Tag: Jay Bilas
Calipari doesn’t shy away of talking politics with his players
The UK coach said he discusses current events and political issues with his team.
Bilas favors UK ESPN analyst Jay Bilas all but picked UK to beat Duke.
“We’ll see what happens, but I think Kentucky is the better team to start (the season),” he said.
But Kentucky’s got more talent one through 10.” ‘More of a unit’ Another ESPN analyst, Jay Williams, compared season’s Kentucky team favorably compared to the 2017-18 edition.
And maybe the exhibition opponents were better on the drive, he added.
“There’s never been a player like him in college basketball,” Bilas said.
“He’s way bigger,” Bilas said of Williamson.
Even with Barrett, Reddish and Williamson, Williams saw another freshman as the key player for Duke: point guard Tre Jones.
Calipari likes to say that every opponent views a game against Kentucky as its Super Bowl.
4 Duke is Kentucky’s first ranked opponent in an opening game in more than 20 years.