catmandoo
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posted 03-10-2020 01:21 PM
1. Kentucky Wildcats---
Kentucky should win the SEC tournament, even without Ashton Hagans (questionable with a personal issue).
The team has one of the nation's top guards in Immanuel Quickley (averaging 16.1 points per game on 42.8 percent shooting from deep) and a giant in 6'11" Nick Richards (14.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game).
Guard Tyrese Maxey also has scoring upside (14.0 points per game), while the rest of the team is efficient and plays suffocating defense. The Wildcats love the free-throw line, as they have hit the third-most free throws in the country thanks to the nation's highest free-throw percentage: 79.7.
On the other end, they've had the 16th-most blocks and, more importantly, are holding opponents to just 39.4 percent shooting from the field—20th-lowest in the nation.
First they'll beat a slightly above-average Tennessee team. Then, they should be able to beat a formidable Florida squad for the third time this season, especially if 6'10" Kerry Blackshear Jr. is out. Finally, they'll take the 2019-20 lead against on Auburn—the two teams split their regular-season meetings.
Wiley and the Tigers have largely succeeded against the Wildcats by nullifying Richards' presence (he averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two meetings). It should be a fantastic game, but Kentucky is ranked higher in NET and KenPom efficiency for a reason. Quickley and Co. should be hard to deny as they limber up for the Big Dance.
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[ 03-10-2020, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]
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