One of Kentucky’s biggest issues right now is sharing the ball. The Cats rank 182nd in college basketball in assists, with only 13.7 per game; in the last two games, that number has plummeted to eight. Tomorrow night, they’ll face a Tennessee team that ranks 19th in the country in assists (17.2 apg), which John Calipari says is further proof the Vols are doing everything well right now that his team is doing poorly.
“What Rick (Barnes) is doing at Tennessee is unbelievable,” Calipari said on this morning’s SEC Teleconference. “It’s not just what he’s doing defensively, but how they’re playing offensively – the shots they take, how they share the ball.