At the beginning of each and every basketball season, there’s a debate about the starting lineup. Who deserves to start? Who needs it for their own mental psyche? Does it really even matter? Even if that initial starting lineup doesn’t matter, there’s always a lineup that ends up being the strongest. It took John Calipari and the Wildcats a few months to get that part of the equation under control this year, but it’s now clearer than ever the three-guard lineup is the way to go with this particular group.
The lineup of Ashton Hagans, Immanuel Quickley, Tyrese Maxey, Nate Sestina and Nick Richards is the best combination you can configure on Kentucky’s court right now.