As expected, Knight to UK.....

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On a long and drawn out telecast on ESPNU, which always sucks, Knight officially announced to UK at 4:05pm.

FYI.
 
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He said academics and great teammates are main reasons why he chose uk.

Really ? Not immediate playing time and a promise of a fast track to the NBA ?

FYI, Brandon, hope you are speaking of your fellow signees because most of the current team is gone.

UK can offer the most underachieving college coach and program in the country.

uk is getting a good player but I hate this new era of one and done, selfish college basketball revolving around the overpaid pile of garbage that is nba basketball.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
On a long and drawn out telecast on ESPNU, which always sucks, Knight officially announced to UK at 4:05pm.

FYI.
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Yep, no surprise here, but the good news is, you're not going to win championships with one and done players.
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Kentucky signs two of the five best NBA prospects in this class before the five o'clock whistle. That's a pretty good day.
 
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Incinigator said:
He said academics and great teammates are main reasons why he chose uk.

Really ? Not immediate playing time and a promise of a fast track to the NBA ?

FYI, Brandon, hope you are speaking of your fellow signees because most of the current team is gone.

UK can offer the most underachieving college coach and program in the country.

uk is getting a good player but I hate this new era of one and done, selfish college basketball revolving around the overpaid pile of garbage that is nba basketball.
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To be fair, the kid carries a 4.3 at the #1 rated academic school in Florida, and was considered for a Rhodes Scholar.

Kid is not stupid. He could go anywhere he wants with never even touching a basketball.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Kentucky signs two of the five best NBA prospects in this class before the five o'clock whistle. That's a pretty good day.
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Agreed. Calipari may be the worst thing that's happened to college basketball since Sonny Vaccaro.

Calipari/uk's recruiting makes Duke and UNC look like they aren't even trying anymore.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
To be fair, the kid carries a 4.3 at the #1 rated academic school in Florida, and was considered for a Rhodes Scholar.

Kid is not stupid. He could go anywhere he wants with never even touching a basketball.
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He and Wall should be commended for their attention to academics.

Still makes me queasy.

Let's not kid ourselves. 4.3 GPA or not. He sees nothing but nba millions this time next year. Good for him, bad for college basketball.
 
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Incinigator said:
He and Wall should be commended for their attention to academics.

Still makes me queasy.

Let's not kid ourselves. 4.3 GPA or not. He sees nothing but nba millions this time next year. Good for him, bad for college basketball.
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Right. I'm sure your elated not to have to put up with him at Florida for a year or two.
 
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Incinigator said:
Agreed. Calipari may be the worst thing that's happened to college basketball since Sonny Vaccaro.

Calipari/uk's recruiting makes Duke and UNC look like they aren't even trying anymore.
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The 1 year rule in general is the worst thing to happen to college bball. Can't blame Cal for taking advantage of it.
 
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VolBuck24 said:
The 1 year rule in general is the worst thing to happen to college bball. Can't blame Cal for taking advantage of it.
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Its just another piece of fodder for people to blab about.

What these people fail to realize, or refuse to acknowledge, is that Calipari isn't the only coach going after these kids. Look at the profile of every possible one and done player. Almost all of them considered:

Kentucky
UConn
North Carolina
Duke
Kansas

ALL of the elite coaches are actively recruiting these guys. the coaches of all those programs would KILL to land all of the players they recruit. It just so happens the kids choose Cal because of his NBA track record.

To come out spewing that "Cal" has ruined college basketball, and "Cal" this "Cal" that, is garbage. Cal is recruiting the same kids as all the other "elite" coaches that everyone places on a godly pedestal.

Calipari didn't invent the rule. All coaches want these players.

It just so happens he gets more of them.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
Right. I'm sure your elated not to have to put up with him at Florida for a year or two.
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Obviously, Florida would like to have him.

Obviously, many schools are pursuing this type of player.

The mentality of these kids is disappointing, regardless of where they end up.

Calipari is just the symbol of this new way...to me.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
Its just another piece of fodder for people to blab about.

What these people fail to realize, or refuse to acknowledge, is that Calipari isn't the only coach going after these kids. Look at the profile of every possible one and done player. Almost all of them considered:

Kentucky
UConn
North Carolina
Duke
Kansas

ALL of the elite coaches are actively recruiting these guys. the coaches of all those programs would KILL to land all of the players they recruit. It just so happens the kids choose Cal because of his NBA track record.

To come out spewing that "Cal" has ruined college basketball, and "Cal" this "Cal" that, is garbage. Cal is recruiting the same kids as all the other "elite" coaches that everyone places on a godly pedestal.

Calipari didn't invent the rule. All coaches want these players.

It just so happens he gets more of them.
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If calipari had won ONE NC, I might not be as cynical.

When unc, duke, and kansas were signing all of the "elite", I wasn't annoyed as much. Just my opinion.

Calipari is the elite recruiter. Until he wins an NC, he is Tarkanian before the NC.
 
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We have to hold up that end of the bargain. Congrats to UK. However, I hope he does terrible at UK. He isn't on John Wall's level anyways, though all UK fans think he is.
 
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No big deal I'll be the one to start the overrated chant when we beat them in knoxvillle.
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