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re: "One and done is killing college basketball"
Posted on 4/10/15 at 1:14 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 4/10/15 at 1:14 pm to BluegrassBelle
You guys are basketball-oriented obviously and will take offense at anything I say that criticizes the game. But a basketball PROGRAM (as opposed to a basketball team) used to have a more discernable and enjoyable character over a period of years. It was fun watching a freshman class develop over time and develop chemistry. And the game was SO much better with an experienced team that filled holes every year instead of replaced an entire team.
Take the 1985/1986 UK team with Harden, Walker, Blackmon and Bennett -that's a LOT of chemistry playing against an entire league laden with experienced teams with one or two young superstars. I just miss that level of play, and really getting to know a teams players and tendencies over a period of years. Not to mention the rivalries that grow over 3/4 years. It's just not the same for me.
Take the 1985/1986 UK team with Harden, Walker, Blackmon and Bennett -that's a LOT of chemistry playing against an entire league laden with experienced teams with one or two young superstars. I just miss that level of play, and really getting to know a teams players and tendencies over a period of years. Not to mention the rivalries that grow over 3/4 years. It's just not the same for me.
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Posted on 4/10/15 at 1:17 pm to Lsupimp
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But a basketball PROGRAM (as opposed to a basketball team) used to have a more discernable and enjoyable character over a period of years
Agree with this completely. Last year we graduated a senior class of four that went to 3 Elite 8's and a Final Four. Watching those guys grow with the program is part of what makes college athletics great.
Posted on 4/10/15 at 1:17 pm to Lsupimp
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And the game was SO much better with an experienced team that filled holes every year instead of replaced an entire team.
So once again, how does this feed into your 9 year boycott of LSU basketball? It hasn't been until the last 4-5 years that players have been one and done with any consistency and it certainly hasn't been at LSU.
If what Kentucky does bothers you so much that you can watch LSU games anymore that speaks more about you as a fan then about any one and done rule.
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