Julius Randle – photo by Tim Hamblin | East KY Media
Julius Randle had just pulled off one of the best debuts in Kentucky history.
With 23 points and 15 rebounds – a double-double to start his career – Randle finished just two points shy of Terrence Jones’ record for points in a UK debut and two boards short of Sam Bowie’s first-game rebound record. He was nothing short of dominant, dynamic and destructive in Kentucky’s season-opening victory, and yet John Calipari wanted more.
“He could have had 20, 21, 22 rebounds, so why not do that?” Calipari said. “Why not open up with a 20-20, because when the shot went up he stopped playing. He stopped.”
Well, he only stopped some of the time.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
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