Yeah, yeah, yeah, Kentucky scored 92 points on Saturday, made 11 of 19 three-pointers, dished 19 assists, averaged nearly 1.3 points per possession — that’s good, by the way — and took care of Auburn by 20 points in Rupp Arena.
You guessed it, there’s a sizable “but” coming here.
“At the end of the day, if we’re going to be anything,” said UK Coach John Calipari afterward, “it will be because we’re a terrific defensive team. We’re not there yet. We’re just not.”
And there was this: “I still think we’re a month away to being what we need this thing to be if we’re going to be one of those teams at the end, because we’re not there right now.