Because his game was so smooth and effortless, Jamal Wilkes' nickname was "Silk."
He went by his real middle name Keith when he was a two-time All American at UCLA, during the Bill Walton years.
He's the Hall of Famer who came to mind last evening as I watched V.J. King fashion his 17 point, 5 rebound performance in U of L's 91-58 beatdown of The Tribe.
King was smooth. King's game appeared effortless, though we know how that works. And it was nothing if not efficient. Seven of those points and a couple rebounds came in the first half, when King was only on the hardwood for four minutes.