Bleacher Report predicts Trey Lyles to be named SEC Freshman of the Year
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Someone at Bleacher Report has a lot of faith Trey Lyles will catch up quickly once he finally starts playing basketball at UK. A Bleacher Report columnist, Thad Novak, predicted the upcoming 2014-15 Freshman of the Year in every conference and he expects Lyles to take the trophy over Karl Towns, Tyler Ulis, Devin Booker and every other rookie in the Southeastern Conference.
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Someone at Bleacher Report has a lot of faith Trey Lyles will catch up quickly once he finally starts playing basketball at UK. A Bleacher Report columnist, Thad Novak, predicted the upcoming 2014-15 Freshman of the Year in every conference and he expects Lyles to take the trophy over Karl Towns, Tyler Ulis, Devin Booker and every other rookie in the Southeastern Conference.
It would really be fairer if the SEC offered a Non-Kentucky Freshman of the Year trophy, to give the likes of Florida’s Devin Robinson or Mizzou’s JaKeenan Gant a fighting chance. As it is, though, the members of John Calipari’s latest recruiting class will be battling it out among themselves again, with Trey Lyles the best bet to come out ahead. Lyles–a 6’10” forward with a precocious offensive repertoire–has the benefit of stepping into Julius Randle’s vacant starting job, where he’ll share the floor with the playmaking Harrison twins. He’s a shot-blocker as well as a scorer, and while classmate Karl-Anthony Towns also features both of those skills, Towns isn’t as sure to be on the floor in crunch time. (Bleacher Report)I believe Lyles will be a contributor to the Cats this season, but if I'm picking a preseason SEC Freshman of the Year, my money is on Towns, maybe even Tyler Ulis. We saw great things from those two in the Bahamas while Lyles is still waiting to begin the catch-up process. I'd love to see him take it, though. Cats.
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