How Dangerous Are the Kentucky Wildcats?

When you think of Kentucky basketball lately, you think of an unranked team (heck, an unranked team that can't even garner any votes) that is going to have to fight to be in the NCAAs. You may also think of a once historic team that is on the decline.  Both assumptions are wrong. The Kentucky Wildcats have two of the best offensive catalysts in the nation: Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson (pictured above). Meeks ranks eighth nationally in points per game, and Patterson is 49th.  What are the two big names in college basketball now? Stephen Curry of Davidson and Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, right? Patterson is on the same level as Griffin, and Meeks has Curry-like performances (for example, putting up 46 on Appalachian State, incredibly close to breaking Dan Issel's record of 53 for a Wildcat).  Patterson also averages 9.4 rebounds per game, 33rd in the country. His field goal shooting percentage is 72.2 percent. When Kentucky's guards get him the basketball, he has such a ... (link)