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What to make of Kentucky’s all-systems failure in Knoxville

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Coming in to today’s game, the big question was whether or not Kentucky beat Tennessee without Reid Travis. After a 71-52 shellacking, the answer is obviously no, but having Reid on the floor wouldn’t have prevented that massacre. From start to finish, Tennessee was the hungrier, faster, and more sound squad, doing to Kentucky what Kentucky did to them two weeks ago in Rupp. Unable to hit a shot, the Cats never really had a chance, taking their fourth straight loss in Knoxville right on the chin.

I guess we have to talk about, so let’s do it.