Finding perspective isn’t always an easy thing for a coach.Since the goal is constant improvement, Matthew Mitchell can’t always separate himself from that.”You just kind of view your team differently,” Mitchell said. “You know all of the deficiencies your team has and you know what you feel like they’re capable of doing and what they’re not doing and all those things kind of roll into you maybe being a little more critical of your team than anyone else’s.”But when he takes a step back, Mitchell can remember that Kentucky is in a good place. The No. 11/10 Wildcats (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) are well-positioned for the postseason. UK is in the top 10 of the RPI and currently projected to host first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games, an impressive fact considering the Cats have dealt with a month-long injury to senior defensive stopper Bria Goss and a season-ending one suffered by point guard Janee Thompson.”I think all in all it could a lot different right now,” Mitchell said. “So I’m really, really proud of the position they’ve put themselves in. We just need to finish. We need to finish and keep getting better. I think if we can do that we can do some special things here down the stretch.”The stretch run for Kentucky begins with a Thursday matchup with No. 15 Texas A&M (20-6, 8-4 SEC) that will go on as scheduled in spite of winter weather in Lexington. The Aggies are led by dynamic juniors Courtney Williams and Courtney Walker, who are averaging a combined 29.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists.”Texas A&M is a very good team,” Mitchell said. “Some of the best players in the conference are on their team. It will be a difficult challenge. Our team is upbeat and excited for the game, and we are going to work hard and see if we can earn a very, very important victory for our team.”The victory is important because the Cats and Aggies are competing not only in the SEC but for NCAA Tournament seeding. The two teams are currently knotted in conference standings in pursuit of a bye in the SEC Tournament and separated by a single seed line in ESPN.com’s latest Bracketology. UK is a No. 3 and Texas A&M No. 4.”It would be a significant victory,” Mitchell said. “We’re right there with them in competition for some positioning in the SEC and probably the NCAA, too. So, it’s a big game. Big game tomorrow night. The thing I tell the team is that we still have an opportunity to get it together and really play some good basketball and see how good we can be.”As has been the case most of the season, Mitchell is targeting improvement first in the post. With a group now made up of two seniors and three freshmen with the return of veteran Jelleah Sidney, inconsistency has been an issue, including in a loss on Sunday at Tennessee.UK was outrebounded 46-36 in the loss, a far cry from the 39-38 advantage the Cats enjoyed in a previous matchup with the Lady Volunteers.”That was just a real rough game,” Mitchell said. “It was a real rough game and if you didn’t stick your nose in there and really play tough you weren’t going to be successful. That’s what I was disappointed in. I just thought we were out-toughed in the post a lot of times.”The Aggies are capable of inflicting damage similar to what Tennessee did if they Cats don’t come ready.”They look like an A&M team: Big and physical in the post, a good power game and if you don’t play real, real tough they can make some plays and have great size,” Mitchell said. “It’s a very good A&M team and really tough in the post. We’ll have to play well.”