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Keep in mind that within a year, Kentucky's three starting freshman went from playing in the small crowds of high school to playing in this intense game with the home crowd known to being so loud, there was one play where the referee blew his whistle and the players didn't hear him. So why could this top-ranked team be so nervous? It's a result of the expectations of being #1, having a target on you for being #1, and going to an intense crowd of 18,000 fans (I looked on ESPN.com, and it did say there were 18,000 fans there).

For all Kentucky fans, have less expectations on the Kentucky basketball players. Simply, let them play basketball.

This is not accurate. First off these guys have played in some of the biggest HS environs in the country. Most of them played in packed collge facilities because their HS's could not contain them. Second, you probably have never been to a National AAU competition for the 18u title. These guys have seen bag crowds. I'm not saying 18K, but they did not play in the 1000 seat gyms since grade school