In preparing for the game against the Duke Blue Devils, the Kentucky Wildcats will be facing, for the first time this season, an opponent that is fully as talented as the Wildcats are. Both teams have advantages and disadvantages that may be exploited on Tuesday night, and I’d like to take a look at some of them in light of what little we think we know about both teams at this very early point in the season.
Early tests are always instructive. The tell us a lot about where the team is in terms of maturity, comparative development and probable ceiling relative to another similarly talented team.