Making the case for which Kentucky Wildcat should start at power forward

Jelavic is more of a wildcard in this power forward room for the Wildcats, and he just arrived on campus a few weeks ago. The 21-year-old freshman has been playing professional ball overseas for a few years now, and this experience will help this adjustment to college hoops not be as difficult.

Jelavic is a solid shooter and ball handler for his size, but he is nowhere near the defender and rebounder that Dioubate is. Both of these two players are skilled in every aspect of the game, meaning that while Jelavic is a better offensive player, Dioubate is not bad on that end of the floor. The same can be said when comparing Jelavic's defense to Dioubate's.

The other nice part about having two players with different strong points like this is that Coach Pope can play each player more if their skillsets fit what Kentucky needs to beat a team.

Right now, knowing how much firepower this Kentucky offense will have in the starting lineup, it probably makes sense to start Dioubate. If Jelavic adapts well to the Pope system and proves that he is a high-level defender on top of his offensive skill set, he could take over as the starter during the season.

This is an excellent problem for the Kentucky coaching staff to have, as there is a ton of firepower in the PF room. The power forward position is going to be a strength of this Kentucky basketball team.