As promised, Coach John Calipari deployed the platoon system last night, and No. 1 Kentucky trounced No. 5 Kansas so bad it had Kansas coach Bill Self wishing his water was vodka at his post-game presser.
But, Kentucky, yeah, it looked devastatingly good. "Devastatingly good," as in there probably isn't a team in the country who can hang with Kentucky if the Wildcats are on their game.
From Nicole Auerbach of USA Today:
Sure, non-conference games against Providence, Texas, North Carolina, UCLA and Louisville loom. But the SEC is weak, so the path clears up after the calendar turns. Kentucky has such depth — two starting lineups' worth — it would be difficult to imagine someone beating this team unless it played lights-out and six or seven different Wildcats had an off night, right?
Kansas coach Bill Self seemed to agree. When asked about Calipari saying his team isn't "that good" to temper expectations, Self responded with a crack.
"You guys that cover Kentucky, how much stuff do you actually believe that John says?" Self said. "I'm joking. I would say that he has to say that. For this early in the season, though, they're pretty good."
If Kentucky is already blowing out the likes of Kansas 72-40... if the Wildcats are already that much better than the nation's "elite," then I don't see how anybody touches them.
