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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-04-2018, 08:55 PM:

Count John Calipari among those in the Big Blue Nation who see the makings of a special season, even by Kentucky basketball’s exacting standards, in 2018-19.

“The best teams I’ve had here were a combination of young kids with returning veterans,” Calipari said Monday, “and that’s the (kind of) team that has done some good stuff.”

When asked how well the UK team for this coming season fit that description, Calipari said, “I’m excited. We’ve got length. We’ve got skill. We can play like I have in the past when it’s more guards. Four-out kind of a deal where we didn’t have the ability (last season).”

More guards should translate into a better assist-to-turnover ratio, the UK coach said. Bigger guards like freshmen Keldon Johnson (6-foot-6) and Tyler Herro (6-5) lessen the concern about a potential size disadvantage.

It’s not hard to imagine Kentucky with 10 players deserving playing time next season. That counts Ashton Hagans, a recruit considering reclassifying to the class of 2018, and Reid Travis, a graduate transfer from Stanford reportedly thinking of playing for Kentucky. Calipari was coy when asked indirectly about Hagans and Travis.

Calipari did not sound eager to revive a platoon system.

“It’s not something I would want to do,” he said. “But if there are 10 guys all within the same (talent level), we know we can do it because I’ve done it before.

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