When it became apparent late last spring that Sahvir Wheeler and Kentucky were about to join forces, questions about the wisdom of UK bringing in the former Georgia point guard were loud and persistent.
In an era of basketball in which perimeter-shooting prowess is the game’s most-coveted skill, why would Kentucky want a guard who shot 39.9 percent overall, 22.5 percent on three-point tries, as a sophomore for the (Tom) Crean team?
The knocks on his shooting became so vociferous, even Wheeler heard them.
