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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 07-09-2014, 09:56 AM:

I'am not so sure about that as he is coming in with high expectations where many think he will see a lot of time on the court even with Andrew being back for another season and that alone is a lot of pressure.

1. Tyler Ulis is facing less pressure than any incoming PG John Calipari has had since Willie Kemp.

But that doesn't mean he's not going to have a major impact for Kentucky next season. In fact, the early word I'm hearing out of Lexington is that Ulis has been terrific for the Wildcats so far this summer. The 5-foot-9 floor general is a pass-first player who knows where to get his teammates the ball and has the rare chance to play big minutes for Calipari as a freshman but not have to be immediately inserted into the starting lineup. With Andrew and Aaron Harrison both deciding to bypass the NBA and return to school for their sophomore seasons, Kentucky is now actually operating like a normal college program where veterans start and freshman come along at their own pace as reserves. Since Kemp took the baton for Calipari at Memphis during the 2006-07 season, the list of point guards that have played for the most powerful coach in the sport goes as follows: Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall, Brandon Knight, Marquis Teague, Ryan Harrow, Andrew Harrison. Harrow (17.8 points last season), who left Lexington after one year to transfer to Georgia State, is the only player on that list not to have immediate success under Calipari. Everyone else in that group is currently in the NBA and Harrison figures to be there a year from now. There's a different dynamic surrounding Ulis compared to his recent predecessors, but that doesn't mean he's not going to have an incredibly productive career for the Wildcats.

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[ 07-09-2014, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]