I'm sorry you set such low standards for this team and don't think them to be as good as I do. Ye of little faith.
Colorado was game 2 of the season. We know our identity now. We are in SEC play playing at home with Chris Lofton's jersey being retired. This team doesn't need motivation or conservative approaches anymore. They are plenty good and can back it up. They arent mentally weak like some of you think they are. Rick Barnes teams come prepared.
On top of that, we are simply a bad matchup for Kentucky. We are a defensive juggernaut that has the size and is well equipped to limit Kentucky's biggest offensive weapon, Tshiebwe. Our offense has been hot since adding JJJ back to the lineup and Kentucky is averaging 67.5 ppg allowed. Its not going to be pretty for UK fans on Saturday. Simply said, we are 20 points better than Kentucky at home and their fans would be happy to hold us to less than that.