Olivier Sarr (UK Athletics Photo)
As Kentucky continues to await a decision on whether 7-foot Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr will be granted a waiver so he can play this season, speculation continues on just what he will add to John Calipari’s team if he can play.
“One thing that I know about Cal is he loves post presence. He’s not a guy who likes to shoot 3s all of the time,” Kentucky assistant coach Bruiser Flint said.
“I think Olivier gives you a post presence. He gives you a chance to score the ball around the basket. He’s very highly skilled.”
How skilled?
“He’s not just a back-to-the-basket player. He can play out on the floor. He can shoot 3’s. So, offensively I think he gives you a big guy who can give you some versatility whether it’s around the basket or away from the basket,” Flint said.
“So, I think he’s very talented in that way. I think that he’s going to be a big deal.”
That’s because Flint knows that Calipari is not a coach who wants to live and die by the 3-point shot.
“I know for a fact that Cal likes to post the ball. As much as you shoot a ton of 3s in college basketball nowadays, Cal believes that if you don’t have post presence, you’re a little bit of a fraud,” Flint said. “So we need that, and I think Olivier is going to give us that.”
