March Madness 2012: Kentucky's Young Stars Will Propel Team to Championship

So how exactly does a team stop Kentucky? What weaknesses do the Wildcats have that opponents can exploit?

The answers, by the way, are: They don't, and they don't have any.

And it's all because of the young studs on Kentucky's roster.

It starts with the dominant freshman Anthony Davis, who rules the paint and is averaging 14.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and a ridiculous 4.8 blocks per game.

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist gives the squad 12.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest and the frontcourt is complete with sophomore Terrence Jones, who is good for 12.2 points and 6.7 boards.

They have good guards, too. Sophomore Doron Lamb gives them 13.6 points per game and freshman Marquis Teague is good for 9.8 points and 4.8 assists per game.

Why am I smacking you in the face with all of these stats?

That's easy: to demonstrate the ridiculous balance Kentucky's young stars bring to the table. It gives opposing coaches indigestion, I'm sure.

But this isn't a flashy team that hopes to rely on simply outscoring its opponents each night. Oh no—this is also one of the best defensive teams in the nation and arguably the finest interior defensive team in college basketball.

Kentucky leads the nation with 9.03 blocks per game and is 11th with 26.7 defensive rebounds per game, meaning a team's best bet is to beat them with high-percentage perimeter shooting.

That is no guarantee for victory, however. Kentucky is also efficient offensively and is 11th in the nation in field-goal percentage, making .488 percent of their shots.

And while the young guns may lack NCAA tournament experience, namely the freshman, they have plenty of talent to overcome that little factor.

Davis is the consensus No. 1 overall pick if he declares for this year's draft (he'd be crazy not to), while Kidd-Gilchrist will likely be a top-five pick as well if he decides against returning to Kentucky (he's already stated he would like to stay, though we'll see about that).

Kentucky and its young guns are now in the midst of a 20-game winning streak and are 28-1 overall. The question isn't which team is the best in the nation right now; it's which team might be able to beat them come tournament time.

With studs like Davis and Kidd-Gilchrist, I say the answer to that is simple.

There isn't a team that will beat them come tournament time.

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