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It's time to adjust our expectations for Kentucky

Maybe this is just who Kentucky is this season.

The Wildcats lost their third game in the last two weeks on Saturday, falling in the final minutes to Florida, 66-64.

We keep waiting for Kentucky to take the next step, to become the team that its No. 2-ranked recruiting class indicated last spring and summer. But the Wildcats are definitely not that right now, and it's unlikely they're going to become that in the next six weeks before the NCAA tournament. They lack consistent playmakers at the point of attack; they go through long droughts from the perimeter; and they still have defensive issues.