LEXINGTON — Through a pair of preseason exhibitions ( Purdue and Georgetown University ) and Tuesday's opening win over Nicholls, Kentucky basketball hasn't been shy about launching 3s.

Which is the point.

UK coach Mark Pope hopes his team can hoist at least 30 triples per game .

There's just one problem so far: The Wildcats ' aim is off. Watch Kentucky basketball's game vs. Valparaiso

Kentucky went 9 for 29 (31%) against Purdue. It was 7 of 30 (23.3%) versus Georgetown. And the Cats missed 20 of their 27 attempts in the win over the Colonels — a success rate of 25.9%.

UK's 3-point shooting was especially errant in Tuesday's first half, where it was just 2 for 16 (12.5%).

"We were a little bit of a bubbling mess, which should happen sometimes. It was everything," Pope s

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