Bennett eliminates Kentucky

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Anthony Bennett has eliminated UK, and is between Oregon and UNLV.

Good news for UT and other SEC teams, UK is very, very thin as of right now for next year.
 
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Ahh sad. Congrats on the schaudenfreude. We'll still pick someone else up, I bet in the next 2 days. Amile Jefferson, maybe?!?!
 
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Most SEC teams would not consider UK's roster to be thin.
But, by UK/Cal/WWW standards, that roster is emaciated.
 
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ukvols said:
Most SEC teams would not consider UK's roster to be thin.
But, by UK/Cal/WWW standards, that roster is emaciated.
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It's kind of a catch 22, I think most would consider it thin, but extremely talented.

Honestly I can say, if that was tennessees roster I would still say it was thin. I'd also say it was extremely talented, but very very thin. 6 legitimate d1 players, 4 freshman, 1 transfer and 1 returning bench guy who saw minutes.

As I said very talented, but most teams are deeper than that, although not as talented.
 
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Thin in bodies, but not thin in talent. I think most would agree to that.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
You have 6 legitimate D1 scholarship players, that by most standards would be considered thin. Add in that 4 of those 7 are freshman and to try and argue UK isn't thin right now is asinine.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that UK just won the national title with a 6 man rotation.
 
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zehr27 said:
Cal to New York.
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I'll believe it when I see it, but it seems odd that Calipari is now missing on some top targets. I had gotten used to him finding a way to get everybody he wanted. It's not as if there isn't playing time available. I realize this is still a top class. Just saying that I'd gotten used to him getting everybody, especially when there's only 6 scholarship players on the team, per bleeding.
 
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Last year's rotation included a senior and some sophomores who had all played a ton of minutes before 2011-12.
 
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They'll probably never again have a senior under the current regime who plays as many minutes as Miller and Liggins before him did in their first three years.
 
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Brian McCat said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that UK just won the national title with a 6 man rotation.
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Teague, lamb, MKG, jones, Davis, miller, Wiltjer, and Vargas also saw minutes just about every game.

I know I didn't get a top notch Kentucky education but I'm pretty sure that's 8.

Compare last years 6,7&8 verse this years 6.7&8. You should understand my point then.

Miller was a HUGE part of UKs success last year, you see Wiltjer having a similar impact as a 6th man??? Don't think so. Then hood&beckham compared to Wiltjer and Vargas, not even a comparison.
 
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ukvols said:
I'll believe it when I see it, but it seems odd that Calipari is now missing on some top targets. I had gotten used to him finding a way to get everybody he wanted. It's not as if there isn't playing time available. I realize this is still a top class. Just saying that I'd gotten used to him getting everybody, especially when there's only 6 scholarship players on the team, per bleeding.
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They actually have 9 iirc, but I'm not counting hood, beckham and polson, that's why I said 6 legitimate D1 players. The only reason the last 2 have scholarships is because there was extras to give, and hood can't get on a court whether it's injury or lack of talent, but we can count him and say 7.

I don't care what anyone says, that roster is very thin the way it sits. Last year you had one of the best 6th men in the country that was a big part of their success, who replaces that? Last yes you had Vargas to play some minutes inside if there was foul trouble, now who does that? You are essentially trading miller and Vargas for beckham and hood, not even close to even. Then add in that they downgraded at 4 of 5 positions, and I just don't see it.
 
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