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Tyler Herro as good of a defender as Keldon Johnson? John Calipari thinks it’s possible

The four-star guard out of Wisconsin arrived at Kentucky with a lot of fanfare, and that went to another level during the Bahamas trip. There, Herro was easily the best player at Paradise Island as he torched the rim at will with his long-range shooting.

That led to Herro getting seemingly every kind of praise imaginable, including comparisons to Larry Bird.

That was a bit much, but there wasn’t any question that Herro showed he was a star that was going to make a major impact for a championship-contending Kentucky team.

However, one thing that Herro didn’t get any praise for was his defense.