Of all the players on Kentucky's team this year, there are several that I throw my hands up with and say, "I really don't know what to expect." Usually the case with freshmen, but more so this year than others under Calipari, I believe.
In Richards' case, we're dealing with a 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. And I'm fascinated to watch his year play out.' We know he's not a go-to scorer on this UK team and we know he's going to block shots and do some nasty things defensively, but how can you project the level of impactfulness he makes for this team? Could see that going a number of directions.
@tj_walker has a great series going and this is another must-read installment. As someone who reads about hoops recruiting but hasn't gotten knee deep, I lean on T.J. heavily for coming to expectations, especially in the Calipari era, and I think he's taking a very balanced, reasonable approach with these, laying out the positives and negatives, the best case scenarios and the bust scenarios.
LINK: Nick Richards' season preview
In Richards' case, we're dealing with a 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. And I'm fascinated to watch his year play out.' We know he's not a go-to scorer on this UK team and we know he's going to block shots and do some nasty things defensively, but how can you project the level of impactfulness he makes for this team? Could see that going a number of directions.
@tj_walker has a great series going and this is another must-read installment. As someone who reads about hoops recruiting but hasn't gotten knee deep, I lean on T.J. heavily for coming to expectations, especially in the Calipari era, and I think he's taking a very balanced, reasonable approach with these, laying out the positives and negatives, the best case scenarios and the bust scenarios.
LINK: Nick Richards' season preview