3 areas of focus for Kentucky going forward
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Kentucky has hit the home stretch in this historic season. With only 2 games left in the regular season, they are playing their best basketball, looking unbeatable at times. While there may be only a few areas the Wildcats need to improve on, there are some areas Kentucky needs to keep focusing on going forward if they want to hang banner #9.
Keep Attacking
Calipari has specifically told Andrew Harrison to attack the defense head on. Not only has it helped Kentucky get easier shots, his stats have improved as well. Over the past 7 games, Andrew has had 77 points, 33 assists, and 9 turnovers. If he keeps attacking like he has been, the defense is forced to suck in, thus resulting in open shots for his Kentucky teammates.
Trey Lyles needs to continue to shoot mid-range shots
Trey Lyles has been a totally different player over the past several games. He is looking for his shot more, but Calipari insists he needs to shoot more. With Andrews ability to get into the middle of the floor, Lyles has been feasting on those mid-range jump shots and been very consistent hitting them. I would like to see Trey use a pump fake every so often to keep the defense guessing. This would also allow him to drive to the basket and get fouled.
Try and keep Karl out of early foul trouble
While Karl has been getting more touches of late, he has gotten into early foul trouble in some games; limiting his minutes and touches. Against Arkansas, he started the game strong. Once he picked up his second foul early, he was forced to sit. The same thing happened at Tennessee; he picked up early fouls and scored only 3 points the entire game. While Kentucky can win a championship without him, Kentucky is at its best when he is in the game. I know this is easier said than done, but maybe Calipari can tell Karl to be less aggressive to start the game to avoid picking up those early fouls.
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Photo by Chet White - UK Athletics[/caption]
Kentucky has hit the home stretch in this historic season. With only 2 games left in the regular season, they are playing their best basketball, looking unbeatable at times. While there may be only a few areas the Wildcats need to improve on, there are some areas Kentucky needs to keep focusing on going forward if they want to hang banner #9.
Keep Attacking
Calipari has specifically told Andrew Harrison to attack the defense head on. Not only has it helped Kentucky get easier shots, his stats have improved as well. Over the past 7 games, Andrew has had 77 points, 33 assists, and 9 turnovers. If he keeps attacking like he has been, the defense is forced to suck in, thus resulting in open shots for his Kentucky teammates.
Trey Lyles needs to continue to shoot mid-range shots
Trey Lyles has been a totally different player over the past several games. He is looking for his shot more, but Calipari insists he needs to shoot more. With Andrews ability to get into the middle of the floor, Lyles has been feasting on those mid-range jump shots and been very consistent hitting them. I would like to see Trey use a pump fake every so often to keep the defense guessing. This would also allow him to drive to the basket and get fouled.
Try and keep Karl out of early foul trouble
While Karl has been getting more touches of late, he has gotten into early foul trouble in some games; limiting his minutes and touches. Against Arkansas, he started the game strong. Once he picked up his second foul early, he was forced to sit. The same thing happened at Tennessee; he picked up early fouls and scored only 3 points the entire game. While Kentucky can win a championship without him, Kentucky is at its best when he is in the game. I know this is easier said than done, but maybe Calipari can tell Karl to be less aggressive to start the game to avoid picking up those early fouls.
@PerkilicioiusKSR
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