Sometimes two teams don’t belong on the same basketball floor together and, respectfully, that was the case Thursday night when the University of Kentucky hosted Tec De Monterrey of Monterrey, Mexico, in a friendly preseason competition on the lovely island of New Providence in the Bahamas.
For Kentucky, it was the second exhibition game in two nights after a well-rounded Wednesday debut, and the new crop of Wildcats again looked unstoppable in Game 2 with a near flawless victory, 102-40, that has furthered the fan base’s overreactions. Big Blue Nation doesn’t intend to overreact or set unreasonable expectations based off these summer exhibitions, but when the most passionate fan base in college basketball sees Kentucky pummel two teams by a combined score of 210-96, it’s hard to temper excitement for what’s ahead in 2022-23, even if they’re playing a team that resembles your local YMCA league.