Dark clouds and silver linings after Kentucky basketball stumbles in its SEC debut:
Dark cloud: Saturday’s 77-75 loss at Alabama was the first time since the 2010-11 season that UK dropped its conference opener. That year, the Cats lost 77-70 at Georgia.
Silver lining: That 2010-11 team made it to the Final Four.
Dark cloud: This is the first time since 2013-14 that Kentucky has had as many as three losses through 13 games.
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