Jeff Goodman doesn’t usually show up in Kentucky conversations bearing gifts.
For years, he and John Calipari circled each other like two dudes who’d rather be anywhere else. The relationship was icy, the coverage was prickly, and a lot of BBN decided Goodman was simply not to be trusted.
That’s changed under Mark Pope. The two are close. Goodman is back around the program. And when he says something now, Kentucky fans are listening a little differently.
So when Goodman went on air and said there’s a “good chance” Jayden Quaintance plays Saturday against St. John’s, ears perked up all over the Commonwealth.