Calipari said that Murray, who averaged 20 points per game in his one season at Kentucky, would like to play alongside Karl-Anthony Towns, last year’s No. 1 overall pick out of Kentucky. You couldn’t speed him up and you couldn’t slow him down unless he wanted to do one of those things.
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“All I know is, if he’s not a starter in that league initially, if he is your second-unit point guard, he’s going to coach them and he’s going to have those guys happy”, Calipari said.
Ulis had a single-season record stretch of 28 straight games with four or more assists. “I think that he’s going to be a 20-point per game scorer in the National Basketball Association and one of the best shooters in this draft”. And believe me, they want to win, but they also want to play well. He is the 28th United Kingdom draft pick in John Calipari’s seven seasons as head coach.
“I just want him to get the opportunity, and it looks like he’ll get the opportunity”. Furthermore, his 113 3-pointers are the most ever by a freshman in Southeastern Conference history, and the second most in program history, regardless of class. It’s about his defense. “What I loved is he grew into that position. He coached the team this season as much as I did, and I’m proud to say that”.
“Now all of a sudden, with the ball in pick-and-rolls, without the ball, coming off screens, catch and shoot, curling off screens and getting shots off because of his size”, Calipari said. Calipari has had four players taken No. 1 overall in his career (Derrick Rose, John Wall, Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns).
Point guard Tyler Ulis was mentioned as a potential lottery pick a few weeks ago.
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But this is: Murray is big (6-5, 201), physical, can hit the three and attack the rim.
