A month ago, the sky was falling for some fans, and for this writer, too. The team was shooting just 32 percent from deep, and the “bombs away” offense looked like it was misfiring. Only Collin Chandler was consistently making shots outside the 3-point line. Still, the coach believed that the practice numbers would eventually translate to the games.
Over the summer, and even during the season, Kentucky’s NOAH numbers were insane. He had several guys in the 90’s, meaning their shot was online over 90 percent of the time. That kind of marksmanship should not go away once the ball tips off.
However, that is exactly what was happening. Pope, though never blinked, he kept telling people that the numbers would get better.
The shots aren’t the story, it’s the playmaking
Pope told everyone to be patient. He told everyone the math would work out…