I need to get something off my chest about Karter Knox: He is the most influential player heading into Year 2 of the John Calipari era at Arkansas.
Knox withdrew from the NBA Draft and opted to return to Fayetteville. Good. Smart. Absolutely the right call. But more importantly for us pious pig-snouted partisans, it means we get to watch one of the most intriguing development projects in college basketball unfold right in front of our eyes.
And before you roll your eyes at me calling Knox a “project,” let me clarify. I’m not talking about some raw athlete who needs to learn the game.