Kentucky basketball is fun again and perhaps nothing mathematically proves the joy inside Big Blue Nation’s veins more than advanced analytics. Between Reed Sheppard going en fuego from behind the arc or Rob Dillingham getting all shifty, Kentucky basketball has not produced this level of excitement in years. That’s the feeling anyway.
However, busting out the calculator proves these piques in adrenalin are not unfounded. So, let’s do that and validate our feelings of exuberance while watching Kentucky play basketball with science.
Cal has makers, not just shooters
Kentucky ranks 21st in the country among teams who have played at least three games in overall offensive rating.