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LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Pelphrey played basketball at the University of Kentucky in a time when three-pointers in Rupp Arena were as numerous as hoofbeats at Keeneland.
Yesterday, Pelphrey and his Arkansas Razorbacks learned this about the hard-nosed, new-look Wildcats: The race track is closed.
Rupp now resembles a back alley, where the home team corners you, defends you at close quarters, scratches out a win and leaves you trying to remember what an open shot looked like.
I suppose you could call this bunch the Alley Cats.
The interesting thing is that the style seems to be growing on the 24,000 or so fans, who now get as excited when the opponent's shot clock ticks under 10 seconds as they used to about a three-pointer for the home team.

Eric Crawford: This season's Kentucky team: the Alley Cats