UK set to land another biggun today

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ukvols said:
I'm sure he would, but at least he wouldn't be stocking up on NBA-ready players. There's a select group of players who can step right in and dominate college basketball; instead of most or all of them being unavailable, Calipari is getting a lion's share of them.

It will be a great day for college basketball whenever that glorious day comes when Calipari and KY part ways.
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You are correct in the statement that there will be less elite players available. Calipari will not be able to load up with 5 first rounders.

I would break it down like this. Of the top 100 kids listed on a given years recruiting rankings, I'd say an average of 7-10 have the ability to go straight to the NBA. For that matter, 10 is probably too high but for the sake of math we will use it.

So lets shave the top 10% off, and its an even playing field for the remaining 90 players. I'm sure the other 90 kids would also like to go to the NBA. Who is the best coach to make this happen, and where is the best program to accomplish this? The same program where Daniel Orton went in the first round averaging 3 points per game.

There would be no more teams who walk through tourneys like last years UK squad, but he would still consistently be at the top of the food chain.

Fortunately for you and most others, Cal is in for another 4-6 years, maybe.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
You are correct in the statement that there will be less elite players available. Calipari will not be able to load up with 5 first rounders.

I would break it down like this. Of the top 100 kids listed on a given years recruiting rankings, I'd say an average of 7-10 have the ability to go straight to the NBA. For that matter, 10 is probably too high but for the sake of math we will use it.

So lets shave the top 10% off, and its an even playing field for the remaining 90 players. I'm sure the other 90 kids would also like to go to the NBA. Who is the best coach to make this happen, and where is the best program to accomplish this? The same program where Daniel Orton went in the first round averaging 3 points per game.

There would be no more teams who walk through tourneys like last years UK squad, but he would still consistently be at the top of the food chain.

Fortunately for you and most others, Cal is in for another 4-6 years, maybe.
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Watched his ESPN carwash yesterday. I couldn't tell he wanted. He was saying he was in the family business and couldn't see him coaching in the NBA anymore, then said he wasn't a lifer at UK, then said that he wanted to become a media personality, then said "Well, I was just kidding, that might not be for me" then said that he loves following the NBA and keeps up with it.

Was kind of weird. Like he wanted to be honest, but didn't want it to be a big deal.
 
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zjcvols said:
Watched his ESPN carwash yesterday. I couldn't tell he wanted. He was saying he was in the family business and couldn't see him coaching in the NBA anymore, then said he wasn't a lifer at UK, then said that he wanted to become a media personality, then said "Well, I was just kidding, that might not be for me" then said that he loves following the NBA and keeps up with it.

Was kind of weird. Like he wanted to be honest, but didn't want it to be a big deal.
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Any Kentucky fan that thinks that Cal is at UK for the long haul is delusional. This is a golden age, better enjoy while it lasts.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
You are correct in the statement that there will be less elite players available. Calipari will not be able to load up with 5 first rounders.

I would break it down like this. Of the top 100 kids listed on a given years recruiting rankings, I'd say an average of 7-10 have the ability to go straight to the NBA. For that matter, 10 is probably too high but for the sake of math we will use it.

So lets shave the top 10% off, and its an even playing field for the remaining 90 players. I'm sure the other 90 kids would also like to go to the NBA. Who is the best coach to make this happen, and where is the best program to accomplish this? The same program where Daniel Orton went in the first round averaging 3 points per game.

There would be no more teams who walk through tourneys like last years UK squad, but he would still consistently be at the top of the food chain.

Fortunately for you and most others, Cal is in for another 4-6 years, maybe.
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Kentucky should be good. It is better when they are. Just like UA in football. ND as well. We should step up. Not hope for them to falter. I love our coach. He is hitting the trail hard. Getting results too. Do your thang Cal :thumbsup: .
 
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The voice of reason.

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PimpVol said:
Kentucky should be good. It is better when they are. Just like UA in football. ND as well. We should step up. Not hope for them to falter. I love our coach. He is hitting the trail hard. Getting results too. Do your thang Cal :thumbsup: .
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Brian McCat said:
Seriously. Isn't that what you really meant to say?
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I think it's accurate to say that 100% of all college basketball fans who are not UK fans want Calipari to leave Kentucky yesterday.

I would think you would both take pride in and agree with that.

If you think the rest of NCAA Basketball Nation enjoys watching your success, you couldn't be more wrong. That's like suggesting that everyone roots for the Yankees as soon as their baseball team is eliminated.

EDIT: make that 99.9%
 
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PimpVol said:
Kentucky should be good. It is better when they are. Just like UA in football. ND as well. We should step up. Not hope for them to falter. I love our coach. He is hitting the trail hard. Getting results too. Do your thang Cal :thumbsup: .
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I need a Not Like button.
 
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ukvols said:
I need a Not Like button.
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To clarify, no program "needs" to be good, not even Vol football. SEC Basketball did just fine while UK was down, except for 2009. That said, it is normal for UK to be strong in basketball. But, it is not normal for one program, be it UK or anyone else, to be collecting 5 of the nation's best 15 players, or whatever it is, practically every year. That does not need to happen, unless you're a UK fan.

In the words of a Virgina Tech fan I work with, and at the risk of being ridiculed in this thread for being sore about it, "Kentucky is going to make college basketball not fun for everyone else."
 
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ukvols said:
In the words of a Virgina Tech fan I work with, and at the risk of being ridiculed in this thread for being sore about it, "Kentucky is going to make college basketball not fun for everyone else."
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They still have to play and win. Nothing is guaranteed. John Wall & Cousins proved that you have to be more than the sum of your talent to win it all.

"If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you.... The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son."
-Rudyard Kipling
 
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I understand the frustration but this won't last forever...Cal is perfect at UK but it's a young man's game and he won't do it after he can't.
 
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dukes_of_maggard said:
I understand the frustration but this won't last forever...Cal is perfect at UK but it's a young man's game and he won't do it after he can't.
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Thanks, that's encouraging.
It's good to know the human aging and mortality rates of 100% affect Calipari.
 
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