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posted 08-18-2018 11:25 AM
Tyler Herro can flat-out score
Ever since Herro joined the 2018 signing class, we heard about what a great shooter he is. Turns out that was wrong. He’s not just a shooter, he’s a scorer. He can put up points from any spot on the floor. Throughout the Bahamas games, he showed that scoring ability, as he ran the floor in transition to finish above the rim, hit jumpers in close, hit turnaround jumpers from mid range, and hit a ton of 3-pointers.
Herro led the team in points, 3-pointers, 3-point percentage, field goals, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage (he went 15 for 15 from the foul line).
This team is much-improved from the 3-point line
And it’s not just Herro, though he’s the team’s best shooter (and probably the best scorer). As a team, the Wildcats shot 38.2 percent from 3-point range, and made 6.5 3-pointers per game.
Last year, the Wildcats shot 35.5 percent from deep and made 5.3 3-pointers per game. So this is already an early step up from last year’s shooting struggles.
Four Wildcats—Herro, Keldon Johnson, Immanuel Quickley and, yes, PJ Washington—all shot 40 percent or better from 3-point range for the week. Last year, only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 40 percent or better from deep.
Quickley could be the top point guard
While all of the preseason hype has been with Quade Green and Ashton Hagans in terms of Kentucky’s top point guard, Immanuel Quickley has been an afterthought. Most have just assumed he’s a multi-year player that was going to take a little more time to earn a big role with this team.
That is, until Quickley was arguably the best point guard in the Bahamas. He finished with a team-high 18 assists vs. just two turnovers in four games, a staggering 9:1 turnover ratio.
PJ Washington’s next step has been huge
I was concerned that fans were putting too much pressure on Washington to make too big of a jump in his second season. There’s only so much improvement that can be made in just a matter of months. But if Washington’s Bahamas trip was any indication, he’s exceeding high expectations
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