Numbers don’t lie: Kentucky has major issues right now

Kentucky is sitting at 3-1 on the season, including a victory over No. 1 Michigan State to open the season. They’re also ranked in the top-10 in both major polls.Without providing any other context, it’s technically a fine start to the season on the very surface level.

When you take a closer look following Kentucky’s embarrassing loss to Evansville last week and how difficult the Utah Valley Wolverines made life for the Wildcats on Monday evening, it’s quite apparent that change is necessary sooner rather than later.

Breaking down the numbers, it doesn’t look good for Kentucky through four games. At all.

We’ll start with the worst two categories: passing and shooting.

To start the season,…