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What is this Kentucky Basketball team's identity? Wearing teams out

After seven games, what do we know about this Kentucky Basketball team? Considering we’ve only seen the entire lineup used once, in the season-opener vs. Duke, that’s not a very easy question to answer. Obviously, Oscar Tshiebwe is a monster on the boards, leading the nation in rebounding. Sahvir Wheeler leads the nation in assists. TyTy Washington is slowly building towards stardom. But what about the team as a whole?

After Friday’s win over North Florida, John Calipari and Tshiebwe shed some light on this team’s potential identity: wearing opponents out. Through seven games, Kentucky’s adjusted tempo (possessions per 40 minutes vs.