Kentucky
La Familia may have given us a preview of Kentucky's style of play
Kentucky alumni made their Ali-like return to the ring on Friday night, as La Familia dominated the 305 Ballers in the first game of The Basketball Tournament, 82-56, on the hollowed hardwood of Rupp Arena. It was a nostalgic atmosphere all night with former players feeling the love from Big Blue Nation and relishing being in the Kentucky spotlight once again.
But beyond the warm and fuzzy feelings from seeing the likes of the Harrison twins, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Eric Bledsoe play meaningful basketball in the Bluegrass, fans may have gotten a glimpse of the style of play the next batch of Kentucky players under head coach Mark Pope will employ, at least when it comes to the number of 3-pointers taken.
Mark Pope loves him some analytics, and in short, that means his team is going to take a lot of 3s. Various summer practice leaks confirm the Wildcats’ affinity for the deep ball and some blog boys expect this team to shatter the school’s single-season 3-point record.
La Familia launched a barrage of 3-pointers
On Friday, La Familia put up 57 field goal attempts in the game, but over half of them, 32 to be exact, came from behind the arc. This is exactly the type of ratio we could see when the college season begins. Hopefully, the college version of the Wildcats will shoot a better clip than the 31.3 percent the alumni shot on Friday, but the philosophy will be the same.
To be fair, the number of 3s La Familia launched might be a little misleading because once the Kentucky alumni built a comfortable lead, the game morphed into a bit of an exhibition, with guys launching 30-footers for the sake of the crowd’s enjoyment. Also, the team drew a lot of fouls around the rim.
Andrew Harrison shot 10 free throws, most of which came off aggressive drives down the lane, and Enes’s brother, Kerem Kanter shot 11 free throws, as he battled down low and showed the type of YMCA-style hustle a team needs to win in games when most players aren’t exactly in pique shape.
One of the reasons Harrison and others were able to get to the rim so often was due to the spread offense head coach Tyler Ulis implemented. On most possessions, four and sometimes five guys were behind the 3-point line, opening up the floor for drives, a modern style of offense that we will likely see a lot this season from Kentucky.
It is a long time before the season starts, but The Basketball Tournament is providing Big Blue Nation a nice hit of basketball euphoria to hold us over until October.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Recent heavy rainfall has left soil across the state completely soaked, contributing to localized flooding in some areas.
When rain falls, some water soaks into the ground through a process called percolation.
Soil can only hold a limited amount of water. Once the small air spaces within the soil fill with water, the ground becomes saturated and additional rainfall has nowhere to go.
Soil type plays a role in how quickly water drains.
Much of Kentucky has clay-heavy soil, which is made up of very small, flat particles packed tightly together.
That composition makes it harder for water to move through. In clay soil, water may drain at a rate of only 0.02 to 0.17 inches per hour.
When rainfall comes down faster than the ground can absorb it and water cannot drain into a stream or storm drain quickly enough, it begins to build up.
That buildup is what leads to localized flooding.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Cyclosporiasis is a microscopic parasite that can contaminate food and water — is making people sick across several states, including Kentucky.
Dr. Patricia Tellez-Watson said, the illness is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis and spreads when someone ingests contaminated food or water. “It is an intestinal infection caused by this water-borne, food-borne microscopic parasite,” she said.
Symptoms can include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
Tellez-Watson said, cases are often sporadic, but outbreaks can happen — especially during hot, wet months, when the parasite can survive in the environment long enough to become infectious.
Health experts recommend taking extra precautions with food and water. Washing hands and thoroughly rinsing produce before eating or cooking can reduce risk.
Watson also urged people to be cautious with fresh produce, particularly pre-packaged items, and to consider using bottled water.
Officials have confirmed cases in Bowling Green, though it’s unclear how many.
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