Savhir Wheeler (Georgia Athletics Photo)
No one will have to explain to junior guard Sahvir Wheeler how much teams want to beat Kentucky. He knows first-hand from playing two years at Georgia before transferring to UK and helped the Bulldogs beat UK last season.
“I knew coming into it (transferring to Kentucky) that when we step on the floor we are their Super Bowl and biggest game of the year and have targets on our back,” Wheeler, who obviously has paid attention to John Calipari’s Super Bowl comparison, said.
“I am looking forward to that. My whole life I have been looking forward to that. When the lights are the brightest and the stakes the highest, you are either a confident big dog or you are sitting down.”
Wheeler doesn’t expect opponents to want to beat UK any less because of last year’s 9-16 season the Cats had.
“Having a target on your back and the fact people are coming after you forces you to stay sharp, watch film, constantly be in the gym,” Wheeler said. “You just have to be ready for it.”
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I think I am going to like this kid. Great attitude and experience from the "other" side.
I agree. the more he talks, the more I like him