5 points and 6 boards, while Jones added 9 points and 7 boards.  The top re-bounder was Darius Miller with 10.  I think with a little patience Terrance Jones will be a star on this team , but opening night jitters go the best of him.

Overall, I was please with the cats performance.  There will be much more dribble drive offense this time around , and once perfected by these guys, will be hard to stop.  I still say this team will be a contender in the NCAA tournament . Enter Enes Kanter, and this team will be a Final Four contender .