Hamilton said that if Richards can play like that every night – 21 points and 10 rebounds on 10-11 shooting to go with four blocks – Kentucky is “probably going to win the National Championship”.
After seeing JNR dominate with my own two eyes, it’s hard to disagree with the head coach from EKU.
In the postgame interviews, sitting down with reporters, Richards was asked by The Athletic‘s Kyle Tucker what that praise meant to him.
“Appreciate that from the coach,” Richards said. “But all the credit goes to my teammates tonight… My teammates, they try to get me involved from the jump; throwing me lobs, throwing me balls in the post, trying to get me easy baskets.