re: SEC basketball awards

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I've watched UK a lot this year, and again, he's a tier 1 defender. He's huge and athletic.

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Absolutely. His lateral movement has improved quite a bit despite the ankle injury too.

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I guess we will see in the NCAA tourney. If he's coming off of ball screens and switching and guarding elite PGs, and doing it well, I'd be happy to eat crow. But I don't think it will happen.

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He did well against some pretty good guards against Kansas, Louisville, Texas (similar in size as well), etc. So I'm not sure what it is you're not seeing that a lot of folks point out mid-game on top of everything else. It's one of the big things NBA scouts have been harping about as well.

FWIW, I wouldn't have an issue with Mickey getting it but that doesn't mean I think WCS is any less deserving. I think anyone complaining about Mickey being "robbed" is just following stat lines.