What a difference a week-plus makes. Leading up to Kentucky’s trip to Starkville on Feb. 15, the Wildcats had just one Quad 1 victory and their NCAA Tournament hopes were hanging on by a thread. A miracle run to close out the regular season was the only clear path outside of winning the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The quality wins were there for the taking on paper, but nothing about the team’s recent play indicated a turnaround was on the horizon — no matter how much John Calipari tried speaking it into existence.