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Doron Lamb key to success of Kentucky basketball

Doron Lamb

In a recruiting class that showcases the High School National Player of the Year and a stud out of Oregon, Doron Lamb may be the best offensively. There was much speculation as to what John Calipari was going to do with his starting line-up at the start of the season. Was he going to go small but more skilled or was he going to take the height but less talent route? It is safe to say he made the right choice. Doron Lamb coming off the bench seems to have been just what the doctor ordered.

Kentucky basketball playing like a team now

Team

Terrence Jones looked like a dominant player who might have to carry the University of Kentucky basketball team on his own. Brandon Knight looked like a dynamic scorer trying to find his way as a point guard. The Wildcats looked like a collection of talent without much chemistry. Those were the takeaways in November when the Cats first faced quality competition in the Maui Invitational.

Kentucky great Cotton Nash and sons bound by love of family, sports

Cotton Nash

The successes they’ve had in their lives — in sports, law and the arts — have made their names and faces well known to many. Charles “Cotton” Nash, Patrick Nash and J. Richey Nash. What might not be well known to many people is that they are family. Cotton Nash, one of the greatest University of Kentucky basketball players of all time and …

Pitino: Failure to follow game plan killed the Cards

Dead Cardinal

Louisville Coach Rick Pitino warned his team that the same open looks that had been available against Western Kentucky and Morgan State would not be there Friday against the length and athleticism of 11th-ranked Kentucky. He was proven right in Kentucky’s 78-63 win in the KFC Yum Center, but the coach said his team’s lack of execution was more of a factor. Thanks in large part to a second-half hot streak by Preston Knowles, U of L’s field goal (46.3) and three-point (40.0) percentages were respectable. But the Cardinals had to work…

Enes who? Harrellson stars as UK rolls

Throughout November and December, even as their young team was making impressive strides in a difficult nonconference schedule, Kentucky fans had a singular refrain: “Free Enes.” After Friday’s resounding win at Louisville, perhaps Big Blue Nation should adopt a new slogan for their arena signs, T-shirts and message board signatures: “Enes who?” As Kentucky waited for word in the inexorable NCAA eligibility case of highly rated Turkish prospect Enes Kanter, Josh Harrellson — Kentucky’s occasionally maligned would-be backup center — proved that maybe the Wildcats don’t need Enes after all.

Brandon Knight, Josh Harrellson power Kentucky’s rout of Louisville

Josh Harrellson

Brandon Knight scored 25 points and Josh Harrellson added a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds as Kentucky (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 11 AP) defeated Louisville (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) 78-63 on Friday. The Wildcats (11-2) used their size to improve to 2-0 against their rivals since John Calipari became coach. Kentucky dominated the smaller Cardinals (11-2) in the lane behind the stellar play of Harrellson, who took advantage while Louisville focused on Terrence Jones.