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Mark Pope is struggling to find right lineups: 'I just haven't been able to put the pieces together'

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Mark Pope just can’t seem to hit the right buttons with his rotations right now. Early-season injuries to Jaland Lowe and Trent Noah have surely played a role in that, but not enough for the results to be what we’ve seen from Kentucky so far this season.

Tuesday night’s 83-66 loss to No. 17 Michigan State in the Champions Classic was just the latest example of a head coach still unsure of what works best on the floor. According to CBB Analytics, Pope used 19 different five-man lineups vs.