Round table: Where will Cats find their offensive punch?
Talent is never a question at Kentucky, but this year it's not entirely clear what roles and responsibilities will fall to each rotation player.
Here, the Cats Illustrated staff discusses the scoring load. Who will be looked to for points?
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Who will be Kentucky's three leading scorers in 2017-18? Do you see one player stepping up as the obvious go-to scorer when the Cats need a basket, or will it be more of a balanced scoring attack?
T.J. Walker, Basketball Recruiting Analyst: It will be Kevin Knox, Hamidou Diallo and P.J. Washington. Those three will lead the pack and be anywhere from 13-16 points per game, and then it will be balanced behind those three. They are UK's best three players and best three scorers. Those three will also live at the line. Will Washington figure out his free throw stroke?
Jeff Drummond, Managing Editor: I think we'll see Knox, Diallo and Washington lead the Cats in scoring, in that order. I don't think there will be one guy they lean on to carry the load. I could see all three of them being around the 12-15 ppg range. There will not be a Jamal Murray or Malik Monk type of scorer on this team.
Justin Rowland, Publisher: Kevin Knox is the only one I'm very confident on when it comes to a game in, game out guy who will be counted on to score 12-14 points or more. He won't be Jamal Murray or Malik Monk in terms of filling it up. But then again, he won't have to be. My other two picks to round out the top three leading scorers would be Hamidou Diallo and P.J. Washington. I hate it when we all agree. I would be tempted to put Jarred Vanderbilt up there if he wasn't going to miss time at the beginning of the year, but given his status I'll go with Diallo, assuming his jump shot is going to be better than expected last year, and Washington, a guy who is going to score a lot of points around the basket. John Calipari recently said Washington is unbelievable when he's motivated. I don't think motivation will be an issue for him. As for Wenyen Gabriel, I don't see him as a No. 1 scorer for the season, but there will be some games when he does have that label. He shoots well enough and will get a lot of offensive boards and opportunities.