But I will spread the Sophomore Nick Richards gospel whenever I see it, like last night when John Calipari said NBA scouts are amazed by Richards’ new game.
“The scouts out there, the guy they’re amazed with? Nick,” Calipari said in his postgame comments. “They’re looking at Nick. And he’s seven-foot. If you look at the tape, he’s flying up and down the court.”
Calipari’s wife, Ellen, even sees a different Nick Richards off the court.
“She said to me the other day, he’s not even the same kid,” Coach Cal said. “He doesn’t walk the same, he doesn’t look the same, he doesn’t carry himself the same.