Can Oscar Tshiebwe Flip the Script vs Tolu Smith?

Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports RadioNot since the Harrison Twins announced their return for the 2014-15 season has a Kentucky basketball player received as much fanfare as Oscar Tshiebwe when the National Player of the Year decided to run it back for the 2022-23 season. The first college basketball player to average better than 17 points and 15 rebounds per game in 40 years, few expected him to replicate that production, but the dip has felt more dramatic in SEC play.

Tshiebwe is still cleaning the glass better than anyone in college basketball, tallying 13.3 per game. He also posted an historic 37 points and 24 rebounds in a win over Georgia at Rupp Arena. Still, Oscar…