College basketball analyst Jay Bilas sees competition, not too much depth, on John Calipari’s roster next season at Kentucky.
“You can only have too much depth if it affects team chemistry. This is competition, so players should expect to compete for time,” said the ESPN analyst. “But, when you have too many really good players to play all to the level of their ability, real or perceived, it can cause problems. Some call it a good or high class problem, but it can be detrimental if you allow it to be.”
Another ESPN analyst, Dick Vitale, thinks the abundance of talent Calipari will have is a “great problem to have” for any team.
“It is a coach’s dream,” Vitale said. “John is a master dealing with athletes. He is able to motivate and inspire. This last year he finally got them to buy into the name (Kentucky) on the jersey.
“With the Harrisons, (Dakari) Johnson, (Alex) Poythress, the whole gang, I just do not think he’ll have a chemistry problem. Kids want playing time. There will be a kid or two make a wrong decision, but these kids figured out not to leave Kentucky. So John has a beautiful problem. I would always rather have too much talent than not enough. Any coach would and you sure won’t hear John complaining about all the great players he has.”
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