Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman knows the Kentucky team it faced inside Rupp Arena back on February 7 isn’t the same group coming to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday. It certainly isn’t the same group the college basketball world saw to open conference play.
This version is banged up — potentially very banged up — but has been playing its best basketball of the season since February 15. Players are developing and embracing their roles, a cohesive unit compared to one that couldn’t seem further apart in December and early January.