Barnes: Jury is out on Cal’s Cats

LEXINGTON – North Carolina standout Harrison Barnes isn’t sure if this year’s Kentucky team is as good as last year’s squad.
Barnes and the Tar Heels defeated the last year’s version during the regular season, but lost to Kentucky in the regional finals last March. Although the top-ranked Wildcats defeated Barnes and the Tar Heels 73-72 last Saturday, Barnes said the jury is out on this year’s Kentucky squad and admitted that it’s
“hard to compare” the two teams.
“Last year, they were a different team from the first time that we played them to the last time,” he said. “The second time, I think the other team was better. We’ll see and compare later to see where they are.”
Kentucky forward Terrence Jones, a member of last year’s team that split two games with the Tar Heels enjoyed going wire-to-wire with North Carolina.
“It was really fun, just because it’s so early in the season,” he said. “It really wouldn’t effect anyone (win or lose). Just to have that competition so early in the season and for both teams to compete how they did was just great.”