Memorial Gymnasium. A relic of the past barely functioning these days as a makeshift basketball gym. It's one of the weirdest places to play basketball in all of the nation and tomorrow the Cats will take a young team into a hostile environment for just the second time this year. The question is how will the Cats react when they take the floor in Nashville.
It was six years ago when Billy Clyde took his team to Memorial for the first time and the results were disasterous. The 'Dores jumped out to a 41-11 halftime lead as they completely dominated the Cats on both ends of the floor. One reason was the offense being played on the opposite end of the floor from the coach another was Billy G just being plain awful. UK suffered their worst loss in SEC history in Memorial.
The Cats should have little trouble on the road tomorrow as Vandy is completely overmatched at every position. However the odd set up can always create some problems. Hopefully the environment will get them ready as they move on to tougher crowds at Arkansas, LSU, and Missouri in the near future.
Do you think the arena will be a factor in tomorrow's game?
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