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What to watch for as the SEC Basketball Tournament tips off

The 2017 SEC Basketball Tournament tips off Wednesday evening at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Per usual, the talk of the tournament will be centered around the literal and figurative “blue blood” Kentucky Wildcats. UK finished SEC play 16-2 and currently ranks eighth in the nation. Kentucky, led by the freshman trio of Malik Monk, De’Aaron Fox and Bam Adebayo, has won eight straight games heading into Nashville and is gearing up for a deep tournament. But despite its recent run and propensity to win SEC tournaments, there are in fact other things to watch for. Here are four questions to think about while watching next week’s conference tournament.