re: Are primma donna 5* Kentucky players destroying UK basketball program?

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Those players wouldn't be at Kentucky if Cal wasn't selling them on being his next 1 and done lottery pick.

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Yes the best basketball program in college basketball history would have some serious issues recruiting if Cal wasn't there.

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My post went over your head. All the coaches at big programs are going for these guys. The thing is they can't get them like Cal can.

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They all want them. They don't want all of them at the same time or to build a program around them. Cal is the only coach in America who builds his program around freshmen.

You guys are underestimating the nanunces of playing basketball.

UK fans like to look at the Davis/Kidd Gilcrest team as an example of what they should be but that team was lead by a sophmore point guard and 2 of the best all around freshmans to play in college in the last 10 years. that will not happen every year

this is more along the lines of what you are going to get with the way cal recruits.


First and more importantly, CAl has no point guard. Harrison is not ready yet. He's doesn't see the floor particularly well and more importantly, he's pretty fricking stupid. Arkansas does not beat UK if Harrison does not make 2 stupid arse plays at the end of regulation Thursday night. He's not BAD, he's just not all that good. yet. he can be. He's the type of player that seriously needs to stay in college for 3-4 years but if he did and listened to coaching he could be a 10-12 year NBA player. But he needs a lot of work.

You can have 7 5 stars in your rotation but if you don't have a legit point guard in your system that doesn't turn the ball over it doesn't matter.


2. they don't undrestand how to play basketball yet. The Qualls dunk against UK doesn't happen if Young boxes his man out. They don't hit freethrows. They don't space the floor well whatsoever. They don't comprehend pick and roll game. As beastly as randle is, he doesn't fight for position like for instance, Jhonny O'Bryant does for LSU on the block, and JOB didn't do it last year like he does this year.


this is all freshman type shite. this is the stuff freshman do. they are going to do this, 5 star, 2 star, 3 star, because there is transition from HS to college.

if everyone on that team outside Randle and WCS stayed, they'd have a legit shot at the Natty next year. but they won't.

i'M VERY happy we have Kinglsey and Portis.. both are legit top 50 type players.. good enough to make an imnpact, but not good enough to think they are good enough to be one and done.


with all that said i pray to god we get Malik Monk in 2016 lol. But I don't want a team full of them lol, I just want him to plug in with what we have.

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You guys are underestimating the nanunces of playing basketball.

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el oh fricking el

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Yes the best basketball program in college basketball history

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UCLA says

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would have some serious issues recruiting if Cal wasn't there.

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You honestly think these guys come to UK with any intention of getting a degree or even playing more than a year?

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UCLA says

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Kentucky has won the most games all time, more NCAA tourney appearances, and they have had 5 different coaches win championships there

Any all time CBB list will have Kentucky #1.

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You honestly think these guys come to UK with any intention of getting a degree or even playing more than a year?

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What does that have to do with anything? Cal is a great recruiter, but he was never this good at Memphis or UMASS.

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UCLA is the greatest college basketball program UK is in the discussion for a distant #2

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There was a top CBB programs of all time thread on the MSB a few weeks ago. You should go check it out.

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The reason he recruits the way he does at UK is because of 2 people. Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans.

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So what is your idiotic response to Tubby Smith, Pitinio, Joe B Hall, and Rupp all recruiting well before him?

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So what is your idiotic response to Tubby Smith, Pitinio, Joe B Hall, and Rupp all recruiting well before him?

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Recruiting well and recruiting guys who expect to leave after 1 season aren't the same.

Also there is no legitimate argument for UK as a better basketball program than UCLA.

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They will also have 6 (possibly 7 depending on Hood) upper class men who play this year on next years team.

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And Kentucky will most likely only lose 2 or 3 guys to the draft.

LOL at you if you really think Coach K uses his bench all that much. It has been his achilles heel some times when it comes tournament time.

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Do not even begin to try to compare the coaching styles of Cal to coaches like K, Izzo, Donovan, Boeheim, or Roy Williams.

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Calipari has been better than majority of these coaches the last 8 years.

I keep hearing UK fans say Cal is a master motivator. I've rarely seen it without someone like The Brow to save the team.

I did see many UK fans complaining that this team is shite and they are lazy, unmotivated and generally poopty.

Question: Is this on Cal then if he's such a good coach and motivator or are the recruiting rankings for basketball pure poop.