That's what you're there to do at Kentucky. Kentucky is coming off a disappointing campaign, a season that has forced John Calipari to completely revamp the program this spring. Kentucky also landed five-star point guard TyTy Washington last week, the Wildcats' third top recruit in the class. Wheeler said there won't be an issue playing alongside another high-level point guard like Washington. De'Aaron Fox and Malik Monk coexisted.
I don't think that's a problem," Wheeler said. He'll do the same for me. We complement each other's game.
And as fast as we want to play, everyone's going to have their fair share of contributions. There's going to be so many possessions in the game. The Wildcats also changed up their coaching staff, with former Illinois assistants Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman joining the program and Joel Justus and Tony Barbee departing to become the Arizona State associate head coach and Central Michigan head coach, respectively.
He will be a disruptor defensively, as he loves to pressure the ball in the full court. Offensively, he is a master at the drive, draw-and-find game, and can operate in ball screens. Perhaps his greatest skill will be his leadership to a new team that now has a legitimate chance at an SEC title and a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
It was less than 2-to-1 at Georgia last year, mainly because he was the first option and the game plan was focused solely on him. That won't be the case at Kentucky. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Georgia Bulldogs. College basketball Men's Final Four picks, player of the year predictions. A second year of Askew could be really good for Kentucky as long as he puts in the work to get better and stronger.
As for Fletcher, it showed a lot of character to come back and join the team after being sent home. And please remember this: I have no inside information and am just using common sense and guesswork here. Terrence Clarke was a top recruit and was thought to be one of the stars at Kentucky before the season started. He is the type of guard that Calipari loves: long, physical, and has the ability to break down a defender. Unfortunately Clarke was limited to only eight games as a Kentucky Wildcat due to a lingering foot injury.
He did play in the final game of the season in a loss in the SEC Tournament. He was surprisingly good in spite of the fact that he had not played since December 26th of It would be nice to see Clarke at full strength for a full season at Kentucky, but I seriously doubt that happens.
He flirted with the G-League before the season even started, and I think he had in his mind he was going to be at Kentucky for one year no matter what. Even though he will not be close to a lottery pick as projected, this will almost certainly be the only season Terrence Clarke will spend in Lexington. The big man grad transfer from Wake Forest was viewed as a game-changer for the Wildcats once he committed and was then deemed eligible to play.
And just like the players before him, Calipari tried to fit a round peg into a square hole and completely failed at it. Calipari, for good or bad, prefers old-school bigs that like to bump and post. Isaiah Jackson was the one freshman that lived up to the offseason hype. Although he was ranked outside of the top 10, Jackson was the one player that proved to be lottery worthy. His size, athleticism, shooting form and nose for blocks make him extremely desirable to NBA franchises.
He is the prototypical modern NBA big. His one bugaboo was foul trouble. He was such an impact on the game itself that his absence was felt immediately whenever he had to go to the bench because of early fouls. Jackson has gone from a second-round projection to a first-round lock and a possible lottery pick depending upon what he does at the combine. With his wingspan and athleticism, I expect him to wow NBA personnel. Brandon Boston, Jr. Everything looked great: top-five recruit, projected top-five NBA draft pick, multiple high school accolades, played for an elite high school team, and a body like Kevin Durant.
Unfortunately Boston was not ready to be the next elite player at Kentucky. The glaring issue with Boston was his avoidance of any and all physicality. He had trouble finishing at the rim and seemed to wilt against teams that wanted to brawl. His final game of the season against Mississippi State solidified that, as he took only four shots, failed to log a single point, and grabbed only three rebounds in that game.
It would be shocking if he went in the first round. His mother April Allen-Thomas revealed to their hometown paper The Falmouth Outlook he most certainly will be back in blue and white. His plan is to come home and work harder than ever before and return to UK for his sophomore season, and I fully support his decision.
He can be explosive — just ask Mississippi State who saw him light them up twice for 23 points this year including spearheading the UK comeback that just fell short in the season finale. Allen hinted at the end of the game for fans to stick with the team in the future and then in the post-game press conference added his offseason plans. That is two pieces of the puzzle to make their decisions known, well their parents did so. Who will be next? Kentucky Football: Whose ready to step into vacant cornerback roles by Corey Nicholson.
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