With the Governor's Cup game now only 6 days away, we here at A Sea of Blue have been non-stop football. Another good reason for that is because there is precious little meaningful basketball information to discuss. However, when I was perusing Rivals the other day, I came across this Rivals piece debating whether or not Kentucky is ready to contend for the SEC in basketball this year. As you might expect, one pundit (Bob McClellan) takes the "yes" side and another (Andrew Skwara) takes the "no." So I'd like to comment on this debate a bit. First of all, there are legitimate doubts about Kentucky's back court this season. Even with Galloway and Liggins eligible, we have to keep in mind that we are asking a freshman to run the point with Porter as his likely backup. I don't see Galloway spending a lot of time at point guard as others apparently do, because I don't think it is really his natural position. Liggins, to my mind, is a natural point despite his size, whereas Galloway just has the kind of skills that point guards need in abundance. But in the end, it doesn't matter much who mans the spot. What matters is, can our personnel be effective at that position? Skwara's point is that there are too many questions about our team, from point guard to scoring to back court depth. What he doesn't really address is our size, length and strength as a team. This is among the tallest, thickest and most athletic Kentucky teams in my ...
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With the Governor's Cup game now only 6 days away, we here at A Sea of Blue have been non-stop football. Another good reason for that is because there is precious little meaningful basketball information to discuss. However, when I was perusing Rivals the other day, I came across this Rivals piece debating whether or not Kentucky is ready to contend for the SEC in basketball this year. As you might expect, one pundit (Bob McClellan) takes the "yes" side and another (Andrew Skwara) takes the "no." So I'd like to comment on this debate a bit. First of all, there are legitimate doubts about Kentucky's back court this season. Even with Galloway and Liggins eligible, we have to keep in mind that we are asking a freshman to run the point with Porter as his likely backup. I don't see Galloway spending a lot of time at point guard as others apparently do, because I don't think it is really his natural position. Liggins, to my mind, is a natural point despite his size, whereas Galloway just has the kind of skills that point guards need in abundance. But in the end, it doesn't matter much who mans the spot. What matters is, can our personnel be effective at that position? Skwara's point is that there are too many questions about our team, from point guard to scoring to back court depth. What he doesn't really address is our size, length and strength as a team. This is among the tallest, thickest and most athletic Kentucky teams in my ...