Sources Say: Looking ahead to Duke, Kentucky's title chances with Jeff Goodman

KSR’s Jack Pilgrim is joined by Shawn Smith of Go Big Blue Country for episode 124 of the Sources Say Podcast to discuss Kentucky’s exhibition games, reasons for optimism going into the highly-anticipated Duke matchup, Adem Bona’s commitment to UCLA, and other recruiting notes.

Among the highlights

• TyTy Washington is living up to the hype
• Sahvir Wheeler is the perfect fit for this roster
• Davion Mintz is finally playing the role he was signed to play in Lexington
• What about the frontcourt outside of Oscar Tshiebwe?
• How does Kentucky match up against Duke?
• Adem Bona commits to UCLA
• Why can’t Kentucky land its top frontcourt targets?
• Cason Wallace commits Sunday
• Robert Dillingham to Kentucky?

Then, Jeff Goodman joins the show to break down his thoughts on the Wildcats and expectations going into the Champions Classic.

The top takeaways:

• Thoughts from his time in Lexington at Media Day and the Blue-White Game
• Early standouts for the Wildcats
• Goodman has Kentucky ranked No. 4 in his preseason rankings
• Why he believes the UK has the perfect mix of shooting, scoring and veteran leadership
• Why does he expect Kentucky to beat Duke?
• Shaedon Sharpe will be better than Zion Williamson?

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