Saturday, March 17, 2012

For Kentucky to survive that game and advance toward the Final Four, it must become even more proficient on offense than in the 35 games that have led to this point
Iowa State ranks 10th nationally, averaging 8.8 made three-pointers per game

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/16/2113762/john-clay-iowa-states-three-wheeling.html#storylink=cpy
Iowa State is in an unenviable spot Saturday, facing the No. 1 team in a setting that’s anything but neutral
Darius Miller believes it will take one of UK's best defensive performances to beat Iowa State

Friday, March 16, 2012

UK shouldn't sleep on Iowa State
If Calipari is coaching Kentucky next season, it’s because he really does want to be there
Jeff Goodman from CBSSports.com says Iowa State actually has a shot of competing with the mighty 'CaLinkts
Terrence Jones is peaking at the right time
Eighty-six percent of Kentucky's points come from freshmen and sophomores, an unheard of amount for a national champion
Judging from their body of work and their fast start in the NCAA Tournament, it will take something dramatic to derail the Big Blue Express this side of the Final Four
DeMarcus Cousins has shown improvement this season but needs to make more of his shots to ascend to elite status

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/16/4342443/coach-want-cousins-to-shoot-55.html#storylink=cpy
Devonta Pollard's mother says that her son will likely wait to see who Mississippi State hires to replace Rick Stansbury before making a decision
Kenny Payne's name has been mentioned in connection with the recently opened head coaching position at Mississippi State

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2012/03/15/3821619/stansbury-retires-as-msu-coach.html#storylink=cpy
UK let a shout-out performance end with a whimper

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2012/03/15/2114929/mark-story-kentucky-needs-to-take.html#storylink=cpy
If the Cats want to meet their goal of winning five more games, they can't play as they did the last five minutes

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/15/2112366/john-clay-kentucky-must-learn.html#storylink=cpy
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski isn't the least bit surprised UK and Duke ended up in the same region