Kentucky’s offense poured in 123 points on 21 made three-pointers in the first preseason game of the Mark Pope era. Eight Wildcats finished in double figures, 32 assists were dished out, and the pace never slowed. Pope certainly told no lies in the offseason when he said the offense would be fun to watch. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. The exact opposite in fact. I’m here to talk about Lamont Butler‘s suffocating defense. Butler recorded six steals in just 18 minutes of action against Kentucky Wesleyan on Wednesday night. That’s one more steal than the Wildcats had turnovers (five…