OT-Kentucky commits fill up the whole entire Mcdonalds All American game roster which is on ESPN.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id…
Six Kentucky commitments highlight this year's roster!
All six are rated amongst the top 18 players in ESPNU's Top 150, and five are in the top 11.
That includes the nation's top-ranked point guard (Houston-area guard Andrew Harrison), the top-ranked shooting guard (Andrew's twin brother Aaron), the top-ranked power forward (Dallas' Julius Randle) and the nation's No. 1 ranked center, too, Dakari Johnson of Brooklyn.
No. Not even close. If you ever get a chance to talk to someone in major college basketball, or someone connected in the AAU circuit or certain people who work for Nike in a relatively private setting ask them about Calipari.
Also, do some googling of Bret Bearup and World Wide Wes, just as a starting point.
I mean, I am sure you are right that there are probably kids who are choosing Kentucky because it is Kentucky and because of all the NBA kids they are churning out and the chance to play with other talented kids.
But no, they are not on the up and up. There will eventually be probation and there will be vacated title(s).
It's the SEC, so your answer is...
= Money available(coaches wallet) / ammt desired(open scholarships)
But yes, since it's not Michigan, the only way for a school to have success is if they cheated.
Did they each T-up Sean Miller in a Pac 12 game?
does it take to
fill up a whole entire McDonald's?
for a school in a mid-major conference.
Why are these players taking their talent to the SEC?
Vanderbility? Ole Miss? Auburn? South Carolina? Arkansas? Texas A&M? Mississippi State? Alabama? Georgia?
How do SMU and UTEP land All-Americans?
I'm going to say that 2013 Kentucky is the abnormality and 2012 Kentucky will be the norm
in the very near future. Extremely few of these one-and-done kids have any interest in school, and since they've been getting smoke blown up their asses since middle school about how talented they are, a definite percentage are going to arrive in Lexington with attitudes that are all about them and little else. The Team, The Team, The Team means nothing to 18-yr olds who don't plan on being part of that team for more than a few months.
I fucked this post up. #bowflexin
(not the state, just their sleazy basketball program and coach) What is their graduation rate? About .03%? They must have some friends in the NCAA enforcement dept.
ya, Kentucky may be pretty good next year
It will catch up to Calipari, trouble will come, he will bail, and help coach Pete Carroll in the NFL as a recruiter
I'm not saying Kentucky is cheating (thinking it, but not saying it) my question is what is the special deal with Kentucky sending players to the NBA. Every school sends players early to the NBA. Duke had Kyrie Irving who barely played in his one year at Duke and still went number 1 overall, why don't they get a ton of 1 and dones now. Anthony Bennet at UNLV, Marcus Smart at OK.State, Andre Drummon last year at UConn.
I don't think Cal does anything great coaching-wise to help these kids move up draft boards, he just recruits top end talent. So why is it so appealing to kids, is it simply a matter of great facilities and he is the most upfront about not caring whether they want to go to school or not? Or is there something more illicit going on? I tend to lean towards the later.
Wiggins would make Kentucky a clear favorite to win it all. Must be nice to have deep pockets in the $EC.
The one-and-done rule is funny.
Player X arrives on campus.
PLayer X could play entire season while going to zero classes.
Season ends.
Player X is found to have attended zero classes and is made academically ineligeable.
Player X goes to NBA draft.